Gas Exporting Counties Forum (GECF) in an inter-governmental institution, whose impact on gas market has always been a topical issue. The main body of research work done in this regard, which has been carried out mainly by experts in consuming countries, is centered around the analysis of GECF’s ...
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Gas Exporting Counties Forum (GECF) in an inter-governmental institution, whose impact on gas market has always been a topical issue. The main body of research work done in this regard, which has been carried out mainly by experts in consuming countries, is centered around the analysis of GECF’s impact on natural gas price in consuming markets. Unfortunately the question of homogeneity or heterogeneity of the member countries and the role which this question may play in the success of strategies and objectives of this organization has been left unattended. In this paper, we have first demonstrated the heterogeneity of member countries and then by using defined appropriate indices, member countries are ranked according to their impacts on policies and the realization of GECF’s objectives in the short, medium and long terms. The paper concludes, according to our defined criteria, that Russia, Qatar and Algeria are member countries with highest impact on GECF’s policies in the short and medium term, while Russia, Qatar and Iran are the three influential member countries regarding GECF’s long term policies.
Global Demand for Natural Gas has exhibited a considerable growth during the first decade of the 21 century. During this period, the trade in natural gas via pipeline has increased by 65 percent. The establishment of Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) and its policies has been regarded, by many leading ...
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Global Demand for Natural Gas has exhibited a considerable growth during the first decade of the 21 century. During this period, the trade in natural gas via pipeline has increased by 65 percent. The establishment of Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) and its policies has been regarded, by many leading exporters and importers of natural gas, as a turning point in the development of natural gas market. This is due to the fact that currently the GECF member countries possess nearly half of the global trade in natural gas and over 40% of the global trade via the pipeline. We consider, in this paper, the possibility of competition or cooperation amongst member countries in exporting natural gas via pipeline. It is concluded that the feasibility of competition or cooperation in GECF member countries, for gas trading on the basis of official contracts, is not only very weak but is possible only in three cases and between six member countries.
�ه، امکان رقابت یا همکاری میان اعضا، در چارچوب تجارت گاز براساس قراردادهای رسمی منعقده، نه تنها بسیار ضعیف است بلکه تنها در سه مورد و میان شش کشور از 13 عضو این مجمع امکانپذیر میباشد.
