Can natural gas take the strain?

Working paper

Whenever an oil crisis occurs one can be sure that calls for the replacement of oil by other sources of energy will receive renewed attention. This is, of course, wholly admirable and should not have to wait upon crises. The present situation in the Gulf is already giving rise to equally predictable demands for more money to be spent on various exotic alternatives to oil – generally with the taxpayers being expected to pay the bill. These alternatives, based on wind, tidal, solar power etc., ...

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Authors: Barnes, P

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Reviewed (other)
• Publisher: Oxford Institute for Energy Studies Publisher's website
• Series: OIES paper
• Paper number: GWO5
• ISBN: 0948061448
• Language: English
• Keywords: developing countries; gas prices; Japan; Europe; gas demand; LNG; fuel substitution; OIES; costs; USA; Gulf War