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<B>Perspectives of International Natural Gas Trade: <BR>
Competition - Contracts – Cartel<BR>
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10am-12pm<BR>
Light snacks and beverages<BR>
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Room E19-319<BR>
50 Ames Street<BR>
Massachusetts Institute of Technology<BR>
Cambridge, MA<BR>
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The talk will discuss the perspectives of international trade in natural gas. In <BR>
particular, the changing conditions under which this trade takes place—such as increasing global competition for natural gas, a changing role of long-term contracts and the danger of a cartel.<BR>
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The talk will also highlight potential scenarios for the development of natural gas trade to 2030, based on joint research with the World Gas Model.<BR>
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The talk also reports on the major findings of the study “Globalization of Natural Gas Markets”, carried out jointly by DIW Berlin and the Dresden University of Technology.<BR>
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Dr. Christian von Hirschhausen is the Professor of Energy Economics and Public Sector Management at Dresden University of Technology and Research Director at DIW Berlin (German Institute for Economic Research). He is an Associate Researcher at CEEPR, the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research at MIT. He is a consultant to the European Union, international organizations and industry, amongst others on international energy policy, with a focus on natural gas. Additionally he is a coordinator of the research program “Globalization of Natural Gas Markets”, carried out jointly by DIW Berlin and Dresden University of Technology.<BR>
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Dr. von Hirschhausen holds a PhD in Applied Industrial Economics from the Ecole des Mines (Paris), a Master of Economics from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a Master in Industrial Engineering from TU Berlin University of Technology.<BR>
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