The Journal of Energy and Development, spring 2002, volume 27, number 2

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Ray Leonard, “Russian Oil and Gas: A Realistic Assessment.” This paper discusses the issues surrounding Russian oil and gas reserves.

James A... (More) Ray Leonard, “Russian Oil and Gas: A Realistic Assessment.” This paper discusses the issues surrounding Russian oil and gas reserves.

James A. Daniel, “Hedging Government Oil Price Risk.” Many governments are heavily exposed to oil price risk, especially those dependent on revenue derived from oil production. For these governments, dealing with large price movements is difficult and costly. This article addresses how traditional approaches, such as stabilization funds, are inherently flawed and suggests that oil risk markets could be a solution.

Naief Al-Mutairi and Mohammed El-Sakka, “Determinants of the Demand for Fresh Water in Kuwait: An Econometric Study.” This paper aims at estimating a demand function for fresh water in Kuwait using aggregate annual data for the period 1970-1996.

M. Nagy Eltony, “Can An Oil-Based Economy Be Diversified? A Case Study of Kuwait.” Kuwait is a typical example of an oil-based economy. The oil sector contributes over one-third of the gross domestic product and over 90 percent of exports. Economic diversification for Kuwait means reducing the heavy dependency on the oil sector by developing the nonoil sectors. The study shows that although Kuwait has tried to lessen its dependence on oil through the development of the nonoil sectors, its success so far has been modest.

Øystein Noreng, “Maintaining North Sea Output by Restructuring the Norwegian Petroleum Industry.” This paper outlines ways in which Norway can provide incentives for sustained exploration and development by modifying the regulatory and fiscal conditions to restructure the Norwegian oil industry

Mark Rodekohr, “Short- to Medium-Term Oil Market Outlook.” This paper is an overview of the short- to medium-term oil market outlook provided by the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Kurt Abraham, “World Oil and Gas Drilling.” This article evaluates the expected upstream energy spending and drilling activities for 2002 and changes from their 2001 levels. The forecasts used in this paper are based on internally generated data, surveys, and input by regular contributors to World Oil. Additionally, the Venezuelan upstream situation is assessed.

A. S. Fawehinmi and O. V. Oyerinde, “Household Energy in Nigeria: The Challenge of Pricing and Poverty in Fuel-Switching.” Every society practices fuel-switching as its economic development gets under way. This is usually from traditional fuels to modern commercial fuels. This paper looks at such a transition in Nigeria.

William F. Kirsch and Mario A. Medina, “Cost and Implementation of Energy-Efficiency Measures in Specific Industries.” This study addresses the public policy question of a possible need for government assistance with the cost of implementing energy conservation opportunities (ECOs) beyond the cost of identifying them.
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