VOL. XLV

No 32

12-August-2002

GAS

Gas-Exporting Countries: TowardsCartelization?

By Ali Aïssaoui

Ali Aïssaoui isSenior Research fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. This articleappeared in the August 2002 Issue of Oxford Energy Forum and is reprinted withpermission.

Despite attempts to allay consuming countries fears,natural gas producers are seen as edging closer to a cartel than ever before.Against the backdrop of market liberalization and the changing structure of thegas industry,...