The Domestic Natural Gas Shortage in China

Economic Factors affecting demand for gas in Iran

In this study the autoregressive distributed lag model and error correction model to estimate Hazard function is used during the years 1377-1394. The results show that in the short term and long term there is substitution between electricity and natural gas in the domestic sector. But the price elasticity of demand relative to the price of electricity is less than 5.0, this result indicates tha...

Focus on the Development of Natural Gas Hydrate in China

Natural gas hydrate, also known as combustible ice, and mainly composed of methane, is identified as a potential clean energy for the 21st century. Due to its large reserves, gas hydrate can ease problems caused by energy resource shortage and has gained attention around the world. In this paper, we focus on the exploration and development of gas hydrate as well as discussing its status and fut...

Estimating the Direct Rebound Effect of Natural Gas Consumption in the Iranian Residential Sector with the Asymmetry of Gas Price Changes

Considering that the improvement of energy efficiency and the resulting rebound effect in the literature of energy economics is very important, hence the present paper uses the ARDL approach to estimate the direct rebound effect of the natural gas consumption in the residential sector in Iran. For this purpose, data from the period of 1986-2016 and the methodology based on the estimation of nat...

Pricing of Natural Gas Feed stock Based on Financial Assessment of Small-Scale LNG Plants in Iran

Export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) is one of the basic needs of the Iranian oil, gas and petrochemical industry due to the severe sanctions conditions in Iran, restrictions on export of natural gas through pipelines and increased use of LNG in the energy basket of different countries. However, in recent years, despite some attempts to produce this strategic product, no concrete results have ...

A Response to the Commentary Entitled: “Addressing the Shortage of Health Professionals in Rural China: Issues and Progress”