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OverviewSince its launch in 2001, Gas Trading Manual (GTM) has established itself as the leading information source on the international gas market. Compiled from the contributions of some of the most senior and widely respected figures in the trade, this edition provides detailed and accurate analysis on all aspects of this complex business from the geography of gas through to the markets, trading instruments, contracts, gas pricing, accounting and taxation. This edition further enhances its reputation as the indispensable practical companion for all those involved in the trading of gas. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David Long (David Long, AJM Healthcare, UK, <br>Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK) , Geoff Moore , Gay Wenban-SmithPublisher: Elsevier Science & Technology Imprint: Woodhead Publishing Ltd Edition: 2nd edition Dimensions: Width: 17.40cm , Height: 9.70cm , Length: 24.70cm Weight: 2.481kg ISBN: 9781855734463ISBN 10: 185573446 Pages: 600 Publication Date: 20 July 2001 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Unknown Availability: Out of stock Table of ContentsPart 1 Introduction to gas trading: Changing nature of the gas trade; Fundamentals of the gas market; The geography of gas; The different markets for gas; Gas trading instruments. Part 2 European gas markets: UK traded gas market; Prospects for competition in Continental Europe; IPE natural gas futures; UK gas trading contracts; OCM and the Network Code; Take-or-pay contracts; Gas pricing arrangements. Part 3 Administration: Running a gas trading business; Accounting; Taxation of gas trading. Part 4 Gas and electricity: Gas in power generation; Convergence of gas and electricity markets.ReviewsWith a host of distinguished contributors, the publication, a companion volume to the Oil Trading Manual is the definitive study of the complex and, to most, baffling minutiae of the rapidly changing natural gas market. - EP Global Energy Author InformationDavid Long is a Partner in Oxford Petroleum Research Associates (Opra) and specialises in the operation and development of oil and gas markets. He is a regular contributor to newsletters published by Petroleum Argus Ltd, and research reports published by the Centre for Global Energy Studies (CGES) in London. His interests include the development and application of new trading techniques in the oil and gas industries and he has been involved in the preparation of training material on swaps and options and development of computer software for analysing oil price behaviour. David began his career with BP in 1977, where he worked in Corporate Planning and Supply Departments. He spent two years on secondment at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, studying the development of forward paper markets in oil, before joining the institute as a Research Fellow from 1986 to 1989. Geoff Moore Before his untimely death in July 2001, Geoff Moore was a Senior Associate Consultant at Gas Strategies, working on gas trading operations and the progress of liberalisation in Europe. He worked in the UK gas industry for most of his employed life, always at the 'sharp end', dealing with UK gas supply contracts, foreign trade and major political issues. He spent many years in a senior role at British Gas analysing and negotiating gas purchase agreements. In recent years he was closely involved with the UK-Continent Interconnector pipeline and developments in the competitive gas market in both the UK and North America. He spent a year with Natural Gas Clearinghouse (NGCH) in Houston before joining Accord Energy Ltd (a major market maker in spot gas) in the UK. Gay Wenban-Smith Gay Wenban-Smith is an independent economic consultant and Senior Associate at Gas Strategies (where she was Managing Consultant for five years). She advises on gas purchasing and commercial issues, and strategic assessments of changing market conditions. She is also a trainer on Alphatania gas business training courses. Before joining Gas Strategies, Gay spend twlve years at British Gas Headquarters, first as economist and corporate planner and then in gas marketing (sales of natural gas to the first combined cycle gas turbine power generator in Britain) and gas purchasing, and was active in the policy decisions on the Interconnector. Before joining the gas industry, she was a member of the London Business School econometric forecasting team, moving on to the Government Economic Service in H.M. Treasury and the National Institute of Economic and Social Research. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |