题 目：Global Natural Gas
主讲人：Prof. Ronald D. Ripple （Curtin Business School, Curtin University, Australia）
时 间：2012年10月13日 8：00-12：00
地 点：主楼345
主讲人简介：
Professor Ronald D. Ripple, graduated from University of Oregon with PhD, joined Curtin University in August 2008 following six years with the Department of Economics at Macquarie University in Sydney, including one year as Head of Department. Ron has studied the economics of energy markets and the financial derivatives markets that play such an important role in this vital sector of the economy. Professor Ripple has published numerous academic papers, trade press articles, energy industry reports, and book chapters. A select few include recent publications:”Energy consumption and real income: A panel cointegration multi-country study,” with Roselyne Joyeux, The Energy Journal, 2011, 32:2, pp. 107-141; “International steam coal market integration,” with Raymond Li and Roselyne Joyeux, The Energy Journal, 31:3, (2010), pp. 181-202.
内容简介：
The natural gas lecture will cover the supply and demand for natural gas around the world, the share of natural gas in the fuel mixes in different regions and countries, the different pricing mechanisms for natural gas and the different market structures that have existed, do now exist, and may potentially exist in the future. There will be an emphasis on the role of unconventional sources of natural gas, like shale gas, tight gas, and coal bed methane (along with a discussion of their specific geological characteristics and implications for costs to commercially produce). There will be a specific focus on China’s plans for a greater role for natural gas in its fuel mix and what the potential is for domestic production from conventional and unconventional sources, as well as both pipeline- and LNG-based imports.