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Analysis of Natural Gas Value Chains

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In this paper, we provide an overview of the natural gas value chain, modeling aspects and special properties that provide challenges when doing economic analysis. We present a simple value chain optimization model and discuss important properties of this model.

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    This research is sponsored by the Research Council of Norway through project 176089.

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  1. Department of Applied Economics, SINTEF Technology and Society, 7036, Trondheim, Norway

    Kjetil T. Midthun

  2. Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491, Trondheim, Norway

    Asgeir Tomasgard

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  1. Business Administration, Department of Science and Management Sci, Norwegian School of Economics and, Helleveien 30, Bergen, 5045, Norway

    Endre Bjørndal

  2. , Department of Science and Management Sci, Norwegian School of Economics and Busine, Helleveien 30, Bergen, 5045, Norway

    Mette Bjørndal

  3. Dept. Industrial & Systems, Engineering, University of Florida, Weil Hall 303, Gainesville, 32611-6595, Florida, USA

    Panos M. Pardalos

  4. Business Administration, Dept Science, Management Science, Norwegian School of Economics and, Helleveien 30, Bergen, 5045, Norway

    Mikael Rönnqvist

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Midthun, K.T., Tomasgard, A. (2010). Analysis of Natural Gas Value Chains. In: Bjørndal, E., Bjørndal, M., Pardalos, P., Rönnqvist, M. (eds) Energy, Natural Resources and Environmental Economics. Energy Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12067-1_5

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