Africa Gas Initiative : Volume 6. Gabon

The Africa Gas Initiative (AGI) has been established by the Oil and Gas Division of the World Bank, to promote the utilization of natural gas in Sub-Saharan Africa. The study focuses on coastal countries - Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, and Gabon - along the West African coastline, and the Gulf of Guinea, where most of the region's gas reserves are located, and where significant proportions of the gas produced, is being wasted through flaring, or venting. Thus, the study's goal is to end gas flaring, by developing indigenous natural gas resources for local markets, and export, achieving economic benefits from gas substitution - through reduced imports, or increased exports of oil products - and, by improving environmental conditions at the local, and global levels. Under the AGI, technical assistance with regard to institutional, and regulatory framework was conducted in Cameroon, and Cote d'Ivoire, and, additionally, analysis of current petroleum fiscal legislation was undertaken, to review the profitability of gas field development from the investors' point of view. This analysis enabled recommendations to respective governments, to introduce required changes in their petroleum laws. Recommendations further include incentives to develop activities, particularly through rational price structures, removal of subsidies as the landed cost of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is progressively reduced, and fair competitive procedures, govern market accessibility.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	ESMAP Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2001-02
Subjects:	BARREL, BIOMASS, BOILERS, CALCULATION, COAL, CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, COOKSTOVE, CRUDE OIL, CYCLE GAS, DIESEL, DIESEL OIL, DIESEL UNITS, DOWNSTREAM OIL, DRIVING FORCE, ELECTRIC POWER, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY SECTOR, ENERGY DEMAND, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY PRACTICES, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, FUEL, FUEL COST, FUEL OIL, FUELWOOD, GAS, GAS CONSUMPTION, GAS DEMAND, GAS DIVISION, GAS FIELDS, GAS FLARING, GAS INDUSTRY, GAS INFRASTRUCTURE, GAS MARKET, GAS OIL, GAS PIPELINE, GAS PIPELINES, GAS PRODUCTION, GAS PROJECT, GAS RESERVES, GAS RESOURCES, GAS SYSTEM, GAS TURBINE, GAS TURBINES, GASOLINE, GENERATION CAPACITY, HEAVY FUEL OIL, HEAVY METALS, HOUSEHOLD ENERGY, INDUSTRIAL AREAS, INDUSTRIAL ENERGY, INDUSTRIAL SECTOR, KEROSENE, LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES, LIVING CONDITIONS, MANGANESE, NATURAL GAS, OFFSHORE OIL, OIL, OIL AND GAS, OIL AND GAS SECTOR, OIL COMPANY, OIL EQUIVALENT, OIL FIELD, OIL FIELDS, OIL INDUSTRY, OIL PRODUCTION, OIL PRODUCTS, OIL RESERVES, OIL REVENUES, OIL SECTOR, PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM SUPPLY, PIPELINES, POWER CONSUMPTION, POWER GENERATION, RECOVERABLE GAS, REFINERIES, REFINERY, REFINERY GATE, REFINING, STEAM TURBINE, STREAM, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, WATER SUPPLY,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/02/1346321/africa-gas-initiative-vol-6-6-gabon http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20308
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