Gas Markets and Deregulation - Version 1.0

Gas Markets and Deregulation - Version 1.0

Around the world, natural gas deregulation is changing the structure of the natural gas industry. These evolving market structures have brought new opportunities, but also additional risks. In today's world, understanding what natural gas deregulation means, how it's implemented, and the new industry structures are requirements for successful energy trading and hedging.

Join Dee Regulator, who's inviting you along on a whirlwind fact-finding tour of the world's gas markets. She's ready to investigate gas deregulation and learn all about emerging markets, markets in the process of deregulation and fully competitive markets. Here's your chance to learn along with her in this basic course! Delegates taking this course should already have successfully completed

Overview of the Natural Gas Industry, or have equivalent knowledge of refining chemistry.
Course Code: GMD
Industry: The Natural Gas Industry
Prerequisites: Overview of the Natural Gas Industry
CPE Credits: 2 self-study CPE credits awarded for this course
You will learn:

• Learn how the natural gas markets developed
• Understand the uses of natural gas
• Discover the key market characteristics of natural gas
• Comprehend the development of the natural gas markets
• Appreciate why gas is a natural monopoly market
• Discern what drives deregulation
• Get a sense of the requirements for liberalization
• Perceive the barriers to competition
• Recognize new gas market structures and pricing methods
• Gather knowledge of the risks in competitive markets
  

Practice exercises and self-assessment quizzes are included to help reinforce key topics introduced throughout the course.

A comprehensive final test will be given at the end of the course.
Length: 2 hours