The Economics of Gas Utilization in a Gas-Rich, Oil-Poor Country: The Case of Bangladesh

Gunter Schramm

The Energy Journal, 1983, vol. 4, issue 1, 47-64

Abstract: It has become an article of faith that clean-burning, low-polluting natural gas is a premium fuel and that on a net heat basis it is inherently more valuable than its closest competitor, fuel oil. This conclusion has been drawn by comparing pollution characteristics of both fuels. While the conclusion is correct, it is correct only in regions that have free access to both natural gas and oil delivered to the user's premises at similar costs per Btu.

Keywords: Natural gas; Fuel oil; Household energy; Developing countries; Bangladesh; Air pollution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1983
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DOI: 10.5547/ISSN0195-6574-EJ-Vol4-No1-3

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