Battle of the gas pricing systems

摘要

A once largely theoretical debate has become an explosive issue dividing the gas industry. While hub pricing advocates are generally better at pointing out the deficiencies of the oil link rather than the benefits of their own system, the fact is that oil indexation is more than simply a historical hangover. Often cast as an evolutionary fight to the death, coexistence is the most likely outcome.rnGas pricing in Europe is at an irreversible tipping point, according to Zeyno Elbasi, part of UK major BP's legal framework and prices team, speaking at the World Gas Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in June.