natural gas monopoly

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• Natural gas —    Russia is the world’s leader in natural gas production, easily outstripping its closest competitors, the United States and Canada. Each year, the country produces 654 billion cubic meters of natural gas, or more than 20 percent of global… …   Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation

• Phoenix Natural Gas — Limited is a Northern Ireland utility company which supplies natural gas to Greater Belfast and surrounding areas. Gas is supplied to Northern Ireland via the Scotland Northern Ireland Pipeline (SNIP).HistoryPhoenix Natural Gas (PNG) was… …   Wikipedia

• monopoly — noun 1 control by one company ADJECTIVE ▪ effective, near, virtual ▪ absolute (esp. AmE), total ▪ government, state …   Collocations dictionary

• Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria — The Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria was a government owned monopoly supplier of household gas in Victoria, Australia. The Corporation replaced the Melbourne Metropolitan Gas Company in 1951. In 1971 the Corporation acquired the Geelong Gas… …   Wikipedia

• Natural monopoly — A monopoly describes a situation where all (or most) sales in a market are undertaken by a single firm. A natural monopoly by contrast is a condition on the cost technology of an industry whereby it is most efficient (involving the lowest long… …   Wikipedia

• monopoly — monopoloid, adj. /meuh nop euh lee/, n., pl. monopolies. 1. exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices. Cf. duopoly, oligopoly. 2. an exclusive privilege to… …   Universalium

• natural — adj. 1 not made by people VERBS ▪ be ▪ All the materials are natural. ADVERB ▪ completely, totally ▪ completely natural materials …   Collocations dictionary

• Russia–Ukraine gas dispute — The dispute between Russian state owned gas supplier Gazprom and Ukraine over natural gas prices started in March 2005 (over the price of natural gas and prices for the transition of Gazprom s gas to Europe). The two parties were unable to reach… …   Wikipedia

• Office of Gas and Electricity Markets — (Welsh: Swyddfa’r Marchnadoedd Nwy a Thrydan) Non ministerial government department overview Preceding agencies Office of Electricity Regulation Office of Gas Supply Jurisdiction United Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• Peak gas — Further information: Gas depletion and Hubbert peak theory Peak gas is the point in time at which the maximum global natural gas production rate is reached, after which the rate of production enters its terminal decline.[1] Natural gas… …   Wikipedia

• Pacific Gas and Electric Company — For the 1970s rock music band, see Pacific Gas Electric (band). : PG E redirects here. For the Portland, Oregon electric utility, see Portland General Electric. Infobox Company company name = Pacific Gas and Electric Company company company type …   Wikipedia