Analysis of competition & strategic investments in the LNG market
Abstract
The motivation for this thesis was the dramatic development in recent
years of the LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) trade, as an energy shipping
market, and LNG’s growing role in the world energy scene. The LNG
market is presented in this thesis and its special characteristics are
described. Game theory is identified as a methodology that can propose
optimal strategies for the players involved in business contexts, but also
in strategic interactions of geopolitical nature.
The first main set of contributions of this thesis is developed under the
title “Analysis of competition and strategic investments in the LNG
shipping business”. The LNG market players considered in this context
are providers of LNG shipping services (independent shipowners / LNG
shipping companies). The analysis is undertaken using game theoretic
concepts of progressive complexity. Appropriate examples and
illustrations are employed to demonstrate the applicability of these
concepts to realistic interaction ...
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