LATEST PUBLICATIONS

 

 Natural Gas Liquids in the Shale Revolution
Working Paper, April 2013

 An Imperfectly Competitive Model of the World Natural Gas Market
Ph.D. Dissertation, April 2013

 Effects of North American Shale Gas on the World Natural Gas Market
Ph.D. Dissertation, April 2013

 Strategic Capacity Investments in an Imperfectly Competitive World Natural Gas Market
Ph.D. Dissertation, April 2013

Cyber Trickery Is Not Exactly New
Pipeline & Gas Journal, Feb 2013

Opportunities for NatGas in the US
Senate Testimony, Feb 2013

Drawing on Rice University's interdisciplinary expertise in environmental engineering, energy sustainability, economics, political science, history, geology, nanoscience, and anthropology, the Baker Institute Energy Forum has published several major studies on energy policy since its inception in 1996. Topics have included the political, social, and cultural trends in the Persian Gulf, Caspian Basin and Russia, the future energy needs of China, Japan, and Latin America, energy security, energy industry deregulation, emerging energy technologies, and U.S. energy policy.

Energy Forum studies, policy reports and working papers are available online and are distributed in printed copy to the Energy Forum mailing list of industry and government leaders. Energy reports are widely quoted in major newspapers and periodicals in the U.S., such as the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and the Financial Times, and are read by top government and energy industry leaders worldwide.

Energy Forum specialists are invited to present new public policy ideas at international conferences and many other public forums sponsored by other universities and think tanks, the United Nations, and energy industry groups. Baker Institute scholars continue to publish working papers in a wide variety of academic and public policy journals.

Major Energy Studies

North American Resources Jan 2012	Rise of China Dec 2011	Iraq and World Oil Markets July 2011	U.S. Shale Gas July 2011	Future of Oil in Mexico April 2011	Carbon Solutions Sept 2010

US Biofuels Policy Jan 2010	Russia & Caspian States May 2009	North America NatGas Markets Jan 2008	The Global Energy Market May 2008	National Oil Companies Mar 2007	Geopolitics of NatGas Series May 2004

Recent Working Papers & Dissertations

• Natural Gas Liquids in the Shale Gas Revolution April 2013
• An Imperfectly Competitive Model of the World Natural Gas Market  April 2013
• Effects of North American Shale Gas on the World Natural Gas Market April 2013
• Strategic Capacity Investments in an Imperfectly Competitive World Natural Gas Market April 2013

• A Marketing Campaign to Reduce Vehicle Fuel Use Dec 2012

• Monetary Emissions Trading Mechanisms Dec 2012

• US LNG Exports: Truth and Consequence Aug 2012

• New Alignments? The Geopolitics of Gas and Oil Cartels and the Changing Middle East Jan 2012

Energy Policy Reports

• China's Relations with OPEC: Challenges for U.S.-Sino Relations Sep 2012
• Cybersecurity Issues and Policy Options for the US Energy Industry Sep 2012

• The Geopolitics of Natural Gas: Report of Scenarios Workshop July 2012

• The Spoils of Oil - Oil's Divisive Influence: The Case of Iraq May 2012

• Who Is In the Oil Futures Market and How Has It Changed? Aug 2009 
• The Global Energy Market: Comprehensive Strategies to Meet Geopolitical and Financial Risks May 2008
  
• Natural Gas in North America: Markets and Security Nov 2007
• Energy Security: Implications for U.S.-China-Middle East Relations Jul 2005
  
• The Geopolitics of Natural Gas Mar 2005
  
• Energy & Nanotechnology  2003-2005
  

• The Energy Dimension in Russian Global Strategy: The Influence of Russian Energy Supply on Pricing, Security and Oil Geopolitics Oct 2004

• The Role of Nuclear Power in Enhancing Japan's Energy Security Sep/Oct 2004

• Critical Issues in Brazil's Energy Sector Mar 2004

• Post September 11, 2001 Update:Political, Economic, Social, Cultural, and Religious Trends in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf and their Impact on Energy Supply, Security, and Pricing Sep 2002

• New Energy Technologies in the Natural Gas Sectors: A Policy Framework for Japan Nov 2001

• New Energy Technologies: A Policy Framework for Micronuclear Technology Aug 2001

• Japanese Energy Security and Changing Global Energy Markets: Analysis of Northeast Asian Energy Cooperation & Japan's Evolving Leadership Role in the Region May 2000

• China and Long-Range Asian Energy Security: Analysis of the Pol, Economic, & Technological Factors Shaping Asian Energy Markets Apr 1999

• Unlocking the Assets: Energy and the Future of Central Asia and the Caucasus: A Political, Economic, and Cultural Analysis Apr 1998

• The Political, Economic, Social, Cultural, and Religious Trends in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf and their Impact on Energy Supply, Security, and Pricing Apr 1997

Task Force Reports

• Report of the Technical Advisory Group on Nuclear Energy in the Middle East United States Institute of Peace and Stimson Center Report

• Strategic Energy Policy: Challenges for the 21st Century Independent Task Force - the Baker Institute and the Council on Foreign Relations

• Strategic Energy Policy Update Edward L. Morse, Task force Chair; Amy Myers Jaffe, Task force Project Director

• Strategic Energy Policy: Challenges for the 21st Century Baker Institute Policy Report No.15

• Iraq Study Group Report James A. Baker, III, and Lee H. Hamilton, Co-Chairs

• Guiding Principals for U.S. Post-Conflict Policy in Iraq Independent Working Group - the Baker Institute and the Council on Foreign Relations

Presentations

• Opportunities for NatGas in the US Feb 2013
• Comparison of Vehicle Fuel and CO2 Footprints by Technology May 2012
• Who Is In the Oil Futures Market and How Has It Changed? Aug 2009 
• The Global Energy Market: Comprehensive Strategies to Meet Geopolitical and Financial Risks May 2008
  
• Natural Gas in North America: Markets and Security Nov 2007

Books

Oil, Dollars, Debt, and Crises: The Global Curse of Black Gold Cambridge University Press (2009) Authors: Mahmoud El-Gamal and Amy Myers Jaffe Available at Amazon.com

Understanding and Addressing Suicide Attacks: The Faith and Politics of Martyrdom Operations Praeger (2007) Authors: Olivia Allison and David Cook Available at Amazon.com

Natural Gas and Geopolitics: From 1970 to 2040 Cambridge University Press (2006) Editors: David Victor, Amy Jaffe, & Mark Hayes Available at Amazon.com

Energy in the Caspian Region Palgrave Press (2002) Editors: Robin Sickles, Dov Lynch, Amy Jaffe, Yelena Kalyuzhnova Available at Amazon.com

Index of Publications

• Natural Gas Liquids in the Shale Gas Revolution April 2013
• An Imperfectly Competitive Model of the World Natural Gas Market  April 2013
• Effects of North American Shale Gas on the World Natural Gas Market April 2013
• Strategic Capacity Investments in an Imperfectly Competitive World Natural Gas Market April 2013
• Cyber Trickery Is Not Exactly New Feb 2013
• Opportunities for NatGas in the US: Testimony by Kenneth B. Medlock III Feb 2013

• Strange Bedfellows Jan 2013

• A Marketing Campaign to Reduce Vehicle Fuel Use Dec 2012

• Confronting the Gas Revolution Dec 2012

• Monetary Emissions Trading Mechanisms Dec 2012

• An Imperfectly Competitive Model of the World Natural Gas Market  Nov 2012
  

• China's Relations with OPEC: Challenges for U.S.-Sino Relations Sep 2012

• Cybersecurity Issues and Policy Options for the US Energy Industry Sep 2012

• US LNG Exports: Truth and Consequence Aug 2012

• The Geopolitics of Natural Gas: Report of Scenarios Workshop July 2012

• The Arab Awakening and the Pending Oil Pinch July 2012

• Comparison of Vehicle Fuel and CO2 Footprints by Technology May 2012

• The Spoils of Oil - Oil's Divisive Influence: The Case of Iraq May 2012

• New Alignments? The Geopolitics of Gas and Oil Cartels and the Changing Middle East Jan 2012

• The Rise of China and Its Energy Implications Dec 2011

• The Future of Oil: The Arab Awakening and the Great Petro-Squeeze Oct 2011

• The Americas, Not the Middle East, Will Be the World Capital of Energy Sep/Oct 2011

• Shale Gas and U.S. National Security July 2011

• Report of the Technical Advisory Group on Nuclear Energy in the Middle EastReport, Nov 16, 2010

• Innovation for Sustainability in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Oct 26, 2010
  
• Who Is In the Oil Futures Market and How Has It Changed? Aug 2009 
• The Global Energy Market: Comprehensive Strategies to Meet Geopolitical and Financial Risks May 2008
  
• Natural Gas in North America: Markets and Security Nov 2007
  
• Energy Security: Implications for U.S.-China-Middle East Relations Jul 2005
  
• The Geopolitics of Natural Gas Mar 2005
  
• Energy & Nanotechnology  2003-2005
  

• The Energy Dimension in Russian Global Strategy: The Influence of Russian Energy Supply on Pricing, Security and Oil Geopolitics Oct 2004

• The Role of Nuclear Power in Enhancing Japan's Energy Security Sep/Oct 2004

• Critical Issues in Brazil's Energy Sector Mar 2004

• Post September 11, 2001 Update:Political, Economic, Social, Cultural, and Religious Trends in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf and their Impact on Energy Supply, Security, and Pricing Sep 2002

• New Energy Technologies in the Natural Gas Sectors: A Policy Framework for Japan Nov 2001

• New Energy Technologies: A Policy Framework for Micronuclear Technology Aug 2001

• Japanese Energy Security and Changing Global Energy Markets: Analysis of Northeast Asian Energy Cooperation & Japan's Evolving Leadership Role in the Region May 2000

• China and Long-Range Asian Energy Security: Analysis of the Pol, Economic, & Technological Factors Shaping Asian Energy Markets Apr 1999

• Unlocking the Assets: Energy and the Future of Central Asia and the Caucasus: A Political, Economic, and Cultural Analysis Apr 1998

• The Political, Economic, Social, Cultural, and Religious Trends in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf and their Impact on Energy Supply, Security, and Pricing Apr 1997