Chapter 1. Natural Gas and Transition
An economy in transition
Transition and the natural gas sector
Outline of the book

Chapter 2. Energy in the Indian Economy
Production and use of energy
The potential for gas in India

Chapter 3. Political Economy and the Industrial Structure of the Hydrocarbons Sector

Chapter 4. Domestic Supply and Demand for Gas
The meaning of forecasts of domestic supply and demand
The significance of the New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP)
The demand for gas
Overall demand estimates
Demand by sectors
Regional differences in gas supply and demand
The overall forecast

Chapter 5. The International Aspects of the Gas Sector
The need for imports
LNG terminals
LNG supply contracts
Prospects for using LNG in the power and fertiliser sectors
Transnational pipeline proposals

Chapter 6. Gas Utilisation Policy
Gas utilisation in theory and practice
The NELP Production Sharing Contract
The revival of gas allocation under the NELP
Reconciling the conceptual conflict within the NELP: policy provisions
Gas utilisation and pipeline infrastructure
The impact of gas allocation on prices
The future of the Gas Utilisation Policy

Chapter 7. Pricing
Pricing regimes in the gas sector
Pricing in the power sector
Pricing in the city gas sector
Conclusions on pricing

Chapter 8. India’s Gas Story and the Way Forward
Gas, fertilisers and transition
Gas, power and transition
City gas and public transport
Getting the gas out of the ground
Gas and regulation
The government as coordinator of the economy and animator of development
Government, gas and the environment
How will the gas story end?

Annexes
Introduction to annexes
I Excerpts from Article 21 of NELP VI regarding Gas Utilisation Provisions
II Revised provisions relating to Gas Utilisation Policy in the NELP VII PSC
III Press Release on Decision regarding sale of Natural Gas by NELP contractors and order of Priority to supply gas from RIL’s KG-D6 field
IV Policy for Development of Natural Gas Pipelines and City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks
V Revised Article 21 in NELP VII MPSC Regarding valuation of Natural Gas
VI Press Release on Decision regarding sale and price of KG-D6 natural gas