Foreword; Preface; Overview; Part I: Natural Gas Market Scenario in India; Part II: Gas Sourcing, Contract, and Pricing; Part III: City Gas Distribution in India; Part IV: Legal, Regulatory Developments: Impact on Natural Gas Market in India; Part V: Other Important Areas; Acknowledgements; Contents; Editors and Contributors; Natural Gas Market Scenario in India; 1 India's Active Engagement with Natural Gas: Imperatives and Challenges; Abstract; 1 India's Energy Scenario; 2 Why We Need Natural Gas?; 3 Oil Indexation Playing a Crucial Role; 4 Natural Gas and INDC

5 Natural Gas Scenario of India5.1 Natural Gas Reserves; 5.2 Domestic Production of Natural Gas; 5.3 Natural Gas Demand; 5.4 Natural Gas Trade; 5.5 Gas Utilization Policy; 5.6 Regional Imbalance in Natural Gas Infrastructure; 5.7 Gas Pipeline Grid; 5.8 Gas Pricing; 6 Discussions; 7 Conclusion; References; 2 Impact of Slashing Oil Prices on the Natural Gas Market; Abstract; 1 Natural Gas: Background in Indian Perspective; 2 Environmental and Safety Aspects; 3 Key Factors Distressing the Prices of Natural Gas; 4 Tale of Falling Crude Oil Prices; 5 Low Oil Are Challenging Natural Gas Markets

6 Macroeconomic and Fiscal Propositions7 Impact on the Indian Economy; 8 Conclusion; References; Gas Sourcing, Contract, and Pricing; 3 Sourcing of Natural Gas Through Cross Border Pipelines; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) Pipeline; 1.2 Iran-Pakistan-India Pipeline (IPI); 1.3 Middle East to India Deep-Sea Pipeline (Oman-India Pipeline); 1.4 Myanmar-Bangladesh-India (MBI) Pipeline; 1.5 Russia-India Gas Pipeline; 1.6 Other Options; 2 Conclusion; References; 4 Issues and Challenges of Gas Contracts; Abstract; 1 Introduction

2 Present Practices of Gas Contracts in the Midstream/Downstream3 Gas Sales Contract (GSC); 4 Gas Supply and Transmission Agreement (GSTA); 5 Gas Transmission Agreement (GTA) and Capacity Tranche (CT); 6 Gas Sales and Purchase Notice (GSPN); 7 Issues and Challenges with Midstream/Downstream Gas Contracts; 8 Discussion/Conclusion; References; 5 Natural Gas Pricing; Abstract; 1 Natural Gas International Demand and Supply Matrix; 2 Distinctiveness of Natural Gas Pricing; 3 International Context of Natural Gas Pricing; 3.1 Oil Indexation; 3.2 Natural Gas Pricing in the USA; 3.2.1 Futures Market

3.2.2 Physical Market3.2.3 Basis Market; 3.2.4 Derivatives and Market Instruments; 3.3 Natural Gas Pricing in Europe; 3.4 Natural Gas Pricing in the UK; 3.5 Natural Gas Pricing in Japan/Korea; 3.5.1 Platts' JKM™ (Japan Korea Marker) Gas Price Assessment; 3.6 Natural Gas Pricing in Middle East and North Africa (MENA); 3.7 Natural Gas Pricing in Russia; 3.8 Natural Gas Pricing in Brazil; 4 Natural Gas Pricing in India; 4.1 Pricing Under Different Phases and Profit Sharing Mechanisms; 4.1.1 Phase: Pre-1999, Pre-NELP (New Exploration and Licensing Policy); 4.1.2 Phase: 1999-2012, NELP