| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 994571 | Energy Policy | 2007 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Access for independents to retail gas markets was a central concern in European policy reform efforts in the 1990s. Upstream oil and gas companies reacted with strategic intentions of forward integration. By late 2004, forward integration was still weak, however. An important explanation of the gap between announced strategic re-orientation and actual strategy implementation lies in the political failure of EU member states to dismantle market barriers to entry for independents. Variations between companies in downstream strategy implementation are explained by variations in business opportunities and internal company factors.
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Authors
Per Ove Eikeland,