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Level of competition on the gas market in the Czech and in the Slovak Republic
Blahová, Alexandra ; Kracík, Jiří (advisor) ; Babin, Adrian (referee)
Alexandra Blahová - Level of competition on the natural gas market in the Czech and in the Slovak Republic Abstract The liberalization of the domestic gas market is a continual process which holds both potential benefits and challenges for the future. The trend has been to unbundle the former vertical companies and boost efficiency through the opening of the wholesale market to new suppliers. The objective of this thesis is to analyse the current situation on the Czech and Slovak gas markets and define the most important factors affecting the gas prices for the end-customers. For the purposes of this analysis we focus on the following three major areas. Firstly, the theoretical framework which aims to identify specific features of the natural gas market. Secondly, the commercial and technical perspective discovers the development of the natural gas markets in the Czech and in the Slovak Republic. Finally, the corporate perspective attempts to analyse business strategies of the incumbent company on the market and compare the two different pricing mechanisms: the traditional long-term contracts mechanism versus the spot markets. This thesis provides evidence that natural gas plays an important role in the national energy policies and it is even expected to grow in the upcoming period. Equally, the character...
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The way to maintain the leading position of company RWE on the market of natural gas in the Czech Republic
Kvapil, Jaroslav ; Vávra, Oldřich (advisor) ; Vokřál, Pavel (referee)
The thesis deals with the position of company RWE on the market of natural gas as a method used for heating in the Czech Republic and the marketing tools which will help to maintain this position. For this purpose the analysis of natural gas market in the Czech Republic is made as a part of the marketing plan followed by suggested steps that should prevent the household customers from leaving. Alternative ways of heating are also covered briefly, and some of them are advised to be focused on by RWE in future. The goal of the thesis is to propose a solution which would inspire the marketing team of RWE in their own marketing planning.
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Trading natural gas
Šinkovic, Michal ; Paholok, Igor (advisor) ; Šoltés, Viktor (referee)
This thesis describes systems of natural gas trading in the USA and Europe. Most of the work is devoted to the natural gas trading system typical for the US market. It consists of four parts, the first part explains the operation of the gas industry. The second part describes how physical trading of natural gas (with delivery) work. In the third part I focus on the financial market and the last part of my thesis explains some structured transactions.
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International Political and Economic Aspect of Russian Natural Gas
Katolická, Sylvie ; Vošta, Milan (advisor) ; Kašpar, Václav (referee)
The master thesis analyzes the current situation in the Russian gas industry and outlines the outlook for 2020 with regard to the interaction of internal and external factors. Efforts were made to determine the extent of global financial crisis on Russian gas industry. Master thesis also focuses on the question whether the Russian economy will be deepen on revenues from oil and natural gas export in 2020 more than at the beginning of 21st century. The aim of this thesis is to highlight the close link between economic and political interests of Russia in energy cooperation.
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