Evolution of gas pipeline regulation in Russia: Third party access, capacity allocation and transportation tariffs
Journal: Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford)
Year: 2015

&lt;p&gt;Russia has been reforming its domestic gas transportation regime since the mid-2000s and achieved significant progress through an introduction of legal unbundling, establishment of a legal/regulatory framework for non-discriminatory access and a new zonal tariff methodology. However the existing framework remains insufficiently developed both in scope (e.g. non-applicability to non-UGS systems, storage and LNG infrastructure) and content (e.g. significant room for discretion in choice o