Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Ph.D. in Oil and Gas Economics, Economic Researcher, Tehran, Iran.

2 Professor, Faculty of Economics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor, Energy Economics, The Institute of International Energy Studies, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

European countries need to diversify their natural gas imports to reduce their dependency on Russia. One of the best options for exporting natural gas to European countries is to export gas through the Southern Corridor, in which Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Iraq could potentially be major participants. All four countries need Turkey to export natural gas; there is no alternative way in this regard. In the present paper, the bargaining power of different countries and possible alliances for natural gas exports to Europe are studied, based on the cooperative game theory approach, especifically Shapley Value solution. Accordingly, we identify various possible scenarios as possible options. Our approach helps us know different countries' bargaining power for exporting natural gas to Europe, which is a useful approach in this field.


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