ǂA ǂconceptual framework to establish and operate a global logistics energy hub

Mahmoud A. Hammad (Author), Sara El Gazzar (Author), Marjan Sternad (Author)

Abstract

Energy-consuming countries are affected by obstructions in supplies or conflicts that mayoccur along the energy transit path. Hence, the presence of a global logistics hub for energy acting as a connecting bridge between energy-supplying and energy-consuming countries can overcome suchtroubles, support the sustainable flow of energy, and achieve the overall operational efficiency of theenergy supply chain. However, establishing a global energy hub is a complicated issue, especiallyin the absence of a clear approach for this. Through conducting a systematic literature review on 36 papers over the past two decades, we identified the key determinants for each player in theenergy supply chain and proposed a leading and integrated conceptual framework for establishing and operating a global logistics energy hub, with a particular focus on oil and gas. This article contributes to knowledge by providing a comprehensive review targeting energy hubs from a logistics perspective, as previous studies have addressed energy hubs from other perspectives suchas political, legal, and security perspectives, while the logistics perspective has not been tackled comprehensively. Moreover, the suggested framework can be then used by further researchers to develop the performance of energy hubs. Practically, this framework can be employed to identify the requirements for a country to become a global energy hub.

Keywords

logistično energetsko vozlišče;energetska dobavna veriga;energetska oskrbovalna veriga;energetski tranzitni koridor;upravljanje oskrbovalnih verig;logistika;logistics energy hub;energy supply chain;energy transit corridor;supply chain management;logistics;

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Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2021
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UM FL - Faculty of Logistics
Publisher:	MDPI
UDC:	005.5
COBISS:	83689731
ISSN:	2071-1050
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary keywords:	globalno logistično energetsko vozlišče;energetska dobavna veriga;energetska oskrbovalna veriga;energetski tranzitni koridor;nafta;plin;konceptualni okvir;upravljanje oskrbovalnih verig;logistika;
Type (COBISS):	Scientific work
Pages:	str. [1]-27
Volume:	ǂVol. ǂ13
Issue:	ǂiss. ǂ19
Chronology:	2021
DOI:	10.3390/su131910976
ID:	24750089