The Game of GAS!

Section 1
Year 1
Section 1: Selection for either Gas/Oil well
or import.
Oil/Gas Well: Gestation period - 1 year.
Cheaper
Import: Readily available. Costly
Constraints: 1. Money
2. Probability of matching
actual gas levels with expected levels.
Section 1
Section 2
Year 2
Section 1
Section 2: Gas transportation to plant and
storage
Constraints: 1. Number of vehicles with
varying capacities (ex: 7.5 KL, 15 KL, 30KL)
Capacity vs Speed tradeoff
2. Physical storage capacity
available at the plant
Section 1 Section 2
Section 3
Year 3
Section 1, Section 2
Section 3: Introduction of demand
function
Constraints: 1. Matching of market
demand
2. Transportation to retail plant either by
pipeline or road or rail.
Cost vs Time tradeoff
3. Bottling capacity at retail plant
Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
Repeat of Year 3
Variations for each year chosen by lottery:
1. Recession: Demand falls by 10%
2. Introduction of FDI: Capacity/equipment
becomes cheaper
3. Oil spill: Offshore wells will give 5% less
4. Railway freight reduction: Transportation
by trains becomes 20% cheaper
5. Government subsidy: Demand shoots up
by 15%
Money comes into play only at
the end of round 3. First two
rounds capacity building rounds.
Maximize revenue by end of
round 6.
Gradual elimination of players.
Market demand can be made
global/local.