Working Paper 3: Investments in Gas Pipelines and Liquefied Natural Gas Infrastructure - What is the Impact on the Security of Supply?
Article from: OGEL 3 (2004), in Geopolitics of Energy
Summary
This paper addresses the question of the infrastructure investment required for gas pipeline and liquefied natural gas (LNG) connections to meet growing gas demand in an enlarged EU over the next 20 years. Several issues are presented, bearing in mind the major objective of the security of supply for EU countries. First, to set the scene, recent projections of gas demand in an enlarged EU are presented along with the corresponding need for additional imports. Then a scenario is developed showing possible supply routes to meet the import gap, relying on ...