LNG into Europe: European regulation - American style?
Article from: OGEL 5 (2004), in National and International Issues in Natural Gas Development
Introduction
The worldwide demand for natural gas has been increasing for a variety of reasons - these include environmental concerns, fuel diversification and/or security of energy supply issues, increasing market deregulation (for both gas and electricity) and overall economic growth. As far as Europe is concerned, it is estimated that the majority of this demand growth (52% in the case of Southern Europe) will come from the use of gas in electricity generation as new, more efficient gas-fired power plants displace existing oil and coal-fired units. At the same time, gas ...