EU Gas Directive & Its Impact on Integrated European Companies
Article from: OGEL 5 (2004), in National and International Issues in Natural Gas Development
Abstract
p>The imposition of the EU Gas Directives has had substantial impact in the gas industry with tremendous opportunities for players to expand beyond their national markets position to integrate horizontally or vertically to access new customers abroad. This report will briefly review the market structure of gas industry in Europe, investigate impact of European Gas Directives adopted in 1998 & 2003 and finally instigate the impacts on the strategies undertaken by the European integrated utility companies.