The Growing Impact of EC Competition Law on Gas Sale and Transportation Agreements
Article from: OGEL 2 (2005), in National and International Issues in Natural Gas Development
Introduction
The author reviews the Implications for Europe's LNG suppliers, Importers and traders of EC Competition Law and the EC's increasing intolerance of territorial restrictions In agreements that affect the import of LNG Into, or Its movement within, the European Union. Europe's increasing appetite for LNG makes it all the more important for buyers, sellers and transporters of LNG to be aware of how EC competition law can affect their commercial agreements. As LNG imports begin to account for a progressively greater share of the European energy mix, so the opportunities for cross ...