Alternative Gas Supplies to Europe: Pro & Contra of the diversification towards Central Asia
Article from: OGEL 1 (2006), in National and International Issues in Natural Gas Development
Introduction
A new global energy environment with highly volatile prices, high risk of supply interruption, intense competition for hydrocarbon resources and increased dependence of the European Union on the oil & gas imports raises a number of political and economic issues. The Union is forced to act in a radically changed environment, to take energy seriously, to diversify its energy mix and supplies, and introduce energy saving measures and launch political dialogue with energy producing areas. This brief covers alternative gas supplies available in the Caspian basin and is ...