Natural Gas Storage & Third Party Access as a specific example of the Essential Facilities Doctrine
Article from: OGEL 4 (2006), in National and International Issues in Natural Gas Development
Introduction
This article will highlight why an improved system for third party access [TPA] is essential to strengthen the liberalisation of the single European natural gas market by virtue of removing a significant remaining barrier for new competitors to enter the market for the supply of endusers. It will point out that the legal framework shall continue to allow investors in new storage infrastructure to recover their initial capital outlay, since TPA must not act as a disincentive to create additional facilities in the Community[1]. Significant problems remain, as supply switching is ...