Polish Gas Market in Transition - Challenges of Liberalization in the Context of Energy Security
Article from: OGEL 2 (2015), in OGEL Special "Laws Regulating the Polish Energy Sector - Transition"
Introduction
Natural gas is one of the most environmental friendly fuels, relatively clean and providing better energy efficiency than coal, in particular in the generation of electricity. Due to its strengths, including, importantly, low CO2 emissions to the atmosphere, natural gas ranks among energy carriers as having an increasingly marked role in the global economy. It is at present one of the most abundant natural energy resources in the world. According to statistical data provided by BP, at the end of 2013 proven reserves of natural gas in the world amounted to 187 trillion cubic ...