The European Gas Markets

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxvii

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2. The Role of Natural Gas in the EU Decarbonization Path

   • Manfred Hafner, Simone Tagliapietra

   Pages 1-24

3. The Potential Role of Gas in Decarbonizing Europe: A Quantitative Assessment

   • Carlo Carraro, Massimo Tavoni, Thomas Longden, Giacomo Marangoni

   Pages 25-48

4. What Outlook for European Gas Demand? An Overview of Possible Scenarios

   • Anouk Honoré

   Pages 49-72

5. Impact of German “Energiewende” on Gas: Responding to Marginalisation in a Politicised Environment

   • Ludwig Moehring

   Pages 73-110

6. The Role of Gas in the European Electricity System of the Future

   • Fabio Genoese

   Pages 111-124

7. The Prospects for Gas in the European Transportation Sector

   • Chris Le Fevre

   Pages 125-145

8. Global LNG Market Outlook and Repercussions for Europe

   • Anne-Sophie Corbeau

   Pages 147-178

9. Global LNG Pricing Dynamics and Impact on Europe

   • Thierry Bros

   Pages 179-193

10. The New Russian Gas Export Strategy After the Ukraine Crisis

    • Tatiana Mitrova

    Pages 195-225

11. Earthquakes Shatter Dutch Gas Roundabout: Gas Dream to End Soon

    • Cyril Widdershoven

    Pages 227-240

12. Norway: A Reliable Long-Term Natural Gas Supplier for Europe?

    • Oeystein Noreng

    Pages 241-280

13. The North African Gas Export Outlook Between Commercial and Political Challenges

    • Francis Perrin

    Pages 281-302

14. Toward A New Mediterranean Gas Hub?

    • Dario Speranza, Daniela De Lorenzo

    Pages 303-313

15. The Southern Gas Corridor

    • John Roberts

    Pages 315-357

16. The Evolution of European Gas Pricing Mechanisms

    • Jonathan Stern, Howard Rogers

    Pages 359-391

17. The Future of Gas in the Energy Union: Managing Its Decline?

    • Jean-Arnold Vinois

    Pages 393-414

18. Back Matter

    Pages 415-419

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This book explores in detail the challenges which the European gas markets currently face, and the opportunities they present. Bringing together some of the most prominent gas experts on Europe from both academia and industry, this edited volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the various economic, political and technological factors that interact in this sector.

Featuring a Foreword by Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of the Energy Union, contributions explore a wide range of issues, such as the role of gas in decarbonizing Europe, the outlook of Europe’s gas demand, supply and pricing, and global LNG dynamics. Country specific studies include Russia, Norway, the Netherlands, and Germany, with regional studies including North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean. Alongside detailed analysis of this complex sector it also puts forward a set of policy recommendations for the sector’s key stakeholders. This volume will be of interest to researchers and academics, as well as practitioners and professionals within European gas markets.

• Decarbonizing Europe
• Decarbonization
• Electricity
• European transportation sector
• Global LNG
• Global LNG Pricing Dynamics
• Russian gas exports
• The Netherlands
• Norway
• North African gas exports
• Southern Gas Corridor
• European gas pricing mechanisms
• Gas policy
• European gas market governance
• Environmental Geography

• Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei , Milan, Italy

  Manfred Hafner, Simone Tagliapietra

Manfred Hafner is Adjunct Professor of Energy Economics and Policy at Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS Europe) in Bologna, Italy, and at Sciences Po Paris, Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA), France. He directs the Energy Scenario and Policy research programme at the Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM), Italy, and is an Associate Research Fellow at the Centre for Research on Energy and Environment Economics and Policy (IEFE) of Bocconi University, Italy. He is also Vice-President Consulting at Enerdata, France. He has a 30-year working experience on energy issues for governments, international organizations and industry.

Simone Tagliapietra is Senior Researcher at the Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Italy, and Research Fellow at Bruegel, Belgium. An expert in international energy issues, he also conducted research at the Istanbul Policy Center at Sabanci University, Turkey, and at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe in Geneva, Switzerland. He received his PhD from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, Italy, where he currently teaches energy economics and policy. His most recent book is Energy Relations in the Euro-Mediterranean: A Political Economy Perspective (Palgrave).

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