231. Security of European Natural Gas Supplies
- Author:
- Jonathan Stern
- Publication Date:
- 07-2002
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Chatham House
- Abstract:
- Security of natural gas supplies has resurfaced on the European energy agenda because of concerns about an anticipated rapid increase in dependence on imports from non-European suppliers – from one-third to two-thirds of demand – over the next 20 years. On a national basis, European import dependence is already an established fact: nine out of 33 European countries are more than 95% dependent on imports; only five are self-sufficient or net exporters.
- Topic:
- Energy Policy, Industrial Policy, and Markets
- Political Geography:
- Europe