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Perspectives of the European Natural Gas Markets until 2025

Discussion Papers 823, 14 S.

Franziska Holz, Christian von Hirschhausen, Claudia Kemfert

2008. Sep.

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Published in: The Energy Journal 30 (2009), Special Issue, 137-150

Abstract

We apply the EMF 23 study design to simulate the effects of the reference case and the scenarios to European natural gas supplies to 2025. We use GASMOD, a strategic severallayer model of European gas supply, consisting of upstream natural gas producers, traders in each consuming European country (or region), and final demand. Our model results suggest rather modest changes in the overall supply situation of natural gas to Europe, indicating that current worries about energy supply security issues may be overrated. LNG will likely increase its share of European natural gas imports in the future, Russia will not dominate the European imports (~ share of 1/3), the Middle East will continue to be a rather modest supplier, the UK is successfully converting from being a natural gas exporter to become a transit node for LNG towards continental Europe, and congested pipeline infrastructure, and in some cases LNG terminals, will remain a feature of the European gas markets, but less than in the current situation.

Claudia Kemfert

Head of Department in the Energy, Transportation, Environment Department

Franziska Holz

Deputy Head of Department in the Energy, Transportation, Environment Department



JEL-Classification: L95;L13;F14
Keywords: Natural gas, Europe, modeling, LNG, supply security
Frei zugängliche Version: (econstor)
http://hdl.handle.net/10419/27346

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