The Western European Gas Market Outlook 2006

Country profiles of supply, demand, regulation and infrastructure

Publication Date	June 2006
Publisher	Business Insights
Product Type	Report
Pages	201
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	RBI00069

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Summary

Europe's gas markets are at widely varying stages of development; some markets, such as Germany and the UK, have sophisticated market structures reflecting their long histories as gas consumers. Conversely, some markets such as Spain and Portugal, are comparatively new consumers of gas and have immature infrastructures and markets. Significant differences also exist in terms of gas self sufficiency, the role gas plays in each country and in future demand growth rates. Despite these differences, all markets in Europe are united by the fact that gas demand over the short to medium term is certain to increase as economic growth, greater supply availability, environmental concerns and legislation and a concerted movement towards gas fired power generation all combine to drive demand. As this demand grows, and as indigenous supply becomes increasingly depleted, Europe will become more dependent on other sources of supply. North African and Russian gas will increasingly penetrate the European market, whilst gas from further afield, in the form of LNG, will also significantly gain market share.

Content

Regional overview
Regulatory climate
Market development
Chapter 1 Austria
- Market summary
- Supply and demand balance
- Supply overview
- Demand overview
- Regulatory structure
- Wholesale trading
- Overview
- Infrastructure
- Pipelines
- Storage
Chapter 2 Belgium
- Market summary
- Supply and demand balance
- Supply overview
- Demand overview
- Regulatory structure
- Wholesale trading
- Infrastructure
- Pipelines
- LNG
- Capacity deals signed
- Storage
Chapter 3 Cyprus
Chapter 4 Denmark
- Market summary
- Supply and demand balance
- Supply overview
- Demand overview
- Regulatory structure
- Wholesale trading
- Infrastructure
- Pipelines
- Storage
Chapter 5 Finland
- Market summary
- Supply and demand balance
- Supply overview
- Demand overview
- Regulatory structure
- Infrastructure
- Pipelines
Chapter 6 France
- Market summary
- Supply and demand balance
- Supply overview
- Demand overview
- Regulatory structure
- Key factors limiting the development of competition in France
- Wholesale trading
- Infrastructure
- LNG
- Pipeline infrastructure
Chapter 7 Germany
- Market summary
- Supply and demand balance
- Supply overview
- Demand overview
- Regulatory structure
- Wholesale trading
- Infrastructure
Chapter 8 Greece
- Market summary
- Supply and demand balance
- Supply overview
- Demand overview
- Regulatory structure
- Infrastructure
- LNG
Chapter 9 Ireland
- Market summary
- Supply and demand balance
- Supply overview
- Demand overview
- Regulatory structure
- Infrastructure
Chapter 10 Italy
- Market summary
- Supply overview
- Demand overview
- Regulatory structure
- Wholesale trading
- Infrastructure
- Pipelines
- LNG infrastructure
- Storage sites
Chapter 11 Luxembourg
- Market summary
- Supply and demand balance
- Supply overview
- Demand overview
- Regulatory structure
- Infrastructure
- Pipelines
Chapter 12 Malta
- Market summary
Chapter 13 The Netherlands
- Market summary
- Supply and demand balance
- Supply overview
- Demand overview
- Regulatory structure
- Wholesale trading
- Infrastructure
- Pipelines
- Storage
- LNG
Chapter 14 Norway
- Market summary
- Supply and demand balance
- Supply overview
- Demand overview
- Regulatory structure
- Infrastructure
Chapter 15 Portugal
- Market summary
- Supply and demand balance
- Supply overview
- Demand overview
- Regulatory structure
- Infrastructure
- LNG
- Storage
Chapter 16 Spain
- Market summary
- Supply and demand balance
- Supply overview
- Demand overview
- Regulatory structure
- Wholesale trading
- Infrastructure
- LNG
- Pipelines
- Pipeline developments
- Storage
Chapter 17 Sweden
- Market summary
- Supply and demand balance
- Supply overview
- Demand overview
- Regulatory structure
- Infrastructure
- Pipelines
Chapter 18 Switzerland
- Market summary
- Supply and demand balance
- Supply overview
- Demand overview
- Regulatory structure
- Infrastructure
Chapter 19 United Kingdom
- Market summary
- Supply and demand balance
- Supply overview
- Demand overview
- Wholesale trading
- Infrastructure
- Transmission and distribution
- Offshore infrastructure
- LNG
- Storage
- Appendix
- Data sources
- Data Adjustments
- Definitions
List of Figures
- Figure 0.1: Gas Penetration Vs. Absolute Demand
- Figure 1.2: Austria, Gas Production
- Figure 1.3: Austria, Imports By Source
- Figure 1.4: Austria, Energy Demand
- Figure 1.5: Austria, Sectoral Consumption, 1960-2004
- Figure 1.6: Austria, Gas Grid
- Figure 2.7: Belgium, Supply Sources
- Figure 2.8: Belgium, Sectoral Demand
- Figure 2.9: Belgium, Historical Sectoral Demand
- Figure 4.10: Denmark, Supply Sources
- Figure 4.11: Denmark, Gas Production
- Figure 4.12: Denmark, Sectoral Demand
- Figure 4.13: Denmark Historical Sectoral Demand
- Figure 5.14: Finland, Sectoral Demand
- Figure 5.15: Finland, Historical Sectoral Demand
- Figure 5.16: Finland, Gas Grid
- Figure 6.17: France, Gas Production
- Figure 6.18: France, Import Sources
- Figure 6.19: France, Sectoral Demand
- Figure 6.20: France, Historical Sectoral Demand
- Figure 6.21: France, Transmission Grid
- Figure 7.22: Germany, Gas Production
- Figure 7.23: Germany, Imports By Source
- Figure 7.24: Germany, Sectoral Demand
- Figure 7.25: Germany, Historical Sectoral Consumption
- Figure 8.26: Greece, Indigenous Production
- Figure 8.27: Greece, Sectoral Demand
- Figure 8.28: Greece, Historical Sectoral Demand
- Figure 9.29: Ireland, Gas Production
- Figure 9.30: Ireland, Imports By Source
- Figure 9.31: Ireland, Energy Demand
- Figure 9.32: Ireland, Historical Sectoral Demand
- Figure 10.33: Italy, Gas Production
- Figure 10.34: Italy, Imports By Source
- Figure 10.35: Italy, Sectoral Demand
- Figure 10.36: Italy, Historical Sectoral Demand
- Figure 10.37: Italy, Gas Infrastructure
- Figure 11.38: Luxembourg, Sectoral Demand
- Figure 11.39: Luxembourg, Historical Sectoral Demand
- Figure 11.40: Luxembourg, Gas Grid
- Figure 13.41: The Netherlands, Gas Production
- Figure 13.42: The Netherlands, Imports By Source
- Figure 13.43: The Netherlands, Sectoral Demand
- Figure 13.44: The Netherlands, Historical Sectoral Demand
- Figure 14.45: Norway, Gas Production
- Figure 14.46: Norway, Export destinations
- Figure 14.47: Norway, Sectoral Demand
- Figure 14.48: Norway, Historical Sectoral Demand
- Figure 14.49: Norway, Gas Export Infrastructure
- Figure 15.50: Portugal, Imports By Source
- Figure 15.51: Portugal, Sectoral Demand
- Figure 15.52: Portugal, Historical Sectoral Demand
- Figure 16.53: Spain, Gas Production
- Figure 16.54: Spain, Imports By Source
- Figure 16.55: Spain, Sectoral Demand
- Figure 16.56: Spain, Historical Sectoral Demand
- Figure 16.57: Spain, Gas Grid
- Figure 17.58: Sweden, Sectoral Demand
- Figure 17.59: Sweden, Historical Sectoral Demand
- Figure 17.60: Sweden, Gas Grid
- Figure 18.61: Switzerland, Imports by Source
- Figure 18.62: Switzerland, Sectoral Demand
- Figure 18.63: Switzerland, Historical Sectoral Demand
- Figure 18.64: Switzerland, Gas Grid
- Figure 19.65: UK, Gas Production
- Figure 19.66: UK, Imports By Source
- Figure 19.67: UK, Sectoral Demand
- Figure 19.68: UK, Historical Sectoral Demand
List of Tables
- Table 1.1: Austria, Supply and Demand Balance
- Table 1.2: Austria, Storage sites
- Table 2.3: Belgium, Supply and Demand Balance
- Table 2.4: Belgium, Interconnector Ownership
- Table 2.5: Belgium, Storage Sites
- Table 4.6: Denmark, Supply and Demand Balance
- Table 4.7: Denmark, Storage Sites
- Table 5.8: Finland, Supply and Demand Balance
- Table 6.9: France, Supply and Demand Balance
- Table 6.10: France, LNG Infrastructure
- Table 6.11: France, LNG Infrastructure
- Table 7.12: Germany, Supply and Demand Balance
- Table 7.13: Germany, Storage Sites
- Table 8.14: Greece, Supply and Demand Balance
- Table 9.15: Ireland, Supply and Demand Balance
- Table 9.16: Ireland, Transmission Grid
- Table 10.17: Italy, Supply and Demand Balance
- Table 10.18: Italy, LNG Infrastructure
- Table 10.19: Italy, Storage Sites
- Table 11.20: Luxembourg, Supply and Demand Balance
- Table 13.21: The Netherlands, Supply and Demand Balance
- Table 13.22: The Netherlands, Storage Sites
- Table 14.23: Norway, Supply and Demand Balance
- Table 14.24: Gassled Shareholders
- Table 15.25: Portugal, Supply and Demand Balance
- Table 16.26: Spain, Supply and Demand Balance
- Table 16.27: Spain, LNG Infrastructure
- Table 16.28: Spain, Storage Sites
- Table 17.29: Sweden, Supply and Demand Balance
- Table 18.30: Switzerland, Supply and Demand Balance
- Table 19.31: UK, Supply and Demand Balance
- Table 19.32: UK, LNG Infrastructure
- Table 19.33: UK, Storage Sites