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The U.S. natural gas revolution: will Europe be ready in time? Paolo Natali Transatlantic Academy The German Marshall Fund of the United States Washington DC, 25 April 2012 [email protected]

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The U.S. natural gas revolution:will Europe be ready in time?

Paolo NataliTransatlantic AcademyThe German Marshall Fund of the United States

Washington DC, 25 April 2012

[email protected]

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Summary

• The new global gas glut and Europe’s position

• Market structures as functions of the past

• Infrastructure vs governance in the European network

• What policy options for Europe?

• Policy recommendations

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Regional natural gas prices

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration 2012. Argos, Heren, Platts front month prices, 2012.

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LNG Terminals in Europe

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European natural gas market and main import sources

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Source: ENTSO-G, The European Natural Gas Network, March 2012.

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The future of the global gas market

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Backup Slides

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European LNG capacity increasing in the medium term

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Today: not huge but significant capacity in a 500bcm market

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