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New Western European Gas Market Outlook 2008 Report Provides Country Profiles of Supply, Demand, Regulation and Infrastructure

Posted on: Wednesday, 10 September 2008, 06:00 CDT

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/87068e/the_western_europe) has announced the addition of the "The Western European Gas Market Outlook 2008: Country Profiles of Supply, Demand, Regulation and Infrastructure" report to their offering.

European gas markets continue to experience rapid changes driven both by liberalization and new market entrants. Rising gas demand in Western European markets continues to offer growth opportunities. The Western European Gas Market Outlook 2008 is a newly updated management report that examines the role gas plays in each of the major Western European markets and analyses the differences that exist in terms of gas self sufficiency, and future growth of demand.

This report provides new and updated analysis of 19 Western European gas markets, with detailed data on supply and demand balances. Each country profile features supply and demand overviews, an examination of key governmental, legal and political influences on the sector and an analysis of wholesale trading and the pipeline, LNG and storage infrastructure. Use this report to identify and exploit new profit opportunities created by Western European gas market expansion and anticipate future market risks.

Key questions answered by this report... - How has gas production and consumption changed over time? - Where does each country source its imported gas from? - How has liberalization affected national gas markets? - What are the key developments in pipeline infrastructure? Some key findings from this report... - Belgium is a key player in the European gas market. It operates as a transit state and is home to Europe's second most liquid trading hub, an LNG import terminal and the UK / Continental Europe Interconnector. - Denmark has had a fully open gas market since the beginning of 2004, three and a half years ahead of EU requirements. - Competition in France has been hampered by a lack of interconnections with other countries. LNG projects undertaken and the opening of Euskadour link have gone some way to ease this problem. - Gas now accounts for about 39% of primary energy demand in Italy. It has increased considerably in recent years, with consumption levels in excess of most other European countries. - Although Norway is a major gas producer it has surprisingly low consumption levels (less than 9%). The vast majority of gas production is exported with Norway currently the source of around 16% of EU consumption This new report will provide you with... - Profiles of each country's gas infrastructure including transit and distribution pipelines and their ownership, storage capacities and full colour maps of gas grids. - An understanding of Western European gas regulation, including local legislation, competitive conditions and market reforms. - Gas supply data in billion cubic metres as well as production, pipeline imports and exports by country and LNG imports. - Key gas demand data by consumer type divided into residential, non-residential and power generation in billion cubic metres. - An overview of wholesale gas trading market in each country focussing on the market owners and operators, the active players, liquidity and future prospects. - Gas market trends by country detailing gas production and demand by sector. The Western European Gas Market Outlook 2008 - Austria - Belgium - Cyprus - Denmark - Finland - France - Germany - Greece - Ireland - Italy - Luxembourg - The Netherlands - Norway - Portugal - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - United Kingdom

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/87068e/the_western_europe

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