EU Energy Law Volume XI: The Role of Gas in the EU's Energy Union

The EU's gas market is at the center of the energy union, and the European Council has stressed the importance of ensuring its gas security and promoting liquid and competitive markets. The Commission has proposed a revision to the gas security of supply regulation, and negotiations are close to finalization. The EU has also been actively pursuing its aim of diversifying its sources of gas supplies and is actively looking at other potential suppliers. This volume provides commentary and analysis by leading commission officials, lawyers, and industry figures on all these issues, offering a comprehensive overview of the challenges faced by the EU, its response, and the future direction of EU gas policy.

Format: Hardback
Length: 410 pages
Publication date: 08 July 2021
Publisher: Claeys & Casteels Publishers BV

The European Union's gas market is at the heart of the energy union, experiencing unprecedented change. The European Council has repeatedly emphasized the EU's priority of ensuring gas security, promoting liquid and competitive gas markets across the entire EU. The European Commission has already proposed a revision to the gas security of supply regulation, and negotiations are nearing completion. Earlier this year, the Commission published an 'LNG Strategy.' In terms of market integration, the progressive adoption of grid codes is further integrating markets, and the emergence of active trading hubs in North West Europe is witnessing the emergence of similar liquid markets throughout the EU. The EU has also been actively pursuing its goal of diversifying its gas supply sources, making progress in realizing the southern corridor, and actively exploring other potential suppliers, such as in the Eastern Mediterranean. In the competition policy field, the Commission has been actively scrutinizing the behavior of companies holding dominant positions in parts of the EU.

This volume, introduced by EU Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete, brings together commentary and analysis by some of the leading Commission officials, lawyers, and industry figures on all these issues, offering a comprehensive overview of the challenges faced by the EU, its response, and the future direction direction of EU gas policy.

The Role of Gas in the EU's Energy Union, edited by Christopher Jones, Deputy Director-General of the Directorate General for Energy at the European Commission, is the result of collaboration between its authors to contribute to the debate in this area and to raise money for charitable causes.

100 euros per copy will be donated.

Weight: 860g
Dimension: 244 x 178 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789077644447