Economic recession and natural gas demand in Europe: what happened in 2008-2010?

This paper is a companion piece to the book “Natural Gas Supply, Demand and Prices: Cycles, seasons, and the impact of LNG price arbitrage” published in January 2011 by the OIES.1 The aim of this paper was to give a short statistical update on gas demand since the book was finished. The main text provides some concise analysis on gas demand trends and the main sectors of consumption. The appendices offer additional statistical details by country.

By: Anouk Honoré