The Natural Gas Research Programme, launched in 2003, has become one of the foremost sources of independent academic research on natural gas. The programme focuses on natural gas within the disciplines of the Institute: economics, politics and sociology, international relations of gas-producing, consuming and transit countries, as well as the environment in its relationship with natural gas.
The Programme concentrates on natural gas issues of international significance, but also publishes work with a more regional and national focus. The Programme has produced major regional studies on gas and LNG in: Europe, Asia, CIS countries, the Middle East and North Africa. It has also produced a number of national studies, as well as work on Atlantic Basin LNG, gas pricing (in different parts of the world), market reform and regulatory issues.
Research is carried out by programme staff and commissioned from authors in a wide range of countries and from varied backgrounds: academic, industry and journalism. The Programme holds an annual Gas Day, at which topical events are debated by researchers and an invited audience.
The Programme has a Research Group comprising the sponsors of the Programme and independent experts from academia, industry and journalism. The Group meets twice a year to discuss proposed research projects, provide progress reports and debate topical issues, particularly new trends in supply and demand for gas in Europe and the Atlantic Basin.
Since January 2011 several Natural Gas Research Programme researchers (Jonathan Stern, Ralf Dickel, and Katja Yafimava) have been involved in the work of the EU-Russia Gas Advisory Council.
We are interested in hearing from students and researchers working on social science aspects of natural gas in an academic environment worldwide. You can write to Howard Rogers or Jo Ilott.
This paper brings together findings from previous OIES research on European gas hub price correlation by Beatrice Petrovich with demonstrated capability in European gas transmission system modelling by Harald Heckling and Florian Weiser at EWI Energy Research and Scenarios at the EWI Institute in Cologne. The paper compares the evidence for periodic bottlenecks in Europe’s […]
Lithuania is one of Europe’s smallest national gas markets until recently reliant, in common with Latvia and Estonia, on imported Russian pipeline gas for all its natural gas requirements. After its accession to the EU in 2004, Lithuania became directly impacted by the developing body of energy market regulation, most notably the Third Package of […]
Ukraine’s residential and district heating sectors epitomise a well-known set of problems faced in former Soviet countries: outworn infrastructure, heavily subsidised pricing structures and inefficient consumption. This paper seeks to ascertain the potential of reforms that have now begun, focused on bringing prices to import price parity. It provides estimates of the potential gas savings […]
The rationale of this paper will be to provide a broad perspective on the successes and failures of gas in Europe over the past decade with the aim of shedding light on its future in European energy balances. The aim will be to identify crucial issues that will need to be resolved in order for […]
Significant discussion has been taking place within the Russian government on potential changes in the Russian gas sector. The emergence of non-Gazprom players such as Rosneft and Novatek has spurred talk of competition with Gazprom and even the potential break-up of the gas monopoly. However, the current economic crisis in the country, worsening political relations […]
There has been much focus on the downward trend of total gas demand in Europe since the late 2000s and specifically in the power sector. In contrast, the industrial sector has received relatively little attention on a pan-European basis. The main unknown is whether the downward trend seen since the early 2000s, and especially post-financial […]
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Natural Gas Research Programme Involvement in the EU-Russia Gas Advisory Council
Since January 2011 several Natural Gas Research Programme researchers have been involved in the work of the EU-Russia Gas Advisory Council, established under the auspices of the EU-Russia Energy Dialogue: Jonathan Stern as the EU Co-Speaker, Ralf Dickel and Katja Yafimava as Experts for the EU. More information about the GAC, including official documents, is available on the European Commission website.
Presentations made within each of the three GAC Work Streams – Gas sector, including EU Roadmap 2050 and scenarios, EU internal gas market issues, and infrastructure issues – can be found athttps://circabc.europa.eu/(once on the page take the following steps: Browse categories/European Commission/Energy/EU-Russian Gas Advisory Council/Library – then browse spaces and content).
. @katyafimava on #TurkishStream : One string by 2020 is very likely, second string or #SouthStream lite - depends https://t.co/SRJR8uxaKL
September 29th
Azerbaijan gas supply squeeze will last to 2021. Carnegie Europe cites OIES research @Tom_deWaal https://t.co/MnDudjpxXM
September 29th
New publication: European gas grid through the eye of the TIGER: investigating bottlenecks in pipeline flows by https://t.co/izn9ILrLDP
September 26th
