The role of LNG in European energy security
The increased role of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the future European energy mix will be a significant European card against Russia in the future Eurasian geopolitics and energy chessboard.
Athanasios Pitatzis is an Industrial/Petroleum Engineer and Alternate Committee Member of the Greek Energy Forum. He specializes in the development of oil & gas and power markets in the UK and the Southeast Europe and the Mediterranean. The opinions expressed in the article are personal and do not reflect the views of the entire forum or the company that employs the author.
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Current and Future European LNG Import Terminals, Source: Βy Giorgio Biscardini, Rafael Schmill, Adrian Del Maestro, Small going big: Why small-scale LNG may be the next big wave, PWC, 18/06/2017, https://www.strategyand.pwc.com/reports/small-going-big
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The increased role of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in the future European energy mix will be a strong European Geopolitical advantage/leverage against Russia in the future Eurasian geopolitical and energy chessboard. The Eastern Mediterranean would be an excellent choice for Europe future source of LNG imports. Such a move would lead to a geopolitical convergence of the EU with Israel and Egypt with Greece and Cyprus as intermediary countries.
The role of LNG in the future European Energy Mix and Planning, Source: Shell, Presentation LNG Outlook 2017, http://www.shell.com/energy-and-innovation/natural-gas/liquefied-natural...
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The Greek Version of this article was published by Foreign Affairs Magazine Hellenic Edition in their website on 25/01/2018, http://www.foreignaffairs.gr/articles/71614/athanasios-pitatzis/o-rolos-...
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