Monitoring the security of gas supply in the European Union
In late 2021, an energy crisis emerged in the European Union (EU) as a result of (i) high energy prices following the summer season and (ii) various geopolitical and technical events. These circumstances had an impact in the operation of the EU natural gas system and the security of gas supply of the EU was threatened. During 2022, three different regulations were adopted in record time to safeguard the security of
gas supply in the EU. They are related mainly to imposing minimum levels of gas in underground gas storages (UGSs) at the beginning of the winter, recommending demand reduction measures on a voluntary basis, and enhancing solidarity through better coordination of gas purchases. As a consequence, the need for monitoring the natural gas system as closely in time as possible increased during the energy crisis. In this context, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) monitored the operation of the EU natural gas sector, including UGSs, liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminals, and transport of gas via pipeline. This monitoring is carried out daily and weekly with three publicly available data platforms that collect natural gas-related information. The main goals of this report are twofold: (i) it examines the operation of the EU natural gas system in 2022 and compares it to historical records, and (ii) it presents tools for monitoring daily the EU's natural gas system operation using public transparency platforms.
FERNANDEZ BLANCO CARRAMOLINO Ricardo;
SCHILL Rebecca;
COSTESCU Anca;
VUILLAUME Jean-François;
JUNG Daniel;
FILIPE CALISTO Hugo;
ICHASO FRANCO Jose;
LO PRESTI Luisa;
POZO CAMARA David;
RODRIGUEZ GOMEZ Nuria;
BOLADO LAVIN Ricardo;
2023-09-25
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC134242
978-92-68-07111-3 (online),
1831-9424 (online),
EUR 31647 EN,
OP KJ-NA-31-647-EN-N (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC134242,
10.2760/56477 (online),
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