Abstract
This chapter analyzes the issues connected with natural gas sector in Europe, by taking into account the current situation and possible future perspectives. The directive of 1998 forces incumbent operators to guarantee third party access to private operators that want to operate in the natural gas sector. In light of the, natural gas can be considered a relatively new fuel, even though it plays an important role in the global energy balance, and its impact in the European energy scenario is significant. In particular, from the end of the 1990s, a sharp increase of consumption has been detected due to its massive utilization for power generation in combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plants. Natural gas is considered as the necessary fuel to support the European energy transition toward renewable energies; therefore, it has a deep strategic relevance in the European Union energy policy. However, the indigenous production is limited and able to satisfy only a partial share of the demand.
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