Challenges and opportunities of natural gas market integration in the Danube Region: The South-west and South-east of the region as focal points for future development
Challenges and opportunities of natural gas market integration in the Danube Region: The South-west and South-east of the region as focal points for future development

Author(s): Tomáš Vlček, Martin Jirušek
Subject(s): Energy and Environmental Studies, Regional Geography, Economic development
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Danube region; energy; natural gas; market integration; opportunities; economic development;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study is to provide a sober, evidence-based analysis of the contemporary issues that shape the environment within the natural gas sector in the Danube region. The study further aims to address the main challenges that have arisen from current developments in the sector and to formulate policy recommendations that may help achieve successful market integration in the future. The character of the natural gas sector is such that a comparison to the oil sector may be enlightening, and it is worthwhile to gain a full understanding of the structural and market characteristics involved, since the market position of these two sectors has been partially intertwined for most of their history in Europe.

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