№155: Gas Security in the Pipeline—Expectations and Realities
№155: Gas Security in the Pipeline—Expectations and Realities

Author(s): Aleksandra Gawlikowska-Fyk, Jakub M. Godzimirski
Subject(s): Energy and Environmental Studies, Economic policy
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: bezpieczeństwo energetyczne; gaz; Energetyka; Norwegia; Polska
Summary/Abstract: The cooperation between Norway and Poland in the energy sector has recently taken very tangible shape. In 2016, Poland decided to launch the Northern Gate project—a set of gas interconnections aiming to link the Polish gas market with gas deposits on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. With that decision, Poland wants to diversify away from Russia to mitigate energy security and political risks connected with the high level of dependence on one supplier. But in terms of Polish-Norwegian cooperation, the question of security of gas supply that Poland wants to address is accompanied by the question of the security of gas demand, a key concern for gas producers such as Norway. Hence, cooperation in the gas sector examined from those two perspectives may actually bring benefits for both countries and promises of win-win cooperation.

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