The Role of Natural Gas in The Energy Transition

The role of natural gas will change substantially during the next years. While supply security has dominated the public discourse in the last years, climate policy is likely to gain more importance in the future in the Europe. 

In this workshop, we want to discuss latest research and stakeholder perspectives on the evolving supply & demand balance of natural gas in Europe, the role of LNG and upcoming regulatory changes as the sector works on its greening.

Speakers and panel discussants: International speakers from academia and industrial stakeholders will discuss up-to-date research, developments, and challenges of the future natural gas market development.

Programme

8:45 – 9:00

Welcome and setting the scene 

• Franziska Holz (DIW Berlin, NTNU)  

9:00 – 10:30

The role of LNG in the Atlantic market: a sustainable energy carrier? 

• Mike Fulwood (Oxford Institute for Energy Studies): European LNG imports 
• Ruud Egging-Bratseth (NTNU): LNG imports and regulation of methane leakage 
• Olivier Massol (ifp School Paris): Market power by LNG suppliers during the energy crisis 

Intervention: Anders Bjordal, Equinor 

Discussion 

10:30 – 11:00 

Coffee break 

11:00 – 12:00 

Regulatory challenges arising from the changes in natural gas supply and demand 

• Steven A. Gabriel (University of Maryland): Insights from the gas market in transition in Brazil 
• Hans Auer & Sebastian Zwickl-Bernhard (TU Wien): Stranded assets in the natural gas grid 
• Philipp Hauser (VNG): Balancing Act: Energy security and transformation in the gas sector 

Discussion 

12:00 – 13:00 

Lunch