Blog post
30 November 2015
Egypt: The catalyst for a new Eastern Mediterranean gas hub?
The recent discovery of the large Zohr gas field in offshore Egypt - the largest ever made in the Mediterranean Sea - might completely change the reg
Blog post
30 November 2015
The recent discovery of the large Zohr gas field in offshore Egypt - the largest ever made in the Mediterranean Sea - might completely change the reg
Blog post
05 October 2015
The Iranian nuclear deal reached in July can potentially reshape the Iranian economy in general and its energy sector in particular. On the basis of t
Blog post
02 July 2015
The 2014 Ukraine crisis reinforced the EU’s quest for security of gas supply. The European Commission released an Energy Union Communication in Febru
Policy brief
02 July 2015
This Policy Contribution discusses what the EU and Turkey can expect from the establishment of a new strategic energy partnership. The authors&nb
Blog post
19 June 2015
This is an eventful period for EU-Russia gas relations. Six months ago Russian President Vladimir Putin surprised the energy world by dismissing the l
Blog post
10 June 2015
In this blogpost, Simone Tagliapietra and Georg Zachmann argue that, while natural gas currently represents the most important area of energy coo
Blog post
20 April 2015
In the midst of profound turbulence in the negotiations between Greece and its international lenders, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras flew to Mosco
Blog post
05 January 2015
The European energy landscape has changed markedly in 2014. Now the EU must rethink its relationship over gas with Russia and Ukraine.
Policy brief
11 December 2014
The October 2014 agreement on gas supplies between Russia, Ukraine and the EU did not resolve the Ukraine-Russia conflict over gas. This&nbs
Blog post
17 June 2014
The recent escalation is a costly strategy for both sides. With current infrastructure, Ukraine will only be able to cover about three quarter of
Blog post
27 March 2014
Replacing 130 bcm of natural gas imports from Russia within a year would be a significant challenge, but, as our rough estimates show, not impossible.
Blog post
27 March 2014
But how much would these options cost Europe and Russia? How do these options play together? Is there a preferred alternative, or perhaps there is an
Blog post
25 March 2014
Existing contracts oblige Ukraine to pay for massive amounts of Russian gas even if it does not use them, Gazprom does side-deals on cheap gas wi