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LNG
Pipe
France
Portugal
Spain
0
400
350
200
150
100
50
300
250
450
TWh
352
69
31
14
181
120
LNG
Pipe
Share of LNG in the South Region
%
74
26
LNG
Pipe
Share of LNG in EU-28
%
85
15
Figure 4.2:
Share between pipeline and LNG in the South Region in 2014 in TWh (Source: Eurogas 2015 Report, 30 March 2016)
4.1 Regional Overview
With domestic gas production practically non-existent
in Spain and Portugal, as well as in France since the
shutdown of the Lacq gas field in 2013, the South
Region imports nearly all of its natural gas consumption.
In 2015, 74% of the natural gas imports in the South Region were delivered through
pipelines, while the remaining 26% were imported as LNG (see figure 4.1). While
low compared to past averages (LNG represented 49% of South Region gas imports
in 2010), the share of LNG imports in the region remains higher than the European
average (12%, or 20% for countries with LNG terminal). Furthermore, this distribu-
tion varies significantly from country to country: LNG accounts for 40% of Spanish
supply, 31% of Portuguese supply and 16% of French supply (see figure 4.2), with
a differentiated importance between the two French hubs: LNG is currently essential
to the supply of TRS (39% of supply), and marginal in PEG Nord (3%).
The South Region gas sources are primarily non-European countries. This will
become even truer in the coming years given the projected decline of EU indigenous
production.
LNG
Pipe
0%
80%
90%
70%
50%
30%
10%
40%
20%
60%
100%
Russia 13%
Netherlands 7%
Other Europe 8%
Algeria 11%
Norway 29%
Nigeria 7%
Algeria 17%
Qatar 5%
Other 3%
Figure 4.1:
Breakdown of
supply to the South Region
in 2015 (Source: BP Statisti-
cal Review 2016)