Gas Market Profile: Ireland

Gas Market Profile: Ireland

Introduction

The effects of factors such as market opening, liberalization, emissions, pricing, and supply issues mean that dynamics in the European energy sector are constantly and rapidly changing. As such, an up to date, broadly based and authoritative source of information on these markets is now more important than ever before for players throughout the gas and power value chains.

Scope

DATAMONITOR VIEW 2
CATALYST 2
SUMMARY 2
METHODOLOGY 2
ANALYSIS 3
Market Summary 3
Supply and Demand Balance 4
Supply Overview 5
Demand Overview 7
Regulatory Structure 9
Infrastructure 10
Pipelines 10
Storage 10
APPENDIX 12
Definitions 12
Ask the analyst 12
Datamonitor consulting 12
Disclaimer 12
Figure 1: Ireland indigenous gas production, 1990-2007e 6
Figure 2: Ireland gas sectoral consumption proportions, 2007e 7
Figure 3: Ireland gas sectoral consumption trends and forecasts, 1990-2020 8
Figure 4: Transmission grid in Ireland 11
Table 1: Ireland gas supply and demand balance, 2006-07e* (bcm) 4