Die nördlichen GebieteMöglichkeiten und Herausforderungen

Melkøya, March 31, 2006

Growing gas demand in USA and EuropeIncreasing import dependency in important markets

1985 2002 2020

290

490

700

2005 2015 2025

Europe(bcm per

year)

US LNG imports(bcm per

year) Production

Demand

EuropeUSA

21

135

180

Sources US DOE, IEA 2005

Franpipe

Europipe I

Zeebrugge

Zeepipe I

St Fergus

Vesterled

Troll

Frigg

Statfjord

Norpipe

Emden

Teesside

Ekofisk

KårstøSleipner

Kollsnes

The Norwegian Continental Shelf, 1996

Three challenges

Drei Herausforderungen

Energy in Europe’s richest Fish Pond

Challenge No I

An integrated Plan for the Management of the Barents Sea

The disputed sea area• Maritime area to be

delimited between Norway and Russia: 176.000 km2.

• Possible energy resources.

• No energy activities before a delimitation.

• A delimitation line = new co-operation opportunities....

Russia

Norway

Germany

Challenge No 2

Challenge No 3The Spitzbergen issue

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