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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(84) 120 final
Brussels, 9th April 1984
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL  
CONCERNING NATURAL GAS
C O M (84) 120 final

INDEX
Page
1. Introduction 1
2. Current Situation 2
3. Situation 1990 4
4. Situation 2000 6
5. Cooperation and interconnections 11
6. Summary conclusions 13
TABLES
1. Community Natural Gas Supplies 1982 14
2. Community Natural Gas Supplies 1990 15
3. Community Natural Gas Supplies 2000 16
FIGURE
I EUR-10 Natural Gas Supplies 17
II The Evolution of Natural Gas in the Community
1960 - 2000 18

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1· INTRODUCTION
1.1. In an attempt to inform the Energy Council on the natural gas supply
situation up to the year 2000 and the issues which Member States and the  
Community may face, the Commission, assisted by the experts of Member  
States, has undertaken a new study. This study is a follow-up to the  
Commission's Communication to the Energy Council of 15 October 1982  
(COM(82) 653 final) on Community Natural Gas Supplies.
The Commission, in its 1982 study, reviewed the development and outlook  
for natural gas in the 1980’s, with particular emphasis on the ability of  
the Community to sustain supply disruptions. The present Communication  
updates the supply and demand picture in the 1980's which had been examined  
in the previous Communication and looks at the development of existing and  
planned security measures. The specific data obtained from Member States  
for the year 1990 show the availability from indigenous production and  
already contracted imports.
In order to determine the Community's additional import requirements in the  
longer term, the possible evolution and supply and demand during the 1990's  
with specific emphasis on the year 2000 is also considered. In particular  
the study examines potential sources for these additional imports in the light  
of the Community's objectives of avoiding undue dependence on non-OECD sources.  
As requested by the Council at its meeting of 9 November 1982,
(PV/CONS 55), the Commission's study also covers the possibilities for  
intensifying cooperation between Member States in the light of the  
Community's changing supply pattern. Special attention has been given to  
the adequacy of the gas transport network.
The Commission has obtained valuable assistance from experts of the  
Norwegian, Canadian, Spanish and Portuguese Governments, which has  
complemented the information obtained from Member States.
It should be noted that natural gas volumes in this study are expressed in
million tonnes oil equivalent (mtoe). When comparing with high BTU gases
such as natural gas from Norway and the USSR, 1 mtoe roughly equals
9 31 milliard cubic metres (10 m ).

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2. CURRENT SITUATION
2.1. Natural gas continues to play an important role in energy supply and at 
present meets about 18% of the Community's energy needs. The growth of 
this share from 12% in 1972, just before the first oil crisis, illustrates 
the important contribution of natural gas to the diversification of the 
Community's energy supplies and to the reduction of its over-dependence on 
oil.
2.2. Community gas demand, which had been growing rapidly since 1973, reached a 
peak of 172 mtoe in 1979. However, in 1980 and 1981 it started to decline 
for the first time (2% yearly). In 1982 consumption fell by a further 
4.5% to reach 159 mtoe.
2.3. This fall in consumption reflected the impact of economic recession, 
energy saving measures and the substitution of gas by alternative 
energies. In 1982 the decline was further accentuated by the mild winter.
2.4. The fall in demand was accompanied by a change in the pattern of 
consumption. In contrast with the drop in overall demand, consumption in 
the domestic sector continued to increase, especially in the period 1979- 
1981. While in the industrial sector demand decreased only slightly, 
leaving market share unchanged, use of gas as a feedstock by the chemical 
industry dropped by almost half from 1979 to 1982. (Natural gas is used 
as a feedstock for the production of methanol and ammonia, a base product 
for fertilizer production).
Natural gas was also replaced to a considerable extent by heavy fuel oil 
and coal in public power plants. Recently, however, a reversal of this 
trend has occurred in some Member States. In the Netherlands, additional 
gas volumes replacing fuel oil have been supplied to power plants in 
anticipation of a planned conversion to coal. In Italy and Belgium, gas 
sales to power plants have increased because of excess quantitites of 
natural gas in these markets due to minimum take provisions in natural gas 
purchase contracts.

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2.5. In 1983 demand picked up (by 3.4% in the first eight months). The picture
varies, however. While most Member States showed considerable increases,  
German and Italian consumption changed little and Luxembourg showed a  
significant decline. . . .  .
2.6. The rapid growth of imports from outside the Community as a portion of  
total natural gas supplies has slowed down. The import share expanded  
from 11% of total supplies in 1977 to 26% in 1980, but thereafter  
increased only slightly to 30% in 1983.
2.7. In Table 1, natural gas demand for the year 1982, and a breakdown of  
supply between indigenous production and imports from third countries, are  
shown for each Member State. It will be noted that the amount of imports  
from outside the Community, expressed as a share of total gas supply,  
varies greatly as between Member States (0% to 50.9%).

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3. SITUATION 1990
3.1. Demand and Supply in 1990
3.1.1. Forecasts for total Community natural gas consumption in 1990 have  
fallen continuously over the last few years. While in 1981 they stood  
at 221 mtoe, by October 1982 they were already down to 206 mtoe  
(C0M(82)653 final). Now, it is estimated that 1990 consumption will not  
exceed 197 mtoe. This decline is mainly due to a reduction in the  
assumed economic growth rates of Member States.
3.1.2. On the supply side, reduced demand forecasts have led to lower forecasts  
for indigenous production and imports. As the import contracts which  
were concluded with Algeria, USSR and Norway during the period 1970 to  
1981 were based on the higher demand forecasts, natural gas availability  
is expected to exceed demand until the early 1990's. Indigenous  
production will therefore be lower than earlier anticipated while import  
contracts will have to be operated at minimum offtake levels. The  
resulting pattern of Community natural gas supplies forecast for 1990 is  
given in Table 2. It shows that about 57% of total Community  
consumption will be accounted for by indigenous production. This  
represents no change in comparison with the 1982 study, as both  
indigenous production and imports have been equally reduced.
3.1.3. With the exception of additional exports from the USSR to Italy,  
which are still under discussion, all imports from
third countries included in the supply forecast for 1990 are contracted.  
Imports are thus expected to account for about 43% of consumption.  
Imports from the USSR will represent about 19% of total Community gas  
supplies and 4.5% of total energy supplies. Imports from Norway will  
account for about 14% of total Community gas supplies, and imports from  
Algeria about 10%.

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3.1.4. Indeed, following requests currently being put by European gas  
transmission companies to Algeria and the USSR to reduce and/or defer  
their contracted exports, the above-mentioned share of these countries  
in total supplies to the Community in 1990 may even be slightly less.
3.1.5. It should be noted, however, that the figures just quoted are  
aggregated for the whole Community. Supply dependence on the biggest  
non-OECD supplier varies greatly as between individual Member States  
(from 0% to 36%).
3.2. Security of Community Natural Gas Supplies
3.2.1. The Commission's Communication of November 1982, based on information  
from Member States, stated that, on the basis of measures currently  
envisaged, it would be possible to deal with a major interruption in  
supplies (at least 25% during a period of six consecutive months), with  
a minimum of repercussions for the final consumer.
The Commission continues to follow the evolution of the situation in  
consultation with Member States.
3.2.2. During the 1983 monitoring exercise, Member States reported that the  
development of security capacity was progressing as planned. The  
reduced demand forecasts have not resulted in any decrease in planned  
security measures. The degree of security expected in the year 1990-has  
thus improved, because indigenous production will be less than expected  
but could, in case of interruption of supplies from outside the  
Community, be brought up rapidly to the level foreseen m  the 1982  
study.

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4. SITUATION 2000
4.1. Demand in the year 2000
4.1.1. Based on the estimates provided by Member States, the demand forecast  
for the year 2000 ranges between 193 and 220 mtoe (Table 3). The wide  
spread reflects uncertainties about future developments such as economic  
growth, longer-term energy policy objectives, and the development of  
energy prices.
4.1.2. Gas will continue to have to compete for end-users with fuel oil..
gas oil and coal. If the present relationship between the price of  
gas and the prices of competing fuels is changed to the disadvantage  
of gas. gas demand may be expected not to exceed the lower end of the  
range.
4.1.3. In a parallel study it is making on perspectives for Community energy  
markets, "Scenarios to the horizon 2000", which will be published  
shortly, the Commission has looked very carefully at the gas market, in  
the framework of the whole energy market, taking account of a multitude  
of socio-economic factors. The three scenarios initially examined  
resulted in a gas consumption for the year 2000 of respectively 206, 211  
and 218 mtoe. The range mentioned under 4.1.1. above ^.s broadly  
compatible with these results.
4.2. Supply in the year 2000
4.2.1. Supplies available to meet the demand in the year 2000 will comprise
indigenous production, imports already committed under long-term contracts  
and new imports not yet contracted.
4.2.2. Indigenous production in the year 2000 is expected to stay at the 1990
level of about 108 mtoe in the high case, and to come down to about 89
mtoe in the low case (see Table 3).

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4.2.3. The Netherlands will continue to play an important role in the gas
supply situation during the 1990's. A change in the method of  
aggregating the proven reserves of individual onshore and offshore  
fields and a re-evaluation of the Groningen field have resulted in an  
upward revision of approximately 400 mtoe in proven Dutch reserves.
Total reserves however, i.e. the combination of proven and probable  
resolves, have been increased by not more than 40 mtoe. Taking into  
account the decision of the Dutch Government to make additional reserves  
available for export, it can be expected that the present Dutch export  
contracts to other Member States, which expire during the 1990's, will  
be partly prolonged. It is therefore assumed that the indigenous  
production of the Netherlands in the year 2000 will cover an export  
volume of about 13 mtoe over and above the forecast indigenous demand of  
27 mtoe, resulting in a total production of 40 mtoe (52 mtoe in 1990). 
Such a continuation of Dutch exports would make a significant  
contribution to the overall security of the Community gas supply.
4.2.4. Another important element in the Community's indigenous production is
the United Kingdom. Higher production levels than at present could  
result from expanded exploration activities arising from the changes in  
market conditions for gas producers which occurred in 1983. These  
included the need for British Gas to contract for new supplies and new  
legislation under which the Corporation lost its purchasing monopoly.  
Consequently, it has to be seen how this will affect the conditions for  
exploitation in the coming years. For the purpose of this study, however,  
a production level of between 30 mtoe (equal to production in 1982) and  
40 mtoe has been assumed for the year 2000.
4.2.5. The evolution of supplies to the Community already under contract is as  
follows:
1982 1990 2000
mtoe
Norway 22 27 17
USSR 18 37 14
Algeria 6 29 20

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At present, negotiations on the purchase of gas from the Sleipner field  
are under way between the Norwegian producers and British Gas, on the  
one hand, and a Continental group of buyers, on the other. Sleipner is  
situated in the vicinity of an existing oil and gas production  
infrastructure in the southern part of the Norwegian Continental Shelf  
and reserves are estimated at about 200 mtoe. For the purpose of this  
study, the expected 11 mtoe annual production level of this field has  
been included in the estimate of already contracted imports referred to  
above and in the estimate of contracted imports from Norway shown in the  
table.
4.2.6. Comparison of demand with indigenous production and contracted imports  
shows that additional imports will be needed in the year 2000. Due to  
uncertainty in demand and supply forecasts, the volume required may  
range from 20 to 55 mtoe. Needs will first arise some time between 1990  
and 1995. The range for the year 2000 was calculated in the following  
manner. The upper figure of 55 mtoe represents a combination of the  
high demand forecast with the low figure for indigenous production.  
Conversely, the low figure of 20 mtoe combines the low demand figure  
with what is considered as a realistic high indigenous production level  
in that context.
4.3. Demand versus Supply in the year 2000
4.3.1. Future supplies from outside the Community need to be looked at both in
relation to overall import dependence, and in relation to diversification
of supply sources. The following table is relevant:

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Case 1 :  Case 2 :
high demand Low demand
low indigenous high indigenous
production production
mtoe % mtoe %
1.total demand 220 100% 193 100%
2.planned indigenous89 40%*
97 50%production
3.imports already under77 35% 77 40%contract
of which :  Norway 17 8% 17
Algeria 20 9% 20
USSR 40 18% 40
4.imports not yet contracted 54 25% 19 10%
5.total imports 131 60% 97 50%9%
10%
21%
•The development of gas demand and supply in the Community is shown in figures  
I and II. It indicates that the overall import dependence of the Community  
will increase from 28% in 1982 to 43% in 1990, and to 50-60% in 2000.
4.3.2. The membership of Spain and. Portugal in the Community would not make a
significant difference to the overall supply and demand situation.
Together they would represent an additional demand level of 9 mtoe in the
year 2000, of which 2 mtoe in Spain would be provided by indigenous pro­
duction.
4.4. Future Supply Resources from outside the Community
4.4.1. Although the additional imports required in the 1990's could be at the  
lower end of the range (referred to under paragraph 4.2.6. above), however  
the future of supplies from outside the Community should also be considered  
in the context of the uncertainties involved in demand forecasting and the  
possible need for future expansion of imports after the year 2000, if  
present assumptions about Community indigenous production trends in the  
longer term are confirmed (decline of the North Sea and Groningen).
4.4.2. Additional imports could come from traditional gas suppliers, notably  
Norway, the USSR and Algeria, or from new sources such as Nigeria,  
Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Canada, Oatar and Abu-Dhahi.
* 108 in case of a connection between the UK and the Continent.
(see Table 3).

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4.4.3. Analysis of these prospects leads to the following conclusions :
- For the huge Norwegian Troll fields long lead times must be taken into  
account and a decision on its development has to be taken around the  
mid-1980's if it is to contribute to Community supplies in the 1990's.  
Production could start in the latter part of the 1990's with a first  
phase output of 15 mtoe per annum. Subsequent phases after the year 2000  
could permit production levels of around 50 mtoe per annum.
- The USSR could,, at relatively low incremental costs and at short notice,  
make large additional volumes available to the Community. It would be  
able to export an additional volume of up to 20 mtoe to Europe without  
the need for new transport capacity. With additional transport  
capacity, even larger volumes could be made available.
- Additional volumes from Algeria could also be delivered at short  
notice and relatively low incremental costs. On the basis of spare  
capacity in the pipeline from Algeria to Italy and in the liquefaction  
facilities, it is estimated that an additional volume of about 15 mtoe  
could be made available as LNG and/or by pipeline.
- Nigeria has for a number of years considered establishing large-scale  
L N G facilities for export. Presently, it envisages a less ambitious LNG  
project with a supply volume of 5 to 10 mtoe per annum in the 1990's  
for the first phase, and with higher production levels in subsequent  
phases.
- The development of LNG export projects in Cameroon and the Ivory Coast  
geared towards the European market are presently under consideration.
It cannot be excluded that either one or both could be brought on stream  
before the year 2000.
- It is improbable that export projects to Europe from Canada, Qatar and  
Abu-Dhabi could be brought on stream before the end of the century.

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5.. COOPERATION AND INTERCONNECTIONS
Until tcday the question of -'Mvoroif Ication has ;:;.srn ty boon L  ■  % j
dealt with by Member States individually. As the import dopeodo^c-; of the 
Communi ty grows from 30% now to 50-60% in the yea1 -  2000, ,  :0 v?'i~si '  ;  cat ion of 
supply sources will become increasingly important■  In a fully interconnected 
Community market, which is not the case today, it would be sufficient if 
adequate diversification existed at a Community level, provided always that 
Member States were prepared in future - as they have olready agreed to do 
in respect of oil - to assist each other in case of a supply disruption.
To this end, increased cooperation between the gas industries of Member  
States, and an adequate transportation system, would both be required.
The following paragraphs consider these two points.
5.1. Increased cooperation between Member States
5.1.1. At its meeting on 9 November 1982 thè Council asked the Commission to  
continue, in consultation with Member States' representatives, assisted  
where necessary be experts from the gas industry, to assess the possibilities  
for intensifying cooperation between Member States.
5.1.2. Against the background of increasing import dependence, the Commission  
has identified the following possible areas for further cooperation :
- as regards stocks, the possibility of
. making cross-border use of the stocks of a Member State which is  
unaffected by a supply disruption  
.  building cross-border stocks for use in more than one Community  
country;
- as regards consumption, the possibility of making cross-border use of  
the interruptibility of gas sales to industrial customers of a Member  
State unaffected by a supply disruption;
- as regards production, the possibility of rapidly increasing indigenous  
production in case of disruption, also for cross-border purposes where  
necessary.
5.1.3. Depending on the sources of additional gas imports, further measures to  
those already listed have to be discussed in the future in order to maintain  
the existing level of security. Such measures could include the establish­
ment on a Community-wide basis of minimum levels of compulsory stocks for  
natural gas.

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5.2. Natural Gas Transport System
5.2.1. The Commission received a specific mandate from the Council (1) to study  
the adequacy of the natural gas transport system in cooperation with  
Member States' representatives and, where necessary, with industry experts.
5.2.2. The transport system for supplies until 1990 is already in place. It is  
adequate for indigenous supplies and imports, all of which are already  
contracted for.
5.2.3. The 1982 study, and the present work of the Commission jointly with
....Member States' experts, show that the industry has also provided for
su
fficient transport capacity in the case of a disruption during the  
period until 1990. However, after 1990, the Community will become con­
siderably more dependent on imports from third countries. It is  
apparent that the European gas industry will have to conclude new gas  
import deals for the 1990's. The level of additional transportation  
infrastructure needed for these new imports will depend on the sources of  
supply. .As a consequence of the increased import dependence, the security  
aspect should be given more attention than in the past in planning these  
additional transportation facilities. As new gas deals are increasingly  
negotiated by consortia of gas transmission companies from different  
Member States, there is scope for adding a Community dimension in the  
decision making of the companies. This would not only contribute to the  
optimisation of the Community natural gas grid but also make it possible  
to deal with the security aspects of gas supply more efficiently.
(1) Energy Council of 9.11.1982 (Document 10743/82 PV/CONS 55 ENER 184)

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6. SUMMARY CONCLUSIONS
6.1. The expected natural gas demand of the Community in the year 1990 is fully  
covered by indigenous production capacity and contracted imports from third  
countries.
6.2. The foreseen development of security capacity, which the Commission's 1982  
natural gas study concluded would enable the gas industry to cope with an  
interruption of 25% of total gas supplies to the Community, is progressing  
as planned.
6.3. Additional imports will be needed from the mid-1990's onwards and are
currently expected to reach a level of between 20 and 55 mtoe per annum by
the year 2000. The import dependence of the Community would thus increase  
from 30% at present to 50-60% in that year.
6.4. Possible sources for additional imports in the 1990's are limited to Norway  
(Troll), USSR, Algeria and Nigeria. The supply potential from these  
countries far exceeds expected import needs. A decision on Troll has to be  
taken soon (i.e. in the mid-1980's) if it is to contribute to the Community's  
supplies in the 1990's.
6.5. To the extent that the Community can become a common gas market, and that
Member States were willing to help each other out in case of need, the
burden on individual Member States of ensuring adequate supplies to individual  
users in case of a supply disruption would be greatly eased.
6.6. Cross-border cooperation amongst the gas transmission companies could be  
further developed, notably in the fields of :
- storage ;
- interruptible contracts to end-consumers;
- flexibility of indigenous production.
6.7. Similarly, the planning and construction of interconnections between the  
existing European pipelines could be coordinated between the various gas  
industries in parallel with consideration of new import deals, and security  
aspects could be taken fully into account.

Table 1 COMMUNITY NATURAL GAS SUPPLIES 1982
mtoe
TotalIntra 
Community 
Trade 
(Exp. - 
Imp. + )imports from Third Countries
Natural
Gas
ConsumptionIndigenous
production
TOTAL Algeria Libya Norway USSR
Federal Republic  
of Germany38.4 12.6 13.3 14.3 - - 6.4 7.9
France 21.2 5.5 4.3 10.8 5.6 - 2.1 3.1
Italy 22.0 12.0 4.0 7.1 - 0.1 -7.0
Netherlands 27.6 52.5 - 26.9 2.6 - - 2.6 -
Belgium 6.8 - 5.0 2.0 0.3 - 1.7 -
Luxembourg 0.3 - 0.3 - - - - -
United
Kingdom40.7 31.8 - 8.9 - - 8.9 -
Ireland 1.7 1.7 - - - - - -
Denmark - - - - - - - -
Greece 0.1■
.
EUR 10 158.7* 116.2 0 45.7 5.9 0.1 21.7 18.0Natural Gas  
Imports from Thi rd  Countries as :
% of 
Total 
Energy 
Consumption
5.8
6.1
5.4
4.0
4.8
4.7
5.1% of
Natural
Gas
Consumption
37.2
50.9
32.3 
9.4
29.4
21.9
28.8
* Underground storage and losses amounted to 3.2 mtoe. These must be included in order to arrive at the complete balance  
of supply and demand.

Table 2 COMMUNITY NATURAL GAS SUPPLIES 1990
mice
Total
Natural
Gas
ConsumptionIndigenous
ProductionIntra
CommunityContracted Imports from Third CountriesNatural Gas  
Imports from Third 
Countries as :
Trade 
(Exp. - 
Imp. + )TOTAL Algeria Libya Norwayj
USSR
■% of 
Total 
Energy 
Consumption% of
Natural
Gas
Consumpt i on
Federal Republic  
of Germany52.9 13.8 15.9 ; 23.5 - - 7.8 15.7 7.9 44.4
France 26.3 2.3 3.5 20.5 7,7 - 3.4 9.4 9.9 78.0
Italy 32.9 6.3 3.9 20.4 8.6 - -5.5+(6.3)* 11.4 62.0
Netherlands 26.6 52.2 - 27.1** 1.6 - - 1.6 - 2.1 6.0
Belgium 8.5 - 3.4 6.0 3.7 - 2.3 - 11.9 70.6
Luxembourg 0.6 - 0.6 - - - - » ;
United
Kingdom45.4 33.7 0.2 11.7 - -11.7 - 5.4 25.8
Ireland 1.5 1.7 - 0.2 - - - - - - -
Denmark 1.6_ *** 2.0 - 0.2 - - - - ~ -...
Greece 0.1 0.1 - —
EUR 10 196.5 112.1 0 83.7 20.0 - 26.8 36.9 7.8 42.6
* Contract not yet Government approved *** 1.8 for Community use (2.0 total of which 0.2 are exported to Sweden;
Based on forecasts from importers

Table 3 COMMUNITY NATURAL GAS SUPPLIES 2000
mtoe
Total
Natural
Gas
ConsumptionIndigenous
ProductionIntra.
CommunityContracted Imports from Third Countries
Trade 
(Exp. - 
Irrp. + )TOTAL Algeria Libya Norway USSR
Federal Republic  
of Germany56.1 - 58.7 9.2- 14.2 6.7 20.1 -- 2.8 17.3
France 18.7 - 28.5 1.3 2.2 16.0 4.9 - 1.7 9.4
Italy 36.9 4.3 - 8.5 2.0 23.7 10.9 - -6.0 + 6.8**
Netherlands 27.6 40.3 - 13.6 0.9 - - 0.9 -
Belgium 9.0 - 11.9 - 2.6 5.0 4.2 - 0.8 -
Luxembourg 0.7 - 0.1 - -- - -
United
Kingdom40.0 - 50.0 30.0 - 40.0 0.2 0 - 11.0***- 0 - 11.0c*
Ireland 1.8 2.0 - 0.2 - -- - -
Denmark 2.0 2.3* - - -- - -
Greece 0 - 1.8 “
'
EUR 10 192.8-219.9 89.1 - 108.3 0 76.7 20.0 17.2 39.5
2.0 for Community use (2.3 total of which 0.3 are exported t6 Sweden)
Contract not yet Government approved
Sleipner, in this table, allocated to the UK. Negotiations which are not yet finished may also result  
in volumes going partly to the Continent, partly to the UK, or completely to the Continent.

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Fig, i
EUR-10: NATURAL GAS SUPPLIES
Imports to be contracted
Contracted Imports
Indigenous
productionHigh demand
MTOE
Low demand
MTOE
High
indigenous
-productionLow ---------
in
digenous
production

18 Fig: ii
The Evolution O f N atural Gas In The  
C om m unity 1960 —  2 0 0 0
1 9 6 0 -1 9 8 2 : Eurostat
/ovvder* a  nd
Imports
production
X r /  
/  %
Production