The role of gas infrastructure in promoting UK energy security

Energy Policy

Volumn 43, Issue , 2012, Pages 202-213

  Skea, Jim ^a   Chaudry, Modassar ^b   Wang, Xinxin ^a  

^a UK Energy Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gas; Infrastructure; Security of supply

Indexed keywords

CURRENT PATTERNS; CURRENT WAVES; ENERGY MARKETS; ENERGY SECURITY; EU LEGISLATION; GOVERNMENT IS; INFRASTRUCTURE; LNG IMPORTS; SECURITY OF SUPPLY; STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS;

ENERGY POLICY; GAS INDUSTRY; GAS SUPPLY; GASES;

INVESTMENTS;

ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; EUROPEAN UNION; GAS SUPPLY; INFRASTRUCTURE; INVESTMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84857065026     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.12.057     Document Type: Article

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