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PISM Policy Paper no. 2 (155): Gas Security in the Pipeline — Expectations and Realities

Written by

Jakub M. Godzimirski
Research Professor
Aleksandra Gawlikowska-FyK

Ed.

Summary:

The cooperation between Norway and Poland in the energy sector has recently taken very tangible shape. In 2016, Poland decided to launch the Northern Gate project—a set of gas interconnections aiming to link the Polish gas market with gas deposits on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. With that decision, Poland wants to diversify away from Russia to mitigate energy security and political risks connected with the high level of dependence on one supplier. But in terms of Polish-Norwegian cooperation, the question of security of gas supply that Poland wants to address is accompanied by the question of the security of gas demand, a key concern for gas producers such as Norway. Hence, cooperation in the gas sector examined from those two perspectives may actually bring benefits for both countries and promises of win-win cooperation.

Themes

  • Energy

Written by

Jakub M. Godzimirski
Research Professor
Aleksandra Gawlikowska-FyK