We apply the EMF 23 study design to simulate the effects of the reference case and the scenarios to European natural gas supplies to 2025. We use GASMOD, a strategic severallayer model of European gas supply, consisting of upstream natural gas producers, traders in each consuming European...

Past episodes of energy insecurity have been fleeting and the fears have been assuaged by market forces or technical change. This paper analyses the nature of the EU's current energy security problems, emphasising the increased importance of natural gas and high level of dependence on Russian...

Sanctions and their effectiveness are at the centre of the discussion about an appropriate response to Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine. At the latest since the atrocities of the war became evident and payment for gas supplies in roubles was brought into play, voices calling for a...

As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, more and more people are calling for a ban on Russian energy imports. The proponents argue that abstaining from importing billions worth of coal, oil and gas will further increase the pressure on the Kremlin. Critics, however, including German...

Risikomanagement erscheint zunächst als originär betriebswirtschaftliches Sujet. Globale Krisen wie die internationale Finanzkrise, die COVID-19-Pandemie oder der russische Angriffskrieg sowie die daraus folgenden energiepolitischen Fragen zeigen jedoch, dass der staatliche Umgang mit Risiken...

Welche Chancen und Risiken ergeben sich aus der Schiefergasförderung in Europa und speziell in Deutschland? Nach Ansicht von Felix Müsgens, Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg, und Andreas Seeliger, Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Mosbach, sollte die skeptische...

This SIMAT Working Paper deals with an intensively discussed topic in the German natural gas economy: The price-link in natural gas contracts. Because of opposite price developments of the energy commodities such as oil, coal or natural gas, the traditionally used oil price-link is facing a...