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EU gas markets course  

In 1998 the EU launched a hugely ambitious plan to liberalise gas markets across all EU states. Following EU enlargement and the accelerated energy directive in 2003, there should now be full competition to all non-domestic customers in most EU states, with full competition to almost 100m domestic customers required by July 2007. The principles may be in place for market liberalisation, but the actual state of competition on the ground is very varied across the EU. ETN’s EU gas markets course provides a vital overview of the theory and practice of competition across the major markets of Europe and is an essential tool for understanding the evolving European gas market.  

Held over two days in Templeton College , Oxford , the course starts with an overview of major drivers in European gas, including supply and demand, infrastructure, and the changing political and regulatory framework for the gas industry. Further lectures provide analysis of key European markets such as Germany , UK , France , Italy , Netherlands and Spain , with summaries of smaller markets. Topics such as transportation access and gas trading are covered in detail, with analysis of emerging gas trading hubs, and the impact of changing dynamics such as emissions trading, increasing import dependency, and LNG trading and price arbitrage. The major European gas players are described, and strategies analysed. Finally the course ends ETN’s very popular gas trading game, which introduces delegates to the challenges and opportunities of operating in a liberalised gas market.  

The EU gas markets two-day seminar is an ideal overview of the current realities, and future possibilities, of gas in Europe  

Provisional Programme  

Day 1:  

0900-0930     Arrival and coffee  

0930-1000     Introduction to European gas  

1000-1040     Supply and demand overview  

1040-1100     Coffee break  

1100-1140     Transportation, LNG and storage infrastructure  

1140-1220     Political and regulatory frameworks  

1220-1250     Analysis of key markets: Germany  

1250-1300     Questions and discussion  

1300-1400     Lunch  

1400-1440     Analysis of key markets: France  

1440-1520     Analysis of key markets: UK  

1520-1535     Coffee break  

1535-1615     Analysis of key markets: Italy  

1615-1655     Analysis of key markets: the Netherlands  

Day 2:  

0900-0915     Arrival and coffee  

0915-0955     Analysis of key markets: Spain  

0955-1035     Gas trading in Europe  

1035-1115     Overview of other member states: EU15  

1115-1130     Coffee break  

1130-1220     Competitive analysis: major players and strategies  

1220-1300     Overview of new member states  

1300-1400     Lunch  

1400-1445     Emissions trading  

1445-1500     Coffee break  

1500-1555     Gas trading exercise 

1555-1635     The future of gas in Europe  

1635-1700     Questions and close