Fuelling the future with natural gas

European natural gas prices have risen relative to US prices, especially as a result of increased shale gas supply in the USA. Energy-intensive industries in Europe are faced with the major challenge of compensating this effect by increasing their energy efficiency. But the improved integration of the European natural gas market, the broader supply of imports and, most of all, the strong decline in demand for natural gas in the context of the Energy Union are counteracting further price rises in Europe.

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