LNG Workshop

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LNG Workshop
Bilbao, March 13th 2009
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GLE members
Operating LNG Terminals
LNG Terminals under construction
Projected/Announced LNG Terminals
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GLE members
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LNG terminals in Europe
15 Existing LNG Terminals 9
LNG Terminals under
construction/ committed 22
LNG Terminals under study/planned

• LNG plays different roles in each EU country.
• LNG regulation differs in each MS depending on
  national needs and particularities.

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Introduction

• At the XV Madrid Forum meeting (6th7th November
  2008) the Commission asked all interested
  stakeholders to provide detailed comments to the
  Staff Working Document on LNG by the end of
  January 2009.
• GLE welcomes again the opportunity to respond to
  this document and hopes the Commission finds GLE
  contribution constructive.
• GLE submitted its comments by the end of January
  2009.

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Introduction

• GLE is willing to support the ECs initiative to
  further progress on a number of action points.
• GLE announced the organisation of the workshop at
  the XV Madrid Forum.
• This invitation is addressed at the XV Madrid
  Forum conclusions
• GLE offered to support the work on these points
  by organizing a workshop with stakeholders and
  ERGEG in March 2009. The findings of the workshop
  will be reported to the next Forum.

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GLE contribution

• 25th July 2007 ? meeting between ERGEG and GLE
  under the informal consultation launched by ERGEG
  on the Preliminary GGPLNG.
• 23rd January 2008 ? submission of GLEs response
  to GGPLNG public consultation.
• 3rd April 2008 ? meeting with MVV Consulting.
• 2nd May 2008 ? submission of GLEs response to
  the Draft Guidelines on Article 22 developed by
  ERGEG.
• 6th June 2008 ? submission of GIEs response to
  the Commission Draft Staff Working Document on
  Article 22.
• 31st January 2009 ? submission of GLEs response
  to the Commission Draft Staff Working Document on
  LNG.

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GLE Position Papers

• GLE continues to support efforts to outline
  common operational areas, definitions and
  procedures.
• Several papers have been issued expressing GLEs
  position
• Capacity Methodology Calculation,
• Ship Approval Procedure,
• Roles and Responsibilities,
• LNG Common Glossary,
• Services offered by Terminal Operators, and
• GLE position paper on LNG business.

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Importance of LNG

• LNG plays a key role in the European Energy
  Policy in terms of SoS, supply diversification
  and enhancement of competition.
• GLE has already expressed in previous documents
  its full support to the CEER/ERGEG initiative to
  assess whether a proposal for the development of
  guidelines for access to LNG terminals at a
  European level is appropriate or not.
• The application of some basic rules is a key
  point in order to increase the role and the
  contribution of LNG in the development of
  effective competition and the internal gas market.

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LNG Action Points

• Any further action on LNG shall aim at avoiding
  an unstable regulatory framework with particular
  regard to the rules concerning LNG terminals that
  would hinder the LNG market development.
• LNG business should not be constrained in a
  binding and detailed European regulatory regime.
• In order to avoid any detrimental situation and
  distortion of the market, the EC shall take into
  account
• the specificity of regulation applied in each
  country,
• the technical characteristics, and
• specific business models of the existing LNG
  terminals.

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GLE willingness

• GLE has already expressed at the XV Madrid Forum
  its willingness to
• Collaborate with ERGEG to monitor the GGPLNG and
• Cooperate with the European Commission in any
  other areas covered by the proposed action points
  where the contribution of GLE might be valuable.

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Thank you for your attention!