Gas Supply Routes to Europe

First progress report (Jun - Dec 2005). The aim of the Pipesecure project within the SARES action is to develop a methodology to assess the issues associated with the future physical security of gas supplies to the EC. Gas has a key role in the energy supply future of the EC, with growth anticipated to rise from currently one fifth, to one third of total energy supply within the next 25 years, most of this increase for electricity generation. Up to 80% of gas may be derived from imports, these being essentially supplied through pipelines traversing the Russian federation and other CIS countries (Commonwealth of Independent States).