Energy Security of West Africa:the Case of Natural Gas

The Gas Supply Security Index (GSSI) is used to assess the security of natural gas supply of four gas producing countries in West Africa using five indicators: Gas Intensity, Net Gas Import Dependency, Ratio of Domestic Gas Production to Imports, Gross Inland Consumption and Geopolitical Risk. This...

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Main Author: Elias Zigah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Warsaw 2019-10-01
Series:Yearbook of Antitrust and Regulatory Studies
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Online Access:https://www.yars.wz.uw.edu.pl/yars2019_12_19/91.pdf
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description The Gas Supply Security Index (GSSI) is used to assess the security of natural gas supply of four gas producing countries in West Africa using five indicators: Gas Intensity, Net Gas Import Dependency, Ratio of Domestic Gas Production to Imports, Gross Inland Consumption and Geopolitical Risk. This study identified that security of natural gas supply in West Africa is a major challenge as some of the major natural gas producers within the region are highly vulnerable to supply disruptions. Most of the countries studied rely solely on domestic production for supply security. Lack of diversification of supply source and the absence of natural gas storage facilities to safeguard the security of supply were identified as the major factors accounting for the high vulnerability among the natural gas producers within the region.
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spelling doaj.art-1de610bf8ef248d1bdaba930a25097602022-12-21T20:35:48ZengUniversity of WarsawYearbook of Antitrust and Regulatory Studies1689-90242545-01152019-10-0112199111010.7172/1689-9024.YARS.2019.12.19.5Energy Security of West Africa:the Case of Natural GasElias Zigah0University of DundeeThe Gas Supply Security Index (GSSI) is used to assess the security of natural gas supply of four gas producing countries in West Africa using five indicators: Gas Intensity, Net Gas Import Dependency, Ratio of Domestic Gas Production to Imports, Gross Inland Consumption and Geopolitical Risk. This study identified that security of natural gas supply in West Africa is a major challenge as some of the major natural gas producers within the region are highly vulnerable to supply disruptions. Most of the countries studied rely solely on domestic production for supply security. Lack of diversification of supply source and the absence of natural gas storage facilities to safeguard the security of supply were identified as the major factors accounting for the high vulnerability among the natural gas producers within the region.https://www.yars.wz.uw.edu.pl/yars2019_12_19/91.pdfenergy securitynatural gasgas supply security indexwest africa
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Energy Security of West Africa:the Case of Natural Gas
Yearbook of Antitrust and Regulatory Studies
energy security
natural gas
gas supply security index
west africa
title Energy Security of West Africa:the Case of Natural Gas
title_full Energy Security of West Africa:the Case of Natural Gas
title_fullStr Energy Security of West Africa:the Case of Natural Gas
title_full_unstemmed Energy Security of West Africa:the Case of Natural Gas
title_short Energy Security of West Africa:the Case of Natural Gas
title_sort energy security of west africa the case of natural gas
topic energy security
natural gas
gas supply security index
west africa
url https://www.yars.wz.uw.edu.pl/yars2019_12_19/91.pdf
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