LAPSE:2023.8615
Published Article
LAPSE:2023.8615
Potential Solutions for the Short to Medium-Term Natural Gas Shortage Issues of Europe: What Can Qatar Do?
February 24, 2023
European countries are required to look for alternative gas suppliers to deliver energy security for Europe. Qatar has been proposed to be an alternative gas supplier; however, there are problems that limit Qatar from exporting more gas to Europe, namely: the limited LNG quantities available for export, the long-term fixed contracting strategy, and the lack of room to receive additional gas in European LNG terminals. As these problems are critical and limit Qatar from exporting more gas to Europe, this research aims to propose potential solutions to overcome them. The results show that to solve the issue of the limited LNG quantities available for export, Qatar can produce electricity from renewable sources and export the gas consumed for power production, and can produce renewable natural gas (RNG) from green hydrogen and captured carbon dioxide. Two BCM of natural gas can be exported if 15% of the electricity required is produced from renewables in Qatar. In addition, 0.45 BCM of RNG can be exported if Qatar uses its natural resources to produce 5000 MW of renewable power. Redirecting contracts coming to an end and increasing dependence on spot markets can resolve the issue of a long-term fixed contracting strategy. Finally, using floating import terminals may alleviate the problem of European LNG terminals running out of room to receive more gas.
Keywords
Europe, gas crisis, Liquified Natural Gas, Natural Gas, Qatar, supply shortages
Suggested Citation
Al-Breiki M, Bicer Y. Potential Solutions for the Short to Medium-Term Natural Gas Shortage Issues of Europe: What Can Qatar Do?. (2023). LAPSE:2023.8615
Author Affiliations
Al-Breiki M: Division of Sustainable Development, College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha 34110, Qatar [ORCID]
Bicer Y: Division of Sustainable Development, College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha 34110, Qatar [ORCID]
Journal Name
Energies
Volume
15
Issue
21
First Page
8306
Year
2022
Publication Date
2022-11-07
Published Version
ISSN
1996-1073
Version Comments
Original Submission
Other Meta
PII: en15218306, Publication Type: Journal Article
Record Map
Published Article

LAPSE:2023.8615
This Record
External Link

doi:10.3390/en15218306
Publisher Version
Download
Files
[Download 1v1.pdf] (1.9 MB)
Feb 24, 2023
Main Article
License
CC BY 4.0
Meta
Record Statistics
Record Views
110
Version History
[v1] (Original Submission)
Feb 24, 2023
 
Verified by curator on
Feb 24, 2023
This Version Number
v1
Citations
Most Recent
This Version
URL Here
https://psecommunity.org/LAPSE:2023.8615
 
Original Submitter
Auto Uploader for LAPSE
Links to Related Works
Directly Related to This Work
Publisher Version