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A União Europeia enquanto uma das maiores economias globais é
dependente do gás natural fornecido por terceiros. Considerando que os mercados
deste recurso são regionais, derivado da maioria do seu transporte ser efectuado via
gasoduto, o contexto geopolítico europeu depara-se com um conjunto de riscos,
alguns de natureza política, que condicionam o estado de segurança energética
relativa ao seu abastecimento de gás natural. Por conseguinte, a União Europeia
implementou diversas estratégias que visam a criação de um mercado e espaço único
relativo ao consumo de gás natural, tal como, tem procurado dinamizar as suas
relações com outros exportadores, países-trânsito e consumidores. A respeito dessa
dinamização de relações, a Comissão Europeia priorizou a criação de uma nova rota
de abastecimento, o Corredor Meridional, composto por um sistema de gasodutos
com o propósito de interligar potenciais produtores alternativos com os seus
mercados consumidores. O objectivo deste projecto serve o aumento da sua
diversificação, como uma das soluções fundamentais para o reforço da sua segurança
energética. Todavia, as regiões alternativas incluídas nessa estratégia apresentam um
conjunto de desafios com diversas origens que poderão condicionar o
desenvolvimento do Corredor. Analisar e compreender todos estes contextos e em
última instância, confirmar a importância da contribuição do Corredor Meridional
para o aumento da segurança energética europeia, constituem os objectivos deste
trabalho.
As one of the major global economies, the European Union is dependent on external supplies of natural gas. Considering that its markets have a regional dimension, as main form of transportation of natural gas is effected through pipelines, the European geopolitical context faces a set of risks, some of which are political in nature, that undermine its energy security status regarding natural gas supplies. Hence, the European Union has implemented several strategies that aim to create a common market and space correlated to natural gas consumption; as it has been trying to boost its relations with other exporter, transit and consumer countries. Concerning such improvement in relations, the European Commission prioritized the creation of a new supply route, the Southern Corridor, composed by a pipeline system with the purpose of connecting potential alternative suppliers with its consumer markets. The main goal of this project serves the increase of diversification, as one of the fundamental solutions to reinforce European energy security. However, the alternative regions included in this strategy pose a number of challenges of diverse naturewhich may compromise the Corridor’s development. To analyse and understand all these contexts and, ultimately, to confirm the importance of the Southern Corridor’s contribution to the increase of the European energy security, are the objectives of this work.
As one of the major global economies, the European Union is dependent on external supplies of natural gas. Considering that its markets have a regional dimension, as main form of transportation of natural gas is effected through pipelines, the European geopolitical context faces a set of risks, some of which are political in nature, that undermine its energy security status regarding natural gas supplies. Hence, the European Union has implemented several strategies that aim to create a common market and space correlated to natural gas consumption; as it has been trying to boost its relations with other exporter, transit and consumer countries. Concerning such improvement in relations, the European Commission prioritized the creation of a new supply route, the Southern Corridor, composed by a pipeline system with the purpose of connecting potential alternative suppliers with its consumer markets. The main goal of this project serves the increase of diversification, as one of the fundamental solutions to reinforce European energy security. However, the alternative regions included in this strategy pose a number of challenges of diverse naturewhich may compromise the Corridor’s development. To analyse and understand all these contexts and, ultimately, to confirm the importance of the Southern Corridor’s contribution to the increase of the European energy security, are the objectives of this work.
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Segurança Energética Europeia Gás Natural Corredor Meridional União Europeia Cáspio European Energy Security Natural Gas Southern Corridor European Union Caspian Region