STATISTICAL

REPORT
2 13
1 FOREWORD
2 1: PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION
4 2: FINAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION
5 3: INLAND DELIVERIES OF NATURAL GAS
6 4: NATURAL GAS SUPPLIES
7 5: LNG IMPORTS
8 6: STORAGE FACILITIES
8 7: NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY IN FIGURES
9 8: NATURAL GAS RESERVES
10 9: EXPECTATIONS FOR 2013
11 10: THE EUROPEAN NATURAL GAS GRID IN 2013
12 APPENDIX
Contents
STATISTICAL REPORT 2 13 1
Dear Reader,
I am pleased to introduce this years Eurogas Statistical
Report and to summarise its main fndings. We are happy
to know that this report is appreciated for the information
that it provides and the soundness of the data collection
on which it is based. It is our endeavour to keep up
this standard.
In view of the EU moving towards a low-carbon energy
system, 2012 was, for the second year running, both an
encouraging and a disappointing year. On the positive
side, the use of renewable energy sources other than hydro
in primary energy consumption rose by 11%, compared
with 2011. On the negative side, the use of gas declined
by 2%, whereas that of higher carbon solid fossil fuels
rose by 2%. Even though total gas demand rose in some
countries, the continuing economic crisis and the low use
of gas in the power sector took their toll on overall gas
consumption in 2012.
On average, energy use per capita in the EU Member
States continues to be slightly lower than that of Japan
and substantially lower than that of the United States
of America.
In power generation, gas consumption experienced a
slump in demand of 17% in 2012. On a positive note,
although transport only made up 0.4% of natural gas
sales, the volumes delivered continued to increase.
On the gas production side, gas supplies from EU
Member States continued to account for 33% of total
supplies in 2012 and were still the largest source for EU
customers, followed by Russia (23%), Norway (22%) and
Algeria (9%). Both Norway and Algeria shipped the gas
by pipeline and as liquefed natural gas (LNG). Other
sources from different parts of the world contributed the
remaining 13% nearly all supplying gas by LNG. Factors
such as the drop in gas demand and the strong competition
for LNG in the global market, especially from Japan,
led to a decrease in LNG imports. When considering net
gas imports to the EU from non-EU countries, 18% was
delivered as LNG.
The statistical data presented in this report has been
collated with the assistance of the national gas associations
and member companies of Eurogas. Additionally, for a full
picture of the European Union, data was kindly provided
by the natural gas company from Estonia (EestiGas) and
by the Energy Institute Hrvoje Pozar for Croatia.
As a consequence of the increasing number of players in
the liberalised European natural gas market and cross-
border trading, it is proving more diffcult to collect energy
data on a national basis. The data in this report is based
on available national and gas industry information, com-
pleted with best estimates, which Eurogas has combined
to provide the most comprehensive survey at the time of
publication. Where no data was available, own estimates
have been produced and supplemented with data from
international organisations in order to estimate the EU
total. Comments and comparisons between 2012 and
2011 refer to the EU totals.
Members of the Eurogas Statistics and Forecasting
Committee have made a substantial contribution to this
report. The Eurogas experts are at your disposal to answer
any questions that you may have on this report.
Beate Raabe,
Secretary General
Foreword
BY THE SECRETARY GENERAL
2 EUROGAS
In 2012, primary energy consumption in the European
Union (EU) decreased by 1% compared with 2011, to
1 699 Mtoe. Consumption of natural gas decreased by
2%, oil by 4% and nuclear by 3%, whereas consumption
of hydropower increased by 6% and other renewable
energy sources by 11%.
The consumption of solid fossil fuels (i.e. coal and peat)
increased by 2%, reflecting the price competitiveness
of coal throughout 2012.
PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION BY FUEL IN THE EU-28, SWITZERLAND AND TURKEY, 2012
SHARE OF PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION BY FUEL IN THE EU-28, 2011 AND 2012
Primary energy
consumption 1
2011
2012
0%
50%
34.7
33.5
17.0 17.4
23.4 23.1
13.4 13.2
2.0 2.1
8.7
9.8
0.1 0.1
0.7 0.7
Mtoe Oil Solid
fossil fuels
Natural
gas
Nuclear
electricity
Hydro Other
renewables
Electricity
net imports
Others Total % Change
2012/2011
AUSTRIA 12.1 3.2 7.5 0.0 3.8 6.5 0.2 0.9 34.1 0%
BELGIUM 23.1 2.7 13.8 10.5 0.0 5.7 0.9 0.1 56.8 -2%
BULGARIA 3.8 7.0 2.3 3.6 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 17.7 -7%
CROATIA 3.3 0.6 2.4 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.0 8.0 -5%
CYPRUS 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 2.3 -5%
CZECH REPUBLIC 9.0 18.9 7.1 7.9 2.5 0.2 -1.5 0.0 44.2 -3%
DENMARK 6.9 2.6 3.5 0.0 0.0 4.4 0.4 0.4 18.1 -4%
ESTONIA 0.5 3.8 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.8 -0.2 0.0 5.5 -1%
FINLAND 7.8 4.7 2.8 5.7 1.4 7.7 1.5 0.9 32.5 -2%
FRANCE 78.4 10.9 38.0 110.9 7.1 17.1 -3.8 0.0 258.4 0%
GERMANY 108.4 81.5 70.5 25.9 1.9 35.8 -2.0 6.3 328.3 1%
GREECE 11.6 8.2 3.6 0.0 0.4 1.9 0.2 0.0 25.9 -15%
HUNGARY 8.3 2.8 7.7 4.1 0.0 2.0 0.7 0.0 25.6 -6%
IRELAND 6.2 2.3 4.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 13.5 -5%
ITALY 63.6 16.6 61.4 0.0 3.7 23.1 3.7 0.0 172.0 -3%
LATVIA 1.4 0.1 1.2 0.0 0.5 1.1 0.1 0.1 4.5 0%
LITHUANIA 2.5 0.2 2.7 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.6 0.2 7.4 1%
LUXEMBOURG 2.8 0.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 4.5 -2%
MALTA 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.0 22%
NETHERLANDS 30.5 8.2 32.8 0.9 0.0 3.2 1.5 1.3 78.5 1%
POLAND 24.3 51.0 13.6 0.0 0.2 8.6 -0.2 0.8 98.1 -3%
PORTUGAL 9.3 2.9 4.0 0.0 0.5 5.1 0.7 0.1 22.6 -4%
ROMANIA 8.8 6.7 11.2 2.6 2.8 0.6 0.0 0.0 32.7 -5%
SLOVAKIA 3.3 3.6 4.4 3.8 0.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 16.7 -2%
SLOVENIA 2.5 1.4 0.7 1.4 0.3 0.7 -0.1 0.0 7.0 -5%
SPAIN 54.1 15.0 28.2 16.0 1.8 14.0 -1.0 0.2 128.3 -1%
SWEDEN 14.6 1.8 1.0 16.1 6.7 13.0 -1.7 0.0 51.6 3%
UNITED KINGDOM 69.6 39.7 66.4 15.2 0.5 9.6 1.0 1.1 203.1 2%
EU-28 569.7 296.4 392.4 224.6 35.6 165.8 2.1 12.4 1 699.0 -1%
% Change 2012/2011 -4% 2% -2% -3% 6% 11% 16% 7% -1%
SWITZERLAND 12.0 0.1 2.9 6.3 3.4 1.4 -0.2 1.3 27.4 2%
TURKEY 36.1 32.2 42.6 0.0 5.0 5.8 0.5 15.0 137.2 4%
Units: million tonnes of oil equivalent (net calorifc value).
Note: other renewables includes biomass, wind, solar and geothermal energy.
fgures are best estimates available at the time of publication.
STATISTICAL REPORT 2 13 3
PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION
PER CAPITA AND PER UNIT OF GDP, 2012
toe PEC/Capita* PEC/GDP**
AUSTRIA 4.06 0.13
BELGIUM 5.12 0.17
BULGARIA 2.41 0.65
CROATIA 1.87 0.22
CYPRUS 2.62 0.15
CZECH REPUBLIC 4.21 0.37
DENMARK 3.25 0.09
ESTONIA 4.15 0.43
FINLAND 6.02 0.19
FRANCE 3.96 0.14
GERMANY 4.01 0.13
GREECE 2.33 0.15
HUNGARY 2.58 0.29
IRELAND 2.93 0.08
ITALY 2.83 0.12
LATVIA 2.21 0.33
LITHUANIA 2.47 0.31
LUXEMBOURG 8.48 0.13
MALTA 2.51 0.19
NETHERLANDS 4.69 0.14
POLAND 2.55 0.30
PORTUGAL 2.15 0.15
ROMANIA 1.63 0.35
SLOVAKIA 3.09 0.33
SLOVENIA 3.40 0.23
SPAIN 2.74 0.14
SWEDEN 5.44 0.15
UNITED KINGDOM 3.20 0.11
EU-28 3.35 0.14
SWITZERLAND 3.49 0.08
TURKEY 1.86 0.27
UNITED STATES 6.77 0.19
JAPAN 3.55 0.12
* Units: tonnes of oil equivalent per capita. Eurostat figures
for population.
** Units: tonnes of oil equivalent per thousand euros of GDP.
Eurostat fgures for GDP (in millions of euro, chain-linked
volumes, reference year 2005 at 2005s exchange rates).
Primary energy use per capita (PEC/Capita) reflects both
the geography and the industrial structure of a country.
Accordingly, it varies widely among EU Member States.
As a result of poor economic growth and of energy effciency
efforts, the average primary energy consumption per
capita in the EU in 2012 decreased by 1% to 3.35 tonnes
of oil equivalent (toe) in comparison with 2011. It has
decreased by 8% in comparison with 2007. On average,
EU Member States have a slightly lower energy use
per capita than Japan and substantially lower than
the USA.
Energy intensity, as measured by PEC per unit of gross
domestic product (GDP), is a measure of the energy
effciency of a nations economy and indicates the cost of
converting energy into GDP. In 2012, the energy intensity
in EU Member States decreased by 1% compared
with 2011.
SHARE OF NATURAL GAS IN
PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION, 2012
23.1%
netherlands
lithuania
romania
italy
united kingdom
turkey
hungary
ireland
latvia
slovakia
croatia
belgium
eu-28
austria
luxembourg
spain
germany
denmark
portugal
france
bulgaria
poland
greece
slovenia
switzerland
finland
estonia
sweden
cyprus
malta
czech republic
50% 0%
The primary energy
consumption (PEC) of a
country is defned as the
total gross energy supply
(indigenous production
plus net imports) before
any conversion of primary
energy into fnal energy
forms has taken place.
Primary energy
consumption includes
net energy losses in the
production of electricity
and synthetic gas,
refnery use, and other
energy sector uses and
losses (i.e. transformation
and distribution losses).
For the second year in a row, the share of natural gas fell to 23.1% in comparison with 23.4% in 2011 and 25% in 2010.
4 EUROGAS
In 2011, fnal energy consumption in the EU decreased
by 2% to 1 188 Mtoe compared with 2010. Due to the
sluggish economic situation, the fnal consumption of
all fuels decreased, except for the category others that
includes renewables and heat, which increased by 4%.
In 2011, natural gas use in fnal energy consumption
decreased by 8%, oil products by 1%, solid fossil fuels
by 3% and electricity by 2%.
Natural gas is still the second fuel used in fnal energy
consumption with a share of 22%, ahead of electricity at
20% and behind oil products which remain the largest
component of fnal energy consumption with a share
of 42%.
FINAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION BY FUEL IN THE EU-28, SWITZERLAND AND TURKEY, 2011
SHARE OF FINAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION BY FUEL IN THE EU-28, 2010 AND 2011
2010
2011
0%
50%
41.3
4.4 4.5
21.6
22.9
20.4 20.3
11.8 11.1
41.9
The fnal energy
consumption (FEC) is
calculated from the sectoral
use of energy, for which
reliable data is available
with a signifcant time lag.
The FEC fgures are shown
for 2011. FEC is equivalent
to PEC but excludes net
energy losses from the
production of electricity
and synthetic gas, refnery
use and other energy
sector uses and losses
(i.e. transformation and
distribution losses).
The major part of the
difference can be attributed
to the conversion of primary
fuels into electricity.
Mtoe Oil
products
Solid
fossil fuels
Natural
gas
Electricity Others Total % Change
2011/2010
AUSTRIA 9.9 0.4 4.4 5.2 6.0 26.0 -2%
BELGIUM 21.7 1.4 14.9 7.1 1.8 46.9 6%
BULGARIA 3.1 0.5 1.5 2.4 2.1 9.6 6%
CROATIA 3.0 0.1 1.6 1.4 0.7 6.7 -2%
CYPRUS 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.1 1.7 -4%
CZECH REPUBLIC 7.0 4.7 5.8 4.7 3.5 25.7 -4%
DENMARK 6.7 0.1 1.7 2.7 4.2 15.4 1%
ESTONIA 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.6 1.0 2.7 -3%
FINLAND 8.9 0.8 1.3 8.7 6.6 26.3 1%
FRANCE 75.7 5.4 30.7 36.3 12.9 161.1 1%
GERMANY 77.4 11.5 48.7 44.8 29.7 212.1 -5%
GREECE 12.6 0.3 0.9 4.2 1.7 19.7 -5%
HUNGARY 5.8 0.4 6.2 3.0 2.3 17.7 -2%
IRELAND 6.6 0.6 1.6 2.1 0.3 11.2 -4%
ITALY 60.4 4.5 39.2 26.0 4.9 134.9 -3%
LATVIA 1.5 0.1 0.4 0.5 1.6 4.1 -5%
LITHUANIA 1.8 0.2 1.6 0.7 1.6 5.9 9%
LUXEMBOURG 2.9 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.2 4.3 0%
MALTA 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.4 9%
NETHERLANDS 28.5 2.0 19.3 10.1 16.5 76.4 9%
POLAND 22.9 11.8 10.4 10.5 11.9 67.4 -3%
PORTUGAL 8.3 0.0 1.5 4.2 2.9 16.9 -5%
ROMANIA 7.2 0.7 7.0 3.7 5.3 23.9 1%
SLOVAKIA 2.5 0.9 2.5 2.1 1.2 9.3 -7%
SLOVENIA 2.5 0.1 0.6 1.1 0.8 5.0 -1%
SPAIN 43.7 1.9 14.1 20.6 5.8 86.1 -6%
SWEDEN 9.5 1.3 0.5 10.8 10.7 32.9 -3%
UNITED KINGDOM 65.4 2.4 39.1 27.3 3.7 137.9 -8%
EU-28 497.7 52.4 256.2 242.0 139.9 1 188.2 -2%
% Change 2011/2010 -1% -3% -8% -2% 4% -2%
SWITZERLAND 10.9 0.1 2.5 5.0 1.8 20.3 -7%
TURKEY 28.2 26.5 40.0 19.8 0.0 114.5 48%
Units: million tonnes of oil equivalent (net calorifc value).
Note: fgures are best estimates available at the time of publication.

Final energy
consumption 2
STATISTICAL REPORT 2 13 5
In 2012, total gas consumption in the European Union
has witnessed a decline for the second year running, with
demand in power generation affected most. Natural gas
demand from 2011 to 2012 decreased by 2%, to 5 061 TWh.
Although the natural gas markets vary signifcantly
across Europe, some general trends by sector can be
distinguished for most of the EU Member States.
In the residential and commercial sector, lower temperatures
during the heating season and the cold snap in February
2012 led to an increase in gas demand of 6% compared
with 2011, which had been characterised by very mild
weather conditions. The higher demand for heating in this
sector of the EU somewhat limited the total decline.
In the power sector, the signifcant drop of 17% in the use
of gas to generate electricity can be attributed to the rising
generation of electricity from renewables in combination
with stagnating power demand, which have reduced the
share of fossil fuels in the total power generation. However,
among fossil fuels, coal and lignite have continued to
displace gas due to favourable market fundamentals.
The increasing competitiveness of coal in the EU is based
on decreasing coal prices that are compounded by prices
for carbon credits in the EUs Emission Trading System.
These have fallen to new lows over the past year as a result
of the economic recession and a weak power demand.
After two years of recovery, industry across the EU-28
in 2012 again displayed a negative development with an
average rate of decline in industrial production of -2.1%
in comparison with 2011, according to Eurostat. The dip
in industrial production contributed to a reduced gas
consumption of 1% in the sector.
Transport represented only 0.4% of natural gas sales
in 2012, but the volumes delivered increased by 6%
compared with 2011.
INLAND SALES OF NATURAL GAS IN THE EU-28, SWITZERLAND AND TURKEY, 2012 EU-28 NATURAL GAS
SALES BY SECTOR,
2011 AND 2012
Inland deliveries represent
deliveries of marketable
gas to the inland market,
including gas used by the
gas industry for heating
and operating their
equipment, and includes
losses in distribution.
Inland deliveries
of natural gas 3
41
31
25
0.4
3
37
31
29
0.4
3
100%
100%
2012
2011
TWh Residential
& commercial
Industry Power
plants
Transport Others
uses
Total inland
sales
% Change
2012/2011
AUSTRIA 27.4 34.2 22.6 0.1 11.6 95.9 -5%
BELGIUM 62.0 57.5 46.9 0.1 12.4 178.8 1%
BULGARIA 1.1 15.2 10.8 0.6 1.9 29.6 -8%
CROATIA 8.3 10.2 7.8 0.0 4.8 31.2 -6%
CYPRUS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -
CZECH REPUBLIC 38.8 45.8 0.0 0.1 1.6 86.3 1%
DENMARK 10.7 9.5 5.8 0.0 11.4 37.5 -8%
ESTONIA 0.9 0.7 0.2 0.0 5.0 6.8 4%
FINLAND 0.9 19.0 18.9 0.1 0.0 38.8 -10%
FRANCE 282.7 146.8 48.3 1.3 13.3 492.4 4%
GERMANY 393.2 368.0 135.0 2.8 10.1 909.1 1%
GREECE 5.4 9.5 32.0 0.2 0.0 47.1 -8%
HUNGARY 34.6 41.5 26.6 0.0 4.5 107.4 -10%
IRELAND 13.0 6.2 32.6 0.0 0.8 52.6 -3%
ITALY 330.0 166.4 265.7 9.6 21.0 792.6 -4%
LATVIA 3.3 2.2 9.7 0.0 0.0 15.2 -6%
LITHUANIA 2.8 18.3 12.7 0.0 0.4 34.2 -2%
LUXEMBOURG 4.5 3.4 5.8 0.0 0.0 13.7 2%
MALTA 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -
NETHERLANDS 211.7 141.5 65.0 0.0 8.0 426.2 -4%
POLAND 68.1 66.7 16.5 3.3 22.4 176.9 6%
PORTUGAL 6.5 31.3 11.9 0.0 0.4 50.1 -13%
ROMANIA 44.3 52.9 34.3 0.0 13.1 144.7 -4%
SLOVAKIA 20.5 18.2 11.6 0.1 4.8 55.3 -4%
SLOVENIA 3.1 4.4 0.6 0.0 0.1 8.3 -6%
SPAIN 48.7 133.6 179.4 0.9 0.0 362.6 -3%
SWEDEN 1.8 5.8 4.7 0.7 0.0 12.9 -14%
UNITED KINGDOM 425.7 166.3 235.9 0.0 27.1 855.0 -5%
EU-28 2 049.8 1 575.0 1 241.5 19.8 174.7 5 060.9 -2%
% Change 2012/2011 6% -1% -17% 6% 10% -2%
SWITZERLAND 21.7 11.0 2.5 0.2 2.4 37.8 10%
TURKEY 122.0 117.4 230.2 0.2 11.5 481.4 4%
Units: terawatt hours (gross calorifc value).
Note: fgures are best estimates available at the time of publication.
6 EUROGAS
In 2012, indigenous production remained the largest
source of gas for EU customers, making up 33% of the total
supplies. It nevertheless decreased by 7% compared with
2011 to 1712 TWh (159 bcm), due to the low demand and
ongoing decline in the mature production basins. The main
external sources of supply were Russia at 23%, although
shipping lower volumes of gas by pipeline in comparison
with 2011, followed by Norway at 22% and Algeria at 9%,
who both supplied pipeline gas and liquefed natural gas
(LNG). Other sources from different parts of the world
delivered the balance of 13% nearly all as LNG, including
Qatar, which remains Europes leading LNG provider.
Natural gas
supplies 4
NATURAL GAS SUPPLIES IN THE EU-28, SWITZERLAND AND TURKEY, 2012
BREAKDOWN OF EU-28 SUPPLIES, 2011 AND 2012
100%
2012 2011
100%
norway
algeria
indigenous production
russia
nigeria 3
qatar
0.5 libya
trinidad tobago 0.8
0.4 peru
0.1 yemen
egypt 0.8
2 others
33
19
24
9
8
norway
algeria indigenous production
russia
nigeria 2 qatar
libya 1
trinidad tobago 0.6 0.5 peru
0.4 egypt
2 others
33
22
23
9
6
TWh Indigenous
production
Russia Norway Algeria Qatar Other
sources*
Changes in
stocks**
Others
balances
Total net
supplies
% Change
2012/2011
AUSTRIA 20.2 57.6 14.5 0.0 0.0 10.6 -7.1 0.0 95.9 -5%
BELGIUM 0.0 0.6 65.9 0.0 29.9 84.5 -1.7 -0.5 178.8 1%
BULGARIA 3.5 26.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 -1.5 29.6 -8%
CROATIA 21.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.6 -1.5 0.0 31.2 -64%
CYPRUS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -
CZECH REPUBLIC 1.7 49.6 9.6 0.0 0.0 18.2 7.5 -0.2 86.3 1%
DENMARK 67.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -24.4 2.3 -7.6 37.5 -8%
ESTONIA 0.0 6.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.8 4%
FINLAND 0.0 38.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 38.8 -11%
FRANCE 5.8 78.8 210.1 45.9 20.8 125.5 9.9 -4.4 492.4 4%
GERMANY 120.1 339.5 265.5 0.0 0.0 180.4 3.6 0.0 909.1 1%
GREECE 0.0 26.2 2.4 8.4 0.0 10.5 -0.2 -0.2 47.1 -8%
HUNGARY 23.4 85.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 -8.8 6.9 0.0 107.4 -10%
IRELAND 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 49.6 0.6 0.0 52.6 -3%
ITALY 91.0 228.7 38.2 230.3 64.2 153.7 -13.5 0.0 792.6 -4%
LATVIA 0.0 15.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.2 -6%
LITHUANIA 0.0 56.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 -22.7 0.0 0.0 34.2 -2%
LUXEMBOURG 0.0 3.3 7.1 0.0 0.0 3.3 0.0 0.0 13.7 2%
MALTA 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -
NETHERLANDS 742.7 22.1 216.7 0.5 0.0 -556.8 1.1 -0.1 426.2 -4%
POLAND 49.5 103.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 26.2 -3.5 1.1 176.9 6%
PORTUGAL 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.1 1.8 21.1 -0.1 0.1 50.1 -13%
ROMANIA 109.5 35.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -3.4 3.5 144.7 -4%
SLOVAKIA 0.9 46.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.2 -4.1 0.0 55.3 -4%
SLOVENIA 0.0 5.0 0.0 1.9 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.0 8.3 -6%
SPAIN 1.1 0.0 19.6 160.3 46.2 137.6 -1.7 -0.4 362.6 -3%
SWEDEN 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.0 -0.1 0.0 12.9 -14%
UNITED KINGDOM 452.1 0.0 296.3 1.3 144.3 -38.6 -0.3 -0.1 855.0 -5%
EU-28 1 712.1 1 226.0 1 146.0 475.6 307.2 208.1 -4.0 -10.2 5 060.9 -2%
% Change 2012/2011 -7% -7% 11% -4% -27% 6% -97% -36% -2%
SWITZERLAND 0.0 8.7 9.1 0.0 0.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 37.8 10%
TURKEY 6.7 281.9 0.0 43.4 0.0 156.9 -7.3 -0.2 481.4 4%
Units: terawatt hour (gross calorifc value).
Note: Figures are best estimates available at the time of publication.
* Including net exports.
** (-) Injection / (+) Withdrawal.
For Austria, the Norwegian volume for 2012 was left unchanged from 2011 due to unreliable data.
Natural gas supplies
(or inland consumption
calculated) are defned
as: indigenous
production + imports -
exports + stock changes.
STATISTICAL REPORT 2 13 7
Factors such as the drop in gas demand and the strong
competition for LNG in the global market, especially
from Japan, led to a decrease in LNG imports in 2012.
Compared with 2011, LNG supplies in the EU decreased by
28% in 2012 to 632 TWh. Qatar remained Europes leading
LNG provider with a share of 45% in the EU LNG imports.
In 2012, 18% of the EUs net imports was made up of LNG, which is back to the level of 2009.
The EU LNG regasifcation capacity has more than doubled
in the past fve years. In 2011, the frst Dutch LNG import
terminal went into operation and its regasifcation capacity
grew from 9.4 bcm in its frst year to 12.7 bcm in 2012.
The 19 LNG terminals in the EU in 2012 provided a total
nominal regasifcation capacity of 191 bcm
1
(or about 2 063
TWh) per year of gas. With lower LNG imports the average
utilization rate of regasifcation terminals dropped in 2012.
2011
100%
trinidad tobago
norway
algeria
qatar
nigeria
0.1 libya
0.2 oman
yemen
egypt
peru
others
48
18
16
3
5
2
5
1 2
2012
100%
norway
algeria
qatar
nigeria
trinidad tobago
peru
egypt
others
45
17
17
5
5
4
3
4
2011
100%
pipelines
lng 24
76 pipelines
lng 18
82
2012
100%
LNG
imports 5
LNG SUPPLIES IN EU-28 AND TURKEY, 2012
BREAKDOWN OF EU-28 LNG SUPPLIES, 2011 AND 2012
LNG IMPORTS TO EU-28, 2005 - 2012
TWh LNG
net imports
% change
2012/2011
BELGIUM 29.9 -3%
FRANCE 114.2 -30%
GREECE 14.8 10%
ITALY 77.1 -18%
NETHERLANDS 9.5 1%
PORTUGAL 22.9 -30%
SPAIN 215.0 -16%
UNITED KINGDOM 147.9 -45%
EU-28 631.3 -28%
TURKEY 83.7 21%
Units: terawatt hours (gross calorific value).
NET IMPORTS TO EU-28 FROM NON-EU COUNTRIES BY TYPE OF TRANSPORT, 2011 AND 2012
1
Source: IEA Natural Gas Information, 2013.
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
TWh GCV
0
200
400
600
800
1000
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Storage
facilities 6
Natural gas
industry in figures 7
NATURAL GAS STORAGE IN THE EU-28, SWITZERLAND AND TURKEY, AT 1 JANUARY 2013
Number
of storage
facilities
Maximum
working
volume *
Maximum
withdrawal
capacity **
AUSTRIA 7 7 451 85.1
BELGIUM 2 928 57.0
BULGARIA 1 550 4.2
CROATIA 1 553 5.8
CYPRUS 0 0 0.0
CZECH REPUBLIC 8 3 487 57.3
DENMARK 2 1 035 25.2
ESTONIA 0 0 0.0
FINLAND 0 0 0.0
FRANCE 16 15 487 212.0
GERMANY 50 22 672 626.0
GREECE 0 0 0.0
HUNGARY 5 6 130 80.0
IRELAND 1 230 2.7
ITALY 10 15 620 274.6
LATVIA 1 2 325 30.0
LITHUANIA 0 0 0.0
Number
of storage
facilities
Maximum
working
volume *
Maximum
withdrawal
capacity **
LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0.0
MALTA 0 0 0.0
NETHERLANDS 5 5 078 177.0
POLAND 8 2 048 36.6
PORTUGAL 3 181 7.1
ROMANIA 8 3 100 30.3
SLOVAKIA 1 2 940 43.0
SLOVENIA 0 0 0.0
SPAIN 4 2 443 12.8
SWEDEN 1 9 0.9
UNITED KINGDOM 8 4 330 154.0
EU-28 142 96 597 1 921.7
SWITZERLAND 0 0 0.0
TURKEY 1 2 661 20.0
* Units: million cubic metres.
** Units: million cubic metres per day.
The fgures show natural gas
storage facilities for peak
shaving, seasonal variations
and strategic security of supply.
* Number of gas customers are
counted by number of meters,
and include domestic as well
as non-domestic (industrial,
commercial and other) customers,
except Germany for which the
number of domestic customers
is equivalent to the number of
dwellings supplied with natural
gas for heating.
** Eurogas and NGVA Europe.
Note: Figures are best estimates
available at the time of publication;
n/a: not available.
As of 1 January 2013 Total length
of pipelines
(in kilometres)
Number of
gas customers
(in thousands)*
Number
of employees
Number
of natural gas
vehicles**
Gas power
generation
capacity installed
(in megawatts)
AUSTRIA 42 900 1 350 2 949 7 717 5 119
BELGIUM 73 744 3 161 7 194 216 5 998
BULGARIA 6 737 65 1 700 61 256 990
CROATIA 21 055 642 2 053 143 1 185
CYPRUS 0 0 0 0 0
CZECH REPUBLIC 77 419 2 868 3 037 4 300 838
DENMARK 17 924 420 1 400 14 3 110
ESTONIA 2 870 52 340 200 200
FINLAND 3 229 36 450 1 330 2 842
FRANCE 231 627 11 272 32 000 13 000 3 750
GERMANY 477 000 19 678 38 793 95 297 25 640
GREECE 6 930 289 881 800 4 900
HUNGARY 90 784 3 514 2 726 372 4 520
IRELAND 13 309 651 600 2 3 742
ITALY 286 681 22 727 30 000 800 000 54 643
LATVIA 6 110 444 1 275 18 806
LITHUANIA 10 100 557 1 700 200 2 547
LUXEMBOURG 3 034 83 210 249 492
MALTA 0 0 0 0 0
NETHERLANDS 135 229 7 111 9 500 6 025 22 300
POLAND 184 130 6 730 36 000 3 392 1 089
PORTUGAL 17 333 1 251 1 070 442 4 739
ROMANIA 53 666 3 201 41 007 0 4 020
SLOVAKIA 35 349 1 500 4 548 1 245 1 760
SLOVENIA 4 925 153 520 41 308
SPAIN 80 097 7 394 6 615 3 666 26 251
SWEDEN 3 220 40 250 44 319 790
UNITED KINGDOM 285 600 23 003 54 178 559 35 320
EU-28 2 171 002 118 191 280 996 1 044 803 217 899
SWITZERLAND 19 103 430 1 595 11 100 541
TURKEY 82 240 9 177 77 800 2 185 n/a
STATISTICAL REPORT 2 13 9
Global reserves-to-production ratios of gas vs oil (years)
3

The reserves-to-production (R/P) ratio represents the length
of time the remaining discovered reserves would last if
production was to continue at the same level of that year,
and if no new reserves were to be discovered.
In 1992, the R/P ratio for gas was about 58 years, and
for oil 43 years. By 2012, the gas R/P ratio had only
slightly decreased to 56 years for gas and increased to
53 years for oil. This reflects the fact that the discovery
of gas has kept pace with the production and use of gas.
Unconventional gas, estimated global resources
New production techniques mean that unconventional gas
can now be produced from shale, coalbed methane (CBM),
and other tight formations (natural gas in low permeability
rock). It is diffcult to predict the additional reserves that will
come from recoverable unconventional resources as there
are currently no reliable industry estimates. It is expected
that recoverable resources will be many times higher than
those from the reserves referred to in the fgures above.
Natural gas
reserves 8
GLOBAL GAS AND OIL RESERVES BY REGION, 2012
2
2
Source: BP Statistical Review of World Energy June 2013.
3
Source: BP Statistical Review of World Energy June 2013.
Total proved reserves at end 2012: 187 tcm Total proved reserves at end 2012: 1 669 billion barrels
* Commonwealth of Independent States
Western Europe
South & Central Amercia
North America
Africa
Asia Pacific
C.I.S.
Middle East
2%
4%
6%
8%
8%
29%
43%
1%
20%
13%
8%
2%
8%
48%
8
8
29
43
2 4
6
100%
20
48 13
8
2
8
1
100%
NATURAL GAS OIL
2012
1992
53
56
43
58
years
OECD North America
9 11
47 47
OECD Europe
2 4
16
24
Latin America
0
15
33 32
Africa
0
10
30
49
Eurasia and
Eastern Europe
20
11 12
144
Middle east
0
9
4
125
Asia / Pacific
16
21
57
43
CBM
Tight Gas
Shale Gas
Conventional Gas
790 tcm of resources worldwide (Conventional resources: 58.5% Shale gas: 25.3% Tight gas: 10.3% CBM: 5.9%)
Worldwide, with unconventional gas, gas resources lifetime is estimated at 250 years.
Source: IEA International Energy Agency: World Energy Outlook November 2012.
RECOVERABLE RESOURCES BY REGION, tcm
10 EUROGAS
Expectations
for 2 13 9
Gas demand across the European Union is expected
to remain relatively stable in 2013 compared with
2012, according to the latest forecast from Eurogas.
An increase in demand of 2.6% was recorded in
the first half of 2013 compared with the same
period in 2012.
These latest estimates are the result of an annual survey
covering 90% of the EU gas market that was carried out
by Eurogas in September 2013 among its members.
According to Eurogas, the slight increase in EU gas
demand that was recorded for the frst six months of 2013
can be attributed to the long winter and low temperatures.
Across the EU, such colder than usual weather conditions,
particularly in March and May 2013, led to an increase
in gas consumption for heating. However, even if the
exceptionally long winter raised gas demand, other factors
have continued to negatively affect demand.
While industrial production showed signs of recovery in
some Member States, important cross-country differences
persisted and gas demand from the industrial sector only
registered a limited increase in the EU as a whole.
Gas use in power generation has continued to slide as a
result of unfavourable market fundamentals. The low coal
price and a weak carbon price continued to favour coal
generation. The effects of the economic crisis and poor
growth continued to result in weak fnal power demand.
In addition, the growing share of electricity produced
from renewables and a relatively high hydroelectricity
production also reduced the demand for gas in power
generation. Such factors are still expected to infuence
demand in the second half of the year.
Outlook for the rest of 2013
Early indications from the Eurogas data suggest that gas
demand in Europe is likely to remain stable throughout
2013, registering a slight increase of 1% compared
with 2012.
Despite this small increase, demand in the second half of
2013 will remain under pressure as gas use in the power
sector is expected to remain weak. This issue, coupled
with the still sluggish economic recovery across the EU,
will have a detrimental impact on gas demand during the
rest of 2013. With regard to heating demand, forecasts
for the second half of the year using normal weather
conditions do not point to any signifcant increase.
On this basis, taking 2013 as a whole, gas demand
would correspond to an EU-28 and Switzerland annual
consumption of about 5 160 terawatt-hours or 478 billion
cubic metres.
Snhvit
Barcelona
Ferrol
Gijon
Bilbao
Montoir
Bacton
Isle of Grain
Milford Haven
Morecambe
Teesside
Sleipner
Britannia
Ekofisk
Draupner
Tyra
Zeebrugge
Dunkerque
Gate
Groningen
Troll
Gullfaks
Heidrun
Asgard
Statfjord
Brent
Frigg
Heimdal
Sagunto
Fos
Faster
Fos
Tonkin
Fos
Cavaou
La Spezia
Rovigo
Krk
Zaule
Brindisi
Porto
Empedocle
Revithoussa
Marmara
Ereglisi
Aliaga
Aegean
Huelva
Sines
Cartagena
Minsk
Sarajevo
Tirana
Podgorica
Sofia
Prague
Copenhagen
Swinoujscie
Helsinki
Wyborg
Finngulf
Paris
Tiflis
Athens
Budapest
Reykjavik
Rome
Livorno
Amman
Homs
Damascus
Aleppo
Kilis
Tripoli
Milan
Vilnius
Klaipda
Skopje
Vallelta
Chisinau
Monaco
Oslo
Lysekil
Warsawa
Bucharest
Belgrade
Moscow
Bratislava
Madrid
Stockholm
Nynshamn
Bern
Tunis
Ankara
Kiev
Algiers
Ibiza
Mallorca
Vienna
Munich
Brussels
Nicosia
Cairo
Berlin
Dublin
Tel Aviv
Beirut
Rabat
Lisbon
Ljubljana
London
Istanbul
Essen
Riga
Tallinn
Paldiski
Izmir
Zagreb
Vassilikos
STATISTICAL REPORT 2 13 11
The European
natural gas grid in 2 13
Pipelines integrated in the European system
existing
under construction, projected or planned
Other pipelines
existing
under construction, projected or planned
natural gas fields
Liquefied natural gas (LNG)
LNG receiving terminal in operation
LNG receiving terminal under construction or projected
liquefaction plant
12 EUROGAS
Appendix
Defnitions and Units
The gross calorifc value (GCV), or higher heating value,
measures the total (maximum) amount of heat that is
produced by combustion, including latent heat before
combustion or generated in the combustion process. The
net calorifc value (NCV), or lower heating value, excludes
this latent heat.
Natural gas in international trade is usually measured
on the basis of GCV. Modern technologies in gas
combustion are able to capture the latent heat of
condensation. But since the most current technologies
for other fossil fuels are still not able to recover the
latent heat, NCVs need to be used rather than GCVs
when building an energy balance. Natural gas data
presented in million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe)
is expressed as NCV. For natural gas, the NCV is 10%
less than the GCV.
Natural gas sales and supplies are stated in terawatt
hours (TWh) because of different national gas qualities.
The data is provided in GCV. When the Eurogas data is
converted into billion cubic metres (bcm), we advise
you to use an assumed energy content of 1 million cubic
metres (mcm) of natural gas of 10.8 kilowatt hours (kWh)
(GCV), which implies that 1 TWh equals approximately
92.6 mcm of natural gas. This corresponds closely to the
weighted average heat content of all natural gas that is
sold in the EU.
Conversion factors
Units glossary
bcm billion cubic metres
GJ gigajoule
GWh gigawatt hour
kWh kilowatt hour
MBtu million British thermal units
mcm million cubic metres
Mtoe million tonnes of oil equivalent
MWh megawatt hour
m cubic metres
Pcal petacalories
PJ petajoule
TWh terawatt hour
toe tonnes of oil equivalent
tcm trillion cubic metres
General conversion for units of energy and volume
1 Mtoe = 10 Pcal 41.86 PJ (NCV) = 11.63 TWh (NCV)
1 cubic metre (m) 35.315 cubic feet (cf)
1 mcm of LNG 593 mcm of gas
Eurogas conversion factors from volume to energy units
92.3 mcm gas 1 TWh (GCV)
1 m of natural gas 39 MJ (GCV) = 10.8 kWh (GCV)
Common conversion factors from gross to net calorifc value
Natural gas: NCV 0.9 GCV
Oil: NCV 0.95 GCV
Solid fossil fuels: NCV 0.97 GCV
Equivalents
1 gigawatt hour 10
6
kWh (GWh)
1 megawatt hour 10
3
kWh (MWh)
1 petawatt hour 10
12
kWh (PWh)
1 terawatt hour 10
9
kWh (TWh)
Heat unit equivalents
GJ kWh MBtu th therm
1 Gigajoule (GJ) 1 277.8 0.948 238.9 9.479
1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) 3.6 10
-3
1 3.411 10
-3
0.86 3.411 10
-2
1 Million British thermal units (MBtu) 1.055 293.2 1 252 10
1 thermie (th) 4.186 10
-3
1.162 3.968 10
-3
1 3.968 10
-2
1 therm 0.1055 29.32 1 10
-1
25.2 1
Eurogas is the association representing the European gas wholesale, retail and distribution sectors.
Founded in 1990, its members are some 50 companies and associations from 26 countries.
Eurogas represents the sectors towards the EU institutions and, as such, participates in the Madrid Gas
Regulatory Forum, the Gas Coordination Group, the Citizens Energy Forum and other stakeholder groups.
Its members work together, analysing the impact of EU political and legislative initiatives on their business
and communicating their fndings and suggestions to the EU stakeholders.
The association also provides statistics and forecasts on gas consumption, as well as information on
energy taxation in Europe. For this, the association can draw on national data supplied by its member
companies and associations.
Figures from this report may be used, provided that reference is made to Eurogas as the source.
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and scientifc areas, to prepare studies and to promote cooperation within the gas industry;
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of interest to the European natural gas industry with respect to international and supranational
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