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planned to be expanded to 31 billion m
3
/yr by 2031. Because
6 billion m
3
/yr of Azeri gas are to be used for domestic
consumption in Turkey, only a remaining 10 billion m
3
/yr
will be crossing the border to Greece for further transport
to Europe. This corresponds to only about 2% of the total
European gas demand, and will therefore not radically
change EU security of gas supply for now. Nevertheless, the
Southern Gas Corridor is a significant step towards a more
diversified gas supply architecture in Europe.
Once the political and financial obstacles and
infrastructure bottlenecks are overcome, there is
enormous potential for expansion in terms of existing
pipeline capacities and new supply routes.
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/
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2.
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market’; estimated gas demand based on EU-27 Gas consumption in 2010
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consumption has dropped to 409 billion m
3
in 2014.
4.
International Energy Agency, 2015, ‘Medium- Term Gas Market Report
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5.
Ibid.
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Eurogas, 2014, ‘Eurogas Statistical Report, 2014’.
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Ibid.
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