This 104 page report was written by Kingston Energy Consulting and published by Prospex Research in May 2010. It covers the physical and commercial aspects of the UK natural gas market and its role in the wider European market. Particular attention is paid to the wholesale gas trading markets, with anaylsis of both OTC and exchange-based trading activity. The report assesses the impact of falling UK gas production, and rising LNG imports. It provides comprehensive details of trading volumes, the UK's gas infrastrucure, supply and demand, and details of key market participants, with 33 tables, 25 charts and 6 maps.

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This 123 page report was written by Kingston Energy Consulting and published by Prospex Research in May 2010. It reviews the astonishing growth of trading activity within the German markets since October 2006, when new rules for third party access to gas networks were introduced. The report provides full details of trading activity, both OTC and exchange-based, in the NCG, GASPOOL and other market areas. It describes the key market participants, in both wholesale and retail markets. The report also covers Germany's gas production, imports and consumption, the transmission and storage infrastructure, and planned new infrastructure developments, with a 33 tables, 24 charts and 9 maps.

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This 292 page report was written by Kingston Energy Consulting and published by Prospex Research in September 2009. It presents a comprehensive analysis of the current state of gas trading in the UK and continental Europe. It analyses the recent growth of gas trading volumes and the impact of the financial and economic crises. It details the national and regional gas markets, and the exchanges and brokers that support OTC and cleared trading. It covers wholesale and retail price formation, energy policy, market and industry regulation, gas production and consumption, existing and new pipeline and LNG infrastructure, and the main players in the markets. Over 100 tables and 60 charts or maps provide extensive details of European gas infrastructure, supply and demand fundamentals, trading activity and company involvement. Detailed analysis of national markets is provided for Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and UK/Ireland, with regional analysis of Nordic countries, the Alpine transit countries and Eastern Europe.

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This 106 page report was written by Kingston Energy Consulting and published by Prospex Research in May 2009. It covers all aspects of the Dutch gas market, and sets developments in Dutch gas trading in context within the north-west European gas market. It explores the Netherlands’ role both as a gas producer and as a market for gas sales, and details the market structure, regulation, the development of gas trading and the key market participants. Significant changes, including the changing role of GasTerra, the building of the new GATE LNG terminal at Rotterdam and the merger between Essent and RWE are discussed. Key market trends, including the growth of trading liquidity, are detailed and explained through 27 tables, 25 charts and six maps.

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