- A.T. Kearney
- Bank DnBNord Polska S.A.
- Bird&Bird
- C.E.C. Sp. z o.o.
- Ernst&Young Business Advisory Sp. z o.o.
- EUROPOLGAZ S.A.
- EWE Polska Sp. z o.o.
- FITEN S.A.
- GAZ-SYSTEM S.A.
- G.EN GAZ ENERGIA S.A.
- Giełda Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie S.A.
- Handen Sp. z o.o.
- Instytut Studiów Energetycznych Sp. z o.o.
- KRI Marketing and Trading S.A.
- Mazowiecka Spółka Gazownictwa Sp. z o.o.
- Operator Systemu Magazynowania Sp. z o.o.
- PGNiG S.A.
- PGNiG Energia Sp. z o.o.
- PGNiG Technologie Sp. z o.o.
- PKN ORLEN S.A.
- Polska Izba Przemysłu Chemicznego
- PwC Polska Sp. z.o.o.
- RWE Polska S.A.
- RWE Transgas A.S.
- Sienkiewicz i Wsp.
- TAURON POLSKA ENERGIA S.A.
- Urząd Regulacji Energetyki
- Wielkopolska Spółka Gazownictwa Sp. z o.o.
- hite&Case
- Zakłady Azotowe „PUŁAWY” S.A.
- Zakłady Chemiczne „POLICE” S.A.
Gas market liberalization and energy security 2011
- 5th edition
- 7 December 2011
- Westin Hotel in Warsaw
Conference report Gas market liberalization and energy security 2011
The conference was attended by 80 participants representing 31 companies from the gas, fuel, energy, chemical, and consulting sectors.
Among the participants and guests were representatives of gas companies and experts from the Czech Republic, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
The main topic of the conference was the liberalization of the gas market in Poland in the context of the experiences of other European Union countries.
Participants discussed the assumptions and timeline of the Gas Release Program initiated by the President of the Energy Regulatory Office (URE), as well as the impact of liberalization on gas prices, gas procurement procedures, and the availability of gas on the liberalized market. They also examined how deregulation affects access to transmission and storage infrastructure. Attendees pointed out that implementing the gas market liberalization program in a minimal form—assuming that PGNiG S.A. would release only a small percentage of its gas volumes for competition while maintaining the current market structure and model—carries numerous risks: regulatory (critical stance of the European Commission) and economic (export of released gas volumes abroad, concentration of volumes in the hands of a few large players, low interest from shippers). It was proposed to implement a comprehensive gas release program that would require a complete and coordinated restructuring of the gas market model in Poland. The discussion also covered gas trading platform models in Europe and the significance of spot contracts for both the Polish and European markets.
The legal conditions for access to transmission networks, interconnectors, and LNG terminals in Poland and the European Union were discussed in detail.
The latest A.T. Kearney report on the future of gas supplies to Europe and long-term gas price trends was also presented.
In the international section of the conference, invited foreign experts shared their experiences with gas market liberalization (gas release) in countries such as the Czech Republic, Denmark, Spain, Germany, and the United Kingdom. The discussion also addressed the impact of gas market liberalization in Europe on EU–Russia gas relations.