A potentialreconfiguration of gas market areas was under discussion between the Northwest Europeancountries (The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and France).
Emerton was appointed by a European gas playerto assess the impacts of such a potential merger.
Definitionof the position of the gas player regarding the potential gas markets’ mergersin discussion.
Provision of a clear and robust argumentation line that might be used to back theplayer’s position.
Step 1: Analysis of the gas supply scenarios in NWEand the resulting gas flows between the countries
- Analysis of the gas supply scenariosin NWE (Russian gas, Norwegian gas, LNG, etc.)
- Analysis of net gas import needs ineach of the studied markets
- Modelling of gas flows between thevarious markets
Step 2: Assessment of the impacts of various mergerconfigurations between transnational markets
- Assessment of the strategic impactsof various merger configurations on market liquidity, market competitiveness,and security of supply
- Assessment of the financial impactsof the various potential merger configurations
Step 3: Analysis of the market players’ feedbackregarding potential merger configurations
- Several market interviews with gasplayers along the whole value chain (“in blind”)
- Analysis and restitution of marketplayers’ feedback in a structured way
