Demand doubts cloud grand plans for gas

North Africa is destined to play an ever more important role in meeting Europe’s energy needs, analysts and executives argue. However, the timing and scale of some pipeline projects remain in doubt amid uncertainty about pricing, the extent of Europe’s energy deficit and how EU relations with other energy regions unfold.

Article forms part of a three-part FT series of articles on aspects of relations between North Africa and Europe

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