No. 192: Transatlantic Energy Security: On Different Pathways?

No. 192: Transatlantic Energy Security: On Different Pathways?

Author(s): Andreas Beyer, Severin Fischer
Editor(s): Matthias Bieri
Series Editor(s): Christian Nünlist, Matthias Bieri
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 192
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2016
Publication Place: Zurich

The growth of domestic oil and gas extraction has changed the role of energy in US politics. While some observers already see the US on track to becoming a geostrategic energy superpower, the EU is increasingly focusing on the security of energy supply in the context of developing an energy union.

Graphics:

Enlarged view:
Evolution of Energy Imports for the EU and US, 2005 to 2015
Enlarged view:
Compared Domestic Gas and Oil Production between the EU and US, 2004 to 2014
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