NATOs Role in Energy Security

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• NATOs Role in Energy Security
• Michael Gaul
• Head of the Defence Security Economics
  Directorate
• NATO HQ

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Overview

• Energy outlook
• Risks and threats to Energy Security
• Role of International Organisations
• NATOs role
• Conclusions

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Energy outlook

• Upward trend of energy demand to continue
• Global primary demand
• Oil 85 bmd (2007) to 106 mbd (2030)
• Gas 2916 bcm (2006) to 4434 bcm (2030)
• Climate change
• Food crisis
• Energy main growth factor

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World Energy Flows
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Vulnerability Points
Bosporus
Strait of Hormuz
Suez Canal / Sumed
Strait of Malacca
Panama Canal
Red Sea
Niger Delta
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International Organisations

• IEA
• EU
• OSCE
• IAEA
• NATO

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NATOs contribution

• Projecting stability
• International and regional cooperation
• Fusion and sharing of information
• Consequence management
• Protection of critical energy infrastructure
• OAE, Allied Provider, Allied Protector

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Conclusions

• International and regional cooperation
• Multilateral security
• Interdependency

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• Questions?