This book analyses the recent development of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the Baltic Sea region and how energy security in the region has improved after Finland, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Sweden have constructed their LNG import terminals. In addition to these LNG receiving units, the book deals with the major pipeline projects, such as Baltic Pipe, Balticconnector, Nord Stream 2, and Gas Interconnection Poland-Lithuania, and their impact on energy security of the Baltic Sea region. This book will be of interest to experts specialising in European energy markets and energy security.

Kari Liuhto is Professor of International Business and Director of the Pan-European Institute at the University of Turku, Finland.

Chapter 1. The development of global LNG exports (Mariusz Ruszel).- Chapter 2. Natural gas in the EU in the 21st century: A special emphasis on LNG (Kari Liuhto).- Chapter 3. Energy transition in the Baltic Sea region: A controversial role of LNG? (Leonid Grigoryev and Dzhanneta Medzhidova).- Chapter 4. Russian LNG exports (Andrey Shadurskiy).- Chapter 5. Gas logistics between Russia and the EU: Case of Ukraine, Belarus, Nord Streams, and other routes of supply (Mykhailo Gonchar and Igor Stukalenko).- Chapter 6. Norwegian gas in Europe in the 2020's (Jakub M. Godzimirski).- Chapter 7. Development of the LNG terminal in ¿winouj¿cie, Poland (Dariusz Zarzecki).- Chapter 8. The Klaipeda LNG terminal and its impact on the Baltic States' gas market (Tadas Jakštas).- Chapter 9. Energy and climate policy: Driving factors affecting the future of LNG in Latvia (Reinis ¿bolti¿š).- Chapter 10. New sources of natural gas for Finland: The Balticconnector pipeline and LNG imports (Laura Klemetti and Hanna Mäkinen).- Chapter 11. How much gas is enough?: Energy security and natural gas infrastructure in the Baltic Sea region (Anna Mikulska).- Chapter 12. Epilogue (Kari Liuhto).