Corrib gas field: Gas prices have risen sharply since the outbreak of the Ukraine war and recent moves by Russia to restrict supplies have increased fears that it would cut off all gas to Europe during the winter.Irish consumers would be treated the same as those in the British market in the event of any gas shortages, according to the company operating the UK National Grid.
However a spokesman for the UK National Grid said that Irish consumers would be treated “absolutely equally” to those in the British market in the event of a supply emergency. UK legislation would require, in the event of an emergency, that a national emergency co-ordinator would be appointed who would operate independently without references to the business interests of the National Grid company.
Ireland also uses gas to generate about half of all electricity and is currently reliant on the UK for about three-quarters of all gas supplies, with the balance coming from the Corrib field. The UK relies largely on the North Sea and Norway as suppliers and also imports LNG. Its National Grid says a gas supply deficit “remains extremely unlikely despite the alert levels in the mainland European market”.
Its almost like we don't have our own gas supply.
Just a single pipe from GB? What could go wrong?
IrishTimes Plenty of Gas off the coast of Mayo, but that was sold to Shell by the fiannafailparty