Activities of Dario TAMBURRANO related to 2016/2059(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU strategy for liquefied natural gas and gas storage (A8-0278/2016 - András Gyürk) IT
Amendments (46)
Amendment 16 #
- having regard to the Special Report 2015/16 "Improving the security of energy supply by developing the internal energy market: more efforts needed", of the European Court of Auditors,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gas is expected to continue to play an important role in the EU energy system for decades, even taking into account the continuing trend of reduction of demand, especially in industrial production and as a source of heat in buildings, while the EU meetproceeds towards its ambitious targets on greenhouse gas emissions, energy efficiency and renewables and makes the transition to a low-carbon economy;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas European relative gas import dependency in the upcoming years is expected to grow (although the absolute dependency must be decreased if the transition to renewables is effectively enacted) and in certain Member States has already reached 100 % in cases where there are no or limited numbers of alternative suppliers or supply routes;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU, as the second largest LNG importer in the world, should exploa relevant world energy importer, should endeavour to connect this role coherently with its more opportunities in the international energy diplomacy arenaajor diplomatic initiatives for peace, stability, respect of fundamental rights, protection of the environment and social rights worldwide;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the EU is still not able to fully exploit the benefits of an integrated internal energy market due to a lack of key gas infrastructure that would properly connect the markets and due to incomplete implementation of the Third Energy Package;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the framework strategy for a resilient Energy Union with a forward- looking climate change policy defines as a priority energy efficiency, reduction of demand, solidarity, supply security, diversification, sustainability goals and promotes an adequate accountancy of the comprehensive externalities of the energy systems and more competitive energy prices;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomAcknowledges the Commission communication entitled ‘'An EU strategy for liquefied natural gas and gas storage’'; believes that an internal energy market which fully integrates LNG and gas storage will play a significant role inrobably contribute to achieving the ultimate objective of a resilient Energy Union;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Agrees with the assessment of the Commission that Member States in the Baltic region and in central and south- eastern Europe, and Ireland – despite the huge infrastructure development efforts realised by certain Member States – are still dependent on a single supplier, and arin some cases also to unstable transit routes, and as a consequence could be exposed to supply shocks and disruptions;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Warns against any investment in fossil infrastructures that is not strictly justified by solid demand projections, something which unfortunately has been lacking in the recent past, as highlighted by the ECA Special report 2015/16;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Strongly advises to consider that any investment in fossil infrastructures locks-in the same situation that it declares to fight against, that is to say, the structural geopolitical dependency of the Union, and continues to emit greenhouse gases into the atmosphere; this worrying lack of coherence must be urgently addressed by the Union in order to deserve trust of its citizens, and very especially from its younger generations to which such expensive, dangerous and self-damaging fossil infrastructures will be bequeathed;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Warns that any investment in fossil infrastructures deviates resources from efficiency and renewables initiatives, and that accordingly it delays the complete energy transition towards carbon-free and nuclear-free energy sources, which is already technologically feasible and is lacking only political vision and decision, and the ensuing allocation of resources;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission and the Member States to promote and incentivise a much more efficient and better use of all existing energy infrastructure, including gas storageconsidering the evidence of capacity excess currently plaguing many sub-sectors, and particularly the LNG terminals;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that even though the EU as a whole is sufficiently supplied withpossess an excess of LNG regasification terminals and that in recent years a low utilisation rate has characterised the terminals as a result of recent market trends, non-optimal distribution of LNG terminals presents a challenge, and access to LNG in the most vulnerable Member States should be supportedwith significant waste of public and private resources;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines that studies assessing the current distribution of LNG terminals and the related challenges, so as the contribution that LNG could bring to the energy resilience of the most vulnerable Member States, should consider exhaustively alternative energy solutions, and avoid saddling the Union infrastructure map with still more expensive, seriously underused or not used at all LNG infrastructure, except for highly justified national situations, such as those mentioned in paragraph 14 and other;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that priority should be given to market-based solutions and to the utilisation of existing LNG infrastructure on a regional level; market-based solutions leading to the commissioning of existing LNG infrastructure have utterly failed, being based on ideological considerations and seriously wrong demand projections, leading to a situation of an average use of 25% of such infrastructure across the Union; asks that an in-depth investigation about such abject market failure should be conducted, in order to identify responsibilities and to avoid the repetition of such expensive blunders;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that in order to avoid still another generation of stranded assets, a careful analysis of LNG supply alternatives and options in a regional perspective should be carried out before deciding about new infrastructure in order to guarantee the most efficient use of existing infrastructurat, before committing any new expenditure, existing infrastructure is brought into effective use;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of regional cooperation when building newplanning how to bring into effective use existing LNG terminals and underlines that Member States with access to the sea should cooperate closely with landlocked countries;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Commission and the Member States to fully implementreview, in the light of evidence accumulated, the list of key projects of common interest (PCIs), and to assign high priority to projects identified by the three regional high-level groups; stresses that building LNG terminals is not sufficient – supporting pipeline infrastructure with appropriate tariffs is indispensable for the benefits to be realised outside the receiving countrieeven when the conditions above mentioned are met, and the existing LNG terminals will be brought into use, they must be coordinated by supporting pipeline infrastructure with appropriate tariffs;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Supports the Commission proposal in the ongoing revision of the Security of Supply Regulation to review the existing reverse flow exemptions on interconnectors, provided that the review is based on adequate demand projections, and endorses the increased role of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) in the process;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that geology is a major determining factor when developing new gas storages and notes the current excess capacities also in European gas storages; stresses that regional cooperation, supported by more realistic demand projections than those uncritically used in the recent past, could significantly improve the utilisation rate of existing gas storages;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that a more extensive usethe consideration of Ukraine’'s storage capacity within the Energy Union planning will only be possible ifwhen an appropriate, stable commercial and legal framework and the integrity of supply and transit infrastructure ishall be guaranteed in Ukraine;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises the importance of the work of regional high-level groups, such as the Central East South Europe Gas Connectivity (CESEC), Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan (BEMIP) and South-West Europe high level groups; believes that this type of voluntary-based regional coordination iscan be highly effective, provided it is supported by adequate demand projections and guided by a comprehensive long-term energy strategy, not just a fossil-focussed, infrastructure-focussed one, and welcomes the facilitating role of the Commission in these arrangements, and at the same time stresses the need for pragmatic and timely executioncritical review of the approved action plans and urges a close follow-up of the implementation;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the importance of finding cost efficresilient energy supply options, to increase supply security in the Member States on the periphery of the EU, such asgether with an intensive implementation of efficiency, renewables and electricity interconnection infrastructures, to increase energy security in the Member States on specific geographic locations in the EU, such as the Baltic States, Cyprus, Malta and Ireland, which are not wyet adequatelly connected to the internal energy market and deserve full support of the Union, in the name of the principle of solidarity;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. SupportRecommends the Commission’'s ambition to provide more information and assistance to project promoters on various project financing options, such as the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)serious financing options for the energy transition, twhe Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and on various technical solutionre a solid core of public financing freed from stability constraints must lead the way to engage significant private investments;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that finding cost efficientresilient, balanced, long-term solutions should be a key principle in reaching thea new EU and regional optimum and calls on the Commission, the Member States and national regulatory authorities to allocate the limited available resources to the development of critical infrastructureexpand the available resources and to allocate them to the various dimensions of the energy transition;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Expresses concern atWith the justified exceptions noted in paragraph 14, intended to address specific national situations in the name of the principle of solidarity, expresses deep concern about any further expenditure in fossil infrastructures in any point of the Energy Union, including the proposed doubling of capacity of the Nord Stream pipeline, and the negative effects this wouldat such expenditure will certainly have on energy security and diversification of supply sources and the principle of solidarity among Member States; highlights that thesuch projects runs contrary to the underlying principles of a fully integrated, secure, competitive and sustainable Energy Union and as such should not benefit from the EU’'s financial support or from derogations from EU law;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that if, contrary to European interests, Nord Stream 2 were to be built, the importance of enabling access to LNG terminals and completing the North-South Gas Corridor in central and south-eastern Europe will significantly increase must prevail and that such infrastructure expenditures should be better addressed to other future-friendly energy projects;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6
Subheading 6
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the important role that liquid gas hubs play on the gas marketbringing into proper functioning the existing liquid gas infrastructure can play on the energy markets, demonstrating that the Union is able to correct its mistakes;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Insists that the completion of the internal gas market and the eliminmodernisation of regulatory obstacles would greatly improve the liquidity of gas markets; urges stakeholders to finalise the network code on rules regarding harmonised transmission tariff structures for gas as soon as possiblerequirements, adapting them to the renewed Energy Transition Strategy, would contribute to the liquidity of energy markets;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recalls the continuous need for active cooperation between the national regulatory authorities, and of their strategic reinforcement, in order to be able to deliver the public service corresponding to their role;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Highlights the need to develop harmonised tariff structures across the EU and to increase transparency in tariff definition, including the equally transparent consideration of externalities, in order to reach a higher utilisation rate of existing gas storages and takes the view that the network code on rules regarding harmonised transmission tariff structures for gas should take into consideration the need for harmonisation;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Supports the Commission’'s proposal to enable the deployment of bio- methane, providing that it is generated from waste or from products or subproducts non affecting needs of food or feed production, or soil use, after adequate assessments of the impact on air quality, and providing that local territory acceptance is ensured and that local and other renewable gases which comply with relevant EU quality standards in gas transmission, distribution and storage; emphasises that this should not put additional burden on the industry; recommends, in this respect, the consideration of technical parameters, gas quality, cost efficiency, economies of scale and possible local or regional grid solutions;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Encourages storage operators and national regulatory authorities to develop new flexible products and services in order to make storing more attractive and to create the still missing technical, regulatory and market conditions in order to maximiseke efficient the utilisation of existing storages;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 9
Subheading 9
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Highlights the role of immediate, high-flexibility services that gas storage offers and points out the different role that storage can play during a supply disruption compared to LNG where logistics in the supply chain are rather rigid on such a short-term basis; accordingly, considers that in the present context the rationalisation of storage must have priority over the consideration of new LNG infrastructure;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Underlines the importance of eliminatmodernising regulatory barrierrequirements to developing regional storage concepts; believes that certain storages could offer tailor-made international services, i.e. storage services tied with cross-border transportation; proposes that the regional high-level groups cooperate more extensively to find innovative solutions on how to use strategically valuable assets effectively at regional and European level;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 10
Subheading 10
The EU as a player on international LNG and energy markets
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Urges the Commission and the European External Action Service to actively pursue the approved Energy Diplomacy Action Plan and to promote a rule-based, transparent and well- functioning global gas marketenergy market, coherent with the major values that the Union stands for;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Reminds that any international trade flows of energy must be subject to considerations regarding their compatibility with major goals, first of all the fight against climate change and for peace and stability; moreover, since not all sources are equal, any imports to the Union linked to a specific source should be ready to meet similar rules than those applied to the same source within the European Union;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Acknowledges the potential of LNGgas as a sustainable fuelpecialty energy vector that can cover some highly specific needs linked to the transition period towards a fully renewable energy system, both in road and maritime transport; underlines that wider use of LNGgas in freight transport could contribute to the decrease of global CO2 emissions, when substituting heavier hydrocarbons; reminds that any such measures must be assessed for their overall impact on greenhouse emissions, considering the negative impact of gas leaks in extraction, transport and distribution;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Notes that the use of small-scale LNG technology in certain areas, such as long-range transportation or industrial high performance applications, subject to comprehensive assessments, with a special attention to safety in the concerned areas, might not only contribute to climate policy objectives but could also result in significant business advantage;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Court of Auditors, the Member States, Energy Community Secretariat and the Contracting Parties of the Energy Community.