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Luca Franza - Energy Transition and Natural Gas Prospects in Sub-Saharan and MENA Countries

June 30, 2016
Related topics: 
Commodities & Energy
Natural Resources
Energy transition and Renewables
Africa
MENA
Speakers
Luca Franza
Researcher, Clingendael International Energy Programme (CIEP)
In 2011, Luca was a visiting Researcher at Transparency International Azerbaijan, Baku. Then, in 2012, he joined CIEP in the Hague. Luca focusses on natural gas markets. His main research projects have been on gas monetization options in East Africa, pricing of natural gas in long-term import contracts and the impact of South Stream's replacement with Turk Stream. He regularly provides energy training and lectures to government officials and employees in the oil and gas sector and participates in international conferences and workshops. His main areas of research are natural gas/LNG supply and demand, European gas markets, pricing, and the societal, macroeconomic and geopolitical dimensions of energy. Luca is also a lecturer at SciencesPo, Paris (International and European Gas ...

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