The networking power of energy corporations - A network analysis of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) network and its structural implications for the European Union’s energy security
(2024) STVM23 20241Department of Political Science
- Abstract (Swedish)
- This research aims to examine the effects of the new LNG network structure on EU’s energy security. The research question is as follows: How can the concept of Weaponized Interdependence (WI) inform EU’s Energy Security? The concept of WI is used to reveal structural positions in the network which can be utilized to leverage political means. In addition, this research adopts a reinforcing understanding of structural and relational power in order to capture how the material and subjective system of energy security interacts in the EU.
This research conducts a network analysis to broadly inform the EU’s LNG security. To further inform the EU’s energy security, the network analysis reveals where central energy corporations can utilize the... (More) - This research aims to examine the effects of the new LNG network structure on EU’s energy security. The research question is as follows: How can the concept of Weaponized Interdependence (WI) inform EU’s Energy Security? The concept of WI is used to reveal structural positions in the network which can be utilized to leverage political means. In addition, this research adopts a reinforcing understanding of structural and relational power in order to capture how the material and subjective system of energy security interacts in the EU.
This research conducts a network analysis to broadly inform the EU’s LNG security. To further inform the EU’s energy security, the network analysis reveals where central energy corporations can utilize the weaponized interdependence in the LNG network. By looking into the LNG terminals and its operators at this location, two energy corporations were revealed; Fluxys and Elengy. Lastly, the structural positions of these energy corporations in the EU’s subjective LNG system were qualitatively reflected upon with. This research found that these two energy corporations hold central positions within the material and subjective LNG system, which equips them with the possibility to maintain their central position. The findings in this research suggest that the new LNG structure provides energy corporations with increased power to influence the EU’s energy security in a way that benefits their interests in LNG which potentially slows down the transition towards greener energy systems in the long term. (Less)
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- author
- Le Pluart, Edith LU
- supervisor
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- Ian Manners LU
- organization
- course
- STVM23 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- LNG, EU, Energy security, Network analysis, Weaponized Interdependence
- language
- English
- id
- 9152346
- date added to LUP
- 2024-07-18 13:55:57
- date last changed
- 2024-07-18 13:55:57
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abstract = {{This research aims to examine the effects of the new LNG network structure on EU’s energy security. The research question is as follows: How can the concept of Weaponized Interdependence (WI) inform EU’s Energy Security? The concept of WI is used to reveal structural positions in the network which can be utilized to leverage political means. In addition, this research adopts a reinforcing understanding of structural and relational power in order to capture how the material and subjective system of energy security interacts in the EU.
This research conducts a network analysis to broadly inform the EU’s LNG security. To further inform the EU’s energy security, the network analysis reveals where central energy corporations can utilize the weaponized interdependence in the LNG network. By looking into the LNG terminals and its operators at this location, two energy corporations were revealed; Fluxys and Elengy. Lastly, the structural positions of these energy corporations in the EU’s subjective LNG system were qualitatively reflected upon with. This research found that these two energy corporations hold central positions within the material and subjective LNG system, which equips them with the possibility to maintain their central position. The findings in this research suggest that the new LNG structure provides energy corporations with increased power to influence the EU’s energy security in a way that benefits their interests in LNG which potentially slows down the transition towards greener energy systems in the long term.}},
author = {{Le Pluart, Edith}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{The networking power of energy corporations - A network analysis of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) network and its structural implications for the European Union’s energy security}},
year = {{2024}},
}