**Figure 8.**

*Proven reserves of natural gas worldwide. Top 10 countries (source: [40]).*

energy needs should be implemented. Depending on the duration and on the level of the demand, ENTSOG12 shows that potential disruptions may directly affect the majority of EU Member States, except France, Spain, and Portugal, which may be supplied from the south interconnections. Indirect effects would include increases in the prices of LNG for the entire EU. The resilience of the gas infrastructure needs to get improved, carrying on the following implementations:


<sup>12</sup> ENTSOG is the European Network of Transmission System Operators for gas. More information ca be found at: http://www.entsog.eu.
