In addition, Russia increased the price of gas for Georgia.

Within the past six years, shale gas alone has doubled potential gas resources in the United States and halved the price.

So, what if you could get your gas at a 10th the price?

Two other developments promise to prevent increased European dependence on Russia massive expansion of liquefied gas imports into the EU and linked to this and to deregulation of the European gas market the transition from long term supply agreements and the oil price peg to market dependent spot prices.

There is a huge amount of gas to be saved, about half the projected gas at about an eighth of its price.

We need to make the gas price better reflect the real cost of oil.

European companies are still buying gas at around triple the price paid by US firms.

Recently, six major European oil and gas companies offered to collaborate on a carbon price.

Against consumer fears of gas price hikes, energy security ranks high on many Western governments policy agendas.

Spot

Spot

Oh, just moving around from spot to spot

And although it's similar in price, in, in terms of producing electricity per kilowatt hour, to coal or natural gas.

Spot Light

Multi spot

What spot?

There's a blind spot through the middle. A blind spot?

But the low price of gas will impede the development of renewable energy sources unless accompanied by subsidies or carbon taxes.

The 2004 yearly average West Texas Intermediate (WTI) spot price was 41.51 per barrel and that of the OPEC reference basket was 36.05 per barrel.

Spot the difference!

Multi Talented Spot

The black spot.

The black spot!

What a spot!

Nice spot, eh?

They'll spot you!

The same spot, it was a crime spot where people were being robbed.

The falling gas price and Germany s high profits will finance the tax increase, which should prove little more than a speed bump for the German economy, at least if lower gas prices hold into the coming year.

Did Spot go, too?

On The Spot Search

Best for spot colours

X marks the spot.

That hit the spot.

I call this spot!

Greater Spot Nosed Guenon.

Anyone spot you there?

It's a good spot.

It's a blessed spot.

Did you spot him?

There's a blood spot.

World was better spot,

It's a safe spot.

They'll spot the boat.

A genuine cold spot.

Moreover, it is now the world s largest natural gas producer and calorie exporter, which has reduced its vulnerability to price shocks or food shortages.