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CIA Reading Room cia-rdp85t00153r000300020058-4: EUROPE'S GAS: THE PIPELINE AND ECONOMICS

Approved For Release 2008/01/30: CIA-RDP85TO0153R000300020058-4 Europe's Gas: The Pipeline and'Economics By Jct;EPli 13A NEA and WILLIAM EpsmN There are three main sources for the supply of gas in Western Europe: local re- sources, including the North Sea; the Ya- mal pipeline from the Soviet Union; and Africa. Western Europe has considerable local gas resources, but it appears that in the near future the West Europeans will continue to develop their gas resources slov Large supplies, if required, will hav come from either the Soviet Union or Africa. Nonetheless, local supplies of gas are econ…