As illustrated in the table below, Ireland’s gas import dependency is rising in line with the decline in production at the indigenous Corrib gas field.
Year
|
Import Dependency
|
2017
|
33%
|
2018
|
39%
|
2019
|
53%
|
2020
|
64%
|
2021
|
72%
|
In addition to indigenous Irish gas production, Ireland imports natural gas via the UK. The UK has a well-diversified source of gas supplies comprised of:
- Indigenous gas production in the UK continental shelf
- Imported gas via pipelines to Norway
- Imported gas via a pipeline to the Netherlands
- Imported gas via a pipeline to Belgium
- Imported gas at a number of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) reception terminals in the UK
- Withdrawals from gas storage facilities in the UK.