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Economic recession and natural gas demand in Europe: what happened in 2008-2010? / Anouk Honoré. Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, Jan. 2011, 111 p. (NG 47)http://www.oxfordenergy.org/pdfs/NG47.pdf The paper is a companion piece to the book European Natural Gas  Demand, supply and Prices: Cycles seasons and the impact of LNG price  arbitrage published in January 2011 by the OIES. It offers a  statistical update on gas demand since the book was finished. The main  text provides some concise analysis on gas demand trends and the main  sectors of consumption. The appendices give additional statistical  details by country. Natural gas demand in Europe will recover  progressively but not necessarily faster than expected although cold  temperatures at the beginning and the end of 2010 will have boosted gas  demand. Although the impact of cold temperatures should not be confused  with underlying recovery signs of economic improvement and as a  consequence signs of a slow recovery of gas demand in 2010 enhanced by  temperature effects is the overall picture. (© OIES)