Jens Hetland and Teimuraz Gochitashvili

Hetland Senior Scientist at SINTEF Energy Research AS, Trondheim, Norway, and Professor (II). Gochitashvil Professor at the Georgian Technical University, Tbilisi, Georgia 

On a short-to-medium term basis the main priorities of an energy security strategy of transit countries are  

Security of Natural Gas Supply through Transit Countries, 407-410. 

It is believed that the technical risks in terms of energy security at present are outweighed by political and commercial risks, which constitute the main challenge to the security of the region. The immediate recommendations are  

Such measures would improve the opportunities for investors in the natural gas sector, and restructure the gas market and also promote the direct private participation. However, in-depth analytical skills, management and administrative capacity will be needed in order to operate the companies, and to resolve problems such as non-payment and administrative interference in commercial activities. 

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