As far as gas is concerned, the factors affecting prices, such as the need to move to more expensive supply sources such as liquefied natural gas, and the continued linking of some gas imports to the price of oil, would have occurred whether or not competition had been introduced.
Wat gas betreft, verandert de liberalisering van de markt niets aan de prijsvormende factoren, zoals de noodzaak over te stappen op duurdere energiebronnen (vloeibaar aardgas of LNG) en de voortdurende koppeling van een aantal gasinvoertransacties aan de olieprijs.