Editing Natural gas (section)

===European Union===
Gas prices for end users vary greatly across the [[European Union|EU]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Energy Prices Report |url=http://www.energy.eu/#Domestic |access-date=2015-06-11 |website=Europe's Energy Portal}}</ref> A single European energy market, one of the key objectives of the EU, should level the prices of gas in all EU member states. Moreover, it would help to resolve supply and [[global warming]] issues,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Market analysis |url=http://ec.europa.eu/energy/observatory/gas/gas_en.htm |access-date=2015-06-11 |website=European Commission}}</ref> as well as strengthen relations with other Mediterranean countries and foster investments in the region.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Farah |first=Paolo Davide |date=2015 |title=Offshore Natural Gas Resources in the Eastern Mediterranean in the Relations to the European Union: A Legal Perspective through the Lenses of MedReg |journal=Journal of World Energy Law and Business |volume=8 |issue=8 |ssrn=2695964}}</ref> During the [[prelude to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], [[Qatar]] was asked by the US to supply emergency gas to the EU in case of supply disruptions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/international/article-695077|title=Qatar seeks EU guarantee not to resell emergency gas|date=2022-02-01|access-date=2022-02-01|agency=Reuters}}</ref>