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This Friday, the US and the EU signed an agreement on liquefied natural gas, aimed at reducing Europe’s dependence on Russian energy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
But even if the US significantly increases liquefied natural gas supplies to Europe, for the 27 EU member states it is only a start, writes the BBC.<\/p>\n
While analyzing the situation, the BBC brings another perspective, raising the question of whether this agreement will fully achieve its purpose !?<\/p>\n
It seems that the EU will still have to find other producers if they want to get away from Russian gas<\/a> and achieve their target of reducing imports by two-thirds this year.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Last year the EU imported 155 billion cubic meters of Russian gas. This is about 40% of its gas imports.<\/p>\n Germany alone imports 55% of its gas from Russia and has already suspended the opening of a new Russian pipeline called Nord Stream 2.<\/p>\n Last year the EU said it received almost a quarter of its liquefied natural gas from the US, so if the US increases its supplies by an additional 15 billion cubic meters, it would make a big difference, BalkanWeb reports. But it also raises big questions!<\/p>\n Qatar and Russia are the other major exporters and Qatar says it can no longer deviate towards Europe.<\/p>\n Moreover, there is limited availability at liquefied natural gas terminals in Europe, which are already operating at high capacity.<\/p>\n There are 24 large-scale terminals in the EU and they are essential for the “regasification” of liquid imports.<\/p>\n Spain has the largest capacity, but limited pipelines in the rest of Europe.<\/p>\n Germany is also looking beyond the US for (LNG) supplies and has talked to Norway about on-time deliveries for next winter.<\/p>\n Source: BBC<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n \n<\/p>\n top channel
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