The EU continues to negotiate with the USA and Norway on alternative supplies.
The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, was outraged by the “strange” way of doing business, which, in her opinion, is used by the Russian company Gazprom.
According to Reuters, according to der Leyen, record high gas prices are registered in Europe, while the policy of the company, which does not want to increase the supply of natural gas, is puzzling.
At a press conference with German media, she said that such an economic policy should be regarded as the Kremlin’s desire to use fuel supplies as a means of political pressure. And there are more and more signs of this, the head of the EC believes.
As a result, the European Union continues to negotiate with possible gas suppliers to redirect the flow of fuel if Moscow decides to stop supplies due to strained relations with Europe.
Today, Russia’s share in the continent’s gas imports is 40%.
“We are building a partnership with the USA,.. with other suppliers, for example with Norway,” the head of the EC said.
According to Gazprom, last year the company’s production reached a record for 13 years of 514.8 billion cubic meters of gas.
Deliveries to Non-CIS countries increased by 5.8 billion to 185.1 billion cubic meters over the year.
The management of the holding company responded to critics’ statements that the volume of European supplies is the maximum possible under already concluded contracts.
In order for the volume of fuel to grow, we need a specific buyer who will fulfill certain conditions under the contract. The EU agrees that Russia fulfills the contracts, which does not prevent shifting the blame to Moscow for its energy crisis.
Russian suppliers point out that the situation would have been different if Brussels had not refused long-term contracts. Recall that according to the Third Energy Package introduced by him, one company is prohibited from occupying more than 50% of the capacity of gas pipelines.
As Topnews wrote earlier, the Russian company suspended gas supplies to Germany through the Yamal-Europe SE.