Since the start of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, Moscow has reduced gas supplies to Germany before stopping them in early September, and Russian gas imports represented 55 percent of the country’s supplies before the conflict.
To ensure energy security and maintain its gas-intensive industry, Berlin is seeking alternative sources and has significantly increased its purchases of liquefied gas, but it is very expensive to import.
and resorted Germanylike "Old Continent" Entirely, in particular to the United States, which increased LNG exports to Europe from 28 percent to 45 percent between 2021 and 2022. So Habeck spoke of American suppliers in particular.
The minister said "The United States turned to us when it rose oil prices Sharply (…) I think that such solidarity would also be beneficial to lower gas prices".
Last spring, as oil prices soared, the United States and its allies in the International Energy Agency relied on its national strategic reserves to relieve pressure on markets.
Berlin also called on the European Union to coordinate its gas purchases to reduce prices.
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“Some countries, even friendly ones, sometimes get ridiculous prices,” the German official said in an interview with the Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung newspaper on Wednesday.
confirmed HABIK That “this raises a problem,” calling on the European Commission to “discuss” this with these countries.
Since the start of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, Moscow has reduced gas supplies to Germany before stopping them in early September, and Russian gas imports represented 55 percent of the country’s supplies before the conflict.
To ensure energy security and maintain its gas-intensive industry, Berlin is seeking alternative sources and has significantly increased its purchases of liquefied gas, but it is very expensive to import.
and resorted Germany, like the entire “old continent”, especially to the United States, which increased liquefied natural gas exports to Europe from 28 percent to 45 percent between 2021 and 2022. So Habeck spoke of American suppliers in particular.
“The United States turned to us when it rose,” the minister said oil prices Sharply (…) I think such solidarity would also be beneficial to lower gas prices.”
Last spring, as oil prices soared, the United States and its allies in the International Energy Agency relied on its national strategic reserves to relieve pressure on markets.
Berlin also called on the European Union to coordinate its gas purchases to reduce prices.
