In June 2022, the EU received more natural gas by sea from the United States than through pipelines from Russia for the first time, announced the International Energy Agency. IEA executive, Fatih Berol, added that this trend signals the need for the EU to reduce consumption and prepare for a brutal winter. Last week, The European Commission stated that they expect severe interruptions in the supply of Russian gas and will intensify preparations for such scenarios. The German government admits that Russia may not resume the natural gas supply to Europe via the Nord Stream-1 gas pipeline after the repair work planned for next month.
The EU has imported more gas by sea from the US than through pipelines from Russia.
The EU has imported more gas by sea from the US than through pipelines from Russia.