Reference News Network January 29 report - According to AFP, January 28 report, an EU official said on the 28th that the EU has largely replaced Russian gas imports with US liquefied natural gas (LNG), but has begun to worry about this new dependence on the US and must consider achieving supply diversification.
The report said that EU Energy Commissioner Dan Johansson said: "There is a growing concern, which I share, that one dependency is being replaced by another."
"The geopolitical turbulence caused by the Greenland crisis... has sounded the alarm," he added.
He believes that the impact of this crisis is pushing the EU to find other countries around the world that can supply it with liquefied natural gas in order to achieve supply diversification. He explained in detail that the EU is discussing this with Canada, Qatar, and North African countries.
The report mentioned that these remarks may cause dissatisfaction in Washington, as the EU has clearly committed to purchasing more US natural gas and oil under the tariff agreement reached with US President Trump last year. The agreement includes the EU's commitment to import $75 billion worth of natural gas, oil, and nuclear fuel by 2028.
In the third quarter, US liquefied natural gas accounted for 60% of Europe's imports, compared to 24% at the beginning of 2021.
In fact, the EU has significantly shifted to US suppliers to meet its own natural gas needs in recent years, while deciding to gradually move away from reliance on Russian natural gas. (Translated by Lin Xiaoxuan)
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