European Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson urged European companies not to renew contracts for the purchase of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Russia. He made the following statement at the European Parliament Industry and Energy Commission meeting: Wrote agency RIA Novosti.
“I urge all Member States and companies to stop purchasing Russian LNG and not to renegotiate new gas contracts with Russia when it expires,” he said.
According to Simson, then the region’s partners will be able to sustain demand in the European Union (EU). The European Commissioner also described LNG purchases from Russia as a “reputation risk” for European consumers.
European Commissioner for Energy this week declarationEU countries should not be under the illusion that things are easy in the absence of Russia’s natural gas supply.
In the first half of January, Vygon Consulting consultant Ivan Timonin caused According to data, European countries increased their LNG purchases from the USA by 2.5 times in 2022.