Europe became the main market for American liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the coming years. This was announced by Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Geoffrey Pyatt during his speech at a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee of the United States Congress on the situation around Ukraine. TASS.
He noted that energy geopolitics changed after February 2022. The United States is the world’s largest LNG producer and the country will maintain that position for years to come, according to a spokesman for the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State.
“Europe expects the United States to ensure energy security. Europe is the largest market for US LNG. Pyatt said 70 percent of our LNG exports helped Europe break away from its dependence on Russia last year.
Before this, Geoffrey Pyatt had said that Washington’s goal is Termination of the Russian Arctic LNG 2 project.
After this, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that the world community should do this. reverse Taking into account the precedent regarding Nordic Currents, pay attention to US statements regarding the destruction of Arctic LNG 2.
Previously Scholz promise To complete the Nord Stream project.