Russian gas will continue to be purchased, there are no problems with demand, the head of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, Nikolai Shulginov, said in an interview with the newspaper. Al Mujahid.
The minister emphasized that Russia does not refuse to fulfill all contractual obligations regarding gas supplies to Europe. Moscow is also ready to redirect exports to other markets.
Shulginov also noted that the Russian Federation is also implementing its own gasification programs. He concluded that fuel demand will remain high.
The head of the Ministry of Energy also considered the possibility of creating the so-called “gas OPEC” in Algeria. The Minister reminded that the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) is not interested in gas production quotas.
“Our alliance is to secure member countries’ sovereign rights over their own natural gas reserves and the ability to independently plan and ensure environmentally sustainable, efficient development and use of gas in the interests of their own people,” Shulginov said.
GECF members consist of 12 states: Algeria, Bolivia, Venezuela, Egypt, Iran, Qatar, Libya, Nigeria, UAE, Russia, Trinidad and Tobago, Equatorial Guinea.
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