““We won another victory on the energy front””, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“It’s not just a cargo – it’s a strategic step,” he said.
According to Yermak, “this was achieved despite Russia’s efforts to destroy the Ukrainian energy system during the war.”
“We won another victory on the energy front,” stated the head of the OP.
Previously, Europe imported about two-fifths (40%) of its gas from Russia, most of which came via pipelines. Currently, total gas imports from Russia, including pipeline gas, are only about 16% of total gas supplies to the EU.
EU officials are convinced that the bloc does not need Russian fuel, even if it means agreeing to higher prices to buy gas elsewhere.
But, as the FT writes, Russian LNG accounted for 20% of total marine fuel imports into the EU this year, compared to 15% last year, according to vessel tracking data. Not all Russian LNG brought to Europe is consumed in the region, some of it is transshipped and sent to other parts of the world.
The European Commission is asked to better control, so that the operations of unloading Russian LNG must be reported, as required by the 14th package of EU sanctions. The European Commission should demand data on gas suppliers that import liquefied natural gas from the Russian Federation, as well as on the volumes of imported Russian gas, the authors of the appeal insisted.