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There is no not Russian gas. Germany hasn’t got the capacity to import enough liquified gas using ships. It’s going to take years to build enough terminals and

There is no not Russian gas. Germany hasn’t got the capacity to import enough liquified gas using ships. It’s going to take years to build enough terminals and it’s unlikely to ever be cheaper than buying Russian gas (I don’t think it’s in Russia’s interest to hike their prices too much (longterm) since that would make it easier to replace them).

chha 5y ago
Not true. Norway currently supplies around 25% of the EUs gas supply, with quite a lot going through a terminal in Germany.
- Symbiote 5y ago
  Norway supplies gas to Germany by pipeline, see the map [1]. Germany doesn't have an LNG import terminal: "The current large-scale LNG receiving countries in Europe are Belgium (one terminal), France (four terminals), Greece (one terminal), Italy (three terminals), Lithuania (one terminal), Malta (one terminal), the Netherlands (one terminal), Poland (one terminal), Portugal (one terminal), Spain (seven terminals – six operational), Turkey (four terminals) and the UK (three terminals). Collectively, their overall LNG capacity is 237 billion cubic metres (of gas) (bcm), which is sufficient to cover approximately 40% of Europe’s gas demand. Russia also has an LNG regasification terminal which is supplied entirely by Russian gas." [2] [1] https://www.norskpetroleum.no/en/production-and-exports/the-oil-and-gas-pipeline-system/ https://www.norskpetroleum.no/en/production-and-exports/the-... [2] https://www.natlawreview.com/article/lng-europe-2021-current-trends-european-lng-landscape-and-country-focus https://www.natlawreview.com/article/lng-europe-2021-current...
ramphastidae 5y ago
> In 2019, almost two thirds of the extra-EU's crude oil imports came from Russia (27 %), Iraq (9 %), Nigeria and Saudi Arabia (both 8 %) and Kazakhstan and Norway (both 7 %). A similar analysis shows that almost three quarters of the EU's imports of natural gas came from Russia (41 %), Norway (16 %), Algeria (8 %) and Qatar (5 %), while over three quarters of solid fuel (mostly coal) imports originated from Russia (47 %), the United States (18 %) and Australia (14 %). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache/infographs/energy/bloc-2c.html https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache/infographs/energy/bloc-2...
- ZeroGravitas 5y ago
  Excellent, looks like we can stop importing coal from them as well, a double win.

chha 5y ago

Not true. Norway currently supplies around 25% of the EUs gas supply, with quite a lot going through a terminal in Germany.

Symbiote 5y ago
Norway supplies gas to Germany by pipeline, see the map [1]. Germany doesn't have an LNG import terminal: "The current large-scale LNG receiving countries in Europe are Belgium (one terminal), France (four terminals), Greece (one terminal), Italy (three terminals), Lithuania (one terminal), Malta (one terminal), the Netherlands (one terminal), Poland (one terminal), Portugal (one terminal), Spain (seven terminals – six operational), Turkey (four terminals) and the UK (three terminals). Collectively, their overall LNG capacity is 237 billion cubic metres (of gas) (bcm), which is sufficient to cover approximately 40% of Europe’s gas demand. Russia also has an LNG regasification terminal which is supplied entirely by Russian gas." [2] [1] https://www.norskpetroleum.no/en/production-and-exports/the-oil-and-gas-pipeline-system/ https://www.norskpetroleum.no/en/production-and-exports/the-... [2] https://www.natlawreview.com/article/lng-europe-2021-current-trends-european-lng-landscape-and-country-focus https://www.natlawreview.com/article/lng-europe-2021-current...

ramphastidae 5y ago

> In 2019, almost two thirds of the extra-EU's crude oil imports came from Russia (27 %), Iraq (9 %), Nigeria and Saudi Arabia (both 8 %) and Kazakhstan and Norway (both 7 %). A similar analysis shows that almost three quarters of the EU's imports of natural gas came from Russia (41 %), Norway (16 %), Algeria (8 %) and Qatar (5 %), while over three quarters of solid fuel (mostly coal) imports originated from Russia (47 %), the United States (18 %) and Australia (14 %). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache/infographs/energy/bloc-2c.html https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache/infographs/energy/bloc-2...

ZeroGravitas 5y ago
Excellent, looks like we can stop importing coal from them as well, a double win.