> Everyone is talking about the gas imports from Russia, while nobody talks about oil imports which are not very different Largely because handling oil is just

> Everyone is talking about the gas imports from Russia, while nobody talks about oil imports which are not very different Largely because handling oil is just a lot easier. Storage too. Nat gas is limited to LNG and pipelines and there just aren’t that many spare LNG ships cruising around, while any bulk liquids shipper could convert to carrying oil. And not hard for a port to have spare oil on-load or offload capacity, or to bring more such capacity online. But this is an issue for Russian gas exports too. They’re probably flaring that natural gas that isn’t going to Europe.