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I don't know when Europe managed to "escape Russian energy dependence" as it still seems to be buying tremendous amounts of Russian fossil fuels that are now br

I don't know when Europe managed to "escape Russian energy dependence" as it still seems to be buying tremendous amounts of Russian fossil fuels that are now branded as Turkish, Indian, Azeri, the list goes on.

barney54 1y ago
Europe has been dependent on Russian oil and gas for many years--and still is continuing to buy Russian natural gas. In fact, the EU imported €4.4 billion worth of Russian gas in the first half of 2025. https://www.brusselstimes.com/1707644/eu-imported-e4-4-billion-worth-of-russian-lng-in-first-half-of-2025 https://www.brusselstimes.com/1707644/eu-imported-e4-4-billi...
noselasd 1y ago
Do the list go on ? For gas Q2 2025, figure 5 at https://www.bruegel.org/dataset/european-natural-gas-imports https://www.bruegel.org/dataset/european-natural-gas-imports it's UK 5,6% Azerbadjan 3,8% Algeria 12,5% Norway 30,1% Other LNG 9,4% USA LNG 27,2% Russia 11,5% Most of the "Other LNG" comes from Turkstream in the underlying data. Edit: I was wrong, Turkstream is included in "Russia", other sources points to Qatar and Nigeria being the largest part of "Other LNG" If I read it right, for oil in Q1 2025, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=EU_imports_of_energy_products_-_latest_developments https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php... United States 15,0% Norway 13,5% Kazakhstan 12,7% Libya 9,0% Saudi Arabia 6,6% Nigeria 6,3% United Kingdom 5,2% Iraq 4,5% Guyana 4,3% Brazil 4,1% Azerbaijan 4,1% Algeria 3,4% Russia 2,5% Mexico 2,1% Other 6,6%
jesterson 1y ago
Exactly at the moment people start buying BS from Brussels's ursula, roberta and rest of corrupted clique.

barney54 1y ago

Europe has been dependent on Russian oil and gas for many years--and still is continuing to buy Russian natural gas. In fact, the EU imported €4.4 billion worth of Russian gas in the first half of 2025. https://www.brusselstimes.com/1707644/eu-imported-e4-4-billion-worth-of-russian-lng-in-first-half-of-2025 https://www.brusselstimes.com/1707644/eu-imported-e4-4-billi...

noselasd 1y ago

Do the list go on ? For gas Q2 2025, figure 5 at https://www.bruegel.org/dataset/european-natural-gas-imports https://www.bruegel.org/dataset/european-natural-gas-imports it's UK 5,6% Azerbadjan 3,8% Algeria 12,5% Norway 30,1% Other LNG 9,4% USA LNG 27,2% Russia 11,5% Most of the "Other LNG" comes from Turkstream in the underlying data. Edit: I was wrong, Turkstream is included in "Russia", other sources points to Qatar and Nigeria being the largest part of "Other LNG" If I read it right, for oil in Q1 2025, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=EU_imports_of_energy_products_-_latest_developments https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php... United States 15,0% Norway 13,5% Kazakhstan 12,7% Libya 9,0% Saudi Arabia 6,6% Nigeria 6,3% United Kingdom 5,2% Iraq 4,5% Guyana 4,3% Brazil 4,1% Azerbaijan 4,1% Algeria 3,4% Russia 2,5% Mexico 2,1% Other 6,6%

jesterson 1y ago

Exactly at the moment people start buying BS from Brussels's ursula, roberta and rest of corrupted clique.