German ports were banned from receiving Russian liquefied gas
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Thu, 14 Nov 2024 13:11:05 +0200
What is known about Germanys rejection of Russian liquefied gasAs the journalists of the publication note, the company Deutsche Energy Terminal received an order from the Ministry of Economy of Germany not to accept any deliveries of LNG from Russia.It is emphasized that the order was issued for the purpose of protecting public interests that prevail over economic benefit.
Before the start of the criminal war unleashed by the Kremlin against Ukraine at the end of February 2022, Germany was the largest buyer of Russian LNG among other European countries.After Russia cut pipeline gas supplies to Germany, the countrys government, led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz, accelerated the search for alternative gas import options and built a number of LNG terminals to receive LNG.The letter from the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Germany emphasizes that allowing the supply of Russian LNG would contradict the very purpose of building these LNG terminals, which were intended to ensure the countrys independence from Russian gas.Germany has not imported Russian LNG since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the ministrys directive guarantees that this remains unchanged.Who in the EU still imports Russian LNGAlthough the US and Great Britain have introduced a ban on Russian LNG, the EU continues to import this type of fuel 20 of LNG supplies to Europe come from Russia.Most of Russias LNG goes to France, Spain and Belgium under longterm contracts that the companies cannot walk away from unless a total ban is implemented.Germanys stateowned energy company Sefe has a longterm contract to supply LNG from Russias Yamal plant, while almost all of that volume goes to an import terminal in France.
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