Expert: Europe cannot do without Russian gas
Attempts to persuade the Europeans that they will be able to do without Russian gas, erroneous, says the head of the international gas Union, Jerome Ferrie.
" in terms of the tensions between Kyiv And capital of Russia some try to make us believe that Europe can do without Russian gas. This is a mistake. Even if the American Industrialists received permission to export its own shale gas, the first direction of their deliveries will be Asia. And it is impossible to minimize the weight of the Russian-Ukrainian tensions, but when the horizon is cleared, it will become clear how important pipelines for the stability of Europe, " he said Ferrie in an interview to the newspaper Figaro, RIA " Novosti ". Remember, the first day of the week, the President of the Russian Federation centuries Putin said that the country cannot in the present circumstances to continue implementation of the " South stream ". A decision about This, as later said the Minister of energy Alexander Novak, took, himself, the head of Putin. At the same Director made the initiative Bulgaria because of this demand from the EU compensation for lost profit on the project. On Tuesday, the European Commissioner for budget And human resources Kristalina Georgieva said that the position of the EU on South stream was directed to the development of competition in the market, to protect customers from the risk of increasing gas prices. The European Commission wants to continue the dialogue with Russia And other stakeholders on South stream ", despite the Decision of the Russian capital to close the project. The European Commission expects that the Russian Federation will provide explanations in connection with the failure of the implementation of the project " South stream ".
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