Why the EU is still buying Russian energy? | DW News

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the European Union has radically reduced its imports of coal, oil and natural gas from Russia. In fact, the bloc's stated goal is to eliminate all Russian fossil fuel imports by 2027. But there is one glaring exception to this trend: Liquefied Natural Gas - or LNG, which the EU has been importing in record volumes from Russia. Video features report by DW’s Jack Parrock, as well as expert analysis from Carole Nakhle, CEO and founder of Crystol Energy, a consulting group.
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  • @fabianabongo6284
    @fabianabongo62846 ай бұрын

    Replacing Russian pipeline gas with Russian LNG. Thats a smart EU move.

  • @yp77738yp77739

    @yp77738yp77739

    6 ай бұрын

    And paying much more for it, which genius thought that one up. The other nonsense is that they buy more Ukrainian piped gas too, again at an inflated price, and where does the Ukrainian gas come from, yep, Russia. Anyone might reasonably wonder whether the real intent of the sanctions was to screw the consumers, come to think of it, that’s the only possible rational explanation.

  • @gaborrajnai6213

    @gaborrajnai6213

    6 ай бұрын

    No its not cheaper. Russian gas on pipelines generally have fixed price contracts, which is attached on the oil prices. Spot market works in the way, that an LNG tanker ship starts up from a Russian port, and its cargo is in bid while it moves, and it will travel to the port of the highest bidder, so its price is not fixed to anything.@@yp77738yp77739

  • @sturmeko

    @sturmeko

    6 ай бұрын

    Actually it is quite logical move, with LNG Russia have to compete with all other suppliers in world market, while on pipelines it has monopoly, so selling LNG reduces profits for Russia, also capacity is not the same, at the same time there isn't much point restricting purchase of Russian LNG as it can just easily be sold elsewhere.

  • @ebbeb9827

    @ebbeb9827

    6 ай бұрын

    look at the volumes. Its like 10% of what they imported before

  • @SergioK111

    @SergioK111

    6 ай бұрын

    Yes, very smart. The best economy in Europe - Germany have inflation and recession 👍🥳

  • @univeropa3363
    @univeropa33636 ай бұрын

    Because it turns out that we need energy. Big shocker.

  • @helios7212

    @helios7212

    6 ай бұрын

    Yes and should be getting it from sustainable sources and esp NOT from criminal cartel regimes like the Kremlin. Like drug addiction for countries economies and corrupting them all the same.

  • @benbo7042

    @benbo7042

    6 ай бұрын

    😂😂😂😂

  • @VVayVVard

    @VVayVVard

    6 ай бұрын

    Phasing out the most powerful form of energy production humanity has ever produced was such a brilliant, well thought-out move.

  • @jansix4287

    @jansix4287

    6 ай бұрын

    @@VVayVVard France didn’t face out nuclear, because it’s dependent on it. And Russia accounts for 50% of the global Uranium market. Nonetheless nuclear power is not even cheaper or more reliable. In a hot summer the rivers don’t have enough cooling water and during a cold winter electric heating exceeds nuclear capacities. So in the end France is buying Russian LNG again. Damn geniuses those frogs! 🐸 🇫🇷

  • @PMZEEE

    @PMZEEE

    6 ай бұрын

    They don seem to grasp that☝🏾😂😂😂

  • @Delinka3D
    @Delinka3D6 ай бұрын

    Since you disabled comments on the Israeli interview I'll put my comment here: Can IDF give us an estimate of how many hamas members are in Gaza (population 2 million) and how many of the 3,700+ confirmed deaths are actually Hamas so the world has an idea of the justification for their methods.

  • @conniekabasharira7084

    @conniekabasharira7084

    6 ай бұрын

    You think the collective west cares? They don't. If anything, they'd have loved to hear that there's complete ethnic cleansing of Palestinians because they don't consider them as human beings

  • @gulasucrose

    @gulasucrose

    6 ай бұрын

    yo DW admin. answer it

  • @vervetech9395

    @vervetech9395

    6 ай бұрын

    DW news is so corrupt. It's a mouthpiece of Washington. BBC isn't far better but still better than DW news

  • @thecaribbean8615
    @thecaribbean86156 ай бұрын

    The EU is also getting Russian energy indirectly through India!

  • @ravenblack7052

    @ravenblack7052

    6 ай бұрын

    The majority is getting to Europe through Saudi Arabia from Russia!

  • @jacobtodd1622

    @jacobtodd1622

    6 ай бұрын

    russia is on the bad end of that India/EU deal... I feel bad....not...

  • @Stranger7_7

    @Stranger7_7

    6 ай бұрын

    We are happy to help our Indian ally. Warm regards from Russia. :)

  • @henlohenlo689

    @henlohenlo689

    6 ай бұрын

    it's not free to ship something from russia to india then back to europe. it adds a ton extra costs. i work in transportation and big costs on resources of vehicles that need servicing and parts and to buy new vehicles and gas and man power. they are doing this against russia because of discrimination and redlining discrimination. it's glaringly obviously when they are making decisions that are not financially sound decisions but the only purpose is directed at trying to harm russia. then in that case it is discrimination.

  • @Stranger7_7

    @Stranger7_7

    6 ай бұрын

    @@henlohenlo689 Is it necessary to ship the product to India first? Why not shipping it directly from Russia to EU if it belongs to a sanctions free Indian company?

  • @jeffxu6871
    @jeffxu68716 ай бұрын

    Russia export LNG to India and India sells to EU :) nice move

  • @keirenle

    @keirenle

    6 ай бұрын

    Indian is smart 👌

  • @thegreatdane3627

    @thegreatdane3627

    6 ай бұрын

    it must be very small amounts, i can't find any data about lng imports from India...

  • @ucheodilioraodera6680

    @ucheodilioraodera6680

    6 ай бұрын

    Wake up to reality and stop dreaming

  • @paullooney2522

    @paullooney2522

    6 ай бұрын

    EU is not.@@keirenle

  • @jeffxu6871

    @jeffxu6871

    6 ай бұрын

    India's fuel exports to EU up 572% since Ukraine war @@thegreatdane3627

  • @kwektans
    @kwektans6 ай бұрын

    Difficult choice: US Lng is far away. Quatar Lng is far away. Russia Lng is near. Hmm transport costs and shipping times. Choices, choices…

  • @cinpeace353

    @cinpeace353

    6 ай бұрын

    Not only transport cost, the selling price is higher too.

  • @Stranger7_7

    @Stranger7_7

    6 ай бұрын

    That's why we're fighting Russia. We are great hypocrites. LOL

  • @vavag9365

    @vavag9365

    6 ай бұрын

    russia has distanced itself from civilized world as far away as never before

  • @briant5685

    @briant5685

    6 ай бұрын

    bla bla bla and are you the one who defines what civilized or uncivilized means. You should look into the mirror because you are a wolf in a sheep's wool@@vavag9365

  • @Rubinrus

    @Rubinrus

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@vavag9365 that attitude of calling the West "the civilized" world made people just distance themselves from it. However, if during that time this attitude was justified by superior military power, now it's just a castle built on sand supported just by one collapsing hegemon and relying on people from "barbaric" nations.

  • @ZedAlfa.
    @ZedAlfa.6 ай бұрын

    Why is EU still buying Russian energy? Because it’s cheaper?

  • @lepetitroquet9410

    @lepetitroquet9410

    6 ай бұрын

    It's not though. It should, but it's factually not.

  • @Baker311

    @Baker311

    6 ай бұрын

    If you even look at the statistics, you will realize that trade with Russia is a mere fraction it used to be, before the war in the timeline 2021-2023 and there is a reason for that since trade with Russia is fueling the war machine in Ukraine, it is a zero sum game, the trade with current Russia governance.

  • @jeffxu6871

    @jeffxu6871

    6 ай бұрын

    van der leyen will not comment @@lepetitroquet9410

  • @havanascp9602

    @havanascp9602

    6 ай бұрын

    Always was. But now they have to pay at the regular price. Since they have broken contracts. Lol

  • @lovyrituraj
    @lovyrituraj6 ай бұрын

    So you guys won’t buy in a pipeline but LNG shipping ? You are the laughing stock of the world EU

  • @gaborrajnai6213

    @gaborrajnai6213

    6 ай бұрын

    Its different. Spot market is generally cheaper.

  • @biswaroopmaiti2943

    @biswaroopmaiti2943

    6 ай бұрын

    @@gaborrajnai6213 Spot market is more expensive! Shopping at Costco vs shopping at WholeFoods.

  • @4layers404

    @4layers404

    6 ай бұрын

    The volumes are very different. Especially considering the reason those pipelines have been built in the first place. They were part symbol of a non war era after all the suffering in WW2. Parts of the EU tried to make peace with Russia for a longer time now. Which sort of worked up until 2022.

  • @whatyousaid1375
    @whatyousaid13756 ай бұрын

    this just should how silly and hypocrite EU is by blindly follow behind it master

  • @4layers404

    @4layers404

    6 ай бұрын

    Nah, no one in the EU is following the US. We are happy about doing our own thing. Can be seen a lot with EU laws changing companies in the US trying to adapt to the EU market.

  • @marcstevens9263

    @marcstevens9263

    6 ай бұрын

    Go on. I sincerely believe you believe what you said.😀@@4layers404

  • @alanssshh

    @alanssshh

    6 ай бұрын

    agree

  • @birjusharma8104

    @birjusharma8104

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@4layers404making laws for private firms doesn't mean EU's foreign policy is free from the Domination of US. European Union is still an extension of US geopolitical interest, whatever USA orders most of the europe follows, America became europe's protective father after the WW2, US destroyed Nordstrom pipeline but Germany can't say a word against its Master. There are also other slave counties of US like Japan, Pakistan and many more.

  • @JK-zw8ec
    @JK-zw8ec6 ай бұрын

    Here in the US, the media tells us that Germany gets all of it energy from renewables?!?!

  • @cinpeace353

    @cinpeace353

    6 ай бұрын

    In US, Obama, Trump, now Biden, all said they gonna fix US crumbling infrastructures. Are they fixed yet?

  • @4layers404

    @4layers404

    6 ай бұрын

    Don’t know where you got that from, but as a German that information sounds very wrong to me. We’ve had the CDU as a ruling party 3 years ago and they’ve been the main government for about 16 years in a row, give or take. In their legislation they’ve canceled nuclear power and slept on renewable energy to replace nuclear energy. Thus we are in the awkward situation now where we rely on coal, oil and gas to have a comfortable way of life. As of 2022 Germany has 47% of electricity from renewable sources and 17% „heating“ (energy in form of warmth) from renewable sources.

  • @williamg102

    @williamg102

    6 ай бұрын

    The Gov tells you to lick Israel and you will still believe it.

  • @bensonchukwubike1205
    @bensonchukwubike12056 ай бұрын

    Russia should stop selling energy to Europeans

  • @TomStan-sw2wj

    @TomStan-sw2wj

    6 ай бұрын

    that say Zelensky only Ukrainian matters not EU ....

  • @thegreatdane3627

    @thegreatdane3627

    6 ай бұрын

    and Europe should stop buying.

  • @TomStan-sw2wj

    @TomStan-sw2wj

    6 ай бұрын

    @@thegreatdane3627 THAY HAVE FREEDOM TO BUY..

  • @thegreatdane3627

    @thegreatdane3627

    6 ай бұрын

    @@TomStan-sw2wj we shouldn't help fund the enemy...

  • @TomStan-sw2wj

    @TomStan-sw2wj

    6 ай бұрын

    @@thegreatdane3627 BUT ENEMY IS FUND .US .ENEMY GIVE US THE BEST PRICE.....

  • @ERa_7
    @ERa_76 ай бұрын

    And they blames India 😂😂😂

  • @evehawasinare228
    @evehawasinare2286 ай бұрын

    How did the EU ended-up sanctioning itself against its own economic interests?

  • @thegreatdane3627

    @thegreatdane3627

    6 ай бұрын

    how did russia end up starting a war against its own economic interests?

  • @gilgameshur5366

    @gilgameshur5366

    6 ай бұрын

    @thegreatdane3627 don't worry. U can buy gas from the Republic of Greenland in the future, worlds riches country. After they divorce them self from colonization and indebtedness brought upon them by the state of Denmark. Russia and brics devolpment bank will come to rescue.

  • @thegreatdane3627

    @thegreatdane3627

    6 ай бұрын

    @@gilgameshur5366 Greenland can leave if they want, i do not care. And Denmark is a net exporter of natural gas, we have enough oil and gas fields in the North Sea...

  • @gilgameshur5366

    @gilgameshur5366

    6 ай бұрын

    @thegreatdane3627 sure they can't. Ur government just doing the opposite. I didn't know Denmark was a gas exporter, first time hearing about it. Thought that Norway was.

  • @WL113

    @WL113

    6 ай бұрын

    you're answering useless question on other question. You're from EU? 😂@@thegreatdane3627

  • @keirenle
    @keirenle6 ай бұрын

    What s a silly question. Why buy Russian energy? Maybe because we are living in a real world and the balloon is coming down eventually.

  • @zhoma982
    @zhoma9826 ай бұрын

    because of your hypocracy.

  • @Sam-dm4kz
    @Sam-dm4kz6 ай бұрын

    Not only EU but USA is also importing LNG from Russia in huge volumes. Exempt from Sections. The question is WHY?

  • @goodluckarona981

    @goodluckarona981

    6 ай бұрын

    US? wow

  • @gaborrajnai6213

    @gaborrajnai6213

    6 ай бұрын

    And japan, South Korea, basically everyone. Energy is not a thing to be played with.

  • @sturmeko

    @sturmeko

    6 ай бұрын

    Because sanctions have to be designed in a way that hurt your opponent more than yourself, but with LNG it's not the case, is easily sold elsewhere like India or China, so there isn't that much point in sanctioning it.

  • @thegreatdane3627

    @thegreatdane3627

    6 ай бұрын

    That is complete BS, russia's capacity for Lng export is only around 40bcm. That is enough for less than 10 % of EU's annual consumption...

  • @SergioK111

    @SergioK111

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@thegreatdane3627deindustrialization will help Europe to further reduce gas consumption 🎉

  • @MegaTrinity69
    @MegaTrinity696 ай бұрын

    hypocritical stand of the EU as always money is the game

  • @gaborrajnai6213
    @gaborrajnai62136 ай бұрын

    The EU does not buy energy at all. Member states do.

  • @ebbeb9827

    @ebbeb9827

    6 ай бұрын

    actually member states can now do that together through the EU to secure better prices

  • @gaborrajnai6213

    @gaborrajnai6213

    6 ай бұрын

    I dont think that member states trust eachother thatmuch, to give up such an important part of their economy to a central EU government, which does or does not take into account their interests. I didnt hear that Germans want to pay kurtzarbeit and gas reimbursements for the whole EU besides their own citizens, which they have to if they want to control the energy policy of the union. @@ebbeb9827

  • @Fraet

    @Fraet

    6 ай бұрын

    Member states does not buy energy at all. Gas importers do.

  • @whatyousaid1375

    @whatyousaid1375

    6 ай бұрын

    Another good explanation to make EU feel proud of 😂😂😂

  • @1959Berre

    @1959Berre

    6 ай бұрын

    @@Fraet Consumers do.

  • @evifiouri4712
    @evifiouri47126 ай бұрын

    The absurdity of the whole thing is beyond comprehension

  • @Sam-dm4kz
    @Sam-dm4kz6 ай бұрын

    China is so happy and Jumping with joy. All EU GAS and OIL cuts are sent to China, China to Russia we need more. Please cut all and make us happy.

  • @stevanjakovljevic8390
    @stevanjakovljevic83906 ай бұрын

    Why the EU still exist ?

  • @amadeuz8161

    @amadeuz8161

    6 ай бұрын

    Because its not an dictatorship and 27 countries has to agree.

  • @Stebetto3

    @Stebetto3

    6 ай бұрын

    Why the Russia still exist?

  • @tatendawilson3057

    @tatendawilson3057

    6 ай бұрын

    ​​@@Stebetto3becoz Russia is big plus Ukraine terrority, Russia is now the biggest country on planet earth

  • @WL113

    @WL113

    6 ай бұрын

    @@Stebetto3 large country, a lot of resources, large population, nuclear weapons.

  • @paullooney2522

    @paullooney2522

    6 ай бұрын

    Who told you it wasent?@@amadeuz8161

  • @waynegore5291
    @waynegore52916 ай бұрын

    This is a free market purely based on supply and demand, if eu buy lng from USA, some of the USA customer will buy lng from russia if the price is better or leadtime is shorter. It's that simple.

  • @eskay2012
    @eskay20126 ай бұрын

    Where is the tough speaking Ursula? She didn’t do anything after allowing US taking out the pipelines.

  • @bidyum14

    @bidyum14

    6 ай бұрын

    She is buying it from Saudi personally!

  • @eskay2012

    @eskay2012

    6 ай бұрын

    @@bidyum14 😂

  • @Contributo
    @Contributo6 ай бұрын

    Shame on your hypocrisy

  • @codorin
    @codorin6 ай бұрын

    They basically cant bite off the hand that feeds them.

  • @fingerprint8479
    @fingerprint84796 ай бұрын

    And I was convinced Zelensky was the only comedian in town! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 The EU is a joke!

  • @ladislavsieber

    @ladislavsieber

    6 ай бұрын

    Funny but Usa is buying Russian oil in massive volumes too so I guess the whole west are clowns 🤡

  • @helios7212

    @helios7212

    6 ай бұрын

    Spot the Russian troll Stan'ing for fossil fuel companies! 🙄🙄🪆🪆🪆🤡

  • @thegreatdane3627

    @thegreatdane3627

    6 ай бұрын

    not as funny as putin. "I could take Kyiv in 2 weeks", putin 2014...😄

  • @SergioK111

    @SergioK111

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@thegreatdane3627"Russia economy in tatters" Obama 2015 😂😂

  • @thegreatdane3627

    @thegreatdane3627

    6 ай бұрын

    @@SergioK111 is it not? Have you seen the value of the rubble lately? Or russia's gdp per capita, compared to countries like the US or Germany?

  • @tedrosbeiene9308
    @tedrosbeiene93086 ай бұрын

    😅😅😅😅😅 eu is funny

  • @user-ms6dj4ph3h
    @user-ms6dj4ph3h6 ай бұрын

    It is a simple fact that the EU is often influenced by the US. If you look at the various regions surrounding the EU, you can see that to the north is the North Pole, the east is considered enemy created by the US, to the south are unstable regions, which were caused by US intervention. To the west is the US, which is the EU's superior. However, no matter how strong you are, if you have a habit of starting fires around yourself, the smoke will eventually go into your eyes. I don't understand if Europe is a colony of the US or if they are independent nations. Can you give me a single example where Europe, especially the EU, has opposed a policy of the US?

  • @czl6270
    @czl62706 ай бұрын

    Why not?

  • @bernkoh343
    @bernkoh3436 ай бұрын

    Not in the same old days they get cheap price...now they have to paid 3 to 4 fold the price.😅

  • @alanssshh

    @alanssshh

    6 ай бұрын

    American want Europe industry die. they succeed

  • @Average_Coder-xy8qx
    @Average_Coder-xy8qx6 ай бұрын

    pipeline has lower carbon emission as well as cheaper what a smart move

  • @alanssshh

    @alanssshh

    6 ай бұрын

    American don't care

  • @bggboss
    @bggboss6 ай бұрын

    No gas, no industry

  • @ziatravelguide131
    @ziatravelguide1316 ай бұрын

    why not? They need this LNG. and

  • @John-hu9qg
    @John-hu9qg6 ай бұрын

    Because there is simply no viable economic alternative to cheap and plentiful Russian energy and industrial raw materials on Europe's doorstep, its that simple. Large European manufacturing economys that represent the economic engine room of the European Union have no choice but to use Russian sources, as their main Asian rivals on the global stage have full access to these cost effective energy and material supplys already, and often at discounted rates.

  • @lepetitroquet9410

    @lepetitroquet9410

    6 ай бұрын

    And yet the russian share of LNG is already down at 14% and dropping.

  • @crumcon

    @crumcon

    6 ай бұрын

    @@lepetitroquet9410 14% probably right, but the price has tripled. now Europe buy 14% LNG at the same price like buying 80% Russian LNG.

  • @biokemical

    @biokemical

    6 ай бұрын

    Sorry dude but that's BS, they have nuclear power plants ready anytime they need. They're sitting in shutdown at the moment. Way cleaner than LNG and just about all fossil fuels.

  • @John-hu9qg

    @John-hu9qg

    6 ай бұрын

    @@lepetitroquet9410 Considering that they were at 0% in the LNG business only a couple of years ago, that's not bad. Russia is rapidly developing its LNG terminals and supply network, with a view to taking Australia's massive LNG shipment contract to China, and China also gets western independent energy security going forward.

  • @lepetitroquet9410

    @lepetitroquet9410

    6 ай бұрын

    @@John-hu9qg In 2020, 11% of the gaz delivered to the EU from Russia was LNG. In 2021, it's almost 2 bcm of russian LNG that was imported in the EU. -> so 0% ;p, maybe check before you say something like that.

  • @LOLBTLOLBT
    @LOLBTLOLBT6 ай бұрын

    seem crazy replacing cheap pipeline gas and oil with expensive lng from ru

  • @alanssshh

    @alanssshh

    6 ай бұрын

    American laughing. that's the most important thing

  • @theldun1
    @theldun16 ай бұрын

    Good damn question!

  • @TomStan-sw2wj
    @TomStan-sw2wj6 ай бұрын

    i see win win to EU AND RUSSIA but Zelensky say he can make monay ....

  • @ainars1205
    @ainars12056 ай бұрын

    What is EU?

  • @Michael-dx8km
    @Michael-dx8km6 ай бұрын

    Take into account that liquifying of gas in Russia is much cheaper compared to US (Texas) and Gulf where day temperature rarely goes below 20 C. While in Russian North easily -30, these >50 C to cool down is adding significant cost to LNG. Here I even do not talk that the distance to deliver it is also matters a lot.

  • @inzhener2007

    @inzhener2007

    6 ай бұрын

    That's an ignorant nonsense of someone who has never learnt Physics and chemistry.

  • @inzhener2007

    @inzhener2007

    6 ай бұрын

    Sanctions are introduced not because of price, but because Russia wages war. Is that not clear?

  • @kenbristow6771

    @kenbristow6771

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@inzhener2007you seem to be the expert. Enlighten us, oh god of arrogance

  • @inzhener2007

    @inzhener2007

    6 ай бұрын

    @@kenbristow6771 yes, I work at Rosneft, gas division, so am an expert. What do you want to know?

  • @alexpavlov3535

    @alexpavlov3535

    6 ай бұрын

    Freedom costs moneys! Don’t be so greedy.

  • @Andy-hq1qq
    @Andy-hq1qq6 ай бұрын

    How good..we pay twice as much for gas

  • @CoffeenSpice
    @CoffeenSpice6 ай бұрын

    The only thing EU wanted is to make energy more expensive and anger the plebs 👌 it did a royaly good job

  • @rajadurai8067
    @rajadurai80676 ай бұрын

    What's the difference between LNG and LPG

  • @MrNeversweat
    @MrNeversweat6 ай бұрын

    I totally get it, I keep telling people not to eat junk food because it's bad but I can't stop buying hot spicy wings from the chippy or KFC

  • @keirenle

    @keirenle

    6 ай бұрын

    KFC chicken wings, that is my weakest link

  • @helios7212

    @helios7212

    6 ай бұрын

    🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯👍🎯💯😔 totally, me too, everything in moderation when it comes to food don't get me wrong, but it's the exact same addiction mechanism to fast food and unhealthy things, just on the state level 💯💯

  • @Greg-qz9dm

    @Greg-qz9dm

    6 ай бұрын

    😂

  • @Stranger7_7

    @Stranger7_7

    6 ай бұрын

    You must be EU government member.

  • @benbo7042

    @benbo7042

    6 ай бұрын

    😂😂😂😂

  • @obriets
    @obriets6 ай бұрын

    Some heads need to roll for this.

  • @VVayVVard
    @VVayVVard6 ай бұрын

    And yet some people in the EU are still reluctant to invest in renewables and energy storage solutions.

  • @mimikrya8794
    @mimikrya87946 ай бұрын

    Long-term contracts for the import of Russian LNG - a strange excuse. If the EU gives a lot of money to support Ukraine, it can set aside a part for compensation in case of termination of the contracts.

  • @shamuratov

    @shamuratov

    6 ай бұрын

    Have you hear what the CEO said?? Long-term contractors bough already all available LNG gas for years to come, there is no available (spot) gas to buy in short-term. It's not about compensation it's about having the gas which you really need if you don't want to freeze. And, buy the way, if your goal is to cut money to Russia you pay then the compensation and you leave them the gas that they can sell elsewhere so they get double money! what solution is that??

  • @Andy-hq1qq

    @Andy-hq1qq

    6 ай бұрын

    what to say..there was gas ..he was blown up.we hope for what we have

  • @mimikrya8794
    @mimikrya87946 ай бұрын

    It is not worthwhile for anyone to increase the capacity for import LNG, if it is not a long-term solution. So nothing from the "green transition"!

  • @glorious_help
    @glorious_help5 ай бұрын

    3:50 you forgot to mention you didn't pay them for the gas first...

  • @NikolaiBeier
    @NikolaiBeier6 ай бұрын

    With some effort, it should be possible to reduce the use/consumption of methane gas enough to avoid any imports from Russia (both liquefied by ship and gas by pipeline), by the end of 2025. Find the report by searching for "EU can stop Russian gas imports by 2025" (by Ember, E3g, Bellona & RAP)

  • @NikolaiBeier
    @NikolaiBeier6 ай бұрын

    According to the analysis by Bruegel, "The European Union is ready for the 2023-24 winter gas season", the EU imported methane from Russia amounting to about 485 TWh gross calorific value of energy, in the 12 month period from August 2022 to July 2023. (This amount is 1379 TWh less energy from Russia, than 3 years earlier, before the the disruptions of the gas supply started.) The energy from wind & solar power, the heat pumps and the nuclear power plants that are repaired since last winter, is estimated to save around 74 TWh this coming winter. (To that can be added the savings from changed habits, greater awareness on reducing wasted energy, etc.) Les and less of the activity in the EU countries depends on methane.

  • @PranicEnergy

    @PranicEnergy

    6 ай бұрын

    You can do all the analysis you want. But at the end of the day, you will find that you need cheap Russian oil and LNG for European factories to manufacture goods competitively. Even the German economy is on its knees. The consequences for Europe will be severe if this Ukraine problem continues. It is still not too late to say sorry to Russia for trying to push NATO to its doorstep.

  • @NikolaiBeier

    @NikolaiBeier

    6 ай бұрын

    @@PranicEnergy The price of methane was low, as long as the Russian regime wanted it to be low. Seeing how the regime reduced gas supplies, via the well-working pipelines, I would not expect the Russian regime to allow Gazprom to sell methane cheaply via pipeline to all of Europe, again. Cheap methane seems a thing of the past. It will be a waste of time to wait for cheap methane to return.

  • @nvelsen1975

    @nvelsen1975

    6 ай бұрын

    @@PranicEnergy The German economy is growing, your economy shrank by over 30% Sergei. 😆

  • @PranicEnergy

    @PranicEnergy

    6 ай бұрын

    @nvelsen1975 HAHA,, You really have no idea where I am from. The currency of my country is not much affected by the US interest rate hikes. So inflation is very low. Per Capita income also one of the highest in the world. I am just making objective comments 😀 . No hard feelings meant.

  • @maksimpanteleev5104

    @maksimpanteleev5104

    6 ай бұрын

    This led to a decline in production, withdrawal of enterprises from the EU, investment, reduction of jobs and taxes. lol.defeated Putin)

  • @Steven_Olson
    @Steven_Olson6 ай бұрын

    I think the interviewee completely misunderstood the question. She kept talking about pipeline vs lng.

  • @deeplife9654
    @deeplife96546 ай бұрын

    Simply because EU does not have anywhere to buy. The supply is not unlimited

  • @alexandervassilev6702
    @alexandervassilev67026 ай бұрын

    Because there is no escape. Either for polit correctness you do not buy it directly from Russia or you do it thru third suppliers with 30% markup.

  • @mfg8129
    @mfg81296 ай бұрын

    The correct question should be. Why US can buy and Europe cannot buy?

  • @fredrikwallin970
    @fredrikwallin9706 ай бұрын

    Not sure why DW always write EU instead of Germany when it's something bad, that said, it might have changed since the war began (one must hope...)

  • @TheBf666
    @TheBf6666 ай бұрын

    The hypocrisy is strong from eu.

  • @YuruCampSupermacy
    @YuruCampSupermacy6 ай бұрын

    Would they still go back to blaming India for keeping up the Russian economy?

  • @justayoutuber1906
    @justayoutuber19066 ай бұрын

    The contract excuse is moot if a country is sanctioned.

  • @yanmiao7945

    @yanmiao7945

    6 ай бұрын

    😏

  • @1112viggo
    @1112viggo6 ай бұрын

    Just saw a news clip a few days ago where they taunted Putin with our record filled gas storage... My god that´s embarrassing.

  • @sarkarbroadband
    @sarkarbroadband6 ай бұрын

    So we can't buy cheap oil from Russia because of the sanction Yet they're the one still importing LNG from Russia? Hypocrisy at it’s finest.

  • @arslannizami
    @arslannizami6 ай бұрын

    Because they're Hypocrite. Their words and actions are always different.

  • @lamplight88h59
    @lamplight88h596 ай бұрын

    Why am I not surprised.

  • @user-eu2eh6et9s
    @user-eu2eh6et9s6 ай бұрын

    Why is*

  • @Am-pk3zh
    @Am-pk3zh6 ай бұрын

    because they don't have alternative 😂😂😂😂 they tried to buy from USA but the price was 10× more expensive then russian LNG. they cant afford to buy from USA!

  • @ryanmckenna2047
    @ryanmckenna20476 ай бұрын

    What about the shift to renewables? What about nuclear?

  • @paultsjan6047
    @paultsjan60476 ай бұрын

    That’s the prerogative of EU not buying imported fuel and gas from Russia. If the EU cannot do without Russia’s coal, oil and natural gas with EU stated goal to eliminate all Russian fossil fuel imports, what else can EU do but to renege on its promise and intention. LMAO!!!

  • @cinpeace353

    @cinpeace353

    6 ай бұрын

    Saying and doing doesn't need to be the same. Voters just listen and never follow up.

  • @peanutnutter1
    @peanutnutter16 ай бұрын

    This should have been sorted out by now. Do better EU.

  • @Memovox

    @Memovox

    6 ай бұрын

    lol

  • @MetallicReg

    @MetallicReg

    6 ай бұрын

    Ok. We will buy more next year.

  • @thegreatdane3627

    @thegreatdane3627

    6 ай бұрын

    have a little patience. Russia used to supply almost half of all natural in the EU, now it's less than 15% including lng. That's not bad in such a short time.

  • @SergioK111

    @SergioK111

    6 ай бұрын

    deindustrialization will help Europe to further reduce gas consumption🎉🎉🎉 inflation and recession 👍

  • @jianyang6281
    @jianyang62816 ай бұрын

    this is called “做事留一线,日后好相见。” for both sides.

  • @yvesl.1125
    @yvesl.11256 ай бұрын

    Politicians calling for decoupling & derisking from Russia & China?! What a joke!

  • @laopang91362
    @laopang913625 ай бұрын

    People, particular elderly, need to stay warm in winter The US wants to sell LNG at much higher cost but Panama Canal is a challenge these days.

  • @Xatiko540
    @Xatiko5406 ай бұрын

    Keran, this doesn't work

  • @qaz120120
    @qaz1201206 ай бұрын

    Why should we not buy russian gas?

  • @bullymanntjidzi9294
    @bullymanntjidzi92946 ай бұрын

    Sanctioning cheaper pipeline gas for expensive LNG imports, Smart

  • @thegreatdane3627

    @thegreatdane3627

    6 ай бұрын

    There are no sanctions on natural gas yet. It was russia's choice to reduce the gas flow.

  • @pointblank0020
    @pointblank00206 ай бұрын

    The copular verb comes before the name in a question, DW.

  • @mnldgbD
    @mnldgbD6 ай бұрын

    Because we're idiots right? And we still slow pushing renewables forward. Shame on us!

  • @franzehnert392
    @franzehnert3926 ай бұрын

    ........der naechste Winter kommt bestimmt!!!

  • @Ausf
    @Ausf6 ай бұрын

    Money is the reason.

  • @user-py6bo1jz2m
    @user-py6bo1jz2m6 ай бұрын

    Because there politically discontent from the civil population.

  • @jojje3000-1
    @jojje3000-16 ай бұрын

    We in EU cannot follow the now declining USA, good thing to trade with Russia. (Ukraine-Russia is mainly a trade war)

  • @stecho9664
    @stecho96646 ай бұрын

    No pipeline but yey LNG? I'm not a conspiracy guy but here it's something really wrong going on.

  • @partoems9376
    @partoems93766 ай бұрын

    The EU companies should just abrogate the contract and then pay damages so it can fulfil EU sanctions..

  • @mikestewart4752
    @mikestewart47526 ай бұрын

    How many Russian intelligence agents do you figure are on those ships?

  • @radiotien
    @radiotien6 ай бұрын

    As a Dutchmen I am ashamed that we still buy lng from Russia 😢

  • @aliahmadpasoon624

    @aliahmadpasoon624

    6 ай бұрын

    It is ok, don't be!

  • @danielr.8345

    @danielr.8345

    6 ай бұрын

    Stomme hollander 🤡

  • @TheRealBillBob

    @TheRealBillBob

    6 ай бұрын

    You should be ashamed to claim you are a Dutchman. 🤣🤣

  • @lvjinbin28

    @lvjinbin28

    6 ай бұрын

    You should be ashamed that you follow USA demand to push Ukraine against Russia, but you can't fight in Ukraine and can't really sanction Russia, Therefore, all the sacrifices made by Ukraine will eventually be in vain, so who pushed the young hunter's bear cave in the first place?

  • @PranicEnergy

    @PranicEnergy

    6 ай бұрын

    You will be more ashamed if you know that the EU even knowingly purchase Russian oil resold by India. Brussels know it and the Indians are sniggering over it. Shame on you Dutchman.

  • @user-ci2ii2dg5k
    @user-ci2ii2dg5k6 ай бұрын

    It is not russian gas in the first place. It is extracted in Russia but belongs to multinational consortium who had built LNG factory. Russia is not getting anything from this, not even taxes

  • @laughingbuddha1926
    @laughingbuddha19266 ай бұрын

    😂😂😂Feeling so upset by looking the face of this anchor 😂😂😂… failed to isolate Russia 😂😂😂… poor western countries…

  • @edwardvalivonis23
    @edwardvalivonis236 ай бұрын

    Which country in EU buys it?

  • @Ukie88
    @Ukie886 ай бұрын

    Some member states buy.

  • @leslievincent20
    @leslievincent206 ай бұрын

    Emm, five billion in sales is not much really when you consider the $350 billion that was frozen due to sanctions which Russia replaced from higher gas and oil prices in a few month. It would be interesting to know what percentage of Europe's gas consumption is supplied by Russia.

  • @goenzoy

    @goenzoy

    6 ай бұрын

    Russia is Nr.4 as European supplier after Norway,US and Qatar .But it can be very critical if passage through Suez fails and Norway pipeline gets defective

  • @aston0708
    @aston07086 ай бұрын

    because we need it maybe,,,

  • @user-cz7cm4lz9f
    @user-cz7cm4lz9f6 ай бұрын

    the gas pipeline running through the territory of Ukraine also continues to operate

  • @bggboss
    @bggboss6 ай бұрын

    “One sometimes hears about ‘creeping deindustrialization - well, it’s not just creeping anymore,” said Hans-Jürgen Völz, chief economist at BVMW, an association that lobbies for Germany’s Mittelstand, the thousands of small- and medium-sized firms that form the backbone of the country’s economy.

  • @pfefferle74
    @pfefferle746 ай бұрын

    Money. The answer is money.

  • @jessiey31wayne90
    @jessiey31wayne906 ай бұрын

    Just start buying back it's gas and other stuff.

  • @Noiretranquility
    @Noiretranquility6 ай бұрын

    Because German morals comes after money, btw what is the moral of restricting protests? I can't remember the word for it...

  • @void1.1datastream55
    @void1.1datastream556 ай бұрын

    Yeah somebody is saying there business model.

  • @YS27122
    @YS271224 ай бұрын

    And EU was lecturing india to stop buying russian oil😭.

  • @taipan6944
    @taipan69446 ай бұрын

    don't complain once they knocking at your door Europe, you had it coming!

  • @shawngraylogan7819
    @shawngraylogan78195 ай бұрын

    Energy is Economic Life. Stop grand standing Europe.

  • @nasdean7166
    @nasdean71666 ай бұрын

    If not from Russia where will EU going to buy

  • @alanssshh

    @alanssshh

    6 ай бұрын

    from American. at the price of 4 times of cause LOL

  • @pointgreece4331
    @pointgreece43316 ай бұрын

    During a cold war EU and USA imported commodities from Russia(USSR).