{"id":1745673,"date":"2022-11-20T06:04:02","date_gmt":"2022-11-20T11:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1745673"},"modified":"2022-11-20T09:34:47","modified_gmt":"2022-11-20T14:34:47","slug":"what-percentage-of-european-gas-comes-from-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-percentage-of-european-gas-comes-from-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"What Percentage of European Gas Comes From Russia?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhat-percentage-of-european-gas-comes-from-russia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1745673&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-russia\">Russia<\/a>\u2019s invasion of Ukraine has drastically impacted the cost of energy throughout the world and exposed the vulnerabilities of European nations that are highly dependent on gas from Moscow while leading to\u00a0increased concerns about energy supply and security.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the Kremlin\u2019s war with Ukraine, the\u00a0European Union imported about 60 percent of the energy it consumed in 2021, with roughly 45 percent, or\u00a0155 billion cubic meters, of that\u00a0coming from Russia.<\/p>\n<p>However, in the wake of the Feb. 24 invasion, Western nations have vowed to reduce their dependency on Russian gas by two-thirds by the end of 2022 in protest. Russian President Vladimir Putin simultaneously demanded that buyers from what he deemed \u201cunfriendly\u201d nations pay for Russian gas with Rubles.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, energy imports of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-russian-natural-gas\">Russian natural gas<\/a> to the EU have significantly declined ahead of what is widely believed to be a colder-than-normal winter across Europe, prompting fears as to how EU nations will cope.<\/p>\n<h2>Europe\u2019s Dependence on Russian Natural Gas<\/h2>\n<p>Europe\u2019s dependence on Russian gas has become a focal point since February when Putin launched his \u201cspecial military operation\u201d in Ukraine. Gas prices surged over 30 percent following the invasion and have remained volatile since.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a long-running relationship between Russia and Europe when it comes to natural gas imports, that relationship has increasingly turned sour in 2022 and appears to be coming to an end, with Europe vowing to end dependence on Russian gas by 2030.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4309848\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1.tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI2028M-FILEDIMAGE-1200x786-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy size-large wp-image-4309848\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/themes\/eet\/images\/white.png\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1.tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI2028M-FILEDIMAGE-1200x786-1.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"640\" height=\"419\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4309848\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1.tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI2028M-FILEDIMAGE-1200x786-1.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"640\" height=\"419\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> Gazprom Neft\u2019s oil refinery in Omsk, Russia, on Feb. 10, 2020. (Alexey Malgavko\/Reuters)<\/figure>\n<h2>Which Countries Are Dependent on Russian Gas in 2022?<\/h2>\n<p>According to data from the\u00a0International Energy Agency, Lithuania and\u00a0Finland imported roughly 80 percent of their oil from Russia in November 2021. This was followed by\u00a0Slovakia, which imported 74 percent from Russia; Poland, which imported 58 percent; and Hungary, which received 43 percent.\u00a0Estonia,\u00a0Germany,\u00a0Greece, and\u00a0Norway all imported between 25 percent to 34 percent of their oil from Russia in November, according to the data.<\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/todayinenergy\/detail.php?id=51618\">data<\/a> from\u00a0the U.S. Energy Information Agency show that\u00a0Germany,\u00a0Italy,\u00a0France, and\u00a0Poland were the biggest European importers of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/what-percentage-of-european-gas-comes-from-russia_4851672.html\">Russian gas<\/a> overall in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Separate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intellinews.com\/north-macedonia-bosnia-and-moldova-most-dependent-on-russian-gas-234239\/\">data<\/a> from the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators showed that Bulgaria, Finland,\u00a0North Macedonia, and Slovakia were the most dependent on Russian oil in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>As of 2022, EU imports of Russian gas have dropped to 9 percent, according to a September <a href=\"https:\/\/ireland.representation.ec.europa.eu\/news-and-events\/news\/statement-president-von-der-leyen-energy-2022-09-07_en\">statement<\/a> from the President of the European Commission, Ursula\u00a0von der Leyen.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Does Europe Rely on Russian Gas?<\/h2>\n<p>Prior to Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine and subsequent Western sanctions on the Kremlin, Russian natural gas was relatively cheap, making it an attractive option that was also easy to transport and readily available.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, a move by some EU countries to end coal and nuclear power plants in an effort to meet green energy targets meant looking elsewhere for gas supplies\u2014Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Owing to its vast Siberian fields, Russia has the world\u2019s largest reserves of natural gas as well as multiple\u00a0gas production facilities throughout the country.<\/p>\n<p>The country was quick to capitalize on its vast energy reserves, and in the 1940s, the then-Soviet Union began exporting to Poland. Russia completed the construction of the Druzhba pipeline,\u00a0one of the largest oil pipelines in the world, which\u00a0delivers fuel\u00a0to major refineries in Europe, in the 1960s.<\/p>\n<p>Later, construction began on the\u00a0Yamal\u2013Europe natural gas pipeline in 1994, while the Nord Stream 1 pipeline was completed in 2011.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4571667\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/gas-plant-sakhalin-1200x761-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy size-large wp-image-4571667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/themes\/eet\/images\/white.png\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/gas-plant-sakhalin-1200x761-1.jpg\" alt=\"gas-plant-sakhalin\" width=\"640\" height=\"406\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4571667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/gas-plant-sakhalin-1200x761-1.jpg\" alt=\"gas-plant-sakhalin\" width=\"640\" height=\"406\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> The liquefied natural gas plant operated by Sakhalin Energy at Prigorodnoye on the Pacific island of Sakhalin, Russia, on July 15, 2021. (Vladimir Soldatkin\/Reuters)<\/figure>\n<h2>When Did Europe Start Relying on Russian Gas?<\/h2>\n<p>Europe wasn\u2019t always dependent on gas from Russia and in the\u00a01960s and 1970s, actually supplied roughly the same amount of natural gas that it was using,\u00a0according to the\u00a0Jacques Delors Energy Center.<\/p>\n<p>However, increased demand and the depletion of the North Sea gas fields that were controlled by the UK and the Netherlands, combined with the latter later announcing the shutdown of the\u00a0Groningen gas fields\u2014Europe\u2019s largest natural gas field\u2014owing to\u00a0earthquakes, saw Europe look elsewhere for energy supplies.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Russia\u2019s dominance in the gas market has soared over the years and nations like Germany, which also\u00a0distributes Russian gas to other European countries, became highly dependent on Russian gas. State-owned Gazprom is Russia\u2019s largest natural gas supplier.<\/p>\n<h2>How Much Natural Gas Does Europe Import From Russia?<\/h2>\n<p>In 2020, the main imported energy product to Europe was\u00a0petroleum products, which include crude oil. These accounted for\u00a0almost two-thirds of energy imports into the EU, followed by natural gas at 27 percent and solid fossil fuels\u00a0at\u00a05 percent, according to Eurostat, a directorate-general of the European Commission.<\/p>\n<p>Over\u00a0three-quarters of the EU\u2019s imports of natural gas came from Russia, or approximately 43 percent.<\/p>\n<p>The majority of it comes through\u00a0pipelines including Yamal, which runs through Belarus and Poland to Germany, and\u00a0Nord Stream 1, which runs directly to Germany. Gas is also pumped to the EU through\u00a0pipelines via Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/european-gas-prices-jump-after-gazprom-threatens-ukraine-transit-damage-to-nord-stream-pipelines_4760271.html\">ruptures to the\u00a0Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines<\/a>\u00a0in September\u00a0ultimately led to Russia terminating gas supplies through the pipeline indefinitely, further stoking\u00a0fears of an energy shortage in Europe ahead of a cold winter.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, the\u00a0International Energy Agency\u00a0says that\u00a0EU gas storage sites are now 95 percent full\u00a0as of early November 2022. That is 5 percent above the\u00a0five-year average, although officials are still warning of the urgent need for EU leaders to take action and reduce\u00a0gas consumption amid a\u00a0global energy crisis and a potential shortage during the summer of 2023.<\/p>\n<div class=\"author_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"one_author_block round\">\n<div class=\"top_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/author-katabella-roberts\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ttl7dayERL_WEB_KatabellaRoberts.jpg\" alt=\"Katabella Roberts\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Katabella Roberts is a news writer for The Epoch Times, focusing primarily on the United States, world, and business news.\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine has drastically impacted the cost of energy throughout the world and exposed the vulnerabilities of European nations that are highly dependent on gas from Moscow while<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1745676,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1745673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1745673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1745673"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1745673\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1745676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1745673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1745673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1745673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}