{"id":102495,"date":"2022-03-26T08:12:58","date_gmt":"2022-03-26T13:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/?p=102495"},"modified":"2022-03-26T08:12:58","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T13:12:58","slug":"eu-signs-us-gas-deal-to-curb-reliance-on-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/en\/2022\/03\/26\/eu-signs-us-gas-deal-to-curb-reliance-on-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"EU signs US gas deal to curb reliance on Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"BBC \u2014 The US and the EU have announced a major deal on liquified natural gas, in an attempt to reduce Europe’s reliance on Russian energy.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The agreement will see the US provide the EU with extra gas, equivalent to around 10% of the gas it currently gets from Russia, by the end of the year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The bloc has already said it will cut Russian gas use in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Russia currently supplies about 40% of the EU’s gas needs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The new deal will involve the US and other countries supplying an extra 15 billion cubic metres of gas on top of last year’s 22 billion cubic metres.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The new total will represent around 24% of the gas currently imported from Russia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The eventual aim is for the US and international partners to provide about 50 billion cubic metres per year to the EU.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Cutting reliance on Russia will mean generating more renewable energy and improving energy efficiency as well as increasing imports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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