Currently, more than 40% of natural gas reaches Europe from Russia, and a third of Russian gas passes through Ukraine.
US government officials have begun to consider the possibility that Qatar sends liquefied natural gas to Europe In the event of a power outage due to hypothetical Russian invasion of Ukraine, as reported by the Bloomberg agency.
Thus, the president of the United States, Joe Biden, could ask the emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Zani, to visit the White House at the end of the month with the aim of discussing this matter among a variety of other topics.
Some European countries fear that any economic sanctions against Russia could have repercussions on their energy system, already depleted by the crisis caused by the pandemic.
Nowadays, more than 40% of natural gas comes to Europe from Russia, and a third of Russian gas passes through Ukraine.
Qatar, for its part, is one of the main producers of liquefied natural gas. Three quarters of its production reaches Asian countries with deficiencies in energy supply, such as Japan or Korea.
Only 5% of Qatari gas reaches Europe, according to Bloomberg estimates.
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