France Reconsiders Gas Pipeline from Spain to Germany
The project, dubbed MidCat, would carry North African gas from Spain to Germany, running through France.
The project, dubbed MidCat, would carry North African gas from Spain to Germany, running through France.
The suspension of gas flows from Gazprom will not affect French consumers, Engie wrote in a press release.
The announcement comes only days before PM Boris Johnson’s successor is announced. Johnson has thus far undertaken little action in resolving the crisis, leaving this farrago for the next prime minister to untangle instead.
The levy comes just days after Energy Minister Robert Habeck announced his plan for reducing gas consumption by 20%. He also wants to allow public buildings to be heated at a maximum of 19 degrees.
Oil deliveries from Russia had been detained through the southern half of the Druzhba pipeline due to a problem with transit fee payments caused by EU sanctions.
“By choosing Azerbaijan as a gas supplier, Mrs. von der Leyen is in fact weakening the European Union,” the French MPs said.
With Pakistan close to economic collapse, fears of a situation similar to Sri Lanka are growing. But due to the ‘butterfly effect,’ European energy politics have contributed greatly to this chaos.
Péter Szijjártó is above all pragmatic. His visit comes on the heels of the EU’s decision to cut Russian gas supplies by 15%.
At their July 26th meeting, energy ministers rejected the Commission’s initial plan for emergency powers but committed to reducing gas usage by 15% between 1 August 2022 and 31 March 2023—at least they did in theory.
From Madrid, Spain’s Ecological Transition Minister Teresa Ribera rejected Brussels’ plan as “not the most effective, nor the most efficient, nor the fairest.”