German Economy Minister Robert Habeck and Qatar Energy Minister Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi / photo REUTERS
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Germany announced the conclusion of a long-term agreement with Qatar on the supply of liquefied natural gas, against the background of Berlin’s search for alternative energy suppliers for Russia.
According to Financial Timesin Doha, as part of a tour to the Persian Gulf, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said that the agreement would reduce Berlin’s dependence on Russian gas, which now accounts for more than half of annual supplies.
He declined to give details about the volume of gas and other terms of supply.
The Ministry of Economy said that individual German energy companies, whose leaders accompanied Habek on a trip to Qatar, should sign agreements with enterprises in the Arab state.
“We will still need Russian gas this year, but not in the future,” Khabek said.
“It all starts like this – so whoever has ears should start listening,” he added in a veiled address to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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In a statement, Qatar said it had been seeking to supply Germany for years, but discussions had not resulted in concrete agreements. Reuters.
Qatar, in a statement, welcomed Germany’s decision to “accelerate” the development of the two LNG terminals and said that “the respective commercial structures of the countries will resume and develop discussions on long-term LNG supplies from Qatar to Germany.”
During the meeting with Habek, they discussed energy relations and cooperation between Qatar, one of the largest exporters of natural gas, and Germany, as well as ways to expand it, according to a statement by Qatari Energy Minister Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi.
Habek noted that the partnership agreed with Qatar includes not only LNG supplies in Germany, but also the development of renewable energy sources, as well as energy efficiency measures. DW.
As UNIAN reported earlier, the German concern E.ON stopped purchasing new volumes of gas from trading companies of the Russian “Gazprom” in Europe in connection with the war in Ukraine. But the sudden cessation of energy imports from Russia will deal a blow to E.ON, the company is confident.
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