The internationally sought-after oil and gas producing country of Qatar is dampening the expectations of Germany and other western countries that their dependence on supplies from Russia will quickly end. Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi said at a conference in the Qatari capital Doha over the weekend that he did not think Qatar could help immediately. Nobody can currently replace the Russian supplies. The war in Ukraine, which has been going on for around four weeks, has fueled concerns about energy shortages in Europe and Germany. Germany is trying to make itself more independent of Russian supplies – not only with the help of Qatar, but also of the USA and other countries. Al-Kaabi already had the last FAZ said: “If you want to reduce dependence on Russia or other countries, then you have to plan it, and it takes years to develop everything.” He dampened expectations of the energy partnership between the two countries announced by Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck. There is a “clear will” to deliver gas to Germany in the future, but such a deal does not yet exist. According to the Federal Ministry of Economics and the energy company RWE, negotiations are progressing. “As far as we know, the German companies are in very good and constructive talks with the Qatari side,” a spokeswoman for the economic department told the news portal t-online.
Energy supply – Qatar lowers expectations – Economy
