Russia and Europe
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Is there a race for gas?
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Gas wells in California that work with the controversial fracking technique
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Hydrogen deliveries from Australia, agreements with Qatar and the USA: Germany and the EU want to become independent of gas from Russia. What is planned – and what will happen if EU countries run out of gas? The most important questions and answers.
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Michael Bauchmüller, Björn Finke and Benedikt Müller-Arnold, Brussels/Berlin/Düsseldorf
The EU wants to be independent of Russian energy imports by 2027, and gas from Vladimir Putin’s empire should no longer be burned in Germany three years earlier. The search for alternatives has long since begun, the first agreements have been signed – like this like Tuesday between Germany’s largest energy supplier Eon and the Australian company Fortescue. However, the EU Commission fears that the member states could outbid each other and instead relies on solidarity. An overview.
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