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Energy Crisis in Europe
Europe is bracing for tough winter as US-led push to “punish” Moscow for its military operation in Ukraine backfired on the EU, which has faced months of skyrocketing energy prices and rising inflation after Brussels joined Washington in attempting to “phase out” Russian oil, coal and gas.

EU Braces for 'Worst Possible' Winter Scenario in Absence of Russian Gas Supplies

© AFP 2023 / ATTILA KISBENEDEKA photo taken on May 5, 2022 shows steam rising at the Duna (Danube) Refinery of Hungarian MOL Company near the town of Szazhalombatta, about 30 km south of Budapest. - Europe faces the prospect of a diesel supply shortage following sanctions on Russia.
A photo taken on May 5, 2022 shows steam rising at the Duna (Danube) Refinery of Hungarian MOL Company near the town of Szazhalombatta, about 30 km south of Budapest. - Europe faces the prospect of a diesel supply shortage following sanctions on Russia.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 19.07.2022
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The European Union is making energy preparations for winter based on the "worst possible" scenario, which is a complete absence of supplies from Russian energy giant Gazprom, European Commission Chief Spokesman Eric Mamer said on Tuesday.
"We are working on the worst possible scenario, and that scenario, and assumption, therefore, is that Gazprom would no longer deliver any gas to Europe," Mamer told a press briefing in Brussels. "We are basing our winter preparedness plans on the worst possible scenario."
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In mid-June, Gazprom announced that it could supply only 67 million cubic meters of gas to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline per day, while the initially scheduled volume was 167 million cubic meters. The company explained the reduction by the development of the overhaul cycle of gas compressor units (GCU), delays in the operation of Germany's Siemens corporation, which failed to return GCUs from repair from a Canadian plant due to Ottawa's sanctions against Russia, and technical malfunctions of engines.
The European Commission developed the REPowerEU initiative — the bloc's plan to phase out Russian energy sources and increase the use of renewable energy, as well as find other suppliers — after Russia launched its military operation in Ukraine. According to the International Energy Agency, the EU imported 155 billion cubic meters of natural gas from Russia in 2021, which accounts for 45% of the bloc's imports, and 40% of its total consumption.
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