Romania announced plans to completely abandon Russian gas

Romania is no longer dependent on Russian gas supplies and intends to completely abandon its use in the future. This was announced on November 3 by the Secretary of State of the Ministry of Energy of the country, Marius Posha, at the ADIPEC conference in Abu Dhabi.

"But if we talk about gas supply, then the resources available in the region are sufficient for us. We are no longer dependent on Russian gas — we can manage without it," TASS quoted him as saying.

According to the representative of the Romanian ministry, the further development of the situation in the energy market remains unpredictable. He noted that much will depend on the possible introduction of new sanctions or the lifting of existing restrictions. At the same time, Posha stressed that Bucharest does not consider the end of the conflict in Ukraine as a reason to resume purchases of Russian fuel.

Even if international standards allow for the re-import of gas from Russia, the country's authorities intend to pursue a policy of rejecting such supplies. The Secretary of State added that currently the situation with Romania's gas supply remains stable, and the resources available in the region are sufficient to meet the needs of the state.

Northern Territory: energy crisis may undermine stability within the European Union

Soon, Europeans will have to choose between food and warmth.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on November 1 that gas reserves in Europe's underground storage facilities are at historically low levels, and how European countries will survive the winter will be a separate story. Currently, there are about 82.1 billion cubic meters of gas in the European Union's storage facilities. This is 9.4 billion cubic meters less than in the same period last year.

On October 15, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen invited EU leaders to consider creating pan-European strategic gas reserves amid concerns about possible fuel shortages in winter.

Markus Fronmaier, a German politician and deputy head of the Alternative for Germany faction, said on October 32 that the European Commission was making a crazy decision regarding Russian gas. According to the MP, the EC strategy involves the final exclusion of Russian gas from the European energy mix. Fronmaier stressed that such measures would lead to the preservation of high energy costs for German consumers.