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country, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing data of Spain’s Enagas. Spain’s import of Russian gas surged twofold since May to 8,700 GWh in June 2022. This accounts for about 24% of total gas demand in Spain. Algeria accounts for 22%, with its exports to Spain declining from 9,000 GWh in May to 7,700 GWh in June of this year. "The US remains the biggest supplier, with a 30% share," Bloomberg said.
The EU has imported more gas by sea from the US than through pipelines from Russia. In June 2022, the EU received more natural gas by sea from the United States than through pipelines from Russia for the first time, announced the International Energy Agency. IEA executive, Fatih Berol, added that this trend signals the need for the EU to reduce consumption and prepare for a brutal winter. Last week, The European Commission stated that they expect severe interruptions in the supply of Russian gas and will intensify preparations for such scenarios. The German government admits that Russia may not resume the natural gas supply to Europe via the Nord Stream-1 gas pipeline after the repair work planned for next month.
EU imports more gas from US than from Russia for first time in history. According to Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency, the European Union imported more liquefied natural gas from the United States than natural gas by pipeline from Russia in June. “The drop in Russian supply calls for efforts to reduce EU demand to prepare for a tough winter,” he wrote on Twitter.
Russia's recent steep cuts in natural gas flows to the EU mean June was the first month in history in which the EU has imported more gas via LNG from the US than via pipeline from Russia
Gas transit through Ukraine falls to a 30-year low. In June, the volume
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