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metres, so the prospects of using the released gas should be considered. According to the expert, such options include the development of swap gas supplies with Iran or neighbouring countries - Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, increasing direct gas supplies to chemical enterprises in Belarus and Russia, and connecting Russia's eastern regions to the unified gas supply system.
Europe more than doubled its purchase of liquefied gas from the US. Last year, the export of American liquefied natural gas to Europe increased to 117.4mn cubic metres, almost 2.5 times more than the previous year (47.8mn cubic metres). As noted by the White House, supply disruptions "related to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine" significantly affected US energy exports, especially LNG and crude oil, whose supplies to China have decreased. Research shows that China's reduction in US energy imports will likely shift to imports from other sources, including Russia, coupled with falling demand due to slower economic growth. In general, for 2022, the export of liquefied gas from the US increased to 181.9mn cubic metres. Oil exports to Europe increased from 400mn barrels in 2021 to 552.5mn. Supplies to China fell by half - from 176mn barrels to 95.4mn.
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