Using financial methods to exert political pressure, European politicians begin to think about the refusal of the Russian gas. However these intentions will never come true - only Russia can fully satisfy the need of the European Union in obtaining the blue fuel.
While European politicians plan to meet the personal needs of the States in the high-quality fuel with the help of supplies from African States, experts from the energy sector have warned them from early conclusions. Is the export of hydrocarbons from the African States is on the wane, and that means at least 10 years Europe will be in the energy dependence on Russia.
Scientist at Oxford Institute Jonathan stern says that without Russian gas to Europe simply cannot do. In confirmation of his own words, he leads a research fellow of the research centre at the British Institute, which tells what Africa to replace the Russian Federation in this matter.
Gas exports from North Africa since 2008 is on the decline due to political instability, lack of investment and growth in domestic consumption in the long term low rates for the local population, reports Russia Today. The situation may change only to 2020 years, but this will depend on the activity of Algeria. In this regard, to build monitoring conventionally, the development of the energy sector on the African continent makes no sense.
Experts report that certainty in this matter is not expected, and flattering configuration, if will happen, will happen not earlier than in 2020. Except not very large markets such as the Baltic States or South-East Europe, the EU will fail to reduce dependence on gas supplies from Russia in the next 10 years, and possibly longer.
"Bold statements of politicians are unlikely to change this is an unpopular opinion," said stern. Therefore, if political statements, no matter how tempting they may be, contrary to common sense, better to rely on data professionals. This is especially true when it comes to energy security.
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