Copy LinkEmir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, confirmed that Doha cannot replace Russian gas given the fact that it is an important source for the global market, noting that his country will supply Europe with gas. “We repeated the same thing a few years ago by increasing our production of liquefied natural gas, although the global trend at that time was towards eliminating these sources and focusing on energy sources that are considered ‘clean’ such as solar and wind energy. But I assure you that gas is also a source of clean energy, and it is very important for the upcoming transitional period. The war in Europe complicates matters in an unprecedented way, but the problem was already there.”Al-Thani stressed that Qatar mainly exports energy to Asian countries and to Europe based on long-term agreements. When asked about Europe’s sanctions on the Russian energy sector, Sheikh Tamim said: “We have to tread carefully with sanctions that complicate matters for the whole world.”“In this particular case, I cannot assess the correctness of the European decision or not, but we all see the problems caused by the lack of energy supplies on the European continent today.

Source: Libya Today September 16, 2022 06:09 UTC