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. 2022;7(6):465-467.
doi: 10.1038/s41560-022-01054-1. Epub 2022 May 26.

The US role in securing the European Union's near-term natural gas supply

Arvind P Ravikumar  1 , Morgan Bazilian  2 , Michael E Webber  3
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The US role in securing the European Union's near-term natural gas supply

Arvind P Ravikumar et al. Nat Energy. 2022.

Abstract

The European Union's plan to phase out Russian natural gas imports by 2027 rests partly on increasing near-term imports of US liquefied natural gas. This will require a coordinated policy response that includes securing supplies from major exporters, global diplomacy, expanding import capacity, and alignment with Europe's climate goals.

Keywords: Energy policy; Energy security; Natural gas; Politics and international relations.

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Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests.

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Fig. 1
Fig. 1. Monthly US LNG exports to Europe and the rest of the world.
Europe (EU-27 + UK) is shown in orange, left axis, the rest of the world, gray, left axis. The fraction of US exports going to Europe is in blue, right axis. In all, 29% of US LNG exports went to Europe in 2021, shown by the blue dotted line. Data from US Natural Gas Monthly reports.
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