Alternatives to Russian Gas?

[Lafayette]

Where is Europe going to obtain alternatives to Russian gas?

One guess (somewhat dated):

Obviously the above supplies will be expanded and the cost could be more. How much more? A lot more!

But, the range of supplier alternatives-to-Russia are many. See chart of suppliers here: Natural Gas left in the world

Note also that the graphic of present global gas-consumption rate is barely 2% of total ...

 

[Infinite Chaos]

We'll see how long the Poles and Bulgarians can hold out once Russian gas supplies have been switched off - there are alternate supplies, they just need to be engineered for but that may take time.

 

[Lafayette]

We'll see how long the Poles and Bulgarians can hold out once Russian gas supplies have been switched off - there are alternate supplies, they just need to be engineered for but that may take time.

We shall indeed.

World supply by nation of natural gas here. Note that
*Russia is number-2 after the US. Note also, however, that Russia's supply is equaled by only three other gas-producing countries - Iran, Algeria and Qatar.
*There are more than enough of gas-supplying countries to go around - just a bit less than 100!
*About 61% of electricity generation is from fossil fuels—coal, natural gas, petroleum and gases.
*Breakdown by countries of world-total usage of gases here.

There is a great supply of gas available throughout the world. And whyzat? Because a gas is the product of decay of plants of different sorts over thousands of centuries of the planet's existence. Which means what? That sooner or later we humans will have exhausted its supply. So, what do we do then?

(Punt ... ? ;^)

 

[joluoto]

Honestly depends on how much of your energy need is covered by gas, of it's not much, it's cheaper to drop gas instead of finding new suppliers. If you are very dependent on gas, like Hungary or Bulgaria, then it's a whole other affair.

Poland was mentioned due to Russia cutting them of (Poland and Bulgaria are not the only nations not paying in roubles, Russia ditching these two particularly is political reasons), they have tried ditching Russian gas for years, the problem for them has been finding a replacement. Their solution is Baltic Pipe, a new pipe that will bring Norwegian gas to Poland, the problem is it was dealyed for months due to failing to get environmental clearing in Denmark (the pipe goes through Denmark) and thus blocked by Danish courts. So that project only recently could resume construction.

 

[Lafayette]

Honestly depends on how much of your energy need is covered by gas, of it's not much, it's cheaper to drop gas instead of finding new suppliers. If you are very dependent on gas, like Hungary or Bulgaria, then it's a whole other affair.

Poland was mentioned due to Russia cutting them of (Poland and Bulgaria are not the only nations not paying in roubles, Russia ditching these two particularly is political reasons), they have tried ditching Russian gas for years, the problem for them has been finding a replacement. Their solution is Baltic Pipe, a new pipe that will bring Norwegian gas to Poland, the problem is it was dealyed for months due to failing to get environmental clearing in Denmark (the pipe goes through Denmark) and thus blocked by Danish courts. So that project only recently could resume construction.

Sounds like the usual-crapolla that happens in European courts. They are lucky it is spring-turning-to-summer and not the dead of winter. When people who cannot afford heat die from the lack of it.

There are suitable alternatives, the most suitable of which is to add components that obtain energy from the air, sun, water or deep-earth. We should thank the Russian-crank (Putin) for forcing Europe to "think otherwise" and in doing so he is reducing Russian production of energy components and thus (when resold) pay for his military-activity.

Let's face it. We should have known a long, long time ago that Russia was not yet fit for a self-democracy. That both Putin and Yeltsin were elected by the popular-vote, but in the instance of Putin's election as President of Russia there was considerable voting chicanery.

In 2012, Vladimir Putin became the fourth president and was re-elected in March 2018 to a six-year term. He will be eligible for election in 2024. He'll fake that one as well. He's scared shatless that if retired from office the worst will happen to him no longer "king-of-the-heap";

And, yes, he's got that right ...