Qatar has threatened to stop LNG supplies to Europe

The Arab Emirate of Qatar, which is one of the main suppliers of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to European countries, may completely stop supplying this raw material.

Welt writes about this, referring to a letter from Qatar's Minister of State for Energy and Qatar Energy CEO Saad bin Sharid al-Kaabi.

The message says that the emirate will stop supplying LNG to Europe if the European Commission (EC) refuses to exclude key climate protection requirements from its supply chain directive.

The supplier is calling for changes to the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). We are talking about an article on climate protection. Doha considered that it contains "obvious inconsistencies and contradictions" with Qatari laws and standards.

Otherwise, the country and the supplier company "will seriously consider alternative markets for LNG and other products outside the EU," al-Kaabi added.

According to Eurostat, Qatar is the third gas supplier to European countries after the United States and Russia. In the first quarter of this year, the Emirate provided 10.8% of European LNG demand.

Welt indicates that the expected in 2028 The entry into force of anti-Russian sanctions will require the replacement of more than a quarter of all LNG imports if Qatar enters the European market.

In this regard, the article predicts that the planned sanctions against Russia may not be implemented in the event of an embargo.

Earlier, EADaily reported that the European Parliament is considering proposals to speed up the refusal The EU depends on Russian gas for one year — until January 2027.