Teresa Ribera, Minister for Environmental Transformations and Demographic Challenges of Spain, confirmed that “over the year, gas supplies from Russia to Europe have decreased by more than 82 percent.”

In a television interview with RTVE, she explained that “in January 2021, Russian gas imports accounted for about 40 percent of the gas consumed in Europe, and currently this percentage does not exceed 10 percent,” noting that “Europe was preparing to reduce Russian gas imports, make bet on independence and provide for their needs.

Spain has the widest list of natural gas suppliers, according to the EpData information platform, among the traditional gas suppliers of Spain, Algeria, the United States of America, France, Russia, Central Guinea, Nigeria, Norway, Qatar and Trinidad and Tobago. .

According to the International Energy Agency, the European Union imported 155 billion cubic meters of natural gas from Russia in 2021, representing 45 percent of Europe’s imports and 40 percent of its total consumption.