Algeria is looking to fill the gap left by the EU cutting its supply from Russia. Bloomberg
Algeria is looking to fill the gap left by the EU cutting its supply from Russia. Bloomberg
Algeria is looking to fill the gap left by the EU cutting its supply from Russia. Bloomberg
Algeria is looking to fill the gap left by the EU cutting its supply from Russia. Bloomberg

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Can Europe turn to Algeria to replace Russian gas?

While Norway provides a good deal of the continent's gas, discussions are increasingly turning to cross-Mediterranean neighbour Algeria as a potential source for Europe

Simon Speakman Cordall

March 11, 2022

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With Europe unveiling plans this week to end its reliance on Russian gas by 2030, Algeria is keen to boost its output and become a major player.

However, with long-term Russian contracts and structural issues in Algeria, that will prove to be a challenge, experts say.

About 40 per cent of Europe’s natural gas imports come from Russia at a cost of about $118 million a day — a valuable source of hard currency for the now heavily sanctioned Russia.

As political tension reaches at new highs, the EU has committed to reducing that reliance, saying this week that it would reduce its consumption of Russian gas by about two thirds within a year and eliminate it entirely by 2030.

“People are always talking about Russia turning off the gas” but it won't be easy for Europe to wean itself off, said Jonathan Stern of the Oxford Institute of Energy Studies.

“These contracts are negotiated to run over long terms, with huge penalties stretching into the hundreds of billions of euros if they're broken,” he said.

“That's why, at every opportunity, the Russians are saying they remain ready to honour their commitments. It's us who are turning them off.”

In the short term, at least, the strategy of “turning off” Russian gas requires finding alternates — something that's not easy to do, Prof Stern said.

While Norway provides a good deal of the continent's gas, discussions are increasingly turning to cross-Mediterranean neighbour Algeria as a potential source for Europe.

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Children shelter in a metro station in Kharkiv. Moscow said on March 10, 2022, that it will open daily humanitarian corridors to allow civilians fleeing fighting in Ukraine to reach Russian territory, despite Kyiv insisting that no evacuation routes should lead to Russia. AFP
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Rescuers work among remains of buildings damaged by an air strike in Dnipro, Ukraine, as Russia's attack on the country continues. Reuters
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People fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine warm up by a fire near the train station in Lviv, Ukraine. Reuters
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Russian forces rolled their armoured vehicles up to the northeastern edge of Kyiv, edging closer in their attempts to encircle the Ukrainian capital. AFP
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A woman covers herself with a blanket near a damaged fire truck after shelling in Mariupol, Ukraine. AP Photo
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Ukrainian soldiers walk past a monument of the city founder Duke de Richelieu, covered with sand bags for protection, in Odessa, Ukraine. Reuters
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, centre, and Ukranian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. EPA
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in talks with Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba during a tripartite meeting chaired by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, in Antalya, Turkey. AP
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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova speaks to the media as the foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia and Turkey hold talks in Antalya, 15 days after Russia launched a military invasion on Ukraine. AFP
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A Ukrainian serviceman says goodbye to his girlfriend before departing in the direction of Kyiv at the central train station in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. AFP
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Valerii Sushkevych, president of the Ukraine National Paralympic Committee, and the Ukraine delegation raise their fists and pose with a banner at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games. Reuters
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A man is supported after crossing the Irpin river while fleeing the town of Irpin, Ukraine. AP
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A man rides a bicycle in front of an apartment building that was damaged by shelling in Mariupol. AP
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A woman carries two babies after arriving at a triage point in Kyiv, Ukraine. AP
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Local residents cook at a makeshift camp next to a checkpoint in Kyiv. EPA
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A woman cries after arriving at the triage point in Kyiv. AP
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Civilian vehicles drive past a destroyed Russian tank as they leave Irpin. AP
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Ukrainian servicemen stand in a foxhole in Irpin. AP
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People gather on a platform to board a train leaving Odesa after the US said Russian troops are making preparations to attack the city. AFP
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A Ukrainian woman looks for food in a bin in Odesa's city centre. AFP
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A Ukrainian woman plays with her child in a temporary refugee shelter in Przemysl, Poland. Reuters
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A woman waits outside a maternity and children's hospital damaged by shelling in Mariupol, Ukraine. AP
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A pregnant woman leaves the hospital after she was wounded when it was bombed. AP
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A woman waits outside the damaged hospital in Mariupol. AP
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A man wounded by shelling in Mariupol. AP
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A car burns after the destruction of the children's hospital in Mariupol. Reuters
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A mortuary worker wheels a stretcher used to move dead bodies before they are buried on the outskirts of Mariupol. AP

Already the world’s 10th largest gas supplier, Algeria sits on Europe’s southern border and already has three pipelines to the continent, one of which was closed following an increase in tensions with Morocco.

Last year, Algeria provided Europe with 11 per cent of its gas needs and the CEO of the state-owned energy giant Sonatrach, Toufik Hakkar said the firm stood ready to pump any additional gas to Italy via an existing pipeline.

Sonatrach is "a reliable gas supplier for the European market and is willing to support its long term partners in the event of difficult situations," Hakkar was quoted as saying in the daily Liberte, AFP reported.

But experts say Algeria should temper its hopes of a massive increase in exports to Europe.

“Algeria alone will not be able to fill the gap left by Russian gas,” said Intissar Fakir, senior fellow at the Middle East Institute. “Algeria is unlikely to meaningfully increase gas volumes through pipelines.”

One possibility, Ms Fakir explained, might be for Algeria to increase exports of liquefied natural gas, which can be carried by container ship.

However that would depend on being able to locate and process the gas, she said, and with Algerian gas exports to Europe already having increased significantly over recent years, “it is unlikely that they can increase production further".

A flare stack burns excess emissions at the Algiers refinery complex in the Algerian capital's south-eastern suburb of Baraki. AFP
A flare stack burns excess emissions at the Algiers refinery complex in the Algerian capital's south-eastern suburb of Baraki. AFP

Algeria's own gas needs are a further challenge to potential exports.

Increasingly, large volumes of gas are being absorbed by local markets, with that trend looking set to increase.

Oxford Energy reported that domestic consumption in Algeria increased by 10 per cent between 2013 and 2018, before being derailed by the pandemic. Overall, it is predicted to grow by 50 per cent by 2028, placing further strain on a finite commodity.

One alternative may be shale gas. With significant reserves to call upon, shale is a good prospect for the future but developing the industry will take years.

While there are extraction limits to boosting output, there are also questions as to Sonatrach’s ability to increase supply.

State energy company Sonatrach says it can increase capacity. Reuters
State energy company Sonatrach says it can increase capacity. Reuters

Experts say Sonatrach requires significant investment to increase a capacity that it hasn’t reached since the start of the oil price slump in 2014.

The company's has generally been swallowed by Algeria's extensive subsidy programme, the most generous within Opec.

The current price boom will do little to reverse years of underinvestment.

That said, Algeria has announced a $40 billion investment package that may boost exploration and extraction but the money will be spent over four years.

Foreign investment may help but a series of corruption scandals at Sonatrach as well as widespread social instability following former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's removal from office in 2019 has drained international confidence.

While Algeria may be looking at how it can make short-term gains, there is a long-term benefit to the conversation now happening in Europe.

“This also makes Algeria suddenly part of a global discussion about how to support Europe during this crisis which gives the country’s leadership the international relevance or clout they crave,” Ms Fakir said.

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"They see their tomorrows slipping out of their reach. And though it seems to them that everything outside this reality is heaven, yet they do not want to go to that heaven. They stay, because they are afflicted with hope." - Mahmoud Darwish, to attendees of the Palestine Festival of Literature, 2008

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Engine: naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V12

Power: 819hp

Torque: 678Nm at 7,250rpm

Price: From Dh1,700,000

Available: Now

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The Two Popes

Director: Fernando Meirelles

Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Pryce 

Four out of five stars

Specs

Engine: 51.5kW electric motor

Range: 400km

Power: 134bhp

Torque: 175Nm

Price: From Dh98,800

Available: Now

The five pillars of Islam

1. Fasting

2. Prayer

3. Hajj

4. Shahada

5. Zakat 

UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
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Southampton 2 (Ings 32' & pen 89') Tottenham Hotspur 5 (Son 45', 47', 64', & 73', Kane 82')

Man of the match Son Heung-min (Tottenham)

Juliot Vinolia’s checklist for adopting alternate-day fasting

-      Don’t do it more than once in three days

-      Don’t go under 700 calories on fasting days

-      Ensure there is sufficient water intake, as the body can go in dehydration mode

-      Ensure there is enough roughage (fibre) in the food on fasting days as well

-      Do not binge on processed or fatty foods on non-fasting days

-      Complement fasting with plant-based foods, fruits, vegetables, seafood. Cut out processed meats and processed carbohydrates

-      Manage your sleep

-      People with existing gastric or mental health issues should avoid fasting

-      Do not fast for prolonged periods without supervision by a qualified expert

Going grey? A stylist's advice

If you’re going to go grey, a great style, well-cared for hair (in a sleek, classy style, like a bob), and a young spirit and attitude go a long way, says Maria Dowling, founder of the Maria Dowling Salon in Dubai.
It’s easier to go grey from a lighter colour, so you may want to do that first. And this is the time to try a shorter style, she advises. Then a stylist can introduce highlights, start lightening up the roots, and let it fade out. Once it’s entirely grey, a purple shampoo will prevent yellowing.
“Get professional help – there’s no other way to go around it,” she says. “And don’t just let it grow out because that looks really bad. Put effort into it: properly condition, straighten, get regular trims, make sure it’s glossy.”

On Women's Day
Killing of Qassem Suleimani
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Ovo's tips to find extra heat
  • Open your curtains when it’s sunny 
  • Keep your oven open after cooking  
  • Have a cuddle with pets and loved ones to help stay cosy 
  • Eat ginger but avoid chilli as it makes you sweat 
  • Put on extra layers  
  • Do a few star jumps  
  • Avoid alcohol   
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Updated: March 11, 2022, 5:13 PM`
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