With five liquefied natural gas import terminals in operation, France has now assumed the role of a leading regasified LNG supplier to the European Union, especially Germany and other neighbours, as gas from Russia’s Gazprom has been easily replaced with increasing gas flows from West to East in the EU.
Growing liquefied natural gas importer Germany has started following the UK in rolling back uneconomic goals for achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050 with the German coalition government agreeing to relax environmental codes for the construction industry to boost the economy and increase energy requirements.