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Experts Say President Biden's Offer To Replace Europe's Gas Supplies If Sanctions Forces Russia To Turn Off The Taps Is Physically Impossible

European allies are worried that Vladimir Putin would cut off their supply chain in retaliation for any economic sanctions the United States has vowed to impose in the event of a Russian invasion of Ukraine  

Daily Mail: A load of hot air: Experts say Biden's offer to replace Europe's gas supplies if Putin turns off the taps 'is just not physically possible' - because 'there's not enough gas out there' 

* Experts are concerned that President Joe Biden's plan to shore up Europe's supply of natural gas if Vladimir Putin cuts off supplies won't work 

* It's unclear how other nations and companies can make up the shortfall 

* Qatar, the world's third-largest producer of natural gas, is operating at capacity and has to meet its contracts with Asian customers 

* White House downplayed concerns, saying they are looking at range of options 

* White House also argues Putin won't cut off the revenue stream Russia gets from natural gas at a time the industry is seeing record profits 

* Compounding the problem: European gas reserves are at record lows 

* The Biden administration is preparing contingency plans in case Russia cuts off its energy exports to Europe in the event of an invasion of the Ukraine 

* U.S. is working with energy producers in Middle East, Asia and North Africa to ensure Europe has enough supplies in case Russia cuts off availability 

* European allies are worried that Putin would cut off their supply chain in retaliation for any economic sanctions the U.S. has vowed 

* U.S. promising harsh sanctions if Russian invades Ukraine 

* 'The gradualism of the past is out. And this time, we'll start at the top of the escalation ladder and stay there,' a senior administration official said 

Experts have warned that President Joe Biden's plan to shore up Europe's supply of natural gas if Vladimir Putin cuts off supplies won't work because other nations can't make up the shortfall.

The Biden administration Tuesday said it is preparing to source gas from other countries in case Russia cuts off energy supplies - a scenario European allies fear will come to pass if Moscow invades the Ukraine. 

However, Samantha Gross, the Director of Energy Security and Climate Initiative at the Brookings Institution, told DailyMail.com that the imitative was doomed to failure.  

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WNU Editor: The White House says they can assist Europe in the event of natural gas shortage, and that is everything is alright. But everything is not alright, and their promises to assist Europe in the event of a natural gas shut-off by Russia is not even remotely possible. 

Experts Say President Biden's Offer To Replace Europe's Gas Supplies If Sanctions Forces Russia To Turn Off The Taps Is Physically Impossible  

The U.S. Is Preparing European Gas Markets For A Russian Invasion -- OilPrice.com  

U.S. to Bolster Europe’s Fuel Supply to Blunt Threat of Russian Cutoff -- New York Ledger/New York Times  

US finalizing plans to divert gas to Europe if Russia cuts off supply -- The Guardian  

US working with allies to shore up energy supplies if Russia invades Ukraine -- CNN  

White House seeks energy security plan for Europe amid Russia-Ukraine crisis -- CNBC  

Exclusive-U.S. talks to energy firms over EU gas supply in case of Russia-Ukraine conflict -sources -- Reuters

EXPLAINER-Could more LNG supplies get to Europe in the event of a crisis? -- Reuters



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