Romania extracts gas from the bottom of the sea laid by mines

Gas is now flowing into Romania from a new platform in the Black Sea where mines have been found and warships spotted, a reminder of the war in neighboring Ukraine and a confirmation of Bucharest’s determination to end its dependence on natural gas imports from Russia. As concern grows in the European Union that Moscow may cut off gas supplies in response to EU support for Ukraine, its countries are accelerating the search for alternative sources. “Romania is taking a decisive step to ensure its energy security … at a time when the war in Ukraine threatens international gas supplies,” Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Chiuca said on Tuesday as he opened a refinery for Black Sea Oil and Gas Company BSOG. in the southeastern village of Fado. Although Romania has large reserves of land and sea, it still has to rely on Russia in winter to cover 20 percent of its consumption. “Today we are facing an energy supply emergency,” said Thierry Bro, an energy and climate expert at the Institute of Political Sciences in Paris. We have to start production locally.”