One important difference between the two hydrocarbons is that oil does not involve the same physical entanglement as gas. But the arguments I offered for a European cold turkey on gas apply even more strongly to oil. A quarter of the bloc’s oil imports come from Russia (the US only sources 7 per cent of its imports there). The rest of Europe, however, is so far doing nothing on oil imports.Īn oil embargo would be a much bigger deal for the EU than for the US. The UK immediately followed suit, but is unhelpfully and incomprehensibly delaying its ban until the end of the year. That matters, because an oil embargo is now on the cards. In addition, Scholz made his argument not just for natural gas but for energy imports generally, including oil. Besides, as opposition politician Norbert Röttgen has asked him, what if Russia decides to cut off gas supplies? Scholz’s reasoning is a bit like saying it is not “sustainable” to rip the plaster off in one go. From then on, things would only get easier the more time there was to adapt and find substitutes. Even that would coincide with the summer season when demand plummets. The hardest moment would come within a few months, when stored gas could be depleted (as I pointed out last week, the EU overall has enough gas stored to cover about two months’ worth of Russian imports). But sustainability is a problem for actions that become more and more costly over time. “All our steps are designed to hit Russia hard, and be sustainable over the long term,” he said. But the European Commission has issued a proposal that would cut Russian gas imports to a third by the end of this year. We will not see quite such a decision when EU leaders meet in Versailles today and tomorrow - not least because the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has explicitly ruled it out. Last week I explained why EU countries should completely stop buying Russian gas now. Do share your feedback by completing a short survey, or dropping us a line at.
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