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Qatar scraps its LNG deal with Germany at the last minute citing new conditions

Kanika Batra Arora by Kanika Batra Arora
May 11, 2022
in Europe, Geopolitics, Russia
Qatar scraps its LNG deal with Germany at the last minute citing new conditions
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Germany is set aback as Qatar has recently pressed for various conditions that could affect the Qatar-Germany LNG deal. Nonetheless, in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Germany became one of the first European countries to press for sanctions on Russia. Germany has stated that it will no longer buy Russian gas after 2024. Germany is now looking into Russian gas alternatives.

In this backdrop, Germany and Qatar signed a contract for the delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in March, which would help the European country wean itself off its reliance on Russian energy. However, Qatar has recently imposed certain conditions, implying that the LNG contract with Germany is set to be scrapped.

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Qatar has put in conditions that may be hard for Germany to accept

Nevertheless, Qatar and Germany have disagreed over the following conditions.

  1. The duration of the contract- Qatar wants the deal to be at least for 20 years. This could actually impact Germany’s ambitions to cut its carbon emissions by 88% by 2040.
  2. Qatar has put in the destination clause that would prevent Berlin from rerouting the gas to other areas in Europe. But Germany at present supplies its Russian gas imports to other European friends. So, accepting the destination clause by Qatar, would not let Germany continue its supply to other European nations.
  3. Also, Qatar is also firm on oil indexation, linking the contracts to the oil price, which represents the pricing structure of their alternative sales into Asia, while the Germans seeking linkage to the Dutch TTF benchmark.

Read more: Germany dives into blood-soaked Qatari oil as Russia threatens to snap gas supply

Germany will not find a feasible option to replace Russian gas

The foregoing circumstances might bring the gas talks between Qatar and Germany to a close.

Also, Germany has been trying to wean its dependence on Russian gas by aiming to build two liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in a speedy two years. But this, too, has its limitations.

For example, due to a lack of political will and the prevalence of red tape in the bureaucratic process of developing these terminals, completing the project in two years is nearly impossible.

Olaf Scholz – Page 5 – POLITICO
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Regardless, even if Germany successfully completes the project, it will be unable to compete with Russia’s lower gas costs.

Nonetheless, Russian gas has been used to heat homes, power companies, cook food, and light streets throughout Germany for the past 50 years. Germany has been one of the top importers of Russian gas among European countries. Also, despite numerous protests from economics and environmentalists, the grandiose Nord Stream 2 project was completed last year. The project’s goal is to transport Russian gas to Germany via an undersea pipeline.

However, given Russia’s conflict with Ukraine, the prospects of it being put into action are essentially nil, as European nations seek to reduce their reliance on Russian gas.

But, because Germany and the rest of Europe are so reliant on Russian gas, shifting Germany’s reliance to any XYZ nation is nearly difficult. For one thing, Germany would have a tough time obtaining gas at the lower costs offered by Russia. Two, a new gas partner was unable to ensure the security of its gas supplies. As a result, Germany must reconsider its position before breaking up with Russia.

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Kanika Batra Arora

Kanika Batra Arora

Associate Editor at TFIGlobal. An artist by god's grace, geopolitics enthusiast, sapiophile.

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