Spain is gradually getting rid of Algerian gas since the Maghreb state began threatening its energy security.
Since the announcement of the closure of the Maghreb-European gas pipeline that ran through Morocco, Spain immediately changed its strategy to find gas elsewhere, particularly in the United States.
In the first half of 2022, the United States cemented its position as a major supplier of gas to Spain, with 34.4% of purchases (78,078 GWh) transferred from the North American country.
According to data from the latest statistical bulletin from Spanish gas company Enagas, released on Monday, cumulative figures for the first half of the year show that US gas imports increased 4.3 times, from 18,184 GWh in the first half of 2021 to 78,078 GWh between. January and June 2022.
Similarly, 10,618 GWh of gas imported from the US in June 2022 represents an increase of 764.65% compared to 1,228 GWh purchased during the same month last year, an increase of more than eight.
Gas imports from Algeria declined by 41.11% in the first half of 2022 compared to the same period in the previous year, while purchases of this raw material from Russia increased by 3.2% year-on-year in the first six months of the year.
Specifically, during the first half of the year, Spain purchased 55,962 GWh of gas from Algeria, of which 51,484 GWh (92%) arrived via the gas pipeline (Megas) and the rest via LNG tankers in the form of Natural liquefied. gas (LNG).
These figures represent a 40% decrease in Algerian gas arriving in Spain via pipelines compared to the first half of 2021, according to Images.
Outre les Etats-Unis et la Russie, le Nigéria est égallement l'un des principaux fournisseurs de gaz de l'Espagne, étant donné qu'au cours du premier semestre de l'année, 14% des importations de cette matière de première this country.