Russian Gas Has More Economic, Ecological Advantages Than US LNG - German Lawmaker

Russian gas is more beneficial both economically and ecologically than the liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States, Klaus Ernst, a member of the German Bundestag and the head of the parliament's energy committee, said Thursday

BERLIN (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 16th May, 2019) Russian gas is more beneficial both economically and ecologically than the liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States, Klaus Ernst, a member of the German Bundestag and the head of the parliament's energy committee, said Thursday.

"We know that a lot of measures are being taken in the United States to ensure that US gas is sold on the European market.

There are a lot of problems. The first problem is liquefied gas. There is a discussion in Germany whether fracking� is acceptable as a method of gas production in the United States. Russian gas is more advantageous to us than liquefied gas for environmental reasons. Secondly, US gas is not competitive in terms of price when compared to Russian gas," the lawmaker said at a conference on the Russian-EU energy cooperation.