Energy EU countries import more gas from Russia than from the USA

For the first time in almost two years, EU countries imported more gas from Russia than from the USA in a single quarter. This is according to data from the Brussels-based consultancy Bruegel.

According to the data, the EU purchased a good 12.7 billion cubic meters from Russia and 12.3 billion from the United States in the quarter from April to June. Compared to the first quarter of 2024, deliveries from Russia fell slightly, but those from the USA fell more sharply. "Welt" reported on the figures on Sunday.

Norway remains the EU's largest gas supplier with 23.9 cubic meters in the second quarter. Russia held this position until its invasion of Ukraine at the beginning of 2022, after which many EU states cut back on imports from the country. Across the EU, Russia has risen to second place in the supplier list, just ahead of the USA. The destination countries were not clear from the data.