EU Studies Spain-Italy Gas Pipeline To Cut Russian Dependence

The European Union is considering the idea of a construction of an offshore gas pipeline between Spain and the Italian coast in Tuscany to reduce the EU’s reliance on Russian gas, Spanish daily El Pais reported on Wednesday. Spain has the highest number of regasification terminals for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Europe, at six. However, Spain is not well connected via pipelines to other countries, limiting European access to LNG imports. The plan that the EU is considering entails the construction of a gas pipeline of more than 700 kilometers…