EU countries turn to Africa in bid to replace Russian gas


              FILE - Algerian soldiers stand guard during a visit for news media, organized by the Algerian authorities, at the gas plant in Ain Amenas, seen in background, Friday, Jan. 31, 2013. While Africa's natural gas reserves are vast and North African countries like Algeria have pipelines already linked to Europe, a lack of infrastructure and security challenges have long stymied producers in other parts of the continent from scaling up exports.(AP Photo, File)
            
              FILE - Part of the gas plant in Ain Amenas IS seen during a visit for news media organized by the Algerian authorities ON Jan. 31, 2013. While Africa's natural gas reserves are vast and North African countries like Algeria have pipelines already linked to Europe, a lack of infrastructure and security challenges have long stymied producers in other parts of the continent from scaling up exports. (AP Photo, File)
            
              FILE - An Algerian soldier stands guard during a visit for news media, organized by the Algerian authorities, at the gas plant in Ain Amenas, seen in background, Friday, Jan. 31, 2013. While Africa's natural gas reserves are vast and North African countries like Algeria have pipelines already linked to Europe, a lack of infrastructure and security challenges have long stymied producers in other parts of the continent from scaling up exports.(AP Photo, File)
            
              FILE - Steam billows from a nuclear power plant next to utility lines in Doel, Belgium, on Oct. 11, 2021. European leaders are turning to Africa for more natural gas as the EU tries to replace Russian exports amid the war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)
            
              FILE - The sun rises behind power poles on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, on May 15, 2022. The 27-nation EU is bracing for the possibility of a complete Russian cutoff of the fuel that powers industry, generates electricity and heats homes. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
            
              FILE - Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, background right, stands next to Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, background left, as Sonatrach chairman and chief executive Toufik Hakkar, left, and ENI CEO Claudio Descalzi sign an agreement on gas supplies, at Rome's Palazzo Chigi premier office, on May 26, 2022. European leaders are turning to Africa for more natural gas as the EU tries to replace Russian exports amid the war in Ukraine. (Mauro Scrobogna/LaPresse via AP, File)
            
              FILE - An oil platform in Israel's offshore Leviathan gas field is seen from on board the Israeli Navy Ship Atzmaut as a submarine patrols, in the Mediterranean Sea, on Sept. 1, 2021. A new, three-party deal will see Israel send more gas to Europe via Egypt, which has facilities to liquefy it for export by sea. The EU says it will help the two countries increase gas production and exploration. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)
            
              FILE - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives for a round table meeting at an EU Summit in Prague, Czech Republic, on Oct 7, 2022. European leaders are turning to Africa for more natural gas as the EU tries to replace Russian exports amid the war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)
            
              FILE - The tanker Sun Arrows loads its cargo of liquefied natural gas from the Sakhalin-2 project in the port of Prigorodnoye, Russia, on Oct. 29, 2021. European leaders are turning to Africa for more natural gas as the EU tries to replace Russian exports amid the war in Ukraine. (AP Photo, File)
            
              FILE - Workers install solar pannels on the roof of a house in Rivas Vaciamadrid, Spain, on Sept. 15, 2022. The 27-nation EU is bracing for the possibility of a complete Russian cutoff of the fuel that powers industry, generates electricity and heats homes. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)
            
              FILE - A sign reading "Nord Stream 2 Committed. Reliable. Safe." hangs above a painted map of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany at the natural gas receiving station in the Lubmin industrial estate in Lubmin, Germany, Nov. 16, 2021. European leaders are turning to Africa for more natural gas as the EU tries to replace Russian exports amid the war in Ukraine. (Stefan Sauer/dpa via AP, File)
            
              FILE - Pipes at the landfall facilities of the 'Nord Stream 2' gas pipline are pictured in Lubmin, northern Germany, on Feb. 15, 2022. European leaders are turning to Africa for more natural gas as the EU tries to replace Russian exports amid the war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
            
              FILE - From left, Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Netherland's Prime Minister Mark Rutte and French President Emmanuel Macron arrive for an EU Summit at Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic, on Oct 7, 2022. European leaders are turning to Africa for more natural gas as the EU tries to replace Russian exports amid the war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File)
            
              FILE - French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne is welcomed by Algerian Prime Minister Aimene Benabderrahmane as she arrives in Algiers, on Oct. 9, 2022. European leaders are turning to Africa for more natural gas as the EU tries to replace Russian exports amid the war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Fateh Guidoum, File)
            
              FILE - A tugboats get into position on the Russian pipe-laying vessel "Fortuna", being used for construction work on the German-Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea, in the port of Wismar, Germany, on Jan 14, 2021. European leaders are turning to Africa for more natural gas as the EU tries to replace Russian exports amid the war in Ukraine. (Jens Buettner/dpa via AP, File)
EU countries turn to Africa in bid to replace Russian gas