European importing countries purchased natural gas from Russia in a total amount of 124 billion cubic meters. The imported Russian natural gas arrives solely through a pipeline in Europe, where the largest sales areas are Germany, Italy, Great Britain and France.
Almost 60 billion cubic meters of natural gas arrived in Europe from Algeria, out of which 20 billion cubic meters were transmitted through pipelines to Italy, Slovenia and the Iberian Peninsula, and the remaining quantity was transported in a liquid form to France, Spain, Belgium, Italy and Greece.
The European countries purchased liquefied natural gas in a total volume of 47 billion cubic meters. Egypt is among the LNG supplying countries, exporting liquefied natural gas to Spain and France since 2005. Europe’s other significant LNG supplying partners are Qatar, Libya, Nigeria, Trinidad/Tobago and other Gulf Countries.