{"id":2970,"date":"2024-02-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dwjqp1.com\/algeria-gas-06149e3252a4a827d2cbc08a07a022e6\/"},"modified":"2024-02-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T00:00:00","slug":"algeria-gas-06149e3252a4a827d2cbc08a07a022e6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwjqp1.com\/algeria-gas-06149e3252a4a827d2cbc08a07a022e6\/","title":{"rendered":"Algeria is in the spotlight as leaders of gas producing countries convene for summit"},"content":{"rendered":"
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) \u2014 Algeria is looking to cast itself as a critical supplier of natural gas for European countries seeking to lessen their dependence on Russia as it welcomed Thursday envoys from energy rich nations to a key summit.<\/p>\n
For three days, Algeria will host leaders from 13 other nations in its capital of Algiers, including Russia, Iran, Qatar and Venezuela as the industry confronts waning demand for oil and gas<\/a> and new competition from renewable energy sources<\/a>. <\/p>\n The summit will offer participants a chance to coordinate on investments and ties with purchasing countries and to further develop production capacity. Officials have also indicated the summit will provide a venue to showcase Algeria\u2019s growing role as a secure and reliable energy supplier.<\/p>\n Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune said in a message on the summit\u2019s website that the gathering underscores how \u201cnatural gas is increasingly in demand as a crucial energy source for socio-economic development, being one of the main clean and environmentally friendly alternative energy sources.\u201d<\/p>\n As European countries have tried to wean themselves off Russian energy<\/a>, Algeria has emerged as the continent\u2019s second largest pipeline supplier of gas, after Norway. It is the top supplier of gas to Spain<\/a> and also Italy, whose Premier Giorgia Meloni visited last year<\/a>. Algeria\u2019s state-owned energy company Sonatrach recently signed a deal to sell natural gas to Germany\u2019s VNG.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE<\/p>\n Excitement and skepticism meet Algeria\u2019s decision to import beef to meet high demand during Ramadan<\/a><\/p>\n Algeria inaugurates Africa\u2019s largest mosque after years of political delays and cost overruns<\/a><\/p>\n
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