Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

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shavenferret said:

I was looking at an article about oil exports from Russia since the was has started and discovered that they've declined to a large degree.  Here is a copypasted picture from the article to explain better:

And, who might be buying?

https://energyandcleanair.org/april-2025-monthly-analysis-of-russian-fossil-fuel-exports-and-sanctions/?utm_source=perplexity

yeah, LNG or piped gas weren't sanctioned as some countries, especially Germany, were wayyy too dependent on it to even just function, and Hungary, Slovakia and Czechia have an exemption on Russian oil, as they were still dependent on it.

Still, as the charts show the total amount exported in all those categories keeps dropping, so I think that Europe is trying to vane itself off of Russian gas, but finding another source is difficult, especially one that could deliver the same throughput as piped gas.

One good side effect: Since they struggle to replace the imports with some from other countries, they also push electrification forward to get rid of the need for fossil fuels. Electric heating via heat pumps or district heating are expanding, renewables are continuing to rise in the electricity mix, and France is additionally planning to build 6 new nuclear reactors, which would also allow them to retire some of the older designs after completion. All those wouldn't have moved forward at the same speed without the restrictions on Russian oil and gas.