Europe Warned About Russian Gas Being Secretly Mixed Into Supply

  • Czech energy chief says it’s difficult to pinpoint origin
  • Countries looking for alternatives to wean off Russian flows

One alternative that’s been discussed is for European companies to buy and inject fuel from Azerbaijan. 

Photographer: Esther Ruth Mbabazi/Bloomberg
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The European Union’s gas supplies next year may contain flows from Russia that are furtively mixed in, giving Moscow an undesirable workaround when a current transit deal expires, said a candidate tipped to run the bloc’s energy policy.

Europe has tried to wean itself off Russian gas but several eastern states continue to receive it through a pipeline that crosses Ukraine. That agreement ends this year, potentially cutting off countries such as Austria and Slovakia from about 15 billion cubic meters of supply.