Italy Signs New Gas Deal With Republic Of Congo

Italy is another step ahead in its venture to increase its export of natural gas as the country signed a new deal with the Republic of Congo.

The Italian delegation paid a visit to Angola and now Congo Republic this week to line up LNG contracts.

Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio announced the deal alongside Congolese foreign minister Jean Claude Gakosso in Brazzaville, said that the Russian attack on Ukraine has obliged Italy to diversify its sources of energy.

Italy like most countries in Europe is trying to cut its reliance on Russian natural gas imports quickly, with leaders recognizing that their payments help fund Moscow’s war, but Umberto Triulzi, Professor of Political Economy at the University of Rome, Sapienza, believes Italy doesn’t have the proper arrangement for such a swift change.

The new deal with Congo calls for a new Liquefied Natural Gas project that is expected to launch next year with a capacity of up to 4.5 billion cubic meters a year.