The Italian Minister of Ecological Transition, Roberto Cingolani, as saying that his country will conclude its first deals to obtain more Libyan gas and other suppliers to replace the Russian flows in the coming weeks.

Cingolani stressed that there is a series of talks underway during the next few weeks and « we will conclude the first agreements with Libya », expecting Italy to obtain an additional 10 billion cubic meters of gas through pipelines with Algeria, Libya and Azerbaijan this year.

This figure will exceed 20 billion cubic meters by 2024. Italy, which imports about 40% of gas imports from Russia, is seeking to find alternatives and diversify its supply mix after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

Adapted from Reuteurs News Agency