Ena zgodba je kupovanje ruskega utekočinjenega plina prek Kitajske in transporta po morju, zaradi česar je zaradi operacij komprimiranja / dekomprimiranja plina in transporta s tankerji ruski plin za EU 3-krat dražji, kot če bi ga uvažala neposredno iz Rusije po cevovodih …

… drugi način pa je kupovanje “azerbejdžanskega” plina, kjer gre v bistvu za ruski plin, ker ga Azerbejdžan sploh nima za izvoz in mora zato kupovati ruski plin, da zdosti domači porabi. Pri tem Azerbejdžan in drugi posredniki poberejo provizijo, ker “azerbejdžanski” plin v EU kupujejo po tržnih cenah. Politico in ostali so pisali o tem.

Analyses have suggested that Azerbaijan might be involved in re-exporting Russian gas to Europe under the guise of Azerbaijani origin. For instance, a report from Politico in December 2024 highlighted that Baku was in talks to acquire Russian gas and pump it through Ukraine into Central Europe, a move that could essentially “launder” Russian gas for Europe. Energy market specialists have pointed out that such arrangements would not represent genuine diversification of energy sources.

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