EU Will Pool Demand in Effort to Buy More Non-Russian Gas

The move comes as the European Union attempts to wean the 27-nation bloc off the Russian energy that has fueled its economy for decades.

The Gazprom logo in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on June 5, 2024. Anton Vaganov/Reuters

The European Union will begin pooling European companies’ demand for gas in the coming weeks as part of its efforts to wean the continent off Russian energy, the bloc’s energy commissioner, Dan Jorgensen, said on Oct. 28.

The EU is in the process of negotiating a ban on oil and gas imports from Moscow by January 2028.