European countries firmly set out to diversify gas supplies. This is stated at every summit, meeting, meetings of different levels. The declared goal of the EU is to get off the gas needle of the Russian Federation. And the more surprising it is to see the figures in the reports, which show: "Gazprom" is increasing supplies to Europe, in July - another record of 19.5 billion cubic meters. So, Germany in the first half of 2018. Russia bought 12.3% more gas than in the past, Austria by 48.3%, the Netherlands by 53.8%, France by 11.8%, Croatia by 40.1%, Denmark by 11.9%. Even Poland increased purchases from Gazprom by 6.6%, RIA Novosti reports.. And what about diversification? Plans to switch to alternative energy sources and American LNG? It turned out that the transfer of the economy to renewable energy sources did not really lead at a rapid pace. As for LNG, in this half-year, its deliveries to Europe even decreased by 13% compared to the same period last year. Because the US preferred Europeans to other buyers - Asians. The increase in gas consumption in China, Japan, and South Korea led to the fact that these countries were ready to buy LNG at an all-time high price - $ 11 per mmBtu (one million British thermal units), whereas in June 2017. in Asian markets, its value was $ 7. Naturally, LNG suppliers, first of all, lucrative Americans quickly redirected their tankers to the Asian shores. Europe had to meet its gas needs with Russian fuel. However, they are not offended - the pipeline gas supplied from Russia is much cheaper than LNG. That's why Germany is fighting for the "Nord Stream-2", brushing off the US's unhappy promise to build an LNG terminal and buy LNG. Someday. And the promise of the head of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, which Donald Trump knocked out of him during the talks in late July in the White House, went unnoticed in the world securities markets to increase purchases of American LNG. Moreover, in the last week of July, when the world's media were trumpeting about the defeat of Gazprom in the struggle for the European gas market, the shares of the Russian holding went up from 138 to 143 rubles.

Because, in fact, the EU promise to buy more LNG from the US is worth nothing. These are not signed contracts - this is an oral message about intentions. There can be no other, since the Americans themselves do not have free volumes of gas that they could send to Europe. And when will be - the US declare about the desire to increase LNG production - both the Nord Stream-2 and the Force of Siberia from Russia to China will be ready. And who again will be the loser?.