Energy supply ties among Gulf nations is critical, Will remain so; EU Officials

Energy supply ties among Gulf nations is critical, Will remain so; EU Officials

According to the senior officials at European Union (UN), the relationship with the Gulf countries for energy supply remains very important for the EU and it will continue to be so.

“It’s a very strong relationship. Till most recent time, it continued on a bilateral level. We hope now to renew the cooperation with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) which is now effective and dynamic again,” the officials stated in an interview.

Officials noted that good relations with the Gulf countries in oil and gas supplies are expanding to other issues, such as diversification in clean energy transformation. Almost all countries in the Gulf region are developing important projects for clean energy hydrogen.

“We have very good relations with the Gulf and very good prospect for intensifying in the light of our Green Deal,” stressed the officials.

Earlier, the EU Energy Commissioner Ms. Kadri Simson visited Qatar and will visit again most likely in March to promote energy cooperation between the EU and the Gulf. Meanwhile, Ms. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission is expected to engage with world leaders, including from the Gulf, next month to secure energy supplies to Europe.

The EU is also working with the US and other