Qatar in talks with the US on supplying Europe with gas as Russia, Ukraine tensions mount

Summary

More than 40% of Europe’s liquified natural gas (LNG) supply comes from Russia, and almost a third of the latter’s gas passes through Ukraine.
Concerns over an invasion increased late last year as Russia was seen dispatching its troops on its border with Ukraine.
Europe receives more than 40% of its gas supply from Russia whilst almost a third of its shipments pass through Ukraine.
On 14 January, Reuters reported that the US State Department was in talks with energy companies to shift around gas supplies to Europe.
In turn, Qatar halted projects in France and Belgium whilst placing its investments and LNG supplies to Europe on hold.