“We are ready to compete with gas supplies from other regions, including LNG from the United States of America. We have competitive advantages, a huge resource base ... developed infrastructure, ”said Novak.
Another point the minister called "the cost of production, which is one of the lowest in the world."
“These are the competitive advantages that we see. And we are confidently looking to the future, if we talk about free competition, if there are no protectionist measures, sanctions, that is, the same “gas baton” that for some reason we used to use all the time, and we, on the contrary talked about competition, ”he added.
As Novak emphasized, there is currently a “gas baton” from across the ocean to a greater extent.
Earlier, Novak in an interview with RT emphasized that Europe can cover the growing demand for gas through LNG, but it is necessary to observe competition, and not impose sanctions.
As the Minister pointed out, Moscow is counting on a non-discriminatory and depoliticized approach to ongoing gas pipeline projects from Russia, including Nord Stream 2.