I-EU shifs igxile kuthi kwi-LNG njengokuthenga irhasi yaseRussia

Kwiminyaka yakutshanje, i-European Union isebenze imithombo yamandla yayo kwaye inciphise ukuthembela kwayo kwigesi yaseRussia. Olu tshintsho lwesicwangciso-qhinga luqhutywa yinani lezinto, kubandakanya nenkxalabo kwi-geopolial geons kunye nomnqweno wokunciphisa ukuphuma kwekhabhoni. Njengenxalenye yale nzame, i-EU iyaguquka iye kwi-United States yegesi yendalo etyhutyha (lng).

Ukusetyenziswa kwe-LNG kuye kwakhula ngokukhawuleza kwiminyaka yakutshanje, njengokuba inkqubela phambili yetekhnoloji iyenza ilula kwaye ineendleko ezininzi zokuhambisa igesi ngaphezulu komgama omde. I-LNG igesi yendalo epholile kwi-allical State State, enciphisa ivolumu yayo ye-600. Oku kwenza ukuba kube lula ukuthutha kunye nokugcina iitanki ezinkulu kwaye zigcinwe kwiitanki ezincinci.

Enye yezona zinto zibalulekileyo ze-LNG kukuba zinokufunyanwa kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo. Ngokungafaniyo negesi yombhobho wesindali, enqunyelwe yiJografi, i-LNG ingaveliswa naphi na kwaye ithunyelwe kuyo nayiphi na indawo enezibuko. Oku kukwenza ukhetho olunomdla kumazwe afuna ukwahlulahlulahlula amandla abo.

Kwi-European Union, utshintsho kuthi lwe-US lng lunempembelelo ezibalulekileyo. Ngokwembali, iRussia ibingumthengisi omkhulu omkhulu wegesi yendalo, i-accounting malunga ne-40% yazo zonke izinto ezizweni. Nangona kunjalo, inkxalabo kwimpembelelo yezopolitiko yaseRussia nezoqoqosho zikhokelele amazwe amaninzi e-EU ukuba afune eminye yemithombo yegesi.

I-United States ivele njengomdlali ophambili kule ntengiso, ngenxa yoncedo lwayo oluninzi lwerhasi yendalo kunye nokukhula kwayo ngokuthumela ngaphandle. Ngo-2020, i-US yayingumboneleli wesithathu ngobukhulu we-LNG kwi-EU, emva kuphela e-qamar neRussia. Nangona kunjalo, oku kulindeleke ukuba batshintshe kwiminyaka ezayo njengoko i-US ithumela i-US iqhubeka ikhula.

Omnye wabaqhubi abaphambili boku kukhula kukugqitywa kwezibonelelo ezitsha zokuthumela ngaphandle ze-LNG kwi-US kwiminyaka yakutshanje, amaziko amatsha aliqela afike kwi-Intanethi, kubandakanya isiphelo se-sabine kwi-louisiana kunye ne-cove terminal kwi-maryland. La maziko akhulise kakhulu amandla e-US lokuthumela i-US, eyenza kube lula kwiinkampani zaseMelika ukuthengisa iimarike zaselwandle. 

Enye into eqhuba i-Shiftse kuthi lng kukhulisa ukhuphiswano lwamaxabiso egesi yaseMelika. Enkosi kwinkqubela phambili kwitekhnoloji yokuqhuba, imveliso yegesi yendalo e-US inikele kwiminyaka yakutshanje, iqhuba amaxabiso kunye nokwenza irhasi yaseMelika inomtsalane kubathengi base phesheya. Ngenxa yoko, amazwe amaninzi e-EU ngoku aphendukela kuthi u-Lng njengendlela yokunciphisa ukuxhomekeka kwabo kwirhasi yaseRussia ngelixa sifumana ukubonelelwa okuthembekileyo kwamandla anokuthenjwa.

Lilonke, utshintsho olwenziweyo kuthi lng libonisa utshintsho olukhulu kwimarike yamandla ehlabathi. Njengoko amazwe amaninzi ejika kwi-LNG njengendlela yokwakha imithombo yawo amandla, imfuno yale ndleko inokuthi iqhubeke ikhula. Oku kunefuthe elibalulekileyo kubo bobabini abavelisi kunye nabathengi begesi yendalo, kunye noqoqosho ngokubanzi lwehlabathi.

Ukuqukumbela, ngelixa ukuthembela kwe-European Union kwigesi yaseRussia kunokuncipha, imfuno yayo yamandla athembekileyo nenokufikeleleka ihlala yomelele njengakuqala. Ngokuguqukela kuthi lng, i-EU ithatha inyathelo elibalulekileyo lokuyahlulahlula amandla alo kwaye liqinisekise ukuba liyafikelela kumthombo onokuthenjwa wepetroli iminyaka ezayo.