German economy minister headed for Qatar in search of new gas deals

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German Economy Minister Robert Habeck is embarking on a mission to wean his country off Russian gas imports, with the first leg of his Gulf visit set to begin on Saturday. Before his departure, Habeck highlighted concerns about heating and electricity in Germany next winter. “If we don’t receive further gas supplies next winter, and the deliveries from Russia are capped or stopped, we wouldn’t have enough to keep all our houses warm and to keep all our industry running,” he said. In Qatar, one of the world’s largest exporters of liquefied natural gas (LNG), Habeck is scheduled to meet with the…

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