Those pipelines will eventually be built. EU countries need lots of cheap and environmentally friendly gas to replace polluting coal power.
The European Union needs gas, and there is no doubt about it. Now let's look at the sources:
1. Pipeline gas from Russia - Pipelines are already built, and Russia supplies around 170 billion cubic meters of gas every year.
2. Pipeline gas from Azerbaijan - Pipeline in construction. Expected to export as much as 17 billion cubic meters every year to the EU in near future.
3. Pipeline gas from Iran - in planning stage.
4. LNG from Qatar - Imports growing since 2008. Almost 200% more costlier than the Russian gas.
As you can see, the EU won't be independent of Russian gas anytime in the near future.
