Eni CEO Calls for Suspending EU Ban on Russian LNG
The European Union needs to suspend its planned ban on imports of Russian LNG, currently slated to take place on January 1, 2027, as the Middle East war has roiled energy markets, according to Claudio Descalzi, the chief executive of Italy’s oil and gas major Eni. “I think that it is necessary to suspend the ban that will take place from January 1, 2027 on LNG supply coming from Russia,” Descalzi said at an event on Sunday. “I am not suggesting that the ban should be totally abandoned, but it needs to be suspended or further…