Compressor StationWASHINGTON Feb 11The administration of US President Joe Biden will not be able to make up for the shortage of energy resources in the world market if it decides to impose sanctions against the energy sector of Russia: only a time machine can help the owner of the White House in the implementation of such a plan, the former commissioner of the Texas Railroad Commission (petroleum regulator) told RIA Novosti. state) Ryan Sitton. The United States and European countries are currently negotiating with major fuel exporters around the world to avoid «shocks» with energy supplies, which, according to the West, may result from the development of the situation around Ukraine. Russia has repeatedly stated that it intends to fulfill its obligations to supply gas to Europe in full. «The only thing that will help Biden in this situation is a time machine,» Sitton said, when asked if the US presidential administration could find a way to compensate for the shortage of oil and gas on the world market in the event of restrictions against the Russian Federation. «He will have to go back 20 years and start drilling all the oil reserves in the United States, while somehow forcing Venezuela and Canada to increase oil production — only then will we be able to replace Russian oil and gas. So, realistically, there is no way to do that today,” the former head of the Texas oil regulator said. At the same time, he believes that even if the United States and such large oil producers as Saudi Arabia or Kuwait increased the production of «black gold», then these volumes would not be enough to compensate for the Russian share in the world market. Kiev and Western states have recently express concern over the alleged increase in «aggressive actions» by Russia near the borders of Ukraine and threaten with new sensitive sanctions. The administration of US President Joe Biden, amid rhetoric about plans attributed to the Russian Federation for a possible invasion of Ukraine, began sending additional troops to Europe. Moscow has repeatedly denied such accusations, saying that it does not threaten anyone and does not intend to attack anyone, and claims of «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to deploy more NATO military equipment near Russian borders.
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