[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 19, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E755]
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                          ALTERNATIVE TO PUTIN

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 19, 2022

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, in response to war 
criminal Putin's war in Ukraine, another viable alternative has been 
reported by Reuters to eliminate dependency in Europe for Putin's gas.

       Algeria, Niger, Nigeria revive talks on Saharan gas 
     pipeline.
       Algeria, Niger, and Nigeria held talks this week on the 
     revival of a decades-old project to pipe gas across the 
     Sahara, a potential opportunity for Europe to diversify its 
     gas sources.
       The Trans-Saharan gas pipeline is an estimated $13 billion 
     project that could send up to 30 billion cubic metres a year 
     of supplies to Europe.
       The revival comes at a strategic time, as the European 
     Union seeks to wean itself off Russian gas following Russia's 
     invasion of Ukraine, and is seeking alternative sources.
       ``(The pipeline) should allow Europe to diversify its 
     sources of natural gas supply but also allow several African 
     states to access this high value energy source,'' said a 
     joint statement.
       With a length of 4,128 kilometres (2,565 miles), the 
     pipeline would start in Warri, Nigeria, and end in Hassi 
     R'Mel, Algeria, where it would connect to existing pipelines 
     that run to Europe.
       Nigeria also took steps this month to move forward on 
     another long-awaited pipeline, which would go through West 
     Africa and Morocco to Europe.

  Along with increased American production reversing Biden's failed 
energy policies, the world can come together in the conflict of 
authoritarians (rule of gun) against democracy (rule of law).

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