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Algeria’s Got The Gas. Does It Have The Guts? (S01E31)
Sunday, March 22, 2026
(Above: I discuss the situation in Iran with Algeria’s 24-hour news channel.)
When Europe opted to cut off natural gas supplies from Russia following President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, it turned to Algeria for supply.
Now that parts of Qatar’s huge Persian Gulf gas refinery have been knocked out by an Iranian attack, Europe is again hitting up Algeria.
Bloomberg News reported that Italy’s Eni is in talks with Algeria’s state-owned Sonatrach to secure supplies.
Algeria has reportedly told Italy to just buy the gas on the open market for a higher price, and…
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