{"id":173732,"date":"2025-11-10T20:22:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T20:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/173732\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T20:22:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T20:22:16","slug":"us-urges-europe-to-stick-to-oil-and-gas-not-renewables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/173732\/","title":{"rendered":"US urges Europe to stick to oil and gas, not renewables"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul data-testid=\"Summary\" class=\"summary-module__summary__QjADA\">\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf summary-module__point__UgXPz\">US companies secure deals to supply and drill for gas in Europe<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf summary-module__point__UgXPz\">US energy secretary criticises global investment in solar, wind<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ATHENS, Nov 7 (Reuters) &#8211; Global investments in renewable energy aren&#8217;t bearing fruit and the world should focus on securing reliable supplies of fossil fuels, U.S. energy and interior secretaries said this week as they worked on convincing Europe to buy more U.S. oil and gas.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has become Europe&#8217;s top oil and gas supplier on the back of the U.S. shale boom and its companies are seeking to boost the share as the European Union moves to fully cut off remaining Russian energy imports.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"promo-box\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__promo-box__hVl8h\"> Sign up  <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" 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U.S. companies announced deals to <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/greece-signs-first-long-term-lng-supply-deal-with-us-2025-11-07\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">supply<\/a> and <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/exxonmobil-joins-gas-exploration-project-off-greece-2025-11-06\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">drill<\/a> for gas in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Wright said on Thursday that he wanted the U.S. to replace &#8220;every molecule&#8221; of Russian gas that goes into Western Europe.<\/p>\n<p>RENEWABLES HAVEN&#8217;T DELIVERED, U.S. SAYS<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. produces over 20 million barrels per day of oil and liquids &#8211; every fifth barrel in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Its message highlights the gap with many nations in the EU, which this week <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sustainability\/cop\/eu-eyes-weaker-climate-goal-scramble-deal-by-cop30-sources-say-2025-11-05\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">agreed to cut emissions<\/a> by 90% by 2040, from 1990 levels &#8211; although that was watered down from previous aims.<\/p>\n<p>The world has spent between $4 trillion and $8 trillion to connect solar and 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