Major gas exporting nations said Tuesday they could not guarantee prices or supplies at a summit overshadowed by the worsening Ukraine crisis which has pushed costs to record highs in Europe.
Qatar’s emir, who hosted the talks, said gas producers were working to ensure “credible and reliable” supplies as Europe’s fears over supplies from Russia were further hit by Germany’s decision to halt the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project.
The Gulf state’s energy minister said his country would help Europe as much as possible, but that the unprecedented prices paid by Europe’s consumers were “in God’s hands”.
Leaders and ministers from the 11-member Gas Exporting Countries Forum met after Russian President Vladimir Putin formally recognised two breakaway regions of Ukraine as independent and sent in troops.
