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ID-83-31 1 (1983-05-16)

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 BY THE U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE




 Report To Senator Lloyd M. Bentsen









 European Alternatives ,To

 Importing Soviet Natural Gas





 For the Europeans, there is no simple alter-
 native to natural gas from the Soviet pipeline.
 Problems, such as those associated with
 security of supply, technical feasibility, and
 cost, eliminated alternatives as either not
 readily available or not in line with basic
 European energy strategies. This is not to
 suggest that, in the longer term, alternatives
 will not be available to offset, at least in part,
 the need for future European imports of
 Soviet gas.
 Following repeated U.S. expressions of con-
 cern about European vulnerability to possible
 Soviet supply interruptions, the Europeans
 have begun to identify ways to improve
 contingency planning and reduce the impact
 of any disruptions. Also, a number of Euro-
 pean leaders have agreed to forego any
further contracts for Soviet gas pending
completion of a multinational study.






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