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EU official: East Med gas can wean bloc off Russian energy

This photo provided by Cyprus press and information office, European Union's energy commissioner Kadri Simson speaks during the East Mediterranean Gas Forum conference at the presidential palace in the capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. Natural gas from undersea deposits in the eastern Mediterranean can help replace Russia’s diminished supply of the fossil fuel to Europe at an “accelerated pace,” the European Union’s energy commissioner said Friday. (Andreas Loucaides/Cyprus Press and Information Office via AP) This photo provided by Cyprus press and information office, European Union's energy commissioner Kadri Simson, right, Cyprus president Nicos Anastasiades, center and Cyprus' energy minister Natasa Pilides talk during the East Mediterranean Gas Forum conference at the presidential palace in the capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. Natural gas from undersea deposits in the eastern Mediterranean can help replace Russia’s diminished supply of the fossil fuel to Europe at an “accelerated pace,” the European Union’s energy commissioner said Friday. (Andreas Loucaides/Cyprus Press and Information Office via AP)