(27 Apr 2022)
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Berlin - 27 April 2022
1. German Economy Minister Robert Habeck at news conference
2. Photographers
3. SOUNDBITE (German) Robert Habeck, German Economy Minister:
"This is the reality. When energy is used as a weapon, then we have to see that we are not defenseless when energy is used as a weapon. Accordingly, we need a diversification of energy infrastructure, a renewal of energy, infrastructure, based on renewable energy and massive savings, that we are not defenseless."
4. News conference
5. SOUNDBITE (German) Robert Habeck, German Economy Minister:
"We are in a situation where the federal government has to prepare for all scenarios. There are likely to be some we haven't thought of. But we are considering everything conceivable and making political preparations."
6. Photographers
7. Habeck during news conference
STORYLINE:
Germany's economy minister says the government is considering "all scenarios" for a Russian-owned oil refinery that supplies much of the petroleum used in and around Berlin.
Robert Habeck told reporters Wednesday the German government's goal is to ensure the country becomes independent of Russian energy supplies.
The refinery at Schwedt is controlled by Rosneft, a Russian state-controlled oil and gas company.
Asked whether Germany would go so far as to nationalize the refinery, an option foreseen in a regulatory change approved by Cabinet this week, Habeck said the government was "considering everything conceivable and making political preparations".
Habeck said Russia's decision to stop supplies of gas to Poland and Bulgaria was an example of "the reality where energy is used as a weapon."
He acknowledged that Germany was and remains one of the biggest consumers of Russian fossil fuels worldwide, though it is making all efforts to diversify its supplies, reduce consumption and switch to renewable energy so "we are not defenseless."
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