ST. PETERSBURG, September 15. /TASS/. Gazprom expects further deterioration of the situation in the European energy sector, as the EU has no alternative to Russian gas, Deputy Chairman of Gazprom Management Committee Oleg Aksyutin said at the St. Petersburg International Gas Forum.

"The situation on the European energy market will obviously only worsen. The European leadership is in no hurry to take constructive measures to overcome the crisis. At the same time, for Europe there is simply no full-fledged alternative to Russian pipeline gas," he said.

Aksyutin noted that no country in the world can provide resources comparable to those of Siberia and the Yamal Peninsula. "No one can arrange supplies using the pipeline system on the terms offered by Gazprom," he added.

According to him, the main beneficiary of the energy crisis in Europe is the United States, which was able to increase the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe, which is more expensive than pipeline gas. "The current crisis in the gas market in Europe has its advantages, but not for European countries. The United States is one of the main beneficiaries of the current situation," Aksyutin said.