Some of the key pillars to strengthening energy security in the European Union lie beyond the bloc’s borders, a European energy official said from Brussels. The European economies depend heavily on imports of oil and natural gas from Russia, Norway and elsewhere. Strains on production brought on by lower crude oil prices, and geopolitical conflicts along the border with Russia, have presented risks to European energy sources. Maros Sefcovic, a European leader on energy issues, told delegates gathered at an energy infrastructure forum in Brussels many of the regional energy concerns may have solutions outside of Europe . “Of course being the largest energy importer in the world, our stake in infrastructure does not end at our own borders,” he said. The […]