U.S. Energy Chief: EU Can Quit Russian Gas in Less Than 12 Months

The EU could accelerate the phase out of natural gas imports from Russia and end purchases within six to 12 months by replacing it with American LNG, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told Reuters on Friday, after communicating the same to EU officials in Brussels on Thursday.  “I think this could easily be done within 12 months, maybe within six months,” Secretary Wright told Reuters, adding that “I definitely voiced the opinion we could do it faster.”  “On the U.S. side, we could do it faster, and I think…