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🇮🇹🇩🇿 Italy turns to Algeria as Qatar unable to deliver gas Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is set to visit Algeria this week as Rome seeks to lock in alternative gas sources following extended disruptions to Qatari deliveries. Her office confirmed she will arrive in Algiers on Wednesday, though no detailed itinerary was provided. Energy Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin stated on Friday that Algeria is among the countries Italy is actively negotiating with to shore up its gas supply, after Iranian strikes on Qatar appeared to have knocked out its exports for the foreseeable future. He added that Italian state-owned energy firms are in discussions with suppliers from Algeria, the US, and Azerbaijan to boost incoming gas volumes, with the government working to facilitate those efforts. Qatar had previously supplied around 10% of Italy's gas demand, but in the wake of the war in West Asia, it informed Italian customer Edison that it "would not be able to fulfil its contractual obligations for April." 🔗The Cradle