Topline A top German official Wednesday said the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline may have been a “false flag operation” designed to blame Ukraine, and warned against reaching premature conclusion...
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Ukraine War Illustrates Importance Of American Energy Dominance
Ukrainian servicemen get ready to repel an attack in Ukraine’s Lugansk region on February 24, 2022. … [+] – Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine...
Swedish Probe Finds ‘Detonations’ Caused Nord Stream Leak
Topline A preliminary probe by the Swedish Security Service found “detonations” caused the leaks in the critical undersea Nord Stream gas pipelines connecting Russia and Germany, adding further creden...
Nord Stream’s European Partners Quiet On Pipeline Damage
The Russia to Germany pipeline is probably irreparable. If not, it is unlikely Gazprom will trust … [+] its European investment partners to move forward as the new Cold War gets hotter. (Photo b...
U.S. Blew Up Russian Gas Pipelines Nord Stream 1 & 2, Says Former Polish Defense Minister
A former Polish defense minister and current member of European parliament attributed to the United … [+] States the sabotage of two Russian natural gas pipelines, Nord Stream 1 and 2. Getty A f...
Sabotage Suspected As Russian Gas Leaks From Ruptured Nord Stream Pipelines In The Baltic Sea
A large disturbance in the sea can be seen off the coast of Denmark’s island of Bornholm on Tuesday, … [+] September 27, 2022, after a series of odd leaks on two natural gas pipelines running fr...
‘Obligatory Rationing’—The Energy Nightmare Is Coming True
Natural gas NurPhoto via Getty Images The European energy fiasco is reaching a climax. As long feared, last Friday, the Kremlin-controlled gas giant Gazprom announced that it is shutting down Nord Str...
Putin Warns He’ll Freeze Energy Supplies To The West If Price Caps Are Imposed
Topline Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday doubled down on threats to cut off all energy supplies to Western countries if they impose price caps on its oil and gas exports, ratcheting tensi...
Will Europe’s ‘Third World’ Economic Crisis Lead To Global Recession?
Netherlands leadership says Europeans need to get used to being poorer. Bad policy decisions leading … [+] to one crisis after the next as layoffs begin in one of the most important economic reg...
Natural Gas Prices Soar In Europe And Asia As Moscow Plots Closure Of Key Pipeline
Topline Natural gas prices in Europe and Asia have skyrocketed after Russia’s state-controlled Gazprom announced plans to temporarily close a key pipeline at the end of August for maintenance, deepeni...
Russia Restarts Key Gas Pipeline To Europe After Fears Moscow Would Keep Taps Closed
Topline Russia has resumed gas supplies to Europe via a key pipeline after it was shut for repairs 10 days ago, the operator announced on Thursday, dampening energy prices and assuaging fears that Mos...
German Minister Warns Of ‘Catastrophic’ Industrial Shutdowns And Mass Unemployment If Gas Crisis Continues
Topline Germany’s economy minister Robert Habeck said the country’s federal government is attempting to stabilize energy supplies but warned of potential industry shutdowns and job losses if gas reser...
Germany Decries ‘Economic Attack’ By Putin As It Inches Towards Gas Rationing
Topline Germany triggered the second phase of its three-stage gas emergency plan on Thursday and urged its citizens to cut back on usage, as it flagged concerns about a drop in supplies from Russia th...
Russian War Pushes Germany To Broaden Its Energy Security Definition
Emily Pickrell, UH Energy Scholar BERLIN, GERMANY – FEBRUARY 09: (EDITORS NOTE: Image was created using a variable planed lens.) The … [+] natural-gas fuelled Heizkraftwerk Berlin-Mitte po...