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The Russian pipe-laying ship 'Akademik Tscherski' which is on deployment for the further construction of the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline, is moored at the port of Mukran on the island of Ruegen, Germany, on Sept. 8, 2020. Surging energy prices and fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine are making European leaders think hard about energy security — particularly their decades-old reliance on Moscow for natural gas. The crisis shows Europe’s vulnerability after years of limited progress in allowing affordable gas and electricity to flow across borders while diversifying suppliers and reaching climate goals. (Jens Buettner/dpa via AP, File)

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EXPLAINER: What is the Russia-Europe Nord Stream 2 pipeline?
By DAVID MCHUGH - AP Business Writer
Tue,02/22/22-7:25AM , 237 Reads
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has suspended the certification process for the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline after Russia recognized separatist-held regions in eastern Ukraine.
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File photo shows tugboats get into position on the Russian pipe-laying vessel "Fortuna" in the port of Wismar, Germany, Jan.14, 2021. The special vessel is being used for construction work on the German-Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea.U.S. President Joe Biden says that if Russia launches an invasion of Ukraine, the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is history. The 10 billion-euro undersea pipeline from Russia direct to Germany has become a major issue in attempts by Western governments to deter a Russian military move against its neighbor. (Jens Buettner/dpa via AP, File)

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EXPLAINER: What's Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Europe?
By DAVID MCHUGH - AP Business Writer
Tue,02/08/22-10:50AM , 424 Reads
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden has threatened to block the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline if Russia invades Ukraine.
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The tanker Sun Arrows loads its cargo of liquefied natural gas from the Sakhalin-2 project in the port of Prigorodnoye, Russia, on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. Europe's natural gas woes are far from over in Jan. 2022. Prices are high. Underground reserves that are relied on in cold weather are low. Russia's state-owned Gazprom isn't selling as much spot gas as it used to. The pipeline operators have told the European Union's executive commission that if there's a cold winter, the continent's gas companies will need to import more than they have in the past. (AP Photo, File)

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EXPLAINER: How Europe is trying to deal with its gas crisis
By DAVID MCHUGH - AP Business Writer
Thu,01/13/22-2:22AM , 250 Reads
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe’s natural gas crisis isn't letting up. Reserves are low. Prices are high. Utility customers are facing expensive bills.
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