Winter is beginning early in Europe this yr, as Russian power firm Gazprom stated Friday it’s shutting a key natural-gas pipeline indefinitely. If “indefinitely” is so long as many concern, the transfer will scramble Europe’s power plans for what already was destined to be a harsh chilly season.
Gazprom is popping off the spigot on Nord Stream 1, the primary conduit for Russian gasoline into Germany and the remainder of Western Europe. The pipeline already was operating at solely 20% capability and was imagined to be present process a three-day shutdown for upkeep. The Russian firm now says it wants to repair one other fault, and it could possibly’t or gained’t say how lengthy that can take.
