By in Berlin and in Houston
Russia is ready to close its key Nord Stream natural-gas pipeline Wednesday for upkeep, leaving Europe guessing once more about whether or not provides will restart, as temperatures fall and demand for the gasoline grows.
Regardless of the end result, European officers and vitality executives say the continent faces years of excessive vitality costs and potential shortages as efforts to exchange Russian imports conflict with restricted provides elsewhere and laws that discourage hydrocarbon utilization.
