Nord Stream Russian Gas Pipeline to Europe Shut Down for Maintenance
BERLIN—The Nord Stream pipeline that channels Russian natural gas to Europe shut down for a scheduled maintenance on Monday, stoking fears across the continent that…
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Manufacturers Brace for Nord Stream Repairs, Fearing Pipeline Won’t Reopen
PARIS—European manufacturers are preparing for possible natural-gas rationing that would force them to shut production amid fears that Russia is about to cut off gas deliveries via its main…
Europe’s Gas Market Is Still Counting on Russian Supplies
A disruption in the flow of Russian gas to Europe this year is suddenly all too easy to imagine.Europe’s natural-gas supply seems a lot less secure even than a few weeks ago. Last month,…
Russia’s Oil-and-Gas Industry Is Starting to Feel the Bite of Sanctions
President
Vladimir Putin’s
war in Ukraine, and the wave of Western sanctions in response, is starting to hit Russia’s economic engine: Its prodigious…
Companies Divesting From Russia Are Facing Big Write-Downs
Companies that divest from their Russian holdings will have to book hefty write-downs and face complex accounting judgments, experts say.Businesses including
BP…
Western Companies Pull Back From Russia in Response to Ukraine Invasion, Sanctions
Shell cited Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and said it would also end its involvement in financing the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, a natural gas pipeline project recently sanctioned by the U.S.…
U.S., EU Sanctions on Russia Could Ensnarl Western Oil Companies
LONDON—Some of the West’s biggest oil companies could find themselves in the crosshairs of sanctions now being drafted by their home governments against Russia.The U.S. and Europe aren’t…
U.S. Seizes $6.1 Million in Cryptocurrency in Ransomware Crackdown
The Justice Department’s seizure of $6.1 million in funds tied to alleged ransom payments, announced alongside fresh sanctions against a cryptocurrency exchange and arrests of…
WSJ News Exclusive | Ransomware Gang Masquerades as Real Company to Recruit Tech…
A criminal organization believed to have built the software that shut down a U.S. fuel pipeline has set up a fake company to recruit potential employees, according to researchers at the…
Icahn to Commence Proxy Contest, Tender Offer for Southwest Gas
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn, seen in 2015, is challenging proposed…