US Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette took aim at Russia on Thursday, claiming it has “weaponized” its oil and natural gas supply while portraying an increase in US LNG exports as a liberator of European energy markets. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now “This monumental rise [in US LNG exports] is putting EU countries on a path to liberation from Russia, which has long wielded its energy supply as an instrument of coercion and subjugation,” Brouillette said in a speech before the National Petroleum Council. The 764-mile Nord Stream 2 will deliver Russian gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea and is expected to double the capacity of the gas corridor to 110 Bcm/year. In remarks to reporters after the speech, Brouillette declined to fully support Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline sanctions passed by the US House of Representatives Wednesday, saying he […]