A senior U.S. envoy said on Saturday he had delivered reassurances to Ukraine and Poland on mitigating any threat posed by Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, but that the project was now a “reality”. Talking Points Politicized Nord Stream gas pipeline completed Russia says it has completed the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany, setting the stage for fresh tensions with Washington, which is concerned the EU will become overly dependent on energy supplies controlled by Moscow. Julian Satterthwaite reports. Phillips 66 Alliance, Louisiana, refinery faces monthslong shutdown -sources Phillips 66’s 255,600-barrel-per-day (bpd) Alliance, Louisiana, refinery faces a monthslong shutdown for repairs following flooding from Hurricane Ida, sources familiar with plant operations said on Friday. It’s going to be an expensive winter heating season for Europeans… The U.S. approved a second loan of 1.5 million barrels of oil to Exxon Mobil from the SPR after Hurricane Ida […]