Germany on June 23 moved to stage two of its three-tier emergency gas plan after Russia reduced deliveries via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline. read more Annual maintenance on that pipeline starts on July 11 for two weeks. Germany is working to prepare for a possible permanent reduction or disruptions or stoppages caused by east-west tensions over the war in Ukraine, sanctions, and counter threats. Here is a closer look at the three stages, set by Germany’s Economy Ministry, as context to a possible move to stage three any time in the future. 1. EARLY WARNING PHASE – This stage was triggered on March 30. The condition was that there were “concrete, serious and reliable indications that an event may occur which is […]