Who's Really Winning Putin's War?

The Russia-Ukraine conflict is scrambling energy consumption, supply and policy across Europe and other nations around the globe. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

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View in browser SPONSORED If you want to collect big passive income... month after month... then click here now to see how you can start collecting checks from the market's top stocks. Editor's Note: Today's article is from Senior Markets Expert Matt Benjamin, who is shedding light on the ongoing energy crisis in Europe. Last year, Vladimir Putin made his greatest mistake. And since he cut off all gas supplies to Europe through the Nord Stream 1 Pipeline, the European energy crisis has become an outright catastrophe. Putin declared, "We will not supply gas, oil, coal, heating oil. We will not supply anything!" If Europe goes into a deep recession... the American stock market could be hit hard too. But Chief Investment Strategist Alexander Green says there's one company that stands to put a stop to the madness... and come out on top. Tune in to Alex's emergency summit to learn how to play this energy crisis. And keep reading today's article for Matt's insights on the matter. - Rebecca Barshop, Senior Managing Editor MARKET TRENDS Putin's War Is Scrambling Energy Markets Marc Lichtenfeld, Chief Income Strategist, The Oxford Club Wars change things. Sometimes radically. The world wars of the 20th century redrew the global map, dissolved old empires and created new nations out of old ones. Regional, more limited wars also bring changes. It can be argued that the Vietnam War altered American culture and politics in profound and lasting ways. The current war in Ukraine is no exception. It certainly resurrected the Cold War between Russia and the West (one that many people believed ended when the Soviet Union collapsed). It is also likely to affect politics in Europe and the United States, as politicians take sides on supporting the Ukraine war effort. Perhaps most immediately, the Russia-Ukraine conflict is scrambling energy consumption, supply and policy across Europe and other nations around the globe. That will have major repercussions for global energy markets and investors going forward, perhaps permanently. It may even present new opportunities for investors (more on that below). It's a Gas, Gas, Gas Natural gas is the largest energy source for Europe. Bigger than crude oil and coal. In 2021, Europe received 45% of its natural gas from Russia. Some countries on the continent are even more dependent on Russian gas. Germany - Europe's largest economy - gets 55% of its gas from Russia. That gas heats Germany's homes and powers its mighty manufacturing sector. In those two areas, gas is nearly 40% of the total energy mix. After Russia invaded Ukraine, Germany halted one gas pipeline from Russia to punish it. Russia retaliated by reducing gas flows to Germany. Now Germany has announced plans to replace all Russian gas imports by mid-2024. Germany isn't alone. The broader European Union is scrambling to find replacements for Russian gas imports. The majority of them will be through liquefied natural gas (LNG). Natural gas can be liquefied and loaded onto ships. Once it arrives at European ports, it is regasified and moved into local pipelines. Europe is already the largest LNG importer in the world. And because of the conflict in Ukraine, it's suddenly poised to become much bigger. SPONSORED Man Who Detected His Own Cancer: "Oh my gosh... that's it" You need to see the brand-new invention that saved this man's life... And why every single top 100 hospital in America rushed to get it. Bill O'Reilly takes a closer look at how this invention (which is now FDA-approved) holds the potential to save millions of lives in the future... Including your own. CLICK HERE FOR O'REILLY'S SPECIAL REPORT. Yet there are bottlenecks in importing LNG. There are simply not enough regasification facilities on the continent to process all of the LNG imports needed to replace Russian supplies. Concerns about supply have driven up the price of natural gas in Europe. And spiking demand for LNG has caused a shortage of tankers, which has pushed shipping rates for LNG to record levels. Thus there is now a scramble to create new facilities. The quickest way to do that is through floating storage regasification units, or FSRUs. They can be built much more quickly than permanent onshore import terminals. As a result, there is a flurry of FSRU construction going on right now, with some 25 new FSRUs expected to be completed within a couple of years - the first of them by the end of this year. Those 25 FSRUs include five in Germany (plus two onshore LNG import sites), five in Greece, two in the Netherlands, four in Italy and two in Ireland. France, Finland, Estonia, Cyprus and Poland also have plans for new FSRUs. Who's Got Gas? And where will all that LNG come from? Today the United States is the world's largest producer of natural gas. It produced over 934 billion cubic meters in 2021. Even more than Russia, which produced 702 billion cubic meters. In addition, in the first quarter of 2022, the U.S. became the largest exporter of LNG, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. So Europe will lean heavily on imports of U.S. LNG. As I wrote above, this is not a temporary shift in energy markets. Europeans were taken by surprise by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. They were terrified to find out how dependent they were on Russian energy. And they've become determined to never again be so vulnerable to the whims of a dictator like Vladimir Putin. That's good news (eventually) for Europeans. And it's great news for U.S. natural gas suppliers and shippers... as well as investors who know which of those companies will best take advantage of it. In fact, Chief Investment Strategist Alexander Green has his sights set on a special opportunity that could make early investors a fortune. He recently sat down with journalist Bob Paff to discuss the company he believes is poised to make shareholders a killing. Tune in to the interview here. Invest wisely, Matt Leave a Comment RECOMMENDED LINKS Wall Street PROJECTS $30 Energy Stock Will Rise to $280 in 18 Months! Learn the #1 ranked upside pattern and the #1 downside pattern. The training costs nothing. Sign up here. MORE FROM WEALTHY RETIREMENT Uber's Run Out of Gas, but Is It Still in the Race? Cash Flow Is Gushing for This Blue Chip Dividend Stock Recession Coming? Don't Be Scared Out of the Markets How to Make Money in the "Casino" of the Stock Market Facebook Twitter Email Share Push Alert SPONSORED Five Dividend Stocks to Buy Now (FREE INSIDE) Marc Lichtenfeld - income expert and author of Get Rich with Dividends - is giving away his Ultimate Dividend Package... 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