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    Conflict in the Middle East is affecting a key energy lifeline for Europe. How big is the risk?

    by David McHugh and Matthew Daly Feb 07, 2024 4 minutes
    Source: (c) Copyright 2023, dpa (www.dpa.de). Alle Rechte vorbehalten

    Missiles and drones are flying in the Red Sea, disrupting one of the world's key trade arteries and a chokepoint for energy shipments headed for Europe.

    Attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels over Israel's war with Hamas are posing a new threat to the future of energy supplies to the 27-country European Union, which relies on imported natural gas to power factories, generate electricity and heat homes.

    Tankers carrying liquefied natural gas — which is supercooled to travel by ship instead of pipeline — routinely pass through the Red Sea, and several shipments to Italy already have been canceled.

    It's causing anxiety, especially as Europe still is grappling with the fallout from

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