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I think it was a Russian (or American?) psy op. Europe would be almost self-sufficient with the Dutch and Norwegian fields so they had to be shutdown. All while the storage is at historical lows

https://ned.nl/nl/gasopslagen-nederland#:~:text=Verloop%20va...

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European self-sufficieny in oil products peaked in the 1990s around 65%

Never high enough for self sufficiency without major changes that the people close to the money spigot delayed for decades to line their own pockets.

Another resource curse.

Ok not 100% self-sufficient. But Norway is producing 3x as much gas now as in the 90s. Gas use to be a waste product almost

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