The Nord Stream One natural gas pipeline between Russia and Germany has suffered an apparent rupture and all gas flows have been halted.
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UPDATE 4:16 PM EDT --
Natural gas markets in Europe are now collapsing with price spikes of unimaginable rates. Almost no natural gas can flow to Europe now and countries there cannot receive enough to keep the economies going.
UPDATE 10:05 PM EDT --
The operator of the Nordstream One pipeline says a turbine failure caused a gas leak and all gas flow had to be turned off. They cannot even speculate as to when flow may resume because Siemens cannot tell them when a replacement turbine will be made available. Until that happens, no natural gas through the pipeline.
