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EU reaches deal to ration gas amid Russian cut-off fears

FILE - The gas storage plant Reckrod is pictured near Eiterfeld, central Germany, Thursday, July 14, 2022, after the Nord Stream 1 pipeline was shut down due to maintenance. European Union governments agreed Tuesday, July 26, 2022 to ration natural gas this winter to protect themselves against any further supply cuts by Russia as Moscow pursues its invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File) FILE - Smoke rises from a chimney of a Vattenfall heating power plant in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. European Union governments agreed Tuesday, July 26, 2022 to ration natural gas this winter to protect themselves against any further supply cuts by Russia as Moscow pursues its invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File) Luxembourg's Energy Minister Claude Turmes, second left, speaks with Denmark's Minister for Climate Dan Jorgensen, second right, and Ireland's Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan during an emergency meeting of EU energy ministers in Brussels on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. European Union governments Tuesday neared an agreement on rationing natural gas this winter to protect against any further supply cuts by Russia. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) Ireland's Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan speaks with the media as he arrives for an emergency meeting of EU energy ministers in Brussels on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. European Union governments Tuesday neared an agreement on rationing natural gas this winter to protect against any further supply cuts by Russia. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) Luxembourg's Energy Minister Claude Turmes, right, speaks with European Commissioner for European Green Deal Frans Timmermans during an emergency meeting of EU energy ministers in Brussels on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. European Union governments Tuesday neared an agreement on rationing natural gas this winter to protect against any further supply cuts by Russia. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) Germany's Minister for Climate Action Robert Habeck, left, speaks with Netherland's Minister for Climate Rob Jetten, center, and Czech Republic's Minister for Industry and Trade Josef Sikela during an emergency meeting of EU energy ministers in Brussels on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. European Union governments Tuesday neared an agreement on rationing natural gas this winter to protect against any further supply cuts by Russia. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson speaks with the media as she arrives for an emergency meeting of EU energy ministers in Brussels on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. European Union governments Tuesday neared an agreement on rationing natural gas this winter to protect against any further supply cuts by Russia. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
EU reaches deal to ration gas amid Russian cut-off fears