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Energy Crisis Tracker: Real-Time Statistics on Europe's Gas Supplies

Especially in recent years, Eastern Europe and Germany have relied heavily on Russia. Despite their proximity to Russia's pipelines, these nations seldom have access to their own liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities or pipelines to other major gas exporters like Norway or Algeria. In recent years, Germany has been the greatest single consumer of Russian gas in Europe.