Gas

The Nord Stream-2 project is an expansion of the existing Nord Stream main gas pipeline linking Russia and Germany.

During the two-year time that the proceeding is going on. no gas will be exported to Iran from Turkmenistan.

CNPC'.s PetroChina division has a 25-year supply contract with U.S. producer Cheniere.

US President Donald Trump last month accused Germany of being a ``captive`` of Russia.

Total had previously withdrawn from the field in 2009 because of sanctions.

US LNG has so far been excluded from tit-for-tat tariff rounds between Washington and Beijing.

While EU has taken major steps to liberalize its energy market since the 1990s. Turkey has also initiated the liberalization of its energy sector.

Gas pipelines connecting Russian supply to Europe make further inroads.

Trump cited the devaluation of the Turkish lira in his Friday decision to double the steel tariffs for imports from Turkey.

Europe received about 10% of total US exports last year.