Toward a Natural Gas OpecThe latest on the energy front, Russia is teaming up with Kazakstan and Uzbekistan and Katar all Gas producers to form a Cartel similar to Opec+, and supply Europe through the Balkans and Turkey as a hub. If that happens Europe will be in trouble and its supply of gas will depend on the new cartel of NG formed under the auspices of Russia. In the meantime, Russian gas has been re-routed from Europe to China, India and Turkey. In the oil front, things do not look good for Europe.After the cap on the Russian oil, WTI has shot up due to Opec's + refusal to increase production and also the prospect of the Chinese opening up their economy. If Russia refuses to sell oil at the $60 cap, most likely there will be an oil deficit in the global markets that will cause a price increase.