There is one being written in reality as we speak for the US/North America.
Price of fuel is way up. The idiots in charge floated the idea that release of strategic oil reserves would ease the prices. The other end of the political spectrum blames lack of drilling. Both are wrong.
Shutting down various pipelines is more at fault. It doesn't matter if the country was swimming in oil, if that oil isn't refined, or it can't make it to a refinery to be refined, there will be a shortage of gas. The same applies to natural gas. No refining or pipeline, no heat from natural gas, or heating oil.
The tapping of more oil and gas will make no difference. Neither will releasing any reserve. The resources already tapped are enough.
Where this becomes a real problem is shutting down those lines long term.
Those pipelines are not designed to be mothballed. Shut them down too long and they will waste away without the ability to restart safely.
Give it long enough, and the cost of diesel will triple, which will be passed on to consumers. Much longer than that, and it simply will not be available at any cost.
With the projected weather this winter, a lot of people are likely to die.
Europe is now beholden to Putin/Russia for their natural gas needs. Which Euro country is going to do anything when Russia overruns Ukraine. They will do nothing when their people will freeze if they try.
A story based on that would be timely.
