Welcome to the OGGN News podcast — brought to you by SPOC Automation on the Oil and Gas Global Network, the largest and most listened-to podcast network for the oil and energy industry.  This week's episode covers China, gas prices in Europe, and new updates on upcoming US policies. Also thanks to Kpler our industry data provider: https://www.kpler.com/ China's Strategic Petroleum Reserve & Recent Sale: https://www.worldoil.com/news/2021/9/15/china-s-move-to-lower-oil-prices-has-market-wary-of-more-to-come Europe Supply Crunch, Russia's Nord Stream 2 Pipeline https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-15/eu-natural-gas-extends-record-rally-on-supply-concerns-low-wind https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sheridandoug_energy-energytransition-activity-6843514938888138752-9YdX https://www.worldoil.com/news/2021/9/15/european-gas-price-rally-continues-on-us-lng-export-uk-power-issues Joe Manchin, Infrastructure Plan: https://www.axios.com/scoop-biden-bombs-manchin-b2b4acbd-24d0-40a3-ba6f-c0509e0e0224.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sinema-reconciliation-manchin/2021/09/15/8c583f96-162d-11ec-9589-31ac3173c2e5_story.html https://www.worldoil.com/news/2021/9/13/biden-s-budget-plan-spurs-lobbying-frenzy-with-all-eyes-on-joe-manchin https://www.worldoil.com/news/2021/9/13/joe-manchin-holds-america-s-energy-independence-and-economic-future-in-his-hands https://www.worldoil.com/news/2021/9/13/greens-decry-oil-and-gas-tax-breaks-in-democrats-new-proposal Texas RRC, Gas Infrastructure, weather emergencies: https://www.worldoil.com/news/2021/9/14/texas-oil-regulator-works-to-secure-natural-gas-supply-for-potential-weather-emergencies SPOC Automation – Produce More. Spend Less. https://spocautomation.com SPOC Automation is a family of innovative companies specializing in variable speed drive automation and inverter technologies. Applying over 70,000 drives in the harshest applications within the upstream and midstream markets,