The European Union proposed Wednesday to extend its natural-gas regulations to offshore pipelines, marking the latest effort to derail an energy link between Russia and Germany that is fueling tensions within the bloc. The European Commission, the bloc’s executive, unveiled an amendment to energy rules after a monthslong struggle to intervene in the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline project. The Baltic Sea link would enable Russia’s state-owned PAO Gazprom to double its natural-gas transit via Germany to Europe. That would strengthen Moscow’s hand to bypass transit routes through Ukraine without losing its dominant gas market share in the EU, which stood at 42% last year. While the effort to regulate the pipeline may enjoy support in the European Parliament, it is likely to face resistance from some EU governments such as Germany. The EU’s executive […]