And tonight on the CNBC Special Hour, the world on edge is a growing energy crisis in

Europe's shakes global markets.

With Russia launching another salvo in its growing energy fight with the West, stocks

fall again as oil stays high and OPEC actually cuts production tonight.

We are drilling down the moves of the day, what it means for your money and for America.

We're going to hear from some of the biggest players in the business, including CEOs,

America's largest natural gas producer, EQT, as well as the CEO of Utility AEP on how

to make sure that your electric gid will hold up for years to come.

Plus, energy analysts Rusty Brazil on America's role in helping Europe, NOPEC, global oil

expert, Liam McRough, but what the group is thinking right now.

Alright, welcome everybody to the CNBC Special Energy Emergency.

I am Brian Salvin, Jim is off tonight and a week thank you very much for joining us.

Well, if you think that Europe's energy crisis could not get more chaotic or maybe even

more confusing, there's a lot going on.

Think again, there have been a flurry of headlines and new comments in just the last 48 hours

that add even more layers to that story.

First, Putin launching another salvo in his energy war with Europe.

He is cutting off all natural gas flows with the Nord Stream pipeline from Russia into

Germany until the western sanctions on his oil and keep in mind.

There is not only no timeline for those sanctions to end, but more stringent sanctions on

Russian oil are set to go enforce on December 5th.

European spot natural gas prices have come down a little bit in the last couple of days,

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