Bone-chilling winter from Berlin to Davos causes energy scramble
Prices of natural gas, primarily a heating fuel, have soared to the highest in more than 2 years
London
FROM the rivers criss-crossing eastern Europe to the Mediterranean ports of Greece and France, everyone is hunting for energy supplies.
Blizzards, gale force winds, arctic temperatures and river ice thicker than a house have left the stewards of the European energy business frenzied. Prices of natural gas, primarily a heating fuel, have soared to the highest in more than two years. Blackouts across Eastern Europe caused electricity rates to spike to record levels.
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