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  Bloomberg European natural gas prices jumped as reduced supplies raised concerns about the pace of refilling storage sites in time for next winter, just as a heat wave boosts demand for cooling. Benchmark futures rise as much as 8%, increasing for a third day. A liquefied natural gas export facility in the US — a vital source of supply …

  Bloomberg Tanzania is edging closer to its dream of developing a $40 billion liquefied natural gas project after the government and companies, including Equinor ASA and Shell Plc, signed initial agreements. The latest signing precedes a Host Government Agreement which is expected by the end of this year, according to President Samia Suluhu Hassan. The so-called HGA sets out …

  Bloomberg President Joe Biden’s plan to kick-start domestic solar-panel manufacturing depends for now on a federal fund with less than a half billion dollars that’s already being tapped to pay for products including military drones and baby formula. That funding—even if fully dedicated to solar production—would only be enough to open a few factories capable of cranking out a …

  Bloomberg European Union (EU) lawmakers sparred over how to design the bloc’s ambitious climate policies, underscoring the challenge of implementing binding climate-neutrality goals amid a war and unprecedented energy price spikes. Some European Parliament members, predominantly in the Socialist, Liberal and Green political groups, are seeking to further toughen proposals by the European Commission, while others, led by Christian …

  Bloomberg The US is ordering refiners to boost the use of biofuels such as corn-based ethanol, as the Biden administration tries to strike a balance between competing political and economic pressures while gasoline prices soar. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requiring refiners to mix 20.63 billion gallons of renewable fuels into gasoline and diesel this year — …

Bloomberg Australia’s new government, elected with a promise to accelerate a shift away from fossil fuels, is holding talks with oil and gas giants to ease an energy squeeze that’s delivered a first major test. Officials are in discussions with companies on “how we can alleviate the immediate real pressure on businesses and households,” after gas prices surged and following …

  Bloomberg Sweden, known for its long dark winters with barely any daylight, is seeing a solar power boom. Harnessing whatever sunshine the country gets is emerging as the quickest solution to fill part of the void left by two closed nuclear reactors in southern Sweden, where the biggest cities and industries are located. With shortages piling up in the …

  Bloomberg Duke Energy Corp planned to close its last six coal power plants in the Carolinas by 2030 to accelerate the company’s carbon-cutting goals. South Carolina regulators said no—ordering the US utility to keep the plants open longer. The decision sets up a showdown as Duke Energy appeals a regulatory response that threatens the company’s preferred plan to speed …

  Bloomberg British consumers will face another sharp jump in their power and gas bills just before winter, adding to surging costs of almost everything from food to petrol. The energy price cap is likely to soar to a record £2,800 ($3,499) in October, Ofgem CEO Jonathan Brearley told a panel of lawmakers. That will send about 12 million households …

Bloomberg North Korea appears to have fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in a defiant show of force just hours after US President Joe Biden wrapped up a visit to the region, testing his efforts to strengthen defense ties with South Korea and Japan. South Korea said a suspected ICBM reached an altitude of about 540 kilometres (335 miles) and …