Bloomberg European natural gas prices edged higher, following seven sessions of declines, with Russian supplies through Ukraine expected to fall. Orders dropped to about 68% of the amount that Gazprom PJSC can send under its transit contract. The Russian company reiterated that flows were in line with requests from customers. Supplies through another pipeline, the Nord Stream, were near …

Bloomberg China is slashing liquefied natural gas (LNG) purchases as soaring global prices deepen import losses and pandemic lockdowns throttle domestic demand. Imports in the first quarter fell 14% from the same period last year, according to shipping data, and private companies are spurning offers to use once-highly coveted slots at state-owned receiving terminals. Consultancy Wood Mackenzie Ltd said it …

Bloomberg EasyJet Plc reiterated its plan to gear up operations to near pre-pandemic levels through the summer high season, as an easing of travel restrictions unleashes pent-up demand. Europe’s second-biggest discount carrier managed to narrow its estimated loss in a fiscal first half roiled by the rise of the omicron variant of Covid-19, and has now turned its focus to …