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Asia braces for LNG price surge as Russia cuts some supply to EU

  Bloomberg Liquefied natural gas importers in Asia are bracing for higher spot prices as Russia’s move to cut some supply to Europe is poised to further tighten the global market. Moscow is cutting off gas to Poland and Bulgaria, making good on a threat to halt flows to countries that refuse President Vladimir Putin’s new demand to pay for ...

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How Putin ended Modi’s cheap natural gas dream

Call it poor judgment or bad luck, but India’s expansion of natural gas coverage to more than 90% of its population couldn’t have come at a worse time. In January, Adani Total Gas Ltd and others won keenly contested licenses to add new areas to city gas networks; in February, Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine. Suddenly, billions of dollars in investment ...

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Twitter, Tesla collide in Beijing

“Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated,” Elon Musk tweeted after clinching his $44 billion takeover of the social-networking platform. What about nondemocracies, though? If there is one government that has reason to welcome Musk taking control of Twitter Inc, it ...

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