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  Bloomberg France denied a report that it’s considering cutting power exports to Italy, saying it’s committed to maintaining power supply to its European neighbours. France “reaffirms its commitment to reciprocal solidarity regarding gas and electricity with all our European neighbours,” the energy transition ministry said in a statement. “Fully functioning electric interconnections are a priority for collective supply security.” …

Bloomberg Germany is taking control of Russian oil major Rosneft PJSC’s German unit, including stakes in three oil refineries, as Chancellor Olaf Scholz reacts to the unprecedented energy crisis sparked by the invasion of Ukraine. Grid regulator BNetzA will become trustee of RN Refining & Marketing GmbH and Rosneft Deutschland GmbH, which account for around 12% of Germany’s oil processing …

  Bloomberg Germany is increasingly getting vital chemicals from abroad as the country’s industrial giants like BASF SE struggle with sky-rocketing energy prices from Russian gas cuts. Chemical import volumes have almost doubled this year as the crisis deepened. Germany imported around 2.8 billion tonnes of inorganic chemicals in the first half of 2022, according to Germany’s federal statistics office. …

Bloomberg Gazprom PJSC said it will shift its contract to supply gas to China to rubles and yuan from euros, as the Kremlin steps up efforts to move trade out of currencies it considers “unfriendly” amid US and European sanctions. The state-run gas giant signed an additional agreement to its existing contract with China National Petroleum Corp on the issue, …

Bloomberg The UK Treasury and Bank of England launched a £40 billion ($46 billion) fund to provide energy traders liquidity to deal with massive margin calls, joining a list of European states taking dramatic action to prevent the energy crisis becoming a “Lehman” moment. The so-called Energy Markets Financing Scheme will provide stability for energy and financial markets, and help …

  Bloomberg Europe’s energy crisis is getting worse, piling pressure on the commodities industries that provide building blocks for the continent’s economy. Power- and gas-intensive sectors such as steel, fertilisers and aluminum — the most widely used base metal — are being forced to close factories or pass on soaring costs to customers. Even sugar makers are feeling the pinch. …

  Bloomberg Sweden’s government will provide Nordic and Baltic utilities as much as 250 billion kronor ($23.2 billion) in credit guarantees as it seeks to prevent Russia’s energy curbs from setting off a financial crisis. The measure is aimed at helping companies struggling to meet the surging collateral requirements needed to trade electricity, and avoid the threat of some going …

  Bloomberg UK gas producers and electricity generators may make excess profits totalling as much as £170 billion ($199 billion) over the next two years, according to Treasury estimates that lay bare the revenue-raising potential of a windfall tax. Treasury officials will deliver the assessment to the next prime minister when they take office on September 6, according to a …

Bloomberg The European Union (EU) met its gas storage filling goal two months ahead of target as the bloc braces for a tough winter with Russia limiting supplies and energy contracts trading at elevated levels throughout the continent. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen celebrated the milestone on Monday, telling an audience at an energy conference in Denmark that the …

  Bloomberg German energy giant Uniper SE is seeking to extend a government credit line to 13 billion euros ($13 billion) in the latest sign of how the energy crisis is getting worse. The utility has requested an additional 4 billion euros ($4.1 bilion) from Germany’s state-owned lender KfW after fully using its existing 9 billion-euro credit line, Uniper said in …