European Gas Jumps After Attack on Key Russian Transit Point
European natural gas prices jumped after an attack on a pumping station in Russia's Kursk region, which formed part of a link that until recently sent fuel to Europe.
Benchmark futures rose as much as 6.2% in early trading on Friday. Ukraine's General Staff of the Armed Forces confirmed the Sudzha gas metering station was shelled, but said it was Russians who struck the facility, pointing to previous instances in which Russia appeared to send soldiers through a disused natural gas pipeline.
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