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Good morning. European and U.K. energy solutions, Australia bans alumina exports to Russia, Biden to call leaders over Ukraine and Saudi sites suffer attack. Here’s what people are talking about.
European Union leaders may hold off on endorsing intervention in the bloc’s wholesale energy market as member states are divided on the most effective emergency options to curb soaring power and gas prices. Instead, the EU heads of government may agree on immediate actions to replenish depleted natural gas storage and on urgent measures to help retail consumers shoulder some of the burden of rising energy bills. Elsewhere, Qatar said it agreed to work on supplying Germany with liquefied natural gas as Europe’s biggest economy seeks to reduce its dependence on Russian exports. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is turning to nuclear and wind energy in an attempt to boost energy security.