PM expected to back loans for gas price-hit firms
Boris Johnson is set to approve plans for emergency loans to energy-intensive firms, the BBC understands. …
There’s also increased demand from Asia (which also suffered a cold winter) for liquefied natural gas. And there is a suspicion that Russia, a major gas supplier, is restricting output – an accusation it denies – which, following the law of supply and demand, has fuelled price rises.