Biden eyes boost to mining of minerals for electric vehicles

  By Josh Boak And Matthew Daly in Washington WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing higher oil prices after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden is looking at invoking the Defense Production Act this week to increase the mining of critical minerals for the...

Ukraine asks Qatar, others to boost energy exports amid war

By Lujain Jo in Doha DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Ukraine’s president called Saturday on energy-rich nations to increase their production of oil and natural gas to counteract the loss of Russian supplies amid sanctions over Moscow’s war on his country. Volodymyr...

EU agrees on Russia sanctions so far, but energy divides

  By Raf Casert And Samuel Petrequin in Brussels BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union preserved a sense of rarely seen unity through four rounds of unprecedented sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. But at a summit Thursday, the 27 leaders faced...

Putin wants ‘unfriendly countries’ to pay rubles for gas

MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday that Russia will demand that “unfriendly” countries pay for Russian natural gas exports only in rubles from now on. Putin told a meeting with government officials that “a number of Western countries made...

EU wants gas storage topped up to curb reliance on Russia

  By Raf Casert in Brussels BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm proposed Wednesday that all natural gas storage facilities in the 27-nation bloc are topped up to at least 80% capacity for next winter as it seeks to reduce its reliance on...