Germany sticks to nuclear power deadline but leaves loophole

The German government says it’s sticking to its long-held plan of shutting down the country’s three remaining nuclear power plants this year. But it says it’s keeping the option of reactivating two of them in case of an energy shortage in the coming...

OPEC+ makes small trim to world oil supplies as prices fall

By David Mchugh in Frankfurt FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — OPEC and allied oil-producing countries, including Russia, made a small trim in their supplies to the global economy Monday, underlining their unhappiness as recession fears help drive down crude prices — along...

Energy problems in Ukraine and Europe take center stage

  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Energy problems plagued Ukraine and Europe as much of the Russian-occupied region that’s home to a largely crippled nuclear power plant was reported temporarily in blackout Sunday. Only one of six reactors at the Zaporizhzhia facility...

G-7 pledges to move forward with Russia oil price cap system

By Geir Moulson And David Mchugh in Berlin BERLIN (AP) — Finance ministers from the Group of Seven industrial powers on Friday pledged to impose a cap on the price of Russian oil in a bid to limit the Kremlin’s revenues and ability to fund its war in Ukraine,...

Russia’s Gazprom keeps gas pipeline to Germany switched off

By Geir Moulson And Joanna Kozlowska in Berlin BERLIN (AP) — Europe’s energy crisis loomed larger Friday after Russian energy giant Gazprom said it couldn’t resume the supply of natural gas through a major pipeline to Germany for now. The company cited what it...