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Bloomberg''s gauge of raw materials was set for its biggest weekly gain since at least 1960 as sanctions on Russia scared off buyers. Coal racked up an unprecedented 80% rally, European natural gas broke price records and oil futures swung in the widest range in three decades.

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Despite a midweek burst fueled in part by war uncertainty, weekly natural gas cash prices gave up ground amid mild late-week temperatures and expectations

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White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that President Biden is "looking at options" to halt Russian oil and natural gas exports after bipartisan pressure from Congress.

House Democrats Block Bill To Approve Keystone XL Pipeline For ''American Energy Independence From Russia'' Authored by Nathan Worcester via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Legislation promoting U.S. energy independence from Russia has been blocked by House Democrats. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill on July 29, 2020. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via Reuters) House Republicans introduced the “American Independence from Russian Energy Act” on Feb. 28, a measure meant to authorize the Keystone XL pipeline, boost domestic oil and gas production, and prevent President Joe Biden’s executive branch agencies from halting energy leasing on federal land and water, among other provisions. Yet on March 1, the legislation was shot down in a 221–202 vote, almost entirely along partisan lines. “ Getting our pipelines expanded is huge, ” Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee and a co-sponsor of the measure, told The Epoch Times.

Natural gas markets have been bullish during the course of the week as Russian forces continue to drive into Ukraine. That being said, natural gas futures are based on US consumption, so the upside is probably somewhat limited.

Prices of natural gas soared more than 30% on Friday, hitting record levels amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Investors remained concerned that Russia''s intervention in Ukraine could cause energy…

Russia "Recommends" Fertilizer Makers To Halt All Exports This morning we listed some of the countries that are dangerously (and almost exclusively) reliant on Russia and Ukraine for their wheat imports, highlighting Turkey, Egypt, Tunisia and others… ... which are facing an "Arab Spring" style food crisis (and potential uprising) in the coming weeks unless the Ukraine conflict is resolved. And unfortunately, we can now confidently predict that the coming food crisis will strike every country that is using food fertilizer - which is all - because moments ago, Russian Interfax reported that as part of Moscow''s countersanctions, Russia has recommended fertilizer makers to halt exports, a move which will sent not only fertilizer prices orbitally higher, but all food prices will soon follow. *RUSSIA RECOMMENDS FERTILIZER MAKERS TO HALT EXPORTS: IFX *RUSSIAN MINISTRY CITES LOGISTICS ISSUES ON FERTILIZERS: IFX Worse still, natural gas is required in the manufacturing process for most nitrogen/fertilizer products and so the recent surge in European NatGas prices to record highs will only exacerbate the cost of fertilizer from any halt from Russia...

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The operator of the operational Nord Stream 1 undersea gas pipeline from Russia to Germany said on Friday that transportation of natural gas to Europe was continuing normally.

European NatGas Surges To New Record Highs As Russian Pipeline Flows Stall While expectations are that Europe can survive the next winter without Russian gas, as Wood McKenzie detailed here , that is not to say the price of that ''survival'' will be anything but wealth-destroying. “From record lows at the start of winter, storage levels have now re-enter[ed] their five-year range, albeit on the lower side, and are on track to be in a more comfortable position by the end of March,” Kateryna Filippenko, principal analyst, Europe gas research, at WoodMac, said. “ It is our current assessment that the EU can get through this winter safely." But, reports this morning of intermittent gas flow supply from Russia to Germany via the Yamal pipeline with Reuters reporting that Gascade''s data showed the flow had stopped on the pipeline, which usually accounts for about 15% of Russia''s westbound supply of gas to Europe and Turkey. Gazprom has intermittently sent gas westward via the link in recent days amid high demand in Europe.

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Americans broadly support embracing a diverse energy mix that includes natural gas to help the country become carbon neutral by 2050, new polling from Pew Research has found. In fact, a strong majority fear “unexpected problems” if the country greatly reduces fossil fuel energy production…. The post Pew: Americans Support Natural Gas In the Future Grid appeared first on .