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U.K. Gas Surges as Pinched Pipeline Compounds Cold Snap: Chart

U.K. Gas Surges as Pinched Pipeline Compounds Cold Snap: Chart

U.K. Gas Surges as Pinched Pipeline Compounds Cold Snap: Chart

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. natural gas for immediate delivery surged the most in more than a year as a key North Sea oil and gas pipeline was unexpectedly shut to fix a crack. Britain is especially sensitive to interruptions as storage facilities that normally bolster supplies in cold periods are closed. Prices had already jumped as demand rose after a plunge in temperatures and snow covered much of the country.

--With assistance from Anna Shiryaevskaya and Laura Hurst

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To contact the editors responsible for this story: Lars Paulsson at lpaulsson@bloomberg.net, Andrew Reierson

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