Britain Looks to Head Off Energy CrisisUK authorities are in talks to reopen a key natural gas storage facility to tackle the energy crunch that has gripped the country and the rest of Europe, according to sources quoted by Bloomberg.
The government and Centrica, a British multinational energy and services company are reportedly discussing stashing the fuel away at the Rough offshore depot before it is converted to store hydrogen in the future.
Europe is facing a major energy crisis as a result of the post-pandemic disruption to supply chains along with the unprecedented sanctions introduced against Russia, the region’s major oil and gas supplier.
