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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Philip Oltermann in Berlin

Germany keen to discuss natural gas pact with UK amid supply risk

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage units at an import terminal on the Isle of Grain, Rochester, England.
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage units at an import terminal on the Isle of Grain, Rochester, England. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Germany is keen to talk to Britain about a solidarity pact that would allow Europe’s largest consumers of natural gas to bail each other out if an extreme cold snap were to create shortages this winter, German officials have said.

Such an agreement could be mutually beneficial for both London and Berlin, the German civil servant in charge of rationing in the case of a supply crisis told the Guardian in an interview.

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