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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Lisa O'Carroll

UK fuel exports to Netherlands up by 67% in June, data shows

A gas storage site in Grijpskerk in the Netherlands
A gas storage site in Grijpskerk in the Netherlands. Dutch natural gas storage facilities were filled to 50% of their capacity at the end of June. Photograph: Corne Sparidaens/EPA

Energy exports from the UK to the Netherlands rocketed by 67% in June, official figures reveal, in the latest sign of Europe’s scramble to reduce its dependence on Russian oil and gas.

British exports of fossil fuels more than doubled in value in June compared with the same period last year, the latest trading data from HMRC shows.

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