Energy and Environment

Russia cashes in as Europe experiences sub-zero temperatures

By John Siciliano
Published January 7, 2017 10:36pm ET
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Russia cashes in as Europe experiences sub-zero temperatures
Russia's Gazprom reported Saturday that daily supplies of natural gas being exported into Western Europe are soaring to record levels due to the cold, pumping 615.5 million cubic meters of natural gas to countries outside of the borders of the former Soviet Union on Jan. 6. (AP Photo/Petr Shelomovskiy) | Petr Shelomovskiy

Russia’s top natural gas company said Saturday that Europe’s current deep freeze has caused two days of record sales in the European Union.

The cold spell has resulted in numerous fatalities. A number of homeless were reported to have been found dead in Rome on Saturday, along with 10 people dying from the cold in Poland.

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