Germany Takes Control of Oil Refineries Owned by Russia’s Rosneft

BERLIN—Germany took control of the German business of Russian oil giant Rosneft Oil Co. as Berlin races to safeguard its energy supplies before its planned ban on Russian oil imports kicks in later th...

Germany Steps Up Measures to Conserve Gas as Russia Slows Supply to Europe

BERLIN—Germany will restart coal-fired power plants and offer incentives for companies to curb natural gas consumption, marking a new step in the economic war between Europe and Russia. Berlin unveile...

How Germany Took Over Russia’s Vast Gas-Trading Empire

After Moscow invaded Ukraine, the German government pledged to wean the country off Russian natural gas. This week, it said it would lend billions of euros to the German subsidiary of Russian gas gian...