Norway Gas Giant Says Price Caps Won’t Solve Europe’s Supply Problem

Anders Opedal

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Norway’s biggest energy company said planned price caps won’t solve Europe’s underlying problem of not receiving enough natural gas this winter.

“Any price cap is not really solving the fundamental problems,” Equinor Chief Executive Officer Anders Opedal said in an interview on Bloomberg Television on Friday. “In fact, it can be counterproductive increasing demand while supply is not increasing.”