NATURAL gas surged to 60 times the going rate as howling blizzard conditions stoked demand for the furnace fuel across the US Northeast.
Spot prices for the fuel used to heat homes and generate power reached a record US$175 (RM699) per million British thermal units in New York, according to Consolidated Edison Inc.
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