The British Gasoline proprietor Centrica has develop into the third large British vitality agency to chop ties with Russia inside every week, echoing BP and Shell by saying the tip of its fuel provide settlement with Kremlin-controlled Gazprom.

Chris O’Shea, the Centrica chief government, stated: “We’re shocked by the occasions unfolding in Ukraine and the pointless lack of lives.

“We intend to exit our fuel provide agreements with Russian counterparts, principally Gazprom, as a matter of urgency.

“We’re working by way of the small print of how greatest to do that. Moreover we’ll guarantee we’re compliant with all related sanctions.”

Gazprom provides fuel to Centrica, which it then sells to British households.

The settlement is known to account for a fraction of what Centrica provides to its prospects and the fuel isn’t bodily fuel molecules from Russia.

The partnership isn’t coated by sanctions however Centrica, Britain’s greatest provider of fuel and electrical energy, has begun talks with Gazprom about unwinding the deal.

Shell stated on Monday night that it might withdraw from its personal partnership with Gazprom, signalling an exit from belongings price $3bn, together with a 27.5% stake within the huge Sakhalin-2 fuel mission.

BP had earlier vowed to dump its $14bn stake within the Russian state-owned oil firm Rosneft.