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22.10.26 - 13:09
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EU Better Hope Global Warming Is Real As NatGas Withdrawals Begin With Dangerously Low Reserves (ZeroHedge)
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EU Better Hope Global Warming Is Real As NatGas Withdrawals Begin With Dangerously Low Reserves
European natural gas futures climbed for a second day as countries began drawing on stockpiles already at exceptionally low seasonal levels.
Brussels is now left hoping that Greta Thunberg's global warming narrative is real to ease pressure on the region's fragile energy balance. Even then, one or two severe cold snaps could accelerate inventory depletion, intensify competition for LNG cargoes and push the energy-stricken continent toward another winter crisis, particularly if disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz continue to constrain LNG supplies.
Gas Infrastructure Europe data showed that EU NatGas inventories declined for the first time this year.
Storage sites are about 74% full, well below the 15-year average for this time of year and, according to Bloomberg data, at the lowest seasonal level in records dating to 2009. Germany's gas storage sites are just 61% full.
Dutch front-month futur...
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