EU Tells Capitals to Cut Gas Demand Amid Rising Supply Concerns
- Europe warned member states today of an energy crisis, urging governments to consider curbing demand as continental LNG reserves sit about 20 percentage points below normal levels ahead of winter.
- Middle East disruptions have forced Saudi Arabia to pause crude and fuel shipments to Europe, with three key facilities—Yanbu, Samref, and Yasref—operating below capacity on the Red Sea, now a 'tinderbox' following militia attacks.
- Fuel prices have jumped to above $6 per gallon in the United States and over €2 per liter in Europe, signaling a "major" potential supply problem if supply chains are not restored by Christmas.
- Unlike 2022 and 2023, when Russia's invasion spiked prices rapidly, Europe is "facing a slow-motion crisis," says Ana Maria Jaller-Makarewicz, an analyst at IEEFA, as structural market tightness persists.
- Thierry Bros, a professor at Sciences Po Paris, says Europe's only exit is to "diversify and to destroy demand," while political uncertainty ahead of November elections could further constrain fuel availability.
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Europe is going through a difficult period due to both the threat of Russian aggression and an energy crisis. With the Ukraine-Iran conflict causing an energy impasse, natural gas reserves in Europe are approximately 12 percentage points below last year's levels as winter approaches. The European Union (EU) is urging member states to meet their natural gas and electricity consumption...
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