Gas
Europe’s Natural Gas Prices Soar to Four-Year High as Winter Looms
CEII brief
OilPrice.com reported on 26 Oct 2026: Europe’s Natural Gas Prices Soar to Four-Year High as Winter Looms.
Read the full story on OilPrice.comEurope’s benchmark natural gas price jumped by 2% at opening in Amsterdam on Monday, extending the 7% weekly gain from last week, as concerns mount that the gas withdrawal season has started amid no signs that Qatar’s LNG flows would return anytime soon.
Context from CEII
Gas is the flexible backbone of many grids and the designated transition fuel in many national plans, from LNG trade to domestic LPG and CNG. Supply security and pricing drive both power reliability and emissions.
96.5% of electricity in Qatar came from gas in 2024Countries in this story
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