European Natural Gas Prices Fall Further
European natural gas prices fell more than 3% to below €92/MWh on Tuesday, their lowest level in over a week, extending Monday’s 8.7% decline. The retreat followed reports of progress towards a potential US-Iran diplomatic agreement, raising hopes of an end to the eight-month conflict and easing the geopolitical risk premium that had pushed prices above €100/MWh last week for the first time since 2022. However, underlying supply concerns remain as colder weather boosts demand and storage levels fall short of targets. Germany’s gas reserves were just 61.05% full on November 2, below the government’s 70% goal, while EU-wide inventories remained under 75%, the lowest level on record for this time of year. Temperatures across Northwest Europe are expected to decline further this week, increasing heating demand and the need for additional LNG imports.
European natural gas prices fell more than 3% to below €92/MWh on Tuesday, their lowest level in over a week, extending Monday’s 8.7% decline. The retreat followed reports of progress towards a potential US-Iran diplomatic agreement, raising hopes of an end to the eight-month conflict and easing the geopolitical risk premium that had pushed prices above €100/MWh last week for the first time since 2022. However, underlying supply concerns remain as colder weather boosts demand and storage levels fall short of targets.
Germany’s gas reserves were just 61.05% full on November 2, below the government’s 70% goal, while EU-wide inventories remained under 75%, the lowest level on record for this time of year. Temperatures across Northwest Europe are expected to decline further this week, increasing heating demand and the need for additional LNG imports.