European winter gas-supply squeeze.
prob 0.46
severity 4.1 / 5 · revision 2026-05-10elevated · 45 European markets · gas + power + storage refill$ shortage country get LUX > stress_index: 0.39 STABLE > 3 events · 1 scenarios > refreshed 2026-05-17
BRENT $72.13/b ● TTF €44.25/MWh ● OPEC_ORB n/a SPR_US 331.2 Mb ▼ FAO_FFPI 130.8 ▼
The v3.2 stress index is a six-axis composite of energy and food exposure, geopolitical pressure, fiscal headroom, demography and supply concentration, normalised to a 0–1 scale.
Luxembourg has almost no domestic energy resources and imports nearly all of its supply, with electricity and gas drawn from neighbouring grids. Cross-border road-fuel sales inflate its consumption figures. Its small landlocked market and total import dependence are its defining vulnerabilities.
Luxembourg has adequate water resources, with the Upper Sûre reservoir its main store.
| STOCK TYPE | RESERVE | DAYS COVER | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil · compulsory reserveIndustry holds the EU-mandated 90 days of net oil-import cover, partly through stocks held in neighbouring states. | ~90 days | 90days | STABLE |
| Natural gas · cross-border supplyGas reaches Luxembourg entirely through pipelines from Belgium and Germany; there is no domestic storage. | import-based | 15days | WATCH |
| Grain · commercial stocksLow cereal self-sufficiency leaves supply dependent on the EU single market. | limited | 35days | WATCH |
$ curl -s https://api.shortage.life/v1/countries/LUX | jq '.stress' > 0.39