$ shortage scenario get eu-winter-gas-squeeze-2026 > status: 0.46 ELEVATED > severity 4.1 / 5 > reviewed 2026-05-10
BRENT $72.13/b ● TTF €44.25/MWh ● OPEC_ORB n/a SPR_US 331.2 Mb ▼ FAO_FFPI 130.8 ▼
45 European markets · gas + power + storage refill
A cold European winter coincides with constrained LNG imports and the loss of remaining Russian pipeline volumes, drawing storage down faster than it can be refilled.
45 European markets · gas + power + storage refill
Wholesale gas and power prices spike across interconnected European markets; storage exits winter well below the five-year mean, forcing an expensive and competitive summer refill.
Probability and severity are internal estimates on the v3.2 methodology. DEMO data, not for citation.
Illustrative client-side estimate from base spare capacity 3.8 mb/d. DEMO model, not for citation.