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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The EU Commission invites Member States to adopt "measures to reduce gas and electricity demand for as long as necessary" to cope with "a price crisis" of energy "linked to a supply crisis." (ANSA)
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