Europe Faces Daunting Quest to Replenish Gas Reserves After Frigid Winter
Heating season is over, but costlier fuel for this summer makes stockpiling uneconomical.
Gas pipes intended for Bulgaria’s grid expansion at the port of Burgas on March 29. The nation plans to boost capacity after Ukraine ended Russian transit.
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Welcome to Energy Daily, our guide to the commodities markets powering the global economy. Today, reporter Priscila Azevedo Rocha looks at the difficulty Europe faces in rebuilding its fuel buffers for the next heating season.
For European gas traders, April 1 is the day to start refilling the region’s fuel reserves for next winter. But this year, those plans will be challenging to implement, with injections likely to be far from steady.