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Europe’s LNG buffer narrows ahead of winter

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September 22, 2026

Europe looks sufficiently supplied with gas for a normal winter, but a tighter global market leaves little room for unexpected disruptions. With Qatari flows still curtailed and Russian LNG set to be banned from January, Europe’s growing reliance on US supply is creating new vulnerabilities. Reporting: Laurence Walker, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Montel News. Contributors: Ronald Pinto, Principal Insight Analysts, Kpler; Olumide Ajayi, Senior LNG Specialist, LSEG; Tom Purdie, Lead LNG Analyst, Energy Aspects.