Meanwhile, the gas market in Europe remains volatile due to the extreme heat, gas plant maintenance, and Australia’s LNG strikes at Chevron’s Gorgon and Wheatstone facilities—although Europe did manage to reach and even surpass its target for filling its gas storage facilities to 90% capacity ahead of its deadline.
But a cold winter could collide with a potential full stop of the remaining Russian pipeline gas to Europe on October 1, when Ukraine’s supply contract with Gazprom is set to expire, the IEA predicted in its annual gas report published in July.