Europe's gas storage plummets to 15-year low
Low European gas storage signals tighter natural gas availability and potential pressure on energy supply.
Source →The trace
How it reaches your house.
Starting from LNG peak-shaving and import facilities, we walked the supply graph hop by hop to the goods you buy and the companies you own. Each step is the engine’s reasoning, scored for confidence and cited where a source backs it.
First impact
LNG peak-shaving and import facilities →Prices riseEurope's low storage and tighter winter LNG competition raise the cost of gas delivered through these facilities, and this downstream good is marked as critical with 0.7 dependency strength.
88% confidenceUnderground natural gas storage (depleted fields & salt caverns) →Shortage riskUnderground storage is a critical input to household natural gas, so Europe’s low inventories and winter LNG competition should make end-user gas supply tighter.
81% confidenceLNG peak-shaving and import facilities →Prices riseThe UK is directly exposed to Europe's winter gas price spike, and the graph assigns it a 15% supply share from this node.
Hop 2
Natural gas (home) →Shortage riskUnderground natural gas storage (depleted fields & salt caverns)
Low gas inventories directly deplete this critical winter buffer, making storage scarcer and tightening residential gas supply.
93% confidenceNatural gas (home) →Shortage riskLNG peak-shaving and import facilities
Heightened competition for winter LNG directly constrains import and peak-shaving capacity, making this supply node tighter.
90% confidenceR600a Isobutane Refrigerant →Shortage riskHop 3
pMDI Metering Valve →Shortage riskInhalers have a critical 0.95 dependency on pMDI Metering Valves, so a valve shortage directly constrains inhaler output.
93% confidenceSTADIS 450 antistatic additive (Innospec) →Shortage riskInnospec Inc.IOSP
This input has 100% market share from a sole qualified supplier with a 24-month replacement lead time, so a disruption at the input node can directly constrain Innospec.
92% confidencepMDI Aluminum Canister (Coated) →Shortage risk
Where it lands
What you buy, and what you own.
Goods you buy
Natural gas (home) · Home appliances · Inhalers · Jet fuel
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