Plugged In: the energy news podcast
Plugged In: the energy news podcast
Montel News
Gas storage: Complacency or Crunch?
31 minutes Posted Apr 30, 2026 at 4:00 am.
Welcome And Winter Stakes
Germany’s Storage Levels And Mood
Europe’s Storage Picture With Analysts
Why The Summer Winter Spread Vanished
Strait Of Hormuz Risk Scenarios
Incentives That Could Fill Storage
LNG Competition And Industry Demand Cuts
Renewables Push And Winter Forecasts
Listener Thanks And Next Steps
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Europe may have emerged from winter without a full-scale gas crisis; but with storage levels unusually low, geopolitical tensions rising, and summer-winter price spreads offering little commercial incentive, the real challenge may only just be beginning. Germany, home to Europe's largest gas storage capacity, is facing mounting pressure to refill ahead of winter while the war in the Middle East, uncertainty around LNG transit through the Strait of Hormuz, and fragile industrial demand all clo...