UK GAS STORAGE20 Jan 2026 13:23
the extract below, i read daily and compare with my octopus tracker tariff. i have been onto my local mps over the last five years about gas storage in the uk. no politician in this country gives a fig about it. how can you get at the likes of ed miliband to do something! you can only go through your own mp. it’s like a personal secretary shielding the boss from the likes of us. **** system.
germany has 90 days of storage capability. we have about 10 days if that. it needs gov investment rather than leave it to the free market.
uk natural gasprice - chart - historical data - news
uk natural gas futures rebounded to above 93 pence a therm, moving back toward the near seven-month high of 96.8 pence reached on january 16, as supply risks increased amid colder winter conditions. the polar vortex has expanded, allowing arctic air to spill across much of the northern hemisphere, raising heating demand expectations. the uk remains highly dependent on imports due to its limited gas storage capacity, leaving prices particularly sensitive to shifts in global supply and demand. in continental europe, gas storage has fallen below 50% full, and nominations at the montoir and fos cavaou terminals in france decreased sharply. a cold wave in asia is also intensifying, limiting lng buying competition in the uk. additional uncertainty stems from geopolitical tensions, with concerns that the us could use lng exports as leverage in disputes with europe.