H1 2026: Europe's Energy Crisis Did Not End: It Changed Shape
Europe’s energy markets entered 2026 with lower prices than the crisis years, but risk has not disappeared. H1 moved from cold-weather demand and record renewable output to heatwaves, low gas storage, LNG competition and renewed geopolitical pressure — creating a market defined by volatility, negative prices and stressed peaks.
H1 2026 Geopolitical Energy Risk: What European Buyers Need to Manage
European energy markets spent H1 2026 moving between escalation, ceasefire hopes and renewed supply fears. For buyers, the main challenge was not predicting every crisis, but managing fast market reversals, slow approvals, LNG exposure and geopolitical risk through staged purchasing and clear decision rules.
EU Russian Gas Phase-Out Becomes Law as Storage Falls to 2022-Like Levels
The EU’s formal approval of a stepwise Russian gas phase-out marks a structural turning point for European gas markets. However, the decision came as storage fell to 44%, highlighting the tension between long-term security policy and short-term supply risk.