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.