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UK Energy Market Update December 2025 Market Summary In December, EU gas storage levels fell steadily from around 75% at the start of the month to approximately 62.2% by month-end, well below the five-year seasonal average. Early-month warmer temperatures and steady LNG inflows helped moderate withdrawals, but ongoing heating demand and colder conditions later in the month drove sustained drawdowns across much of the continent. Northern and Western European markets, including

UK Energy Market Update November 2025 Market Summary   In November, EU gas storage levels fell steadily from around 83% to near 75%, well below the five-year seasonal average. Early-month mild weather and strong LNG inflows helped stabilise stocks, but sustained withdrawals driven by cooler temperatures and heating demand, particularly in Germany, France, Italy, and the Netherlands, outweighed injections. By month-end, inventories were more than ten percentage points below th

UK Energy Market Update October 2025 Market Summary   In October, EU aggregated gas storage levels began the month at around 83% and ended at approximately 82.8%, showing virtually no net progress over the month. The stagnation left inventories around nine percentage points below the five-year seasonal average and more than twelve percentage points lower than the same time last year. Despite meeting the EU’s interim 83% target for 1 December, limited injection activity and ea

UK Energy Market Update September 2025 Market Summary In September, EU aggregated gas storage levels increased from around 77% at the start of the month to approximately 83% by month-end, remaining about 6 to 7 percentage points below the five-year seasonal norm. Steady injections were supported by strong LNG inflows, which averaged above seasonal levels even amid reduced Norwegian pipeline supply. Projections from the European Commission indicated that storage could reach ar

UK Energy Market Update August 2025 Market Summary In August, EU aggregated gas storage levels rose from around 69% at the start of the...

Several regulatory and market changes are on the horizon that will soon impact business electricity bills across the UK. From late 2025,...

UK Energy Market Update July 2025 Market Summary In July 2025, EU aggregated gas storage levels increased steadily from around 59% at the...

UK Energy Market Update June 2025 Market Summary In June, EU gas storage levels rose steadily, reaching around 59% by month-end but still...

UK Energy Market Update May 2025 Market Summary In May, EU gas storage trends were influenced by policy reforms and slow inventory...

UK Energy Market Update April 2025 Market Summary As of May 1st, EU gas storage facilities were 39.21% full—approximately 10% below the...

UK Energy Market Update March 2025 Market Summary The EU ended heating season with aggregated storage levels of just 33.6%, nearly 25...

UK Energy Market Update February 2025 Market Summary EU gas storage concerns continue to be a major talking point through February as the...

UK Energy Market Update January 2025 Market Summary January 1st marked the end of the Gas Transit Agreement between Russia and Ukraine,...

UK Energy Market Update December 2024 Market Summary The first half of December brought colder than normal temperatures for much of...

UK Energy Market Update November 2024 Market Summary November saw an escalation of geo-political tensions around Ukraine and Russia....

UK Energy Market Update October 2024 Market Summary October saw the continuation of the annual maintenance schedule of gas assets across...

UK Energy Market Update September 2024 Market Summary September saw a heavy schedule of seasonal maintenance of gas assets across the...

UK Energy Market Update August 2024 Market Summary August saw the ongoing tensions in the Middle East continue to affect the market....

UK Energy Market Update July 2024 Market Summary July saw the Labour Party win the general election by a landslide and form a new...

UK Energy Market Update June 2024 Market Summary June saw major Norwegian gas disruptions affect supply to the UK. A crack was discovered...