A general view of pipelines on the gas storage facility at the gas trading company VNG AG in Bad Lauchstaedt, Germany July 28, 2022.
REUTERS/Annegret Hilse Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Europe’s gas inventories continued to accumulate much later than usual into the autumn as exceptionally mild weather delayed the onset of the winter heating season.
It was the culmination of an unusually long refill season which has left the region’s storage sites brimming with gas and eliminated fears about supply security.
In an average heating year, Frankfurt will experience a total of around 2,161 heating degree days between July 1 and June 30.
Related columns:- Europe's record gas stocks start to pressure prices (November 7, 2023)- Europe’s gas stocks at record high going into winter 2023/24 (October 6, 2023)John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst.
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