Europe braces for winter chills amid gas squeeze By JONATHAN POWELL in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2026-09-09 09:15

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202609/09/WS6aa0b332e4b06d4aa055d0a1.html With gas reserves unusually thin for this point in the year, Europe heads into winter bracing for higher energy bills, analysts have said. Benchmark European gas prices pushed toward a four-year high of 75 euros ($87) per megawatt hour last week and hovered around 73 euros on Monday.