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Gas storage levels are significantly below target value: German gas storage facilities are significantly less full than required shortly before the start of the ...
stuttgarter-zeitung.de/wirtschaft/kurz-vor-dem-winter-gasspeicher-fuellstaende-liegen-deutlich-unter-zielwert-79623268.html
Gas storage facilities in Germany: 80 percent fill level no longer achievable: According to the Federal Network Agency, a fill level of 80 percent for German gas ...
zeit.de/wirtschaft/2026-09/gasspeicher-deutschland-bundesnetzagentur-klaus-mueller-winter
Key FactsReiche Plans Larger LTO Tender for Winter Gas
Sep 16, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: taz.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: taz.de
- INES said early-September storage levels, at around 53%, were the lowest since records began 15 years ago.
- The autumn LTO tender is to grow by a gas volume not yet determined; traders receive payment for available quantities and must deliver when called.
- Reiche does not plan a new state gas purchase like 2022, instead continuing to pursue market-driven measures.
- Uniper and Sefe internally agreed to increase storage; according to the government, however, no formal gas-purchasing order exists.
Gas storage: Will Bremen run out of gas for heating in winter?: German gas storage facilities are emptier than they have been in a long time. SWB and EWE ...
weser-kurier.de/bremen/gasspeicher-geht-bremen-im-winter-das-gas-zum-heizen-aus-doc87et3nyc75h1ewgfleic
EWE sees reaching gas storage target in November as a challenge: Germany's gas storage facilities are emptier than they have been for this time of year in a ...
nwzonline.de/wirtschaft/gasspeicher-leer-wie-lange-nicht-ewe-zweifelt-an-erreichen-von-fuellstandsziel-im-november_a_4,3,1560212576.html
Gas storage facilities only half full, price at a three-year high: Expert warns of a "more threatening situation" in winter.
fr.de/wirtschaft/gasspeicher-halb-leer-droht-ein-teurer-winter-zr-94455750.html
Are the gas storage tanks half full or half empty?: Wholesale gas prices are rising significantly due to the Iran war. This not only affects the fill levels of ...
az-online.de/wirtschaft/sind-die-gasspeicher-halb-voll-oder-halb-leer-zr-94453160.html
Germany's gas storage facilities only half full - | this bill for winter is alarming
fr.de/wirtschaft/gaspreis-steigt-deutschlands-speicher-sind-erst-zur-haelfte-voll-zr-94455226.html
Gas storage levels are not rising: These scenarios threaten in winter: Filling the gas storage facilities is proceeding slowly. The ministry remains calm ...
t-online.de/finanzen/energie/id_101397914/gasspeicher-fuellstaende-steigen-nicht-diese-szenarien-drohen-im-winter.html
Gas storage facilities alarmingly empty: Federal Network Agency warns - | Will gas now become expensive for households?
fr.de/wirtschaft/gasspeicher-alarmierend-leer-bundesnetzagentur-mahnt-gasbetreiber-wird-es-fuer-haushalte-teuer-zr-94448895.html
Key FactsGas Storage Near Half Full: Higher Costs for Households
Aug 18, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: merkur.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: merkur.de
- On August 18, Germany’s gas storage facilities were reportedly filled to just under 48 percent, well below usual levels.
- According to INES, gas could become scarce in Germany during an especially cold winter, while high prices are making storage refilling more difficult.
- Klaus Müller, president of the Federal Network Agency, holds gas suppliers responsible and urges them to store enough gas for winter.
- LNG terminals could cover about 10 to 15 percent of Germany’s gas consumption in winter, while Müller says consumers should prepare for higher bills.
There is enough gas available. Therefore I cannot imagine that a gas supplier would tell its customers that there will not be enough gas in winter because it has not prepared adequately.— Klaus Müller, President of the Bundesnetzagentur, told t-online on Monday.
Gas storage level only at 50%: Is that enough for the winter?: Germany's gas storage facilities are currently only about half full. Will that be enough to ...
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Gas storage facilities at their lowest levels since the energy crisis—will this winter be expensive?
az-online.de/wirtschaft/gasspeicher-niedrig-wird-gas-im-winter-teurer-zr-94435045.html
Gasspeicher-Füllstände: Hitze bremst das Befüllen, INES warnt: Historisch niedrige Füllstände, steigende Gaspreise und eine Hitzewelle in Europa: Die ...
t-online.de/heim-garten/aktuelles/id_101371616/gasspeicher-fuellstaende-hitze-bremst-das-befuellen-ines-warnt.html
Why the gas shortage in Germany is not imminent.: Gas storage facilities in Germany are significantly emptier than in previous years. Social media is claiming ...
tagesschau.de/faktenfinder/gasspeicher-notstand-100.html
Storage facilities are emptying: Bavaria is becoming a gas supply concern: In the south, gas storage levels are lower than in other parts of Germany ...
n-tv.de/wirtschaft/Bayern-wird-zum-Sorgenfall-bei-der-Gasversorgung-id30329326.html
Key FactsBavaria Faces Gas Supply Strain from Low Storage Levels
Feb 5, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
- Gas storage facilities in Bavaria have significantly lower fill levels, averaging 20.3%, with some sites below 5 percent capacity.
- Bavaria's porous rock storage sites fill slowly and are less suited for rapid market adjustments, risking supply stability.
- Economic disincentives led to unbooked storage capacities and operators seeking to shut down key facilities.
- The Federal Network Agency is implementing precautionary steps amid ongoing political discussions about new storage models for summer refilling.
The low levels of the Bavarian storage facilities are a particular challenge for the gas system.— Sebastian Heinermann, Managing Director of the Initiative for Energy Storage (Ines), on the situation of gas storage in Bavaria.
Gas storage facilities are emptying: Will the state soon be stockpiling natural gas for emergencies?
faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/gasspeicher-leeren-sich-bunkert-der-staat-bald-erdgas-fuer-den-notfall-accg-110828081.html
Gas storage facilities are emptying, energy suppliers in Schleswig-Holstein remain relaxed
kn-online.de/wirtschaft/regional/gasspeicher-leeren-sich-energieversorger-in-sh-noch-entspannt-BARANPKSLRHTLFF3ZFUD3YK5KA.html
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Only 41 percent full: Germany's gas storage facilities are more than half empty - | in the middle of winter
weltwoche.de/daily/nur-noch-41-prozent-gefuellt-deutschlands-gasspeicher-sind-mehr-als-die-haelfte-leer-mitten-im-winter/
Severe winter empties gas storage facilities: Federal Network Agency sees no danger - | Criticism from the industry
tagesspiegel.de/wirtschaft/strenger-winter-entleert-gasspeicher-bundesnetzagentur-sieht-keine-gefahr--kritik-aus-der-branche-15117944.html
German gas storage facilities relatively low: Germany is lagging behind in terms of gas: storage facilities are less full than in many neighboring countries ...
zdfheute.de/wirtschaft/gasversorgung-gasspeicher-winter-100.html
Gas storage crisis: Merz government makes risky bet - operators warn: German gas storage facilities are emptier than they have been since 2021. Despite this ...
berliner-zeitung.de/wirtschaft-verantwortung/betreiber-warnen-merz-regierung-gasspeicher-so-leer-wie-seit-jahren-nicht-mehr-li.2338567
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