The outlook for the situation in the Middle East is uncertain, and the regional supply balance is variable. Under traders' traders' traders' trade-offs, European gas prices continue to rise. Europe's liquefied natural gas imports were lower than in the same period last year. As the heating season began, winter gas storage stocks, which were already low, began to decline. As a result of the Iran conflict, nearly one-fifth of the world's liquefied natural gas exports were interrupted, and Europe needed to compete with Asia for limited gas sources.

The outlook for the situation in the Middle East is uncertain, and the regional supply balance is variable. Under traders' traders' traders' trade-offs, European gas prices continue to rise. Europe's liquefied natural gas imports were lower than in the same period last year. As the heating season began, winter gas storage stocks, which were already low, began to decline. As a result of the Iran conflict, nearly one-fifth of the world's liquefied natural gas exports were interrupted, and Europe needed to compete with Asia for limited gas sources.