The first weeks of the Northern hemisphere heating season have seen modest withdraws from natural gas storage, but Europe and most Asia Pac consumers appear to be well stocked for the coming winter, provided the mild weather of recent years persists. Commodity prices have held mostly stable and freight rates have fallen amid an abundance of new builds hitting the market ahead of a number of delayed liquefaction projects.
But after four consecutive years of relatively mild winter weather, what would a cold winter even look like? And are consumers and the supply chain prepared if the coming heating season proves to be unexpectedly cold?
Join a panel of Poten & Partners’ top global analysts as we discuss the outlook for the coming 2024-2025 winter and run through scenarios as we head into the peak demand season.