Europe’s Gas Prices Close to 2022 High as Hormuz LNG Flows Remain Limited

Europe’s benchmark natural gas prices remain close to their highest levels since the end of 2022 as the lack of LNG supply from Qatar compounds the EU problem of filling depleted storage sites ahead of the winter. The front-month price at the Dutch Title Transfer Facility (TTF), the benchmark for Europe’s gas trading, fell by 1% as of 9 a.m. Amsterdam time on Thursday, amid a slide in crude oil futures. But at $96.56 (86.03 euros) per megawatt-hour (MWh), the price is now at its highest levels since December 2022, when Europe faced…