European gas stocks are at their lowest level in 15 years In October, Europe increased its purchases of LNG abroad to the highest level in five months, aiming to quickly fill gas storage facilities ahead of the heating season. However, until the beginning of November, the occupancy of underground gas storage facilities in Europe did not even reach the minimum level of 80% set by the European Commission. Gas reserves in the European Union are at a historic low for this date since 2011. The supply of gas from LNG terminals in Europe reached about 11.1 billion cubic meters in October. m - 4% more than in September. The net injection amounted to 3.1 billion cubic meters. m., which is 7.5 times more than the previous year. However, during the 10 months of 2026, the supply of LNG from terminals to the European gas transportation system has slowed to 112 billion cubic meters. m - 4% less than a year before. As a result, by November 1, EU countries were unable to fill their UGS facilities to even the minimum 80% allowed by the EC. At the end of October, 81.7 billion cubic meters were poured into them. m of gas or 74.62%, which is 9.7 billion cubic meters. m less than last year and 15.22 percentage points below the five-year average for the same date. Oil and capital we are in Max.