# Europe struggles to refill gas storage as prices hit a four-year high ahead of winter

https://mins.news/en/item/118616

- TASS, 2026-10-28 07:21 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://tass.com/economy/2209235

> European underground gas storage was 74.93% full on October 26, down from 82.9% a year earlier and the lowest level for that date since monitoring began in 2011. Some countries have withdrawn more gas than they injected for a second week. The European Commission may lower this year’s storage target from 90% to 80%.

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