The European Union’s energy chief has told member states to start filling gas storage early in order to avoid competition for supplies that could cause a spike in prices over the summer, as the bloc seeks to mitigate the fallout from the Iran war.
Governments should also lower their gas storage filling targets to 80% and make the most of the flexibilities offered by EU law, the EU’s Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen wrote in a letter, seen by Bloomberg News. Countries can deviate from that 80% goal by 10 percentage points, with a further five percentage point deviation available in unfavorable market conditions. Countries have until Dec. 1 to meet their gas storage obligations.
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The European Union’s energy chief has told member states to start filling gas storage early in order to avoid competition for supplies that could cause a spike in prices over the summer, as the bloc seeks to mitigate the fallout from the Iran war.
Governments should also lower their gas storage filling targets to 80% and make the most of the flexibilities offered by EU law, the EU’s Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen wrote in a letter, seen by Bloomberg News. Countries can deviate from that 80% goal by 10 percentage points, with a further five percentage point deviation available in unfavorable market conditions. Countries have until Dec. 1 to meet their gas storage obligations.
[Read the full story here.](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-21/eu-tells-member-states-not-to-wait-to-fill-up-gas-storage?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3NDA4NjIyNSwiZXhwIjoxNzc0NjkxMDI1LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQzhSMzBUOTZPU0cwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJEMzU0MUJFQjhBQUY0QkUwQkFBOUQzNkI3QjlCRjI4OCJ9.XsbePAjli_PxURurdXtfbDm3XhnzTYLnbh9hPToHcm0)
Dutch government – hmm lets wait
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