{
  "id": 10835257,
  "title": "Energy: Richer orders gas storage – state-owned company to fill storage facilities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/energie-reiche-ordnet-gaseinspeicherung-an-staatsunternehmen-soll",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-30T02:00:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/energie-wirtschaftsministerin-reiche-ordnet-gaseinspeicherung-an/100258436.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "German Economics Minister Katherina Reiche has instructed state-owned energy company Sefe to increase its natural gas storage. The move, approved by Chancellor Friedrich Merz, aims to enhance Germany's gas supply security. Reiche previously encouraged the state-owned gas importer to purchase gas for storage in mid-September, but this latest directive marks a stricter approach. The decision is a response to low German gas storage levels and ongoing geopolitical risks ahead of winter.",
  "summary": "According to Handelsblatt information, Katherina Reiche instructs the state-owned company Sefe to store more natural gas - and is reacting to the low storage levels.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}