{
  "id": 16609008,
  "title": "Commodity: European gas price continues to soar - just below €100",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/rohstoff-europaischer-gaspreis-weiter-im-hohenflug-knapp-unter-100",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-26T13:52:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/rohstoff-europaeischer-gaspreis-weiter-im-hoehenflug-knapp-unter-100-euro/100265010.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "The European natural gas price has continued its recent surge, reaching 97.64 euros per megawatt-hour (MWh) for delivery in a month on the Amsterdam exchange. This represents a nearly 3% increase from Friday and the highest price since late 2022. The price has risen by about a third since the start of the month and has more than tripled since the beginning of the year. The increase is attributed to tensions in the Middle East, specifically the Iran conflict, and Germany's efforts to fill its gas storage facilities ahead of winter, with the country's storage currently 61% full.",
  "summary": "For wholesalers, natural gas costs as much as it has not for almost four years. The Iran war and the replenishment of German storage facilities are driving prices - gradually also for household customers.",
  "key_points": [
    "European natural gas price briefly exceeded 100 Euro per MWh on Monday",
    "TTF gas futures contract fell to 97.64 Euro per MWh, highest since late 2022",
    "Iran war and increased German gas reserves driving price surge"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Der Standard Wirtschaft",
        "title": "European gas price risen to almost 98 euros per megawatt-hour",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/europaischer-gaspreis-auf-knapp-98-euro-je-megawattstunde-gestiegen",
        "published": "2026-10-26T12:53:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}