# Equinor warns Europe is vulnerable to winter gas price spike if cold weather hits | live

> Equinor CEO Anders Opedal warned that Europe could face another gas price spike if cold weather lifts demand later this winter. Stocks will be depleted and the region will depend more on attracting scarce LNG cargoes.

- Date: 2026-10-29 · published 2026-10-29T06:06:01.513Z
- Category: weather · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/262-equinor-warns-europe-is-vulnerable-to-winter-gas-price-spike-if-cold-weather
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Low winter storage combined with competition for limited LNG cargoes could push European and global gas prices higher if the weather turns cold.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2018-09-28 | [Analyst warns of soaring natural gas prices if we're hit with a severe winter - Oklahoma Energy Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63215-analyst-warns-of-soaring-natural-gas-prices-if-we-re-hit-with-a-severe-winter.md) | +7.3% | +8.4% |
| NATGAS | 2021-02-01 | [Wintry Weather Lifts Natural-Gas Prices  - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48840-wintry-weather-lifts-natural-gas-prices-wsj.md) | +20.6% | +4.5% |
| NATGAS | 2022-02-14 | [U.S. natgas rises over 6% on colder forecasts, European price spike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42881-u-s-natgas-rises-over-6-on-colder-forecasts-european-price-spike.md) | +13.3% | +15.9% |
| NATGAS | 2025-02-11 | [Nat-Gas Prices Supported by Colder US Weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8696-nat-gas-prices-supported-by-colder-us-weather.md) | +46.3% | +30.3% |
| NATGAS | 2018-11-06 | [Natural gas prices surge on surprise forecast for cold US weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6487-natural-gas-prices-surge-on-surprise-forecast-for-cold-us-weather.md) | +9.1% | +24.8% |

## Sources

- live.euronext.com: https://live.euronext.com/en/financial-news/equinor-warns-europe-vulnerable-winter-gas-price-spike-if-cold-weather-hits

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