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Geopolitical crises jolt moribund gas markets back into life | EU LNG chart deck: 9-13 Oct 2023

European gas futures jumped 23% last week on a flurry of gruesome and head-spinning headlines that, aside from so much else, revived fears of northern hemisphere winter gas scarcity. But there’s been no major change in consumption patterns and fundamentals remain weak. The mismatch between gas demand and prices is both completely irrational and entirely…