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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago

There was sufficient storage all through out last winter, and while the warm weather certainly helped in that regard, it was mainly gas market speculation that drove up the gas prices and resulted in record profits of the companies involved in the gas trade.

Assuming the situation will be a bit more stable this year, I guess it will not happen again to the same extend, but lets see.