Thursday, 15 October 2026

Germany is considering an emergency gas reserve holding 24 TWh, with costs split between consumers and industry, according to media reports cited by RT and Pressbee. The reserve was first proposed in July.

The 24 TWh volume equals 10% of Germany's storage capacity, or two weeks of winter consumption, and is intended to protect against import disruptions, according to the same reports.

Under the proposed funding split, households and commercial users would cover 40% of the reserve's costs, while industry would cover the remaining 60%, according to the reports.

India has called on Russia and Ukraine to guarantee safe passage for commercial vessels in the Black Sea, warning that attacks on merchant ships endanger Indian seafarers and risk disrupting food and energy supplies, according to Deutsche Welle.

New Delhi says talks with both governments on protecting Black Sea shipping are in progress.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called India's proposal for a possible ceasefire with Russia the broadest of the four offers Kyiv has received, according to Deutsche Welle.

Australia's petroleum industry has criticized the Federal government's proposed domestic gas reservation scheme, calling it a short-term reaction, according to themarketonline.com.au.

Lobby group Australian Energy Producers (AEP) said the government retained key provisions that risk undermining investment, competition and Australia's long-term energy security.

AEP chief executive Samantha McCulloch said the proposed must-sell requirement could force producers to sell gas below cost or on non-commercial terms.

Britain does not support the US-Russia deal to lift sanctions on Russian diesel exports and has called on allies to maintain economic pressure on Moscow, according to ThePrint.

The position emerged alongside a Downing Street meeting at which Zelenskiy said Ukraine still relied on its partnership with the United States, ThePrint reported. Zelenskiy said he wanted to discuss difficulties over Starlink and intelligence sharing.

Burnham announced a planned GBP 45 million delivery of surface-to-air missiles for Ukraine, with GBP 10 million of that package fast-tracked to meet an urgent need, according to ThePrint. The missiles are used to target jet-powered Russian drones.

Ireland's dependence on one gas pipeline could leave the country facing an economic shutdown within hours if supplies were disrupted, according to Seán O'Driscoll, a member of the Government's Accelerating Infrastructure Task Force.

Separately, a Forvis Mazars energy insights report identified infrastructure as the critical lever for Africa's energy security, industrialisation and energy transition.