Europe’s Natural Gas Prices Rise As Traders Weigh Winter Supply Risks

Europe’s benchmark natural gas prices rose early on Wednesday as the market is beginning to focus on winter supply risks. The front-month Dutch TTF Natural Gas Futures, the benchmark for Europe’s gas trading, rose by nearly 3% at the start of trading in Amsterdam on Wednesday, while the UK wholesale gas price contract was up by 3.6%.   Natural gas traders are already weighing the potential risks to European gas supply this winter, with weather the biggest unknown for traders, suppliers, and governments.   Last week, traders…