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Gas crunch eases in Europe — but the respite might not last

FILE - A worker inspects a bowl in the factory of the French glassmaker Duralex, in La Chapelle Saint-Mesmin, central France, Sept. 7, 2022. Europe's sky-high natural gas prices have fallen thanks to unseasonably warm weather and efforts to fill up storage ahead of winter. Prices have fallen to their lowest level since June and electricity is cheaper, too. Lower use by industry has helped to reduce demand for fuel as well. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) FILE - Smoke from a wildfire colors the sky in Arcachon, southwestern France, despite being approximately 45 kilometers away Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. Europe's sky-high natural gas prices have fallen thanks to unseasonably warm weather and efforts to fill up storage ahead of winter. Prices have fallen to their lowest level since June and electricity is cheaper, too. Lower use by industry has helped to reduce demand for fuel as well. (AP Photo/Bertrand Combaldieu, file) FILE - The sun sets behind the cole-fired power plant 'Scholven' of the Uniper energy company in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Oct. 22, 2022. Europe's sky-high natural gas prices have fallen thanks to unseasonably warm weather and efforts to fill up storage ahead of winter. Prices have fallen to their lowest level since June and electricity is cheaper, too. Lower use by industry has helped to reduce demand for fuel as well. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File) FILE - Electricity poles are seen in the countryside outside Lyon, central France, Sept. 12, 2022. Europe's sky-high natural gas prices have fallen thanks to unseasonably warm weather and efforts to fill up storage ahead of winter. Prices have fallen to their lowest level since June and electricity is cheaper, too. Lower use by industry has helped to reduce demand for fuel as well. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani, file) FILE - Operators work at Enagas regasification plant, the largest LNG plant in Europe, in Barcelona, Spain, March 29, 2022. Natural gas and electricity prices in Europe have plunged from summer peaks thanks to mild weather and a monthslong scramble to fill gas storage ahead of winter and replace Russian supplies during the war in Ukraine. It's a welcome respite after Russia slashed natural gas flows, triggering an energy crisis that has fueled record inflation and a looming recession. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)