Europe gas prices set to drop on a mild start to winter

European gas prices have slipped about 80% in the past year, with the region looking well supplied

Forecasts point to warmth across the continent, with the highest temperature anomalies in the east.

Europe could soon be awash with gas as another mild start to winter delays heating demand.

Above-normal temperatures though October are set to follow recent heatwaves, and the months after that may also be mild in western Europe, data by the Copernicus Climate Change Service show.