Europe will have another mild month in October, preserving the region’s fuel reserves as it braces for a winter with the threat of natural gas supply disruptions. All eight meteorologists surveyed by Bloomberg projected higher-than-normal temperatures for most parts of Europe, with Germany and Poland the warmest relative to normal. Levels exceeded the average last month for most of the continent, according to in Gaithersburg, Maryland . Warmer weather may slow declines in Europe’s record gas stores. Most countries will be able to meet normal levels of gas demand if a conflict between Russia , which meets more than 30 percent of Europe’s demand, and Ukraine halts flows from the east for three months, according to the Institute of Energy Economics at the University of Cologne, Germany . “If above average temperatures continue, it will slow down storage withdrawals during the heating season,” James Brabben, an analyst at Cornwall […]