Archived Summaries
Tuesday 18 April 2017
Market Open
The crude markets were open yesterday and Brent eased by 53 cents to $55.36 a barrel. Brent is currently exchanging at $55.21, down a further 14
cents a barrel as the EIA forecasts a boost in U.S. shale production in May. In the UK, the gas system is forecast to close a couple of MCM shy as demand is pitched at 265MCM for today. The prompt has ticked up as a result and is around 0.35p higher in early trading. The futures market has had a slow start after the holiday weekend and the front of the curve is feeding off the prompt with May last trading at 38.80p while the winter is the only other product active and is offered at 46.65p.


















