Limited price movement in the UK gas market

Gas Market Yesterday’s price movement in the UK gas market was unclear, as contracts opened on a positive note but struggled to sustain those gains throughout the day. The front month contract December 2023 hit a peak of 124.11p before closing at 118.15p. Meanwhile, the Summer 2024 contract ended the day 0.52p lower at 119.62p. […]

Economic woes in China dominated Tuesday’s oil trading with the front month contract falling to its lowest level since late July.

Gas Market Tuesday’s market was best described as directionless, with prices moving sideways from Monday’s close. Day on day movements were a mélange with a near 50% split between minor gains and losses being posted across the curve. The market initially looked to be posting losses of 4 to 5 pence per therm before, what […]

UK gas prices edge higher on Monday

Gas Market On Monday, the initial trajectory of UK gas market appeared to be a continuation of the downward trend in the previous session, but a late surge in buying activity reversed the losses, and gas contracts closed higher. The NBP front month December-23 dipped to a low of 112.27p before closing 1.89p higher at […]

The gas markets have opened softer this morning with NBP prompt prices down around 8.00p

Gas Market Most of the gains recorded by the NBP futures market on Thursday were reversed on Friday as market fundamentals dominated. Forecasts for mild temperatures along with higher-than-average wind generation are likely to see GB gas demand remain below the seasonal norm for much of the rest of the month.   Fears that the EU […]

NBP futures settled up to a penny lower on Wednesday after a fairly calm day in the market.

Gas Market The NBP futures market was a little calmer on Wednesday as contracts settled with marginal losses.  Trading ranges on the near months were tight with spreads kept to a 3 or 4p per therm spread as December peaked at 117.80p, while the low of the day was 113.89p.  The front month settled near […]

Economic woes in China dominated Tuesday’s oil trading with the front month contract falling to its lowest level since late July.

Gas Market Following the decline on gas markets on Monday, with curve contracts as far as Q4-2025 reaching new 20-day lows and their lowest point since the attack by Hamas, prices consolidated on Tuesday. Prices never looked like extending the previous day’s losses as gas markets opened in positive territory, even if only marginal in […]

Carbon EUAs continued to move lower yesterday and the Dec-24 contract settled below the €80.00 per tonne price mark.

Gas Market NBP gas futures opened softer on Monday with contracts for the winter months falling by around 4.50p early on.  The market steadied for the rest of the morning and then losses were extended in the afternoon with December hitting a low of 113.18p before settling just above that at 113.66p, down 8.89p on […]

A sense of market stability was welcomed on Friday.

Gas Market In contrast to the prior session, UK gas prices began Friday on a positive note. Nevertheless, as the day progressed, prices experienced a gradual decline, ultimately ending the volatile week in negative territory. Throughout the day contracts stayed within a narrow price range, typically moving by just 2.00p. Taking a closer look at […]

NBP futures regained some of the premium lost earlier in the week

Gas Market NBP futures regained some of the premium lost earlier in the week on Thursday after a late rally into the close as news broke of US sanctions against project Artic LNG 2. Fundamentals remain robust with a plethora of LNG expected in the UK in the coming weeks and European storage levels above […]

NBP futures took a further step lower on Wednesday after the sharp downturn on Tuesday with all contracts settling within a couple of pence of the previous settlement prices

Gas Market NBP futures took a further step lower on Wednesday after the sharp downturn on Tuesday with all contracts settling within a couple of pence of the previous settlement prices. Near term fundamentals are still looking very healthy with an abundance of LNG cargoes arriving in the UK in the next week, European storage […]