Gas markets spiked on Tuesday due to renewed concerns for LNG supply

Gas Market Gas markets spiked on Tuesday due to renewed concerns for LNG supply originating in Australia. Near curve prices took the brunt of the increases as the front month September hit an intraday high of 102.01 pence per therm before falling off slightly before the close, being assessed at 98.43p, an increase session on […]

The global oil markets began the week with a downward trend

Gas Market European gas markets grappled with uncertainty throughout Monday, resulting in a lack of clear direction. An initial uptick across the UK gas curve during early trading subsided in the late afternoon, however losses were marginal on long dated contract as a threat of risk premium persists. Significant volatility was evident in the front […]

The NBP futures market opened firmer

Gas Market After two days of volatility the NBP futures market was more benign on Friday as movement on the day was within a penny either way save for the two front months.  The markets rose sharply on Wednesday on the back of news that Australian workers at key LNG facilities threatened strike action raising […]

Carbon EUAs rebounded yesterday after seven sessions in decline

Gas Market Concerns over the outage at the Troll gas field continued to prop up the prompt and near NBP curve months on Thursday.  The fault was discovered during routine planned maintenance works and impacts just 12mcm/day but the fact that Gassco, the Norwegian gas operator, is still uncertain when the issue will be resolved […]

Global oil markets fell on Wednesday

Gas Market There was a mixed sentiment in the UK NBP gas market yesterday, with the near curve regaining some of the lost premium over the last week, while further out the curve was relatively flat. The front months and prompt prices were boosted by news of additional unplanned maintenance at the Norwegian Troll field, […]

Both the EUA and UKA carbon markets continued their recent downward trends

Gas Market After opening in positive territory, NBP futures reversed direction and continued the recent downward trend, recording the fourth day of losses out of five due to healthy near-term fundamentals. Three LNG cargoes are due in the UK in the next week while wind generation is forecasted to exceed average levels for the next […]

The Brent crude front month contract has slipped this morning

Gas Market The UK gas market witnessed a turnaround during Monday’s session, initially heading towards another day of losses but later experiencing a shift in sentiment, resulting in a modest bounce in prices by late afternoon. Despite healthy near-term fundamentals, the market seemed to overlook them once again, as the Sep-23 contract which gained front […]

GB baseload futures continued to decline on Friday

Gas Market On Friday we witnessed the near NBP futures market fall for a third day running as the August fell by 6.36p to close at 63.66p on its final day of trading on ICE. The front season, Winter-23 shed 5.59p to settled at 117.49p and over the week was 8.38p down. Contracts further out […]

After a slight dip on Wednesday, crude oil prices rebounded yesterday

Gas Market The energy markets across Europe continued to ease on Thursday with forecast for cooler temperatures expected to reduce cooling demand while restocking storage gas remains ahead of schedule.  Meanwhile in the UK, higher wind generation is expected for the next couple of weeks and is likely to dent the demand for gas fired […]

EUA prices peaked at the highest level in five weeks yesterday

Gas Market NBP futures eased as risk premium eroded on Wednesday, cancelling out most of the gains seen earlier in the week as fundamentals remain strong with storage levels above 80% fullness, robust Norwegian flows into the UK and LNG deliveries expected to increase over the next two weeks. The front of the curve took […]