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Gas Market Gas prices shirked the upward momentum that has dominated European markets over the past week with all traded contracts falling from Monday’s close. Oct-23 as it approaches expiry opened in negative territory and never troubled the previous sessions close as the contract traded at a loss for the entire session, closing at 102.23p/th. […]

Gas Market NBP futures extended gains on Monday on the back of Norwegian supply concerns, with the brunt of the upward pressure on the contracts that are set to expire later in the week. The Skarv gas field extended maintenance until October 8th and there were unplanned outages at the Sleipner and Troll fields.  There […]

Gas Market NBP futures posted modest gains on Friday, with the front month October continuing recent trends with the largest upward trajectory due to more concerns about Norwegian gas supply.  Gassco published multiple changes to maintenance at Norwegian gas facilities which signal slightly more capacity being cut for the end of September and October and […]

Gas Market UK gas contracts for near term delivery gained value during yesterday’s session, while longer dated contracts released risk premium. The reoccurring trend of the front month contract taking the brunt of the upward pressure resurfaced, as gas for delivery in October moved 5.20p higher to settle at 100.57p. Buying activity has increased, as […]

Gas Market NBP futures had a mixed day on Wednesday, with most of the curve failing to hang on to the premium gained late in Tuesdays session. The news of the extension to the maintenance at the Troll field caused a late rally on Tuesday and a volatile open on Wednesday. The front month October […]

Gas Market Throughout most of Tuesday’s session the gas market was oscillating close to Monday’s close as the market showed all the signs of consolidating much of Monday’s losses. However, prices spiked in the afternoon, with the majority of the volatility limited to the near-term contracts. The front month October increased by 9.1p per therm […]

Gas Market NBP futures softened on Monday as the market struggled to hang onto the premium gained in Friday’s session. A sideways pattern has developed in the market in the last week as fundamentals remain strong, with European storage levels well above their targets and gas demand remaining low, however there are still supply concerns. […]

Gas Market On Friday, the UK gas market showed relatively subdued activity, but contracts managed to end the week with gains. Notably, the recurring trend of risk premiums gradually accumulating at the front of the curve persisted, with the front-month contract climbing by 2.87p to settle at 82.14 pence per therm. Meanwhile, the Winter 23 […]

Gas Market The UK gas market softened on Thursday bringing a stop to the recent upward trend due to supply concerns. Chevrons two Western Australian plants are continuing to export LNG, despite a step-up in strikes and a fault at the Wheatstone plant that cut production by a quarter. Freeport LNG’s natural gas intake at […]

Gas Market NBP futures regained the premium lost in Tuesdays session on the back of further Norwegian maintenance extensions, cancellations reported at Freeport LNG and an announcement of planned maintenance on the BBL pipeline. The brunt of the upward pressure was on the front month October contract which ended the session 5.33 pence per therm […]