Thursday 12 December 2019:Crude oil prices fell back below $64.00 a barrel following reports from OPEC and the U.S. Energy Administration showing no let up in the over-supply situation

Thursday 12 December 2019:The U.S. benchmark WTI shed 47 cents to settle at $58.76 a barrel while the global benchmark, Brent crude, was down 62 cents to $63.72

Thursday 12 December 2019: Demand on the UK gas system remained just below the seasonal norm but the supply side lagged for most of the trading day on Wednesday

Thursday 12 December 2019:The slump in UK gas prices continued however with near futures contracts hitting fresh life-of-contract lows, January shedding 1.46p to settle at 36.00p