Headlines This week, wholesale power and gas, and commodity markets experienced downwards movements, with day-ahead gas and power contracts both hitting 11-week lows. Continued high LNG send-out, milder weather and falling commodity prices have pressured prices lower across the curve. All baseload power contracts fell this week, with day-ahead baseload power down 8.7% to an […]
Headlines This week, wholesale power and gas, and commodity markets experienced mixed movements, with month-ahead gas contracts hitting 11-week lows as high LNG send-out is expected to continue into November with several cargoes contracted to 7 November. Both baseload and peak power contracts experienced mixed movements, with the majority of near-term contracts out to winter […]
Headlines This week, all commodity prices fell for a second week, with EU ETS carbon hitting a two-month low and Brent crude oil dropping below $80.0/bl. Despite pressure from falling commodity prices, near-term wholesale power and gas prices reversed the previous week’s decline and rose. All baseload and peak power contracts to summer 19 rose […]
Headlines All commodities fell this week, with coal and oil ending multi-week climbs. Pressure from curtailing commodity prices, coupled with an increase in wind output and warmer temperatures, cause wholesale power and gas contracts to retreat, with many also hitting lows on 11 October. However, the recent high prices of gas have attracted several LNG […]
Headlines Near-term power and gas contracts continued lower this week, whilst seasonal contracts recovered from the previous week’s decline. Week-on-week, day-ahead gas prices dropped 4.3% to 70.1p/th, as the gas system was oversupplied following a pickup in Norwegian flows to the UK. Day-ahead power followed its gas counterpart lower, down 1.3% to end the week […]
Headlines All power contracts reversed the previous week’s gains, following gas prices lower despite below seasonal normal temperatures expected at the start of next week. Week-on-week, day-ahead gas prices dropped 3.6% to 73.3p/th, but with prices hitting a five-month high of 78.4p/th on 24 September as colder temperatures lead to increased gas demand. Day-ahead power […]
Headlines All gas and power contracts recovered the previous week’s decline, rising as wind generation is forecast to fall and demand expected to rise early last week. Despite EU ETS carbon experiencing its first weekly average decline in 13 weeks, power prices continued to be supported by commodity markets with gains in Brent crude oil […]
Headlines All gas and power contracts increased this week, with front season contracts reaching record highs of any season-ahead contract since 2008. This was due to sustained bullish market fundamentals, including fresh 10-year high carbon prices, five-year high coal prices, and a third consecutive weekly oil price rise. Day-ahead gas prices gained 7.6% to 74.5p/th, […]
Headlines All gas and power contracts rose this week, with contracts continuing to hit new highs amid bullish market fundamentals, including fresh 10-year high carbon prices, and rising coal and oil prices. EU ETS carbon prices increased 4.9% to average €20.5/t. Prices hit a fresh 10-year high of €21.8/t on 27 August amid low auction […]
