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| Near-curve gas prices increased during Tuesday’s session with support provided by a rise in power contracts, as colder and less windy weather was forecast for today. Further out, prices were influenced by stronger coal, carbon and oil markets. | Power prices were on the rise yesterday with a rise in coal, gas, carbon and biomass feedstocks all having an impact. Brent also displayed additional gains, supporting the far-curve, while the prompt recorded a gain ahead of a weak wind outlook for today. |
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| Gas demand is higher this morning due to weaker renewables and colder temperatures, however, the system is 26mcm long due to healthy Norwegian flows and stable LNG send-outs. On the far-curve, contracts continue to take strength from a bullish oil market. | Further gains can be observed on the power curve this morning as gas, oil and carbon markets continue to increase. However, overall fundamentals are slightly bearish and a downward correction cannot be ruled out. The gas system is oversupplied and the short term weather forecast indicates temperatures above the seasonal norm. |
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Brent Summary Brent 1st-nearby prices have moved higher once again due to optimism surrounding trade talks between the US and China. Brent currently trades around $58.7/b. 1-year forward prices Market close data has revealed that the 1-year forward price for both commercial gas & commercial electricity increased – closing at 58.38ppt and £59.95/MWh, respectively. Today’s prices can also be found in an easy to read table on our ‘current UK energy price' page. |
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