European gas prices rebounded yesterday after one of the two entry points for Russian gas transit through Ukraine stopped operating (see the news we released yesterday afternoon). And actually, Russian flows through Ukraine dropped to 81 mm cm/day on average yesterday, compared to 92 mm cm/day on Monday, driving total Russian flows to 250 mm…
Growth concerns continue to drive the markets: after a strong rebound, the US equity indices almost all ended lower yesterday, but a final surge saw the S&P and Nasdaq rise slightly, but not the Dow Jones. The US 10-year yield fell back below 3% and the USD strengthened a little, confirming risk aversion. The rebound…
As expected, the European power spot prices weakened yesterday on lower clean fuel costs and forecasts of surging wind output and slightly improved nuclear availability with the Belgian nuclear reactor Tihange 2 (1GW) ramping up to its maximum capacity after hovering at 900MW for a few days. The day-ahead prices hence averaged 180.91€/MWh in Germany,…
Oil benchmarks slumped yesterday: ICE Brent front month lost -5.7% and ended the day at $105.94/b and NYMEX WTI front month closed -6.1% lower at $103.09/b. European diplomats scrapped the idea to ban European companies to ship Russian oil, as partners (in particular Greece, Malta and Cyprus) were opposed to the measure. This is one…
European gas prices extended losses yesterday, still pressured by weak demand and strong LNG supply. The drop in coal prices (-4.37% for API2 1st nearby prices, -5.89% for Cal 2023 prices) provided additional downward pressure. On the pipeline supply side, Norwegian flows dropped to 311 mm cm/day on average yesterday, compared to 320 mm cm/day on…
