Japanese oil-to-gas switch remains elusive
Crude prices remained elevated, at 82.2 $/b for ICE Brent front-month price, despite the SPR release announcement and a relatively neutral EIA weekly snapshot. Total crude…
European and Asian gas prices retraced some of their strong gains recorded earlier in the week on Friday. Spot prices also weakened slightly on the back of a long UK gas system, rising Norwegian production due to a reduced maintenance impact and prospects of higher sendouts from French LNG imports terminals. On the curve, the TTF Q4 21-Q1 22 spread moved further high in positive territory, highlighting strong concerns over an extended storage injection period inEurope to refill depleted stocks.
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