Prompt pulls 09 down

01 February 2008



The prompt market continues to influence the back end of the curve.

Mad as it sounds, but players are beginning to sell 09 on the back of what is happening in the market over the next couple of weeks. Plentiful supply coupled with mild weather is meaning that prices in the prompt are falling significantly down to £50 (down £10 in two weeks) not surprisingly players are looking at Summer 08 and Winter 08 and assuming that the supply situation will remain throughout 08 and 09 and so prices are falling and following suit. read more ...

Q4 v Q1 Future (Gas)  

04 February 2008


Spreads sometimes show how markets can change, and this gas spread is an interesting one to analyse.  read more...

Clean power $7 trillion business  

05 February 2008


Market looking for a technological forward curve which could drive the future.  read more...

Electricity Labelling called for by retail  

06 February 2008


Electricity labelling not very well thought out as the costs will far outweigh any of the benefits. This would be classic spin for no reason.  read more...

Oil prices fall again.  

07 February 2008


Oil falls again as Iraq looks set to increase production as Opec threaten to cut theirs.  read more...

Ukraine and Russia continue to fight  

08 February 2008


Balkan energy policy is heavy with the stench of politcial interference.  read more...

Oil prices continue to spook markets  

11 February 2008


Oil prices influencing gas and power along the curve.  read more...

Gas capacity change in 2008  

12 February 2008


Will NG announce to the market what more capapcity could be availbel at the end of the year?  read more...

BE results  

13 February 2008


BE increase production but lose money.  read more...

Coal weighs heavily  

14 February 2008


Coal prices have doubled in the last six months.  read more...

Spectron bought by Imarex  

15 February 2008


Spectron one of the big energy brokers has been bought by a Norwegian freight competitor.  read more...

Banks checked for credit  

18 February 2008


Players starting to assess if the banks will pull out of the commodities markets.  read more...

Prompt and Curve diverge  

19 February 2008


Could the change in price be a trading signal.  read more...

Centrica strategically planning  

20 February 2008


Centrica looks to Norway for the future.  read more...

Ofgem investigates  

21 February 2008


Finally an competition enquiry into the energy market has begun.  read more...

Govenrment consults on nuclear  

24 February 2008


The government has started the consultaion process on decomissioning of nuclear plant.  read more...

April 08 - trading at premium  

25 February 2008


Prices in April 08 are trading higher as supply squeeze more likely.  read more...

Ofgem fine NG  

26 February 2008


Ofgem fine National Grid over metering competitiveness  read more...

Teeside sold  

27 February 2008


Teeside sold to Suez and GdF.  read more...

FOA still consulting  

28 February 2008


FOA set to launch new platform in April.  read more...

EU unbundling bungled  

29 February 2008


EU still voting on how to unbundle the energy companies of Europe.  read more...


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