Europe Gas Prices Jump 5% to Highest Level Since 2023
European benchmark natural gas prices jumped by 5% in early morning trade on Monday as the re-escalation of hostilities between the United States and Iran intensified concerns about LNG supply from the Middle East. The benchmark price at the Dutch Title Transfer Facility (TTF) soared by 5% in morning trade in Amsterdam, and the price topped 70 euros, or $81.20, per megawatt-hour (MWh), after the U.S.
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- Fact 1: European benchmark natural gas prices jumped by 5% in early morning trade on Monday as the re-escalation of hostilities between the United States and Iran intensified concerns about LNG supply from the Middle East.
- Fact 2: The benchmark price at the Dutch Title Transfer Facility (TTF) soared by 5% in morning trade in Amsterdam, and the price topped 70 euros, or $81.20, per megawatt-hour (MWh), after the U.S.
- Fact 3: This was the highest price the front-month benchmark futures have seen in more than three and a half years, since January 2023.
- Fact 4: Oil prices also soared, by 3.6% in the morning in Europe, amid heightened market concerns that the re-escalation could unwind much of the rebound in oil volumes that are estimated to have left the Persian Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz in recent weeks.
European benchmark natural gas prices jumped by 5% in early morning trade on Monday as the re-escalation of hostilities between the United States and Iran intensified concerns about LNG supply from the Middle East. The benchmark price at the Dutch Title Transfer Facility (TTF) soared by 5% in morning trade in Amsterdam, and the price topped 70 euros, or $81.20, per megawatt-hour (MWh), after the U.S.
and Iran resumed trading strikes for the first time in more than a month. This was the highest price the front-month benchmark futures have seen in more than three and a half years, since January 2023. Oil prices also soared, by 3.6% in the morning in Europe, amid heightened market concerns that the re-escalation could unwind much of the rebound in oil volumes that are estimated to have left the Persian Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz in recent weeks.
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