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Review of European Gas and Power Price Trends for April 2008

Posted on: Monday, 4 August 2008, 06:00 CDT

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/65d903/monthly_price_brie) has announced the addition of the "Monthly Price Brief - A Review of European Gas and Power Price Trends: April 2008" report to their offering.

The growing role of wholesale traded energy markets across Europe creates a greater need for players throughout the value chain to be aware of the latest market movements and developments. From the wellhead or power station gate to the end-user, volatility in the spot and forward price of power and gas is creating an increasingly challenging environment for all market participants.

Scope

- An examination of the wholesale gas price trends in Europe's three key markets - the UK NBP, the Zeebrugge Hub and the Dutch TTF.

- An assessment of traded power prices in the UK, Belgian, Dutch, German and French wholesale power markets.

- Insight and analysis into the impact of wholesale markets on the wholesale / retail price interface.

Highlights of this title

- UK regulator Ofgem is investigating potential market abuse

- Power prices rebounded in April as tighter supply conditions took effect

- Northwest European gas prices continued to rise amid oil fears

Key reasons to purchase this title

- Establish the current level of wholesale and retail energy prices and the fundamental drivers behind movements in the traded value of gas and power

- Understand how wholesale pricing impacts different facets of the value chain, identifying the potential to limit risk through hedging strategies

- Forecast future developments in the traded price of gas and power in order to successfully take advantage of arbitrage opportunities

Key Topics Covered:

- Ofgem launched a probe into the supply market, as pricing and market power issues are allegedly failing to deliver to customers

- The UK power sectors HHI reflects the high levels of concentration that have evolved over time

- There is a strong correlation between Centricas loss of market share and a falling HHI

- Forward pricing is inherently complex and often too opaque for regulators to disseminate company portfolios

- The price spread between long and short portfolios can change in a matter of months

- The weighted average cost of gas flips from a short to long-term strategy

- SSEs hedging strategy has paid off, despite its structural disadvantage in gas, and rising wholesale costs

- Energy tops the UKs political agenda, with increased regulatory and policy action planned during 2008

- Challenges lie ahead for UK competition authorities and suppliers

- Power prices rebounded in April as tighter supply conditions took effect

- Belgian power contracts all rose, as price expectations were decidedly bullish over the previous months trading

- French power prices reacted sharply to power auctions and continued to firm

- German power contracts firmed during Q1, going out and the near-end of the curve

- Dutch wholesale power prices, which typically follow German sentiment, continued to rise

- In tandem with the rest of Europe, baseload prices firmed in the UK

- Northwest European gas prices continued to rise amid oil fears

- Contracts at the NBP were bullish, in stark contrast to mid-Q1 data, which showed signs of softening

- Aggressive Dutch and oil-indexed gas prices pushed up contracts across the board

- Zeebrugge matched the NBP and firmed compared to Q1 2008

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/65d903/monthly_price_brie

Source: Datamonitor

Source: Business Wire

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