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The Latest Review of European Gas and Power Price Trends Are Available in This Monthly Price Brief: Analyse Figures for June 2008

Posted on: Tuesday, 9 September 2008, 06:00 CDT

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f194ea/monthly_price_brie) has announced the addition of the "Monthly Price Brief - A Review of European Gas and Power Price Trends: June 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 households must brace themselves for rising prices, as wholesale energy costs soar

- At the prompt end of the European baseload power curve, sentiment continues to remain bullish

- At the very near end of the forward curve, EU gas prices finally dipped

- 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:

- Catalyst

- Summary

- Analysis

- UK households must brace themselves for rising prices as wholesale energy costs soar

- A combination of speculation, commodity driven investment strategies and supply fears are fuelling gas contracts at the NBP

- The retail power sector is highly likely to see higher prices passed on to end-users if wholesale prices continue to rise

- The outlook for the power sector mirrors the gas market given its dependence on gas as a generation fuel

- Passing through higher commodity costs to the end-user is relatively transparent in the forecourt-crude markets

- The domestic energy sector looks in line with other industries that have increased in concentration

- The supermarket competition question is directly comparable with the power sectors competitive profile

- At the prompt end of the European baseload power curve sentiment continues to remain bullish

- Belgian wholesale power prices continue to rise from April 2008

- After Q1's short downturn, French power prices firm ahead of Summer 08

- German baseload power prices firm sharply through the course of Q2

- Dutch baseload power contracts rise sharply at both the short and far ends of the curve

- Like the rest of Europe, capacity fears alone are not driving baseload prices in the UK

- At the very near end of the forward curve EU gas prices finally dip

- Uncertainty over long-term supply is a concern despite contracts softening at the near end

- TTF gas prices illustrate the uneasy sentiment going out on the forward curve

- Belgian gas prices firm on the far end of the forward curve and soften on front month delivery

- List of Figures

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f194ea/monthly_price_brie.

Source: Datamonitor

Source: Business Wire

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