US government shutdown bears down on oil prices

The US government shutdown meant Brent oil prices were bearish in the first part of last week according to ELN’s latest market report with npower. Magali Hodgson, Product and Services Optimisation Manager for npower said the “question mark about [the US’s] debt ceiling and easing in the Middle East tensions” also helped to force prices […]

UK to rely on gas generation to fill wind void

The UK will have to rely on generation from gas-fired power plants this week to fill the void of wind energy. According to the latest update on the energy market from npower, the UK is not expecting a lot of wind generation, however, the amount of nuclear power is predicted to rise with the return […]