UK gas system ‘slightly tight’ today

The UK gas system is “slightly tight” today as a result of a pick-up in demand from exports, according to the daily market report. Despite injections to gas storage, it still remains 10% below expected for this time of the year, Tom Matthews, Client Portfolio Manager at npower said. Gas stocks are also forecast to […]

The Daily Market Report – 22nd April 2014

Find out what’s influencing gas supply, power prices and what you should watch out for in the new daily market report on the energy market from Tom Matthews, Client Portfolio Manager on the Optimisation desk at npower.

UK power system ‘very comfortable’ today

The power system in the UK looks “very comfortable”, with the margin standing at around 14GW. The daily market report from npower suggests wind generation has risen, supplying around 6% of the UK demand currently and is expected to increase across the day. Nuclear generation has also been “robust”, providing additional support. Looking at the […]

The Daily Market Report – 28th March 2014

Find out what’s influencing gas supply, power prices and what you should watch out for in the new daily market report on the energy market from Tom Matthews, Client Portfolio Manager on the Optimisation desk at npower.

Pick-up in Norwegian flows to UK today

Gas flows to the UK from Norway have picked up today which has led to a “roughly balanced” system, according to the daily market report from npower. Tom Matthews (pictured), Client Portfolio Manager said CCGT generation “has come off slightly” as a result of the pick-up in wind power which has also eased demand on […]

The Daily Market Report – 27th March 2014

Find out what’s influencing gas supply, power prices and what you should watch out for in the new daily market report on the energy market from Tom Matthews, Client Portfolio Manager on the Optimisation desk at npower.

UK gas system moving short today

The UK gas system is looking “short” today partly because gas flows from Norway and the Netherlands continue to be low. Today’s market report from npower suggests the gas system is tight again and analysts expect the amount of gas held in the system to drop by around 6% across the day. Tom Matthews, Client […]

The Daily Market Report – 26th March 2014

Find out what’s influencing gas supply, power prices and what you should watch out for in the new daily market report on the energy market from Tom Matthews, Client Portfolio Manager on the Optimisation Desk at npower.

Norwegian gas plant outage reduces flows to UK

An outage at the Nyhamna gas processing facility in Norway has limited flows into the UK today, according to the daily market report from npower. Gas held in the system is therefore expected to reduce by around 6% across the day, Tom Matthews, Client Portfolio Manager suggests. He added: “Looking at markets today, near curve […]

The Daily Market Report – 25th March 2014

Find out what’s influencing gas supply, power prices and what you should watch out for in the new daily market report on the energy market from Tom Matthews, Client Portfolio Manager on the Optimisation Desk at npower.