Shell starts up UK Arran gas and condensate field linked to delayed Shearwater revamp

Shell said Oct. 20 it had started production from the UK Arran gas and condensate field, one of a cluster of fields intended to help rejuvenate the Shearwater North Sea gas hub and connected to Scottish petrochemical facilities. The field, expected to

BW Group funds Penso's 3 GWh UK battery storage investment drive

Maritime company BW Group is to fund the build-out of Penso Power's 3 GWh-plus pipeline of large-scale battery storage projects in the UK over the next five years, Penso Power said Oct. 19. The UK is Europe's most active battery storage system market,

UK directors seek support for year-end return of ex-Calon gas plants

The directors of two 850 MW mothballed gas-fired power stations in the UK are seeking government support to bring the assets back into operation by Christmas, they told S&P Global Platts Oct. 19. In August 2020, Calon Energy-owned combined cycle gas tu

STATISTICS

Markets 18/4Thursday 19/4Friday 22/4Monday 23/4Tuesday 24/4Wednesday 25/4Thursday Var D-1 Var W-1 Avg. Max Min
Electricity
UK Cal 2025 base (GBP/MWh) 81.23 78.60 76.95 76.09 76.89 77.46 0.74% -4.64% 73.71 86.23 64.81
Oil
Brent USD/bbl (USD/bbl) 87.11 87.29 87.00 88.42 88.02 89.01 1.12% 2.18% 83.42 91.17 75.89
Economics
Rate GBP/EUR (GBP/) 1.17 1.17 1.16 1.16 1.16 1.17 0.32% -0.05% 1.17 1.18 1.15

MARKET PRICES & TRENDS

UK Cal 2025 base (GBP/MWh)77.46
UK Q+1 base (GBP/MWh)67.31
NBP Q+1 (GBpence/therm)74.98
Brent (USD/bbl)89.01
Rate GBP/EUR1.17
UK spot base (GBP/MWh)77.04
NBP spot (GBpence/therm)77.25

HEDGE REPORTING

Test Power contract 2 years

VaR

2,855,849 GBP

Spent

7,237,718 GBP

AVG price: GBP/MWh

126.09