Oil prices on Thursday hit their highest in more than two and a half years, touching levels not seen since before a slump in commodity markets in 2014/15, boosted by tensions in key producer Iran and by ongoing OPEC-led output cuts. ›

European spot power prices rose sharply on Wednesday amid winter gales that were forecast to decline by Thursday, while forwards power prices stabilised after a weaker start. ›

The British wholesale gas price for immediate delivery fell on Wednesday morning as milder temperatures and high output from the country’s wind farms curbed demand for gas. ›

Oil prices on Wednesday dipped away from the mid-2015 highs reached the previous session as high output in the United States and also Russia undermined ongoing efforts led by OPEC to tighten the market. ›

British wholesale prompt gas prices mostly rose on Tuesday in anticipation of colder temperatures lifting demand later in the week. ›

European week-ahead power prices rose sharply on Tuesday, boosted by forecasts for colder weather, but nearby delivery prices fell under pressure from huge wind power production in Germany. ›

Oil prices posted their strongest opening to a year since 2014 on Tuesday, with crude rising to mid-2015 highs amid large anti-government rallies in Iran and ongoing supply cuts led by OPEC and Russia. ›

European prompt electricity prices for early next week delivery fell on Friday due to low demand during the Christmas holiday, and forecasts for increased wind output in Germany and nuclear power generation in France. ›

British wholesale gas contracts fell on Friday as mild weather forecasts, improved supply outlooks and strong wind power output weighed on prices. ›

Oil prices on Friday dipped away from some of their highest levels since 2015, weighed down by rising U.S. output and the expected January re-opening of the Forties pipeline in the North Sea. ›