Crude oil prices fell for a fourth day on Wednesday, with jittery investors awaiting official U.S. stockpile figures later in the day after less comprehensive industry data showed a surprise build in inventories. ›

UK day-ahead power contracts rallied on Tuesday as supply margin concerns in UK and the neighboring French market coupled with the expected onset of a cold snap drove prompt market higher, sources said. ›

Capacity market notice used for first time as clocks change and unexpected outages put extra pressure on UK power network ›

Poland will accelerate plans to build a gas link to Norway in response to the EU decision last week to lift a cap on Gazprom’s use of the Opal pipeline in Germany, a Polish government official said, calling the move a political one. ›

Britain’s only long-term gas storage site has suffered further technical problems, raising the prospect of higher prices this winter. ›

The UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has received 29 bids for new licenses to drill offshore oil and gas in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). ›

British wholesale gas prices rose on Monday morning on expectations for a drop in temperatures to below normal levels, boosting gas demand for heating. ›

Oil declined for a second day as OPEC’s internal disagreements undermined efforts among major suppliers to reach an agreement in Vienna on trimming output to support prices. ›

The French oil and gas company Total has managed to offset the effects of weak commodity prices by reporting better-than-expected profits in the third quarter of 2016. ›