European spot electricity prices for day-ahead delivery slipped on Thursday, pressured by a forecast fall in consumption because of mild weather, while an increase in power production from renewable wind and solar sources will also weigh on prices. ›

Prompt British wholesale gas prices edged higher on Thursday morning in a slightly undersupplied system but are likely to come under pressure later in the day, traders said. ›

Oil prices rose on Thursday, extending two days of increases as supply disruptions in Libya lifted the market, although bloated U.S. crude inventories curbed gains. ›

British within-day gas prices fell on Wednesday in response to lower demand for gas to heat homes and produce electricity, and the early return of flows through the Theddlethorpe terminal. ›

An unexpected disruption in Libyan crude output is helping oil investors shrug off record U.S. stockpiles that have undermined voluntary supply curbs by other OPEC nations. ›

UK day-ahead power prices slumped on Tuesday as weakening power demand due to the onset of milder-than-normal temperatures coupled with expectations for higher wind output weighed on the prompt, traders said. ›

The British within-day wholesale gas price rose on Tuesday morning as lower imports from Norway led to an undersupplied system. ›

The prospect of a further increase in record U.S. crude stockpiles that have undercut OPEC’s output curbs kept oil investors anxious, with prices stuck near $48 a barrel. ›

British gas prices slipped on Monday as milder weather weighed on demand in an amply supplied network. ›

A pledge by crude producers to consider extending their output-cut deal failed to excite oil bulls, with prices dropping as more time was seen needed to trim swollen global stockpiles. ›