Energy Chart Pack Natural gas and coal prices to fall further in 2020 The easing of US-China trade tensions and the escalation of US-Iran geopolitical tensions has caused oil prices to surge in recent weeks. In contrast, the prices of natural gas and coal have slumped... 9th January 2020 · 6 mins read
Energy Chart Pack Rising supply to weigh on natural gas prices Warmer-than-expected weather, amid subdued global economic growth, put downward pressure on the prices of coal and LNG since the start of November. In contrast, the price of oil rose on the back of... 9th December 2019 · 5 mins read
Energy Chart Pack Oil prices to tread water, for now Despite signs that the global economy continued to slow in October, only coal prices fell. While we expect global growth to remain subdued in the year ahead, we think that a recession will be avoided... 5th November 2019 · 5 mins read
Energy Chart Pack Seasonal factors to boost gas and coal prices in Q4 Energy prices diverged in September. There were strong gains in European gas and coal prices in part owing to strikes at France’s utilities at a time when seasonal demand is also picking up. Meanwhile... 3rd October 2019 · 6 mins read
Energy Chart Pack Natural gas demand to prove resilient Oil prices continued to fall last month on concerns about a slowing global economy and rising US-China protectionism, but we expect them to stabilise in the coming months given supply constraints. In... 6th September 2019 · 6 mins read
Energy Chart Pack More to the weakness in energy prices than trade While President Trump’s latest tariff threat has added yet more fuel to the oil market’s fears about slowing global growth, the continued malaise in the prices of coal and natural gas reflects more... 2nd August 2019 · 6 mins read
Energy Chart Pack Weak demand to keep a lid on oil prices Oil prices rose a little in June on a combination of escalating US-Iran tensions, signs of a truce in the US-China trade war and the expectation that OPEC+ would extend its production cuts. However... 4th July 2019 · 6 mins read
Energy Chart Pack Oil‘s plunge makes rollover of OPEC cuts more likely Caught up in the broader sell-off in risky assets triggered by the latest escalation in trade tensions, oil prices have plunged in recent weeks, and the prices of most other energy commodities have... 6th June 2019 · 1 min read
Energy Chart Pack Oil supply fears fading fast The price of oil rose a little last month owing in part to supply concerns regarding the US decision to end sanction waivers on Iran’s oil exports. We now expect Iran’s output to fall further and have... 9th May 2019 · 1 min read
Energy Chart Pack Shaky fundamentals to derail oil price rally Oil prices saw their strongest quarterly gain in almost ten years in Q1 2019. However, we expect that this recent upturn will begin to subside and that the fundamentals of elevated US supply and... 2nd April 2019 · 1 min read
Energy Chart Pack Boost to oil from lower supply unlikely to last The price of oil continued to climb in February as the US and China inched towards a trade deal, and Saudi Arabia announced that it would cut output further. However, we still think that prices will... 6th March 2019 · 1 min read
Energy Chart Pack Oil output cuts are working, for now The price of oil rose strongly in January and is likely to remain supported in the coming months by the OPEC+ output cuts and the risk of severe disruption to Venezuela’s production. However, we think... 4th February 2019 · 1 min read
Energy Chart Pack Energy prices remain under pressure Oil prices continued to fall last month and we expect them to remain subdued given that, for now at least, the market is more than comfortably supplied. That said, the production cut announced by OPEC... 3rd January 2019 · 1 min read
Energy Chart Pack Surging supply weighs on oil prices Oil prices slumped in November as rising production in the US, Russia and Saudi Arabia prompted fears of oversupply. The market is now hoping that OPEC and its allies will agree to cut output, which... 6th December 2018 · 1 min read
Energy Chart Pack Oil slumps as supply fears fade Oil prices plummeted in October on the back of clear signs of a pick-up in supply, rising US crude stocks and concerns about slower global growth. US sanctions on Iran’s oil may bolster prices in the... 2nd November 2018 · 1 min read
Energy Chart Pack Oil at a four-year high Oil prices have surged in the last month as the market priced in a slump in Iran’s production due to the re-imposition of US sanctions. However, there are now clear signs of weaker demand, which... 5th October 2018 · 1 min read
