U.K. gas spot breaks through 300p /therm5 Jul 2022 12:48
UK natural gas futures rose to above the 300-pence-a-therm mark, the highest in five months, as Norway’s Equinor started a shutdown of three oil and gas fields after workers went on strike demanding wage hikes. Oil and gas output will be reduced by 89,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), of which gas output makes up 27,500 boepd, Equinor reiterated on Tuesday. Norway is the world's third-largest exporter of natural gas and the UK's primary gas supplier, exacerbating concerns about disrupted shipments in an already highly tight market. Still, the Norwegian government approved higher production from the Troll, Gina Krog, Duva, Oseberg, Asgard and Mikkel fields to maintain record exports. Gazprom decided to limit flows in the main Nord Stream pipeline to just 40% of its capacity, significantly raising the risk of a natural gas shortage in Europe by next winter.
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