ICIS Enhances European Gas Benchmarks with Launch of US Dollar Contracts
27 Mar, 2017, 11:16 BST
LONDON, March 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
ICIS, a leading provider of pricing and market intelligence for the global energy, chemical and fertiliser sectors, has enhanced its European gas market coverage, making a range of its UK and continental European gas assessments available in US dollars.
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The additional pricing information reflects the growing relevance of Europe's gas hubs for participants in both North America and Asia. The growing physical linkage between regional gas markets means there is an ever-greater need for reliable prices which are comparable around the world.
With up to 66 million tonnes of LNG export capacity scheduled to come online from the US by the end of 2020 and the expectation that Europe will be a key destination, the ICIS NBP and TTF gas hub assessments are valuable pricing references for physical and financial counterparties.
"US LNG cargoes are already being priced and hedged on Europe's two main gas hubs, irrespective of whether the volumes are delivered to Europe," said Ben Wetherall, head of gas at ICIS. "This is a trend that will continue as more LNG is commissioned from North America."
The independent price assessments and indices published by ICIS are some of the most widely traded and referenced benchmarks across the European gas market, enabling participants to manage risk with confidence.
ICIS assesses 35 forward contracts for both the NBP and TTF hubs. The NBP trades in pence per therm and TTF is settled in euros per megawatt-hour. These contracts are now available in US dollars per million British thermal unit.
Subscribers to European Spot Gas Markets (ESGM) and LNG Markets Daily (LMD) will have access to these contracts via FTP with key prices also appearing in the daily PDFs.
About ICIS
ICIS is an independent price reporting agency focusing on global energy, petrochemical and fertilizer markets, and we have covered the complex UK electricity market for nearly two decades. Every day, we assess electricity contracts for more than 40 different delivery periods in the UK market alone. The analysis and data that we produce is widely used as a reference price in energy contracts. It is our aim to give companies in global commodities markets a competitive advantage by delivering trusted pricing data, high-value news, analysis and independent consulting, enabling our customers to make better-informed trading and planning decisions. With a global staff of more than 800, ICIS has employees based in Houston, Washington, New York, London, Montpellier, Dusseldorf, Karlsruhe, Milan, Mumbai, Singapore, Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Yantai, Tokyo and Perth. ICIS is a division of Reed Business Information, part of Reed Elsevier Plc.
With a global staff of more than 800, ICIS has employees based in Houston, Washington, New York, London, Montpellier, Dusseldorf, Karlsruhe, Milan, Mumbai, Singapore, Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Yantai, Tokyo and Perth. ICIS is a division of Reed Business Information, part of Reed Elsevier Plc.
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For media inquiries, contact:
Ben Wetherall
Head of Gas
ICIS
T: +44(0)20-7911-1786
Ben.Wetherall@icis.com
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