The wind isn't blowing in the UK or anywhere else in Europe for that matter. That has consequences...
1/n UK Power Production from Wind in MW @pijoe1212
Gas-fired power plants need to save the week to keep the lights on in the UK while there is zero electricity storage to bridge the intermittant character of renewables such as wind or solar.
2/n UK Power Production from Gas in MW
However, despite full gas storages Europe is short of natural gas flows and hence prices react quickly to demand spikes in late November and while the winter is still ahead. That is what NBP just did now - it spiked.
Some observations on China crude imports, storage levels and product consumption.
Short thread...
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Basics first:
China's baseline crude imports are 10.5mbpd (pipe & seaborne).
It has an apparent consumption of up to 14.8mbpd which it satisfies from additional 4.1mbpd of its own production (on- and offshore) and storage (if need be).
Following a one-off payment in Dec of 8.3% of the annual household bill for gas, Germany will cap consumer prices for gas for households at €120/MWh for 80% of their usual consumption. Beyond that, consumers/SMEs will pay the wholesale (future) price for any additional gas.
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1M forward TTF (EU wholesale natgas hub price) surged as high as €313/MWh in Aug 2022 (hight of NS1 sabotage panic) and are now €114/MWh (€33/MMBtu).
However, as GER still gets some gas under long-term contracts, actual IMPORT prices are a better proxy for pain to come.