European Gas Prices Fall for Fourth Week as Energy Crisis Abates

  • Mild temperatures are likely to persist across the region
  • German regulator is ‘very optimistic’ as shortage is unlikely

Mild temperatures are likely to continue next week.

Photographer: Jeremy Suyker/Bloomberg
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European natural gas prices posted a fourth consecutive weekly loss with mild weather helping to ease the region’s energy crisis.

Benchmark Dutch front-month futures settled 4% lower at €69.53 per megawatt-hour, posting an 8.9% weekly drop. The UK equivalent also declined.