Posted: Feb. 24th 2022
France's Rising Energy Prices

The impact of the Ukraine-Russia conflict on French and European energy markets.
Following Russiaโs attack on Ukraine early this morning, prices on European energy markets have soared.
At 4pm, Brent crude oil was at $103.05/b, up from $97.56/b last night.
Concerning power market, the French Baseload Calendar 2023 product closed yesterday at 184.50 โฌ/MWh, andย is now at 209.50 โฌ/MWh.
On the natural gas side, the TTF Calendar 2023 product has risen from 62.30 โฌ/MWh yesterday evening to 80.00 โฌ/MWh at 4pm today.
Given the current geopolitical tension, these prices are likely to remain high over the coming weeks.