Publication date: 17/04/2023

Reference period: H1 MAY

Daily SPOT LNG price assessments and benchmark for EU LNG imports

DES LNG SPOT Europe (EU)

· EU LNG H1 MAY 34.630

DES LNG SPOT North-West Europe (NWE)

· NWE LNG H1 MAY 34.485

DES LNG SPOT South Europe (SE)

· SE LNG H1 MAY 34.893

SPREAD DES LNG SPOT (SE-NWE) DES: Delivery Ex-Ship.

· SE minus NWE 0.408 H1: First half of the month.
H2: Second half of the month.
LNG BENCHMARK TTF MA: TTF Gas Futures front-month.
· EU LNG minus TTF MA -6.497 All prices in EUR/MWh.

LNG price assessment data statistics*

Number of transactions 19 Number of market participants 21
Number of LNG terminals 23 Number of registered market participants 81
Traded volume in TWh 18.57

* Only relevant DES SPOT LNG transactions considered.

LNG price assessment and benchmark 30-day history

LNG Benchmark (right) Spread SE-NEW (right) SE Price (left)

NWE Price (left) EU Price (left)

50 4
2
45 0
-2
EUR/MWh

EUR/MWh

-4
40
-6
-8
35 -10
-12
30 -14
20/03/2023

22/03/2023

24/03/2023

27/03/2023

29/03/2023

31/03/2023

04/04/2023

11/04/2023

12/04/2023

14/04/2023
21/03/2023

23/03/2023

28/03/2023

30/03/2023

03/04/2023

05/04/2023

13/04/2023

17/04/2023

[ACER LNG price assessment and benchmark methodology 1.1]