European natural gas benchmark at the Dutch TTF hub fell 0.3% to €48.605 per megawatt‑hour, while British futures dropped 0.7% to 117.13 pence per therm.
Prices edged lower but remain on track for weekly gains as demand is expected to stay nearly flat; LNG send‑out is forecast to increase by 100 GWh per day to 1,817 GWh/d on Friday due to new cargo arrivals in Belgium and Germany.
Ongoing Middle‑East tensions persist, highlighted by Hezbollah’s rejection of a cease‑fire and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz to tanker traffic, tightening global oil and gas supplies.
