Penny Sukhraj

As Europe heads into a bitterly cold winter, Russia escalated its attacks on the continent's energy access last week.

Crude oil prices jumped on Monday amid rising geopolitical concerns, following a decision over the weekend by US president Joe Biden to allow Ukraine

US natural gas was trading above USD 3/MMBtu on Wednesday morning after closing a smithereen short of the psychologically important threshold on

Natural gas prices rose strongly in all three main consuming regions of the world on Wednesday, especially in the US, where Henry Hub crashed through USD 3/MMBTU to settle at USD 3.19/MMBtu, a 6.5% increase.

Energy and carbon prices rose across the board on Thursday amid reports signalling a dangerous new phase in the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Natural gas prices in all three of the world's main consuming regions continued their run of extreme volatility on Friday, reversing most, if not

Crude oil prices edged downwards on Tuesday and remained stable on Wednesday morning amid reports that a ceasefire had come into effect between

Wednesday saw US gas prices slide after their year-high on Tuesday as traders took profits ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, which begins today and for many workers will continue until Sunday.

Energy prices continued to exhibit high levels of volatility on Monday as geopolitical developments and weather forecasts drove natural gas prices higher and crude oil prices lower.

Thursday was another day of minimal price movements in energy markets, not least because of the Thanksgiving public holiday in the US, which meant