Natural gas market operator UAB GET Baltic in order to inform all the natural gas market participants and other interested parties about trading on the natural gas Exchange has announced Report of Trade on Natural Gas Exchange of the second quarter of 2014. The trade turnover of second quarter of 2014 was 35.99 million m3 of natural gas with a value of more than 34.6 million LTL, it is 34.21 million m3 more than in second quarter of 2013. The average price was 1,040.10 LTL/thou. m3 during second quarter of 2014, it is 251.71 LTL (24.20%) less when compared to the same period last year when average price was 1,291.81 Lt/thou. m3.
In second quarter of 2014 the trading in the exchange was quite active, there were 185 deals realized, even the num-ber of realized deals exceeded the total number of realized deals in 2013 (176 deals realized in 2013). The majority of deals were realized in June – 99 deals, 65 deals were realized in May and 21 deals realized April. The total traded volume in April was 2.7 million m3, in May total traded volume 5.6 million m3 and in June – more than 26 million m3. The highest volume of the fulfilled deals was realized in June, it was 1.425,20 thou. m3. In second quarter of 2014 there was capture the lowest price from the start of exchange, it was 999 Lt/thou. m3, the deals on that price were realized in May and June.
In second quarter of 2014 the highest price of fulfilled deal was 1,200 LTL/thou. m3, executed on 2 of May. The difference between the highest and the lowest price of fulfilled deals in second quarter of 2014 was 201 LTL. The average price in June was 1,008.79 LTL/thou. m3, in May was 1,125.16 Lt/thou. m3, in April was 1,169.36 Lt/thou. m3.The second quarter of 2014 was different than others as the exchange participants traded more active with Natural gas of the nearest future days delivery period, there were realized deals until 32 nearest future days.
To review the trade on the Exchange since the beginning of 2014, the total traded volume was about 37 million m3 with a value of more than 38 million LTL. There were 220 deals realized, the average price was 1,046.87 LTL/thou. m3.
More detailed information is on the Report of Trade on Natural Gas Exchange of the second quarter of 2014.
The Report of Trade on Natural Gas Exchange of the second quarter of 2014 has been announced on the web page www.getbaltic.com.