Overall, the UK gas system was under-supplied by 10 mcm on Thursday, with demand forecast at around 263 mcm, and supply at almost 253 mcm, National Grid data showed.
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The UK gas system was almost 29 million cubic metres (mcm) oversupplied with demand forecast at 289 mcm and supply at around 318 mcm, National Grid data showed.
UK day-ahead local distribution zone consumption is forecast 14 mcm higher than the previous forecast, while consumption next week is 24 mcm higher, Refinitiv Eikon data showed.
The system was oversupplied by around 16 million cubic metres (mcm), with demand forecast at 296 mcm and flows at 312 mcm/day, according to National Grid data.
The British gas system was over-supplied by 12.4 million cubic metres (mcm) on Monday morning, with demand forecast at 245.5 mcm and flows at 257.9 mcm/day, National Grid data showed.
However, the permissible practices are being discontinued vide issuing the notification of provisional prices for the month of August to November 2020 on 11 November 2020, informed the official.
The gas system was around 5 million cubic metres (mcm) over-supplied, with demand forecast at 251 mcm and flows at 256 mcm/day, National Grid data showed.
Traders pointed to the end of Norway's oil and gas strike, which had threatened to cuts almost 25% of its oil and gas output this week, as a key driver.
Norwegian imports to Britain via the main Langeled pipeline were little changed around 73 million cubic metres (mcm) on Wednesday, National Grid data showed.
Ukraine's gas transit operator said last week natural gas reserves had reached a record 28 billion cubic metres (bcm) on Sept. 29, the highest level in the last 10 years.