EMEA Gas & Power Risk Market Data

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Why S&P Global Energy

Are commodity markets facing a new reality for managing risk, driving the need for advanced energy price risk management solutions?

In uncertain markets, S&P Global Energy Risk Solutions provides independent, verifiable data to strengthen commodity price risk management. Our EMEA Gas & Power Risk Market Data service includes 30+ forward curves and 2,000+ individual daily forward prices across key global trading locations.

Access broad regional coverage, with Platts PFC-Gas and PFC Power, you get daily forward prices grounded in real market activity for nine European gas derivative markets, plus Thermal Coal forward curve coverage for the ARA region for three calendar years—helping you navigate and mitigate EMEA gas and power risks.

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Who could benefit from EMEA Gas & Power Risk Market Data

Gas & Power Persona Use Cases

Trader

Gas and power traders must react fast to volatility from weather, generation shifts, outages, and fuel switching. S&P Global Energy’s Risk Market Data package provides forward curves and market data to support faster hedging and trading decisions.

Procurement

Gas and power procurement teams must secure supply while managing volatile fuel and power costs. Our Risk Market Data package delivers forward curves and analytics to optimize purchasing and strengthen negotiations.

Risk Manager

Risk managers need clear visibility into shifting gas and power exposures. Our Risk Market Data package provides forward curves, stress-testing inputs, and market data to strengthen monitoring and governance.

Credit Risk Manager

Credit risk managers must track counterparty exposure as gas and power volatility impacts creditworthiness. Our Risk Market Data package provides pricing insights to assess risk, set limits, and manage collateral with confidence.

Energy Price Risk Management - Our Impact, by the Numbers

Energy Price Risk Management - Product Features

Get editorially assessed and quantitatively derived forward curves data and visualization for key trading hubs.

Monitor dynamic commodity markets with extensive European gas prices data, so you can confidently negotiate contracts, manage risk, and develop your trade and investment strategies.

Professionals across the energy industry trust our data every day.

Essential Benefits of Platts Forward Curves

Data & Accessibility
We deliver European energy market data in a way that is easy for you to embed into your daily workflow to effectively:

Calculate key risk metrics like Mark to Market and Value at Risk (VaR)

Energy Price Risk Management/Hedging

Budget and Forecast Future Cash Flows

Analyze Market Conditions

Properly Assign Assets Market Value

Validate Internally Derived Curves

All made easier with:

Availability of extensive historical data

Delivery via S&P Global Energy Core, API, FTP, CI Excel Add-In and channel partners
Global Market Coverage

We provide forward curve assessments across major global locations including Asia, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and the Americas.
Methodology

Platts uses a defined set of methodologies and specifications to deliver consistent and quality forward curve assessments to support your energy price risk management every day. We provide detailed descriptions and explanations of how we assess the market value of commodities so that customers understand those processes.

Methodologies for our standard forward curves provide clear explanations of the data sources and assessments in straightforward language.

We deliver European energy market data in a way that is easy for you to embed into your daily workflow to effectively:

Calculate key risk metrics like Mark to Market and Value at Risk (VaR)
Energy Price Risk Management/Hedging
Budget and Forecast Future Cash Flows
Analyze Market Conditions
Properly Assign Assets Market Value
Validate Internally Derived Curves

All made easier with:

Availability of extensive historical data
Delivery via S&P Global Energy Core, API, FTP, CI Excel Add-In and channel partners

We provide forward curve assessments across major global locations including Asia, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and the Americas.

Platts uses a defined set of methodologies and specifications to deliver consistent and quality forward curve assessments to support your energy price risk management every day. We provide detailed descriptions and explanations of how we assess the market value of commodities so that customers understand those processes.

Methodologies for our standard forward curves provide clear explanations of the data sources and assessments in straightforward language.

Key EMEA Gas & Power Risk Solutions

Platts Forward Curve-Gas (PFC Gas)
Platts PFC-Gas provides you with extensive coverage of the European gas derivatives market. This includes daily forward prices based on real market activity and actual transactions to provide you with a relevant and independent point of view for 9 different markets in:

United Kingdom

France

Germany

Netherlands

Belgium

Italy

Austria

Platts PFC-Gas assessment features include:

Forward curves, crack spreads, time spreads, and differentials.

Extended view up to four calendar years and include monthly, quarterly, and calendar year assessments.

Exchange-traded futures and over-the-counter swaps.

Extensive historical data.
Platts Forward Curve-Power (PFC Power)
Platts PFC Power provides you with extensive coverage of the European gas derivatives market. This includes daily forward prices based on real market activity and actual transactions to provide you with a relevant and independent point of view for 9 different markets in:

United Kingdom

France

Germany

Netherlands

Belgium

Italy

Spain

Poland

Czech Republic

Platts PFC-Power assessment features include:

Forward curves, crack spreads, time spreads, and differentials.

Extended view up to four calendar years and include monthly, quarterly, and calendar year assessments.

Exchange-traded futures and over-the-counter swaps.

Extensive historical data.
Platts Forward Curve-Coal

Platts provides you with coverage of the forward curve market for Thermal Coal delivered in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region, forward looking for 3 calendar years.

Platts PFC-Gas provides you with extensive coverage of the European gas derivatives market. This includes daily forward prices based on real market activity and actual transactions to provide you with a relevant and independent point of view for 9 different markets in:

United Kingdom
France
Germany
Netherlands
Belgium
Italy
Austria

Platts PFC-Gas assessment features include:

Forward curves, crack spreads, time spreads, and differentials.
Extended view up to four calendar years and include monthly, quarterly, and calendar year assessments.
Exchange-traded futures and over-the-counter swaps.
Extensive historical data.

Platts PFC Power provides you with extensive coverage of the European gas derivatives market. This includes daily forward prices based on real market activity and actual transactions to provide you with a relevant and independent point of view for 9 different markets in:

United Kingdom
France
Germany
Netherlands
Belgium
Italy
Spain
Poland
Czech Republic

Platts PFC-Power assessment features include:

Forward curves, crack spreads, time spreads, and differentials.
Extended view up to four calendar years and include monthly, quarterly, and calendar year assessments.
Exchange-traded futures and over-the-counter swaps.
Extensive historical data.

Platts provides you with coverage of the forward curve market for Thermal Coal delivered in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region, forward looking for 3 calendar years.

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Why S&P Global Energy?

Unparalleled Experience

For 100+ years, we've delivered Platts price assessments for physical and forward markets. Customers count on us for news, pricing, and analytics, ensuring transparent, efficient markets for confident decisions.

Trusted benchmark pricing

Provides industry benchmark price indices with robust, transparent, proven methodologies, that guarantees data integrity with stringent quality controls, and adherence to strict guidelines and IOSCO principles.

Integrated European market pricing coverage

Covers 16 European hubs—natural gas, power, renewables, nuclear and coal —in one connected pricing service.

Historical view of Pricing

Comprehensive price history back to 1985 supports deep analysis of historical price trends to better understand the current market dynamics and forecast potential price movements resulting from similar previous geopolitical events.

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