Gas, an endless record: price has increased fivefold since the beginning of the year

Gas inaugurates the thermal year with a stake of 100 euros per megawatt hour (MWh) in Europe, a price never seen in history and now almost fivefold since the beginning of the year. If it were oil, it would be $ 190 per barrel on balance: more than double the current Brent price, which has never gone so high (in nominal terms the all-time record is $ 147.50, reached in July 2008).

Yet another surge

For gas, yet another surge – followed by a partial retracement around …