Will this winter be the big freeze that everyone is predicting? Will the UK’s gas supplies be enough? Can gas prices go any higher, or are they set to come back down? These are the questions occupying the UK’s major energy consumers at the moment.
Following on from the hurricane-induced spikes in oil prices, they are giving both energy buyers and treasurers a deeply concerning winter. For many, the full meaning of the Chinese curse “May you live in interesting times” has become distressingly apparent.