European gas prices climb on cold weather, Iran tensions in General Energy News 24/04/2026 European wholesale gas prices increased on Thursday as colder weather forecasts and ongoing geopolitical tensions surrounding US-Iran peace talks weighed on market sentiment. The benchmark Dutch front-month contract at the TTF hub rose 1.85 euros to 45.40 euros per megawatt hour, or 4.2% on the day. Iran seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz, tightening its control over the strategic waterway after US President Donald Trump announced he was indefinitely calling off attacks, with no indication of peace talks resuming. The benchmark EU gas contract had dropped around 39% since reaching 74 euros per megawatt hour on March 19, driven by optimism about potential peace negotiations. Source: Investing.com 2026-04-24 hellenicshippingnews... window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en-US'}; (function(w, d, s) { function go(){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], load = function(url, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.src = url; js.id = id; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }; load('//connect.facebook.net/en/all.js#xfbml=1', 'fbjssdk'); load('https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js', 'gplus1js'); load('//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 'tweetjs'); } if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", go, false); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload",go); } }(window, document, 'script')); tweet Share