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Prices, the French energy mix and strategic shipping routes.

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Electricity in France

Today's wholesale price and how electricity is being generated right now.

Spot price, daily average

146.81 €/MWh -12.0 %vs 29/09

Average for Wed 30/09 · RTE

7-day average156 €
Low115 €
High204 €
History

Generation right now

41 Very low carbongCO₂ per kWh generated
Main sourceNuclear 66.2 %
Low-carbon share93.2 %
  • Nuclear66.2 %
  • Wind17.1 %
  • Hydro7.2 %
  • Gas6.8 %
  • Bioenergy2.3 %
  • Solar0.4 %

Reading of 30/09 at 05:45 · RTE éCO2mix

Electricity price tomorrow

Day-ahead price, daily average · Wednesday 30 September 2026

Daily average
146.81 €/MWh
-12.0 %vs 29/09
Peak (8am-8pm)
161 €/MWh
Cheapest hour
3 h · 48 €
Most expensive hour
19 h · 254 €

Hourly price (€/MWh)

France and its neighbours

Source: ENTSO-E Transparency Platform

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Gas

The US benchmark price and European storage levels, day by day.

Henry Hub, the US benchmark price

9.11 €/MWh -0.3 %vs 29/09

Price on Wed 30/09 · OilPriceAPI, converted to €/MWh at the ECB rate (3.03 $/MMBtu)

7-day average-
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Gas storage in Europe

71.3% of storage filled807 TWh of gas stored in the EU

0 %▲ last year100 %

EU, vs last year-11.2 pts
France (last year: 91 %)83.2 %
Filling, this year and last year

2026 2025

Reading of 28/09 · GIE AGSI+

Gas around the world

Monthly averages in €/MWh (converted at the ECB monthly average rate): Europe (TTF), Asia (LNG delivered to Japan), United States (Henry Hub). A long-term trend, published about two months late: latest month available, July 2026.

Europe
53.59 €/MWh
Asia
58.46 €/MWh
+4.87 € compared with Europe
United States
8.85 €/MWh
Europe pays 6.1 times more

Europe Asia United States

Source: IMF (Primary Commodity Prices) via FRED, ECB exchange rates

US LNG exports

Monthly export volumes, in billion cubic feet of gas per day (Bcf/d), over two years.

Source: EIA

Oil

The global crude benchmark, and what is moving it right now.

Brent, North Sea crude

103.16 $/bbl +0.2 %vs 29/09

Price on Wed 30/09 · OilPriceAPI

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Hormuz and the oil price, 12 months

Capacity of tankers transiting Hormuz (7-day average, as a % of normal Jan-Oct 2023), against the Brent price.

Tankers at Hormuz (% of normal) Brent ($/bbl)

IMF PortWatch (transits) · EIA and OilPriceAPI (Brent)

Shipping routes

Ship transits through the three key straits, compared with normal.

Hormuz

● Near standstill
4 %of normal traffic
1.6tankers / day
normal 57.4

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Traffic: IMF PortWatch, as of 27/09 · Map: MarineTraffic

Strait of Hormuz

● Near standstill
Tankers / day
1.6
3 % of normal · normal 57.4
Ships / day
3.4
4 % of normal · normal 95.6
Tanker capacity / day
0.02 Mt
1 % of normal · normal 2.79 Mt

Average of the last 5 published days (23/09 to 27/09), compared with normal (Jan-Oct 2023). Capacity is the deadweight tonnage of the tankers.

Tankers per day (7-day average) Normal (Jan-Oct 2023)

20.9 mb/dof oil, about 20% of global consumption
1/4of all seaborne oil
> 20%of global LNG (mostly from Qatar)

Context: EIA, World Oil Transit Chokepoints (March 2026, first-half 2025 data) · Traffic: IMF PortWatch

Bab el-Mandeb

● Severely disrupted
38 %of normal traffic
9.8tankers / day
normal 26.2

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Traffic: IMF PortWatch, as of 27/09 · Map: MarineTraffic

Bab el-Mandeb Strait

● Severely disrupted
Tankers / day
9.8
37 % of normal · normal 26.2
Ships / day
28.2
38 % of normal · normal 74.6
Tanker capacity / day
0.65 Mt
50 % of normal · normal 1.31 Mt

Average of the last 5 published days (23/09 to 27/09), compared with normal (Jan-Oct 2023). Capacity is the deadweight tonnage of the tankers.

Tankers per day (7-day average) Normal (Jan-Oct 2023)

4.2 mb/dof oil in the first half of 2025
÷ 2compared with 2023, since the Red Sea attacks

Context: EIA, World Oil Transit Chokepoints (March 2026, first-half 2025 data) · Traffic: IMF PortWatch

Malacca

● Normal traffic
99 %of normal traffic
71.6tankers / day
normal 83.5

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Traffic: IMF PortWatch, as of 27/09 · Map: MarineTraffic

Strait of Malacca

● Normal traffic
Tankers / day
71.6
86 % of normal · normal 83.5
Ships / day
217.0
99 % of normal · normal 219.0
Tanker capacity / day
2.81 Mt
80 % of normal · normal 3.53 Mt

Average of the last 5 published days (23/09 to 27/09), compared with normal (Jan-Oct 2023). Capacity is the deadweight tonnage of the tankers.

Tankers per day (7-day average) Normal (Jan-Oct 2023)

23.2 mb/dof oil in the first half of 2025
29%of seaborne oil, the world's busiest chokepoint

Context: EIA, World Oil Transit Chokepoints (March 2026, first-half 2025 data) · Traffic: IMF PortWatch

Maritime security

Attacks, seizures and suspicious activity reported by ships in the Gulf, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

Incidents reported to UKMTO over 90 days · Source: UKMTO · Open Government Licence v3.0

Market data updated 30/09/2026 at 06:09