Selected fossil fuel price indices monthly 2023

Energy prices have soared during the last two years. In August 2022, the European natural gas benchmark, Dutch TTF, stood at 1,600 index points relative to the base year 2016. By March 2023, natural gas prices in Europe had decreased, reaching an index price of 318.6 points.

Selected monthly fossil fuel price indices worldwide from January 2020 to March 2023

Characteristic	Coal, Australia	Coal, South Africa	Crude oil, Brent	Crude oil, Dubai	Crude oil, WTI	Natural gas, TTF	Natural gas, Henry Hub	LNG, Asia
Mar '23	279.67	205.71	175.82	188.74	169.62	318.62	94.38	179.46
Feb '23	348.46	219.11	185.52	195.99	178.13	384.47	95.51	214.57
Jan '23	577.23	251.66	186.52	195.09	180.96	456.8	135.99	278.06
Dec '22	610.27	321.17	180.8	185.33	177.1	812.45	225.14	412.91
Nov '22	525.47	309.42	201.73	204	194.43	661.35	253.79	338.99
Oct '22	609.16	358.52	207.9	219.95	201.85	477.95	238.73	399.8
Sep '22	667.48	452.3	201	216.4	195.18	1,267.51	306.94	600.64
Aug '22	638.46	516.69	216.6	230.75	216.67	1,607.44	343.86	728
Jul '22	618.74	510.23	233.48	241.91	235.69	1,174.87	278.5	553.42
Jun '22	609.89	508.89	261.08	269.74	265.19	756.03	296.6	397.06
May '22	597.15	504.57	248.7	260.1	253.71	630.88	319.67	294.89
Apr '22	477.61	463.94	235.49	247.78	235.84	734.84	264.23	390.03
Mar '22	504.33	506.23	249.43	259.44	250.68	958.52	194.75	520.7
Feb '22	388.81	327.1	209.11	220.7	211.85	619.85	175.31	374.01
Jan '22	330.7	270.96	189.94	201.23	192.58	640.68	165.84	360.64
Dec '21	258.95	213.41	165.66	175.66	166.05	858.27	151.15	503.01
Nov '21	253.71	217.44	179.44	189.67	182.91	629.03	200.54	429.67
Oct '21	343.5	332.62	186.04	196.38	188.16	684.86	218.26	471.36
Sep '21	268.43	252.78	165.82	175.45	165.43	510.71	199.67	323.46
Aug '21	247.67	215.01	156.59	165.74	156.96	350.97	157.97	223.73
Jul '21	218.6	191.89	165.05	173.95	167.87	287.69	149.24	189.49
Jun '21	188.57	179.21	163.08	171.94	165.06	237.15	128.21	161.54
May '21	148.69	164.11	151.68	160	150.69	206.85	116.02	134.62
Apr '21	139.62	143.56	145.37	152.23	142.03	167.29	105.13	106.12
Mar '21	135.89	147.47	145.96	155.02	143.8	142.54	102.73	86.62
Feb '21	131.97	135.45	138.34	147.7	136.98	141.76	114.28	96.36
Jan '21	129.84	140.15	122.51	131.77	119.9	167.75	103.78	274.43
Dec '20	114.99	140.68	111.75	119.67	108.85	133.89	101.26	156.05
Nov '20	89.82	108.07	97.72	104.83	95.71	109.88	112.45	91.71
Oct '20	82.86	91.24	92.3	98.42	91.13	110.58	110.83	82.29
Sep '20	74.21	89.5	93.01	99.77	91.57	88.55	89.52	61.97
Aug '20	73.32	85.58	100.01	105.9	97.98	59.99	91.69	48.74
Jul '20	73.73	82.99	96.04	102.57	94.16	37.69	69.14	30.74
Jun '20	78.48	84.65	90.64	96.62	88.6	37.84	66.58	27.56
May '20	77.26	83.67	71.92	78.62	66.56	33.6	70.87	27.32
Apr '20	92.21	82.89	59.56	63.16	39.26	47.87	69.09	28.58
Mar '20	100.18	102.14	75.31	80.8	67.8	64.08	67.9	44.08
Feb '20	101.38	128.09	123.54	130.33	117.03	68.81	72.28	39.26
Jan '20	102.89	135.47	141.75	152.22	133.47	83.3	79.68	66.05