This edition of our monthly Energy Watch looks at the prospects for energy prices in 2013, focusing on crude oil, coal and US natural gas. We present some central forecasts, compare them to the consensus, and discuss the upside and downside risks. In summary, we continue to expect Brent crude to fall to around $85 per barrel and coal prices to remain depressed. But there should still be some further gains for US natural gas.
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