Universal Registration Document 2022

Introduction

At 31 December 2022

  Notional amount to be received at 31/12/2022 Notional amount to be given at 31/12/2022 Fair value Fair value
(in millions of euros) < 1 year 1-5 years > 5 years Total < 1 year 1-5 years > 5 years Total 31/12/2022
Forward exchange transactions 4,451 1,010 - 5,461 4,405 964 - 5,369 87
Swaps 25,682 9,303 15,647 50,632 25,257 8,992 14,720 48,969 1,531
Options - 1,693 - 1,693 - 1,828 - 1,828 20
CURRENCY DERIVATIVES – HEDGING 30,133 12,006 15,647 57,786 29,662 11,784 14,720 56,166 1,638
Forward transactions 9,979 6,281 25 16,285 9,940 6,131 23 16,094 149
Swaps 22,274 7,457 231 29,962 22,484 7,694 225 30,403 (366)
Options - - - - - - - - -
CURRENCY DERIVATIVES - TRADING 32,253 13,738 256 46,247 32,424 13,825 248 46,497 (217)

At 31 December 2021

  Notional amount to be received at 31/12/2021 Notional amount to be given at 31/12/2021 Fair value
(in millions of euros) < 1 year 1-5 years > 5 years Total < 1 year 1-5 years > 5 years Total 31/12/2021
Forward exchange transactions 3,251 652 - 3,903 3,273 629 - 3,902 -
Swaps 23,421 6,506 17,195 47,122 23,362 6,311 16,921 46,594 406
Options 553 119 - 672 556 113 - 669 1
CURRENCY DERIVATIVES – HEDGING 27,225 7,277 17,195 51,697 27,191 7,053 16,921 51,165 407
Forward transactions 7,003 7,872 - 14,875 6,982 7,772 - 14,754 84
Swaps 24,729 4,018 263 29,010 24,810 4,048 257 29,115 (128)
Options - - - - - - - - -
CURRENCY DERIVATIVES – TRADING 31,732 11,890 263 43,885 31,792 11,820 257 43,869 (44)

The notional value of cross-currency swaps shown in this note is also included in the note on interest rate derivatives (see note 18.7.2).

18.7.4 Commodity derivatives

The Group is exposed to price variations on the wholesale markets for energy (electricity, gas, coal, oil products) and the CO2 emissions quota market with a potentially significant impact on the financial statements.

The Group hedges its forecast sales and purchases of electricity, gas, and coal using futures, forwards, options and swaps, essentially through cash flow hedges.

Details of commodity derivatives used for hedging are as follows:

    31/12/2022 31/12/2021
    Net notional    
(in millions of euros) Units of measure < 1 year 1-5 years > 5 years Total Fair value Net notional Fair value
Electricity TWh (1) 17 - 16 (3,619) (31) (3,808)
Gas Millions of therms 1,137 (864) - 273 (4,999) 943 (925)
Oil products Thousands of barrels 5,263 6,781 - 12,044 96 14,097 166
CO2 Thousands of tonnes 2,490 1,646 - 4,136 60 7,224 333
Other commodities   - - - - - - -
COMMODITY DERIVATIVES – HEDGING           (8,462) - (4,234)

 

The negative fair value of commodity derivatives used for hedging at 31 December 2022 (€8.5 billion) is mainly explained by the wider contractual market price/ exercise price spread on electricity and gas hedging instruments, due to the rise in commodity prices in 2022.

These factors also explain the difference in the fair value between 2022 and 2021, essentially concerning hedges undertaken for the France – Generation and Supply, United Kingdom and Italy segments.