EUROPE GAS-Prices rebound after Iran says will not hold talks with U.S. to end the war

LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) - Dutch and British wholesale gas prices rose on Thursday morning, rebounding from the previous session, as Iran said it would not hold talks to end the war, raising concerns again about a protracted duration of energy flow disruption.

The benchmark Dutch front-month contract at the TTF hub TFMBMc1 rose by around 1.90 euros to 54.73 euros per megawatt hour (MWh) by 0849 GMT, ICE data showed.

The British front-month contract NGLNMc1 was 5.24 pence higher at 138.01 pence per therm.

U.S. President ​Donald Trump said Iran was desperate to make a deal to end nearly four weeks of fighting, contradicting the Iranian foreign minister who said his country was reviewing a U.S. proposal but had ​no intention of holding talks to wind down the conflict.

The conflict has all but halted shipments of oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Gulf region and QatarEnergy has cut LNG capacity by 17% at its Ras Laffan facility which was damaged in attacks.

"Optimism regarding a ceasefire seems to be fading as many market participants doubt that Iran can accept the conditions imposed by the United States, which at the same time threatens to hit it harder if it fails to accept the proposal," said analysts at Engie EnergyScan.

Meanwhile, supply disruptions linked to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran could delay construction of liquefied natural gas projects slated for development in the U.S., Freeport LNG CEO Michael Smith said on Wednesday at the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston.

In the short term, temperatures in north-west Europe are forecast to stay low until the weekend and then gradually rise to normal levels, LSEG data showed.

In the European carbon market, the benchmark contract CFI2Zc1 inched down by 0.03 euro to 70.77 euros a metric ton.