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Driving up the price
Nowhere has the spiralling cost of petroleum been more acutely felt than in the US, where the car is king. The rise is, of course, directly related to high crude oil prices, pushed ever higher by threats to production arising from worldwide political…
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Grain versus cane
Power
Dealing in doubt
Technology
The fuel of the future?
Natural Gas
A fact of life?
Can the price risks associated with abnormally cold winter temperatures and theirimpact on short term energy demand be predicted ahead of time? Logical InformationMachines’ Sandy Fielden investigates recent freezing temperatures in Boston,Massachusetts
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Rankings 2004
Weathering the storm
Natural gas markets are thought to be one of the most sensitive to changes inthe weather, but how much do other factors affect price movements? MaryAshleyHall , energy market specialist with Fame, looks at some tried and tested methodsof managing weather…
Life without MTBE
New frontiers
LNG could rescue the US
Sandy Fielden of energy market specialist Logical Information Machines looks at a potential solution to the US natural gas supply crisis: liquefied natural gas
From a gas crunch to a crisis
In this month’s Market Focus, GlobalView Software takes a look at the factors contributing to the current US natural gas crunch, which is drawing the attention of major political and financial figures
Oil prices cause ripples in chemicals market
The chemicals market has been hit by the effects of high oil prices. Higher feedstock prices have brought higher end-product prices. Fame Information Services looks at styrene prices and the soaring costs of feedstocks, particularly in the ethylene market
The cost of deregulation
US electricity deregulation does not necessarily make prices more competitive, as is shown in this study of New England power prices by Logical Information Machines
Petrochemicals firms take a stand against oil price volatility
Many petrochemicals firms are seeking to reduce price volatility through hedging, given that the cost of crude oil is strongly influencing the price of petrochemical products. GlobalView Software looks at the figures behind the trend
Rethinking European power
European energy firms are seeking to reposition their products and strategies in advance of European Union market deregulation. FAME Energy reports
US energy prices: in line for a fall?
A combination of concerns in the second half of January 2003 has boosted US oil and natural gas prices to levels not seen since the winter of 2000/2001. Will the higher prices stick? Logical Information Machines examines cause and effect
Crude oil takes a double hit
Mark Powell of GlobalView Software looks at how crude prices are being affected by the impending war with Iraq and the general strike in Venezuela
Hedging on a jet plane
The past eighteen months has been a critical time for airlines. FAME Information Services looks at how an airline can reduce operating costs by jet fuel hedging
Power price discovery in Europe
Logical Information Machines’ Sandy Fielden compares different price discovery mechanisms in European electricity markets
Prices stable in market turmoil
Given the major changes taking place in the energy trading sector at present – and in view of recent events – it is not surprising that prices are behaving very differently from those last year. Eric Fishhaut of GlobalView Software gives an appraisal
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