Energy
Low Brent creates window of opportunity for hedgers, say analysts
Brent crude oil offers a window for airlines and refiners to lock in prices, but opportunity won’t last forever, say analysts
Skylar’s Perkins sees potential for volatility in US natural gas
Bill Perkins believes rising demand and reduced risk warehousing will create opportunities for natural gas traders: video
Gas market participants rail against mandatory bundling
The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators hopes a new network code on capacity allocation will promote a more efficient and open gas market in Europe. But market participants warn the principle of mandatory bundling embedded in the code could…
Energy Risk USA: Firms optimistic about California carbon market
Energy market participants upbeat about development of California emissions market, despite legal threats
Energy Risk USA: Official sheds light on Ferc manipulation sleuths
Ferc is now monitoring markets in near real time for evidence of manipulation, warns enforcement official
Mandatory bundling will damage trading in European gas, say firms
Capacity Allocation Mechanism network code could restrict gas trade at physical hubs and interconnection points
Turning points: Torsten Amelung, Statkraft
As the proportion of power generated from renewables goes up, the business model of traditional utilities is increasingly under threat, says Torsten Amelung, Statkraft’s senior vice-president of trading, origination and business development. He speaks to…
Asian refinery activity boosts oil derivatives trading
Refined tastes
Exchanges plan futures in response to RIN price surge
Exchanges plan futures in response to RIN price surge
Applied risk management series: Venturing beyond VAR
Venturing beyond historical VAR
Evolution Markets opens Singapore coal desk
Hiemstra to lead new Asian office; EDF Trading hires power traders; Barclays loses head of commodity research; Vitol enters ag commodities; Davies leaves Trayport
Renewable PPAs find favour among corporates
A good climate for renewable PPAs
Volatility set to return to US natural gas market, warn analysts
The calm before the storm?
DME’s Oman oil contract flourishes from futurisation of swaps
Shift away from swaps trading and recent price reporting agency scandals helping Oman contract, says DME chief
South Korean power outage fears loom high on agenda
Planning a new Korea
Lack of regulatory clarity hampering PRA code of conduct
Price reporting agencies expect to release updated industry code of conduct shortly, but warn regulatory uncertainty could delay their efforts
Cutting edge: Correlation functions in the crude oil and natural gas futures markets
Given the importance of the crude oil and natural gas futures markets, the intra-market correlations in these markets play an important role in pricing, hedging and managing the risks of energy portfolios. This paper by Ehud Ronn contributes to the…
NWE power market coupling struck by delays
A tough nut to crack
'Half dead' EUA market hit by political uncertainty
Uncertainty over a plan to postpone sales of EUAs is contributing to stalling prices and reduced liquidity
Turning Points: Bill Perkins, Skylar Capital Management
Bill Perkins, founder of Skylar Capital Management, sees opportunities in US natural gas markets, even as depressed prices and low volatility prompt other traders to pull back. Alexander Osipovich reports
TNK-BP saga raises questions about BP's handling of political risk
Russian roulette