West Texas Intermediate (WTI)
More US oil producers hedging with non-WTI crudes
Increased volatility pushes oil producers to hedge with LLS, WCS and other regional crudes
Crude-by-rail data gains in value for traders
As an increasing volume of crude oil is transported via North America’s railroads, market participants are growing hungry for data and market intelligence on crude-by-rail. Such insight had been in short supply, until recently. Alexander Osipovich reports
Oil producer hedging surges amid Middle East turmoil
Elevated WTI prices, pushed up by regional unrest, are creating opportunities for US oil producers to hedge
WTI rally offers limited upside to oil producers, say analysts
WTI rally may be short-lived, say analysts, while impact of backwardation is likely to be felt more strongly
Physical flows will foster changes to energy benchmarks
Growth in WCS derivatives volumes highlights continuous evolution of the energy derivatives market
Liquidity improves in Canadian heavy oil derivatives
Trading in derivatives linked to Western Canadian Select (WCS) heavy crude oil has jumped in the past few years, giving the country's producers improved opportunities to hedge. But the lack of a unified WCS price index has made it difficult for liquidity…
Brent challenges WTI despite questions about oil benchmark
Battle of the benchmarks
The uncertain impact of an SPR release
Reserve nerves
The unreliability of oil price forecasting
The experts are wrong
Energy Risk Europe 2012: Speculation tending to push oil prices lower
In recent years, speculation in oil markets has been associated with price falls more than price rises, but speculative activity is transforming the oil market into an asset play subject to new macroeconomic influences, says Leo Drollas, chief economist…
Experts question shift in Mexico oil hedging strategy
Use of put spreads in oil hedging programme leaves Mexico dangerously exposed to low oil prices if global economy sinks
Aggressive oil hedging enables Plains E&P’s big deepwater play
Plains Exploration & Production will hedge up to 90% of its oil production for the next three years, the Houston-based company says as it reaches a deal to buy $6.1 billion of oil assets in the Gulf of Mexico from BP and Shell
US ban on crude exports receives fresh scrutiny
Old US ban on crude exports receives fresh scrutiny
Turning points: United Icap's Walter Zimmermann
From meditating with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi to using fractals to predict oil prices, Walter Zimmermann of United Icap has had a remarkably varied career. Alexander Osipovich reports
Brent crude seen at $50/bbl by Q3 in worst-case scenario: Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse has released a research note today that highlights the potential for oil prices to fall to levels last seen during the 2008 crisis
Seaway pipeline reversal: beginning of the end for negative WTI-Brent spread?
Analyst forecasts of how the reversal of the Seaway pipeline will affect the West Texas Intermediate-Brent spread vary widely. Jay Maroo reports
Initiatives promote commodity derivatives in Brazil
Seeds of change
Asia crude oil benchmark moves closer
A crude measure
Asian challenge to crude benchmarks
Asian challenge to crude benchmarks
Oil analysts' 2012 price forecasts up slightly on 2011 average
Hanging in the balance
Refiners step up hedging activity
Refineries in Europe have stepped up their hedging activity in recent months as they take advantage of a recovery in margins, market participants say
Q&A – Ice Futures Europe’s David Peniket and Mike Davis
New directions
Risk and Energy Risk commodity rankings 2012: energy
Finding value in energy volatility
Commodity and energy derivatives house of the year: JP Morgan
Risk awards 2012