Energy Risk
Draft derivatives bill sent to Congress
The US Treasury submitted legislation to Congress today outlining its regulatory reform agenda for the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market.
Twitter interview with Trayport
Followers of Energy Risk on social networking site Twitter joined Elliott Piggott, managing director of trading software provider Trayport for an online interview. The full list of questions and answers is below.
Dynegy announces further losses and asset sale
Wholesale power provider Dynegy has implemented a cost-cutting scheme and plans to sell nine power projects after announcing a $345 million second quarter net loss.
Centrica given all clear for British Energy stake
UK competition regulator the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has approved plans by Centrica to take a minority stake in EDF-owned nuclear generator British Energy. British Energy operates eight nuclear power stations in the UK.
MCX offers imported thermal coal futures contract
India's Multi Commodity Exchange's (MCX) newly-launched thermal coal futures contract traded over 5500 metric tonnes on its first day of trade on Friday 7 August.
GHG allowances could cost $191 by 2030
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) has predicted greenhouse gas allowances could cost $191 per metric ton by 2030 under the American Clean Energy and Security Act.
Indonesian commodities exchange to begin trading in September
Indonesia has followed Asian counterparts Singapore and Hong Kong with the launch of its own commodities exchange set to begin trading in September or October. The Indonesia Commodity & Derivative Exchange (ICDX) will initially trade palm oil and gold…
A seagull's-eye view
US offshore energy could receive a boost from a newly announced US Federal regulatory scheme. Gregory Lawrence, Mustafa Ostrander and Stephen Smith of McDermott Will & Emery outline the programme
Power plant Greeks
The computation of the price sensitivities - otherwise known as the Greeks - of a power plant is essential for proper hedging and risk management. However, due to the complexity and difficulty involved in the modelling of generation characteristics and…
Optimisation through a component framework
Implementing the most suitable ETRM software for has become increasingly daunting. Paul McLean-Thorne and Tim Hughes investigate
CFTC outlines more regulatory concerns
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) ended the last of three public hearings on the energy market today, citing several additional areas of regulatory interest including firewalls, high frequency trading and over-the-counter market regulation.
Where to next?
Energy trading is experiencing rapid change and it can be difficult for ETRM software to keep pace. Rachel Morison finds out which issues software vendors are tackling and what they expect next-generation software to achieve
Power plant Greeks
The computation of the price sensitivities - otherwise known as the Greeks - of a power plant is essential for proper hedging and risk management. However, due to the complexity and difficulty involved in the modelling of generation characteristics and…
Benoît de Vitry
Our 15th anniversary profile series continues as Roderick Bruce talks with Benoît de Vitry, head of commodities at Barclays Capital, about his memories of the past 15 years and thoughts on the future
A seagull's-eye view
US offshore energy could receive a boost from a newly announced US Federal regulatory scheme. Gregory Lawrence, Mustafa Ostrander and Stephen Smith of McDermott Will & Emery outline the programme
Sparking innovation
In the second of two articles tracing the beginnings of energy derivatives trading, Roderick Bruce looks at the development of the natural gas and electricity markets in the US and Europe