Energy Risk
Out of Africa
Nigeria, Libya and Algeria between them produce around 7% of theworld’s oil, a figure that is only expected to grow. With global oil suppliestight, what happens in these, sometimes unstable, oil-producing countrieswill impact heavily on global oil…
Swing contracts – take it or leave it?
Gas swing contracts are well established, but it is only recently thattechniques have been developed to measure and capture the value intheir flexibility. John Breslin, Les Clewlow, Chris Strickland and Daniel vander Zee of Lacima Group discuss these…
Powerful fusions
Europe’s power exchanges arebecoming increasingly connected asnational transmission grids link up.Roderick Bruce looks at the effect thiswill have on electricity trading
CFTC Establishes New Energy Markets Advisory Committee
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has set up an advisory committee providing a public forum to examine emerging issues related to the energy markets and the CFTC’s role in these markets under the Commodity Exchange Act.
Commodity Rankings 2008
A continued growth in participants, as well as a range of newly identified emerging markets are clearly evidenced in this year’s Commodity Rankings, writes Andrew Holt
Sky Road Power Platform Launched
Software solutions provider Sky Road has launched the Sky Road Power Platform, providing access to all pricing points in the PJM Interconnection, New England, New York, and Midwest Independent System Operator (ISO) /Regional Transmission Organization …
SSY freight screen links to NOS for clearing
Shipbroker SSY has added a direct link to NOS clearing for clients of is freight derivatives trading platform, run in conjunction with globalCOAL.
Bank of America and Climate Exchange call off joint venture
Bank of America and Climate Exchange, parent company of the Chicago Climate Exchange and European Climate Exchange, have scrapped plans for a formal joint venture.
EEX and Eurex to launch CER futures in March
The carbon trading cooperation between European Energy Exchange (EEX) and Eurex will expand further with the imminent launch of futures contracts for certified emissions reduction (CER) credits.
CME/Nymex defend clearing operations
Exchanges defend vertically integrated clearing in face of increasing scrutiny over merger proposals
US regulator casts doubt over CME/Nymex merger
In a briefing released today, the US Justice Department said that financial futures markets that offer their own clearing services could be anti-competitive, which may prove to be an obstacle to CME Group’s plan to acquire the New York Mercantile…
Evolution Launches Freight Brokerage Division
Evolution Markets has launched a freight brokerage division, providing brokerage and structured transaction services to global ocean freight markets.
Less is more
Utilities are leading the chorus for greater energy efficiency in the US. But, as David Watkins discovers, their drive to secure profits while selling less power is proving to be a major regulatory challenge
Tony Cocker
Tony Cocker, CEO of E.ON Energy Trading, is tasked with leading a new centralised European trading hub. It's a challenge he relishes, he tells Andrew Holt
The business of saying no
Rising energy prices have caused an upturn in demand response - or energy curtailment - in the last two years. Elisa Wood looks at how this is impacting power markets
GFI buys Trayport
GFI has acquired Trayport, a provider of real-time electronic trading software for brokers, exchanges and traders in the commodities, fixed income, currencies and equities markets.
OTC space braces for energy powerhouse
CME's potential acquisition of Nymex will have major ramifications for rivals, say analysts. David Watkins reports