Energy Risk
Investors go green
More and more private equity firms are entering the renewable energy space. For some firms, this means adjusting their traditional investment approach. Tom Murley of HgCapital speaks to Oliver Holtaway about the prizes and pitfalls of investing in…
Profit and loss explained
Profit and loss explained analysis and reporting has become arequired tool for the middle and front office. Brian Shydlo investigates
Cross purposes
Cross-commodity trading, once the preserve of the large banks, isbecoming a more widespread practice throughout the energy tradingspace. Nathan Amery explores the phenomenon
Up in the air
Rising wind power prices are encouraging US producers to turn to the short-term and spot electricity markets. Increasingly sophisticated risk management techniques may follow. David Watkins reports
Full steam ahead for FFAs
The freight derivatives market has attracted an influx of new players recently thanks to the spread of clearing. With more banks and hedge funds poised to enter, Roderick Bruce looks at what opportunities the market offers and how it needs to develop next
Renewed interest
Green certificate trading is growing in Europe, as renewable power generators seek to exploit consumer demand for green energy. But market design could be improved, as Oliver Holtaway reports
Amaranth report to ring changes
Release of report into collapse of energy hedge fund Amaranth Advisors looks set to change the way OTC markets operate in the US
Analysts question WTI/Brent spread
The spread between West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and ICE Brent has narrowed significantly, hitting $0.95 this week from a high of $7.34 in mid-May.
EDF and RasGas sign LNG supply deal
Utility EDF, through its subsidiary EDF Trading, has signed a liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply contract with Qatari company Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas (RasGas).
Iberdrola and Endesa hold first power auction
Utilities Iberdrola and Endesa have held Spain’s first power auction, awarding a total volume of 1.45 terawatt hours (TWh). This auction represents the fruits of efforts by the two Spanish utilities to develop a competitive Spanish power market and…
FOA launches UK power market initiative
The Futures and Options Association (FOA) has launched an initiative that aims to introduce a new design for wholesale UK power markets.
Amaranth trades “altered natural gas prices.”
Energy hedge fund Amaranth Advisors exploited legal loopholes and altered natural gas prices through “excessive speculation” before its 2006 implosion, a US senate investigation has found.