Energy Risk
Banks take shelter in derivatives
While some banks have found the weather derivatives market a non-starter, others are doing deals worth more than $100 million. Eurof Thomas reports
Keeping score
This month Brett Humphreys and Zach Jonasson show how energy trading firms can compare performance using publicly available corporate information
Enron’s online after-effects
Recent highly visible events in the US, including the Enron failure, the California electricity crisis and market power rulings by the government have all created considerable tumult and uncertainty, which are bound to have repercussions
From academia to entertainment
Don Stowers reports on an internet platform for the oil and oil products market that is branching out into the entertainment business
Storing up the gains?
Natural gas prices are climbing again, and energy companies are reacting by putting in place new hedges, as Kevin Foster discovers
Green scheme down under
Robin Lancaster reports on Australia’s government-mandated renewable energy certificates market, which – after a slow start – is expected to pick up fast
Hedging ahead
Continuing our series of tutorials on risk management tools, Dan Rowe looks at how physical positions can be hedged with exchange-traded futures and options contracts
Many are called, few are chosen
The market for power trading technology in Europe is mirroring the energy industry in the intensity of its competition. Benjamin Tait reports
Navigating a troubled road
Don Stowers finds the online energy trading market place as competitive as ever, with several new platforms ready to enter the fray
Pause for thought?
Electricity deregulation in Ontario promises to avoid the price hikes and power shortages seen in some markets. So why are end-users unhappy? Kevin Foster reports
Dealing with price risk
FAME Information Services outlines the main issues currently affecting power prices and looks at how companies should be covering themselves against the risks posed by the continuing process of deregulation
Stand-off over hub plans
German firms Ruhrgas and BEB Erdgas & Erdöl and Norway’s Statoil say they want to work with Gasunie on developing the northwest European natural gas trading hub. Gasunie is making similar noises. So why the separate plans, asks Peter Joy