Energy Risk
Airlines face 82-million tonne shortfall of carbon allowances in 2012
The commercial airline sector will have to buy 82 million tonnes of carbon allowances next year in addition to free allowances, according to an aviation consultancy
Speculation not a major cause of commodity market volatility: FOA
Futures and Options Association report refutes negative impact of speculators on commodities markets
Rule could make OTC-cleared energy contracts 'endangered species': O’Malia
CFTC commissioner renews support for over-the-counter energy clearing tool in the face of new Dodd-Frank rules that could affect operation
Brokers welcome Iosco commodity derivatives supervision principles
The recommendations of global regulators to harmonise commodity derivatives regulation have received praise from brokers for not trying to divide 'speculation' from 'hedging'
Shell Energy chief calls for regulatory data confidentiality rules
The confidentiality of energy trading data provided to regulators for market monitoring purposes continues to concern market players and regulators alike, after August leak by senator Sanders
Hellman & Friedman to buy OpenLink
New-York-based commodity software firm OpenLink has announced its owners The Carlyle Group will sell it to a US private equity firm
Carbon tax here to stay: Alberta energy minister
Alberta, Canada, home to the world’s third largest oil reserves, will await further federal government moves before upping its own emissions limits or developing a carbon cap-and-trade scheme
Sponsored Q&A: APX-ENDEX
Launch of a new exchange
Cutting edge: solutions for three-asset spread options
A Kirk’s and a Bachelier’s formula for three-asset spread options
Turning Points: Craig Breslau, SG CIB's managing director, commodities trading
SG CIB’s Houston-based managing director, commodities trading, Craig Breslau, speaks about his journey through the energy and commodities sector
Who should pay for wind power risk?
Managing wind speed risk
Interview: Brix the new Brazilian power market
Powering up
The outlook for Argentina's gas supply
The conditions to grow?
Q&A: Gerardo Rodriguez, Mexico's Ministry of Finance and Public Credit
Mexico's 2012 oil hedging programme
Impact of German nuclear phase-out on European energy markets
Filling the nuclear void
Trading positions - September 2011
Energy Risk catches up with the latest appointments, promotions and departures in global commodity markets
Are Canadian oil sands setting a new crude oil floor price?
Setting a new floor price?
US power – capacity
Exposed to the elements
Major disagreement over commodity trade repositories
Multiple plans to open trade repositories fuel concerns
Commodity trading data leak relights speculation debate
Commodity trading data leak relights speculation debate
Mexico’s hedging programme gears up for 2012
This week Mexico’s Congress will begin to debate the price at which the country hedges its oil exports next year
Credit Suisse: first cleared coking coal swap
Credit Suisse has announced the completion of the first cleared coking coal swap transaction, based on a new over-the-counter cleared contract on the CME