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UK-Netherlands electricity cable starts commercial operations
BritNed is the first electricity interconnector between the two countries and has a capacity of 1000MW which can flow in either direction depending on relative supply and demand.
Energy Risk Glossary 2011
The Energy Risk Glossary: the most comprehensive reference source for anyone involved in the global energy markets
S&P: Negative hedging outlook for nat gas producers
High natural gas supply, weak prices to continue; non-investment grade producers to suffer as current hedges roll off
Time runs out for position limits comments
CFTC’s latest position limits plan attracts thousands of comments; opinion deeply divided; new commissioner to affect final vote
Further uncertainty for US carbon trading
Californian carbon cap-and-trade scheme suffers legal set-back on road to 2012 start date
MEFF launches central clearing for electricity derivatives
Increased liquidity in the Spanish market necessitates netting and reduction of counterparty risk, says managing director
LNG supplies for EU could be diverted to Japan
European LNG supplies could be under threat as they become vulnerable to diversion into Japan
HSBC looking to expand into gas and coal
The bank has already added oil products to its offering through a partnership with Totsa, but is looking at other areas in energy and commodities markets
Gas groups rethink regulatory issues
Global co-ordination needed between gas regulators and operators; international group to report on infrastructure and environment in 2012
Ex-CFTC enforcement head: Dodd-Frank anti-manipulation standard unclear
Anti-manipulation proposal could be challenged if made law; former CFTC enforcement director calls for clear standard based on precedent
Sponsored Q&A: JP Morgan
JP Morgan jumps on Asia potential
Sponsored Q&A: APX-ENDEX
BritNed project connects European powers
Experts discuss need for commodity speculation
Squeezing out speculative capital will affect commodity market liquidity, regulator must engage with market to prevent unintended consequences
Turning Points: Nicholas O’Kane, global head of Macquarie Group’s Energy Markets Division
Turning Points: Nicholas O’Kane, global head of Macquarie Group’s Energy Markets Division
Q&A: Craig Donohue, Chief Executive Officer, CME Group
Renewed risk appetite
Iraq oil: promises and challenges
Hurdles ahead
US renewable energy: A carrot and stick approach
Carrot and stick
Trading positions - March 2011
Trading positions - March 2011
US power M&A: lively activity expected in 2011
US power M&A: lively activity expected in 2011
Oil options “frenzy” as corporates shift hedges in response to Mideast crisis
Mideast and Libya crisis fuels oil options “frenzy”
Editor's letter: March 2011
Editor's letter: March 2011
CME slams potentially stricter position limit rules
CME Group chief executive slams proposed position limit regulations as “unnecessary”
Energy Risk Software Rankings 2011
All systems go
Cutting edge technical: Carbon derivatives pricing
Carbon derivatives pricing: an arbitrageable market