Crude oil
Barclays launches first locally listed ETNs on Toronto Stock Exchange
Barclays Bank has listed three exchange-traded notes on the Toronto Stock Exchange, marking the first time these products have been locally listed
Exclusive: Interview with Aramco Trading’s Said Al-Hadrami
Global players
Asian challenge to crude benchmarks
Asian challenge to crude benchmarks
Middle distillates to strengthen on supply constraints?
Middle distillates to strengthen on supply constraints?
Energy Risk Deals of the Year 2012: Credit Suisse's Urals swap with JKX
Credit Suisse’s $50m Urals Med swap with JKX Oil & Gas
Refiners seek innovative tools for risk management
Old dogs, new tricks
Oil analysts' 2012 price forecasts up slightly on 2011 average
Hanging in the balance
Refiners step up hedging activity
Refineries in Europe have stepped up their hedging activity in recent months as they take advantage of a recovery in margins, market participants say
Commodity and energy derivatives house of the year: JP Morgan
Risk awards 2012
The rise of sovereign commodity risk management
Sovereign commodity risk management
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
Slow return for Libya oil seen after Gaddafi topple
The overthrow of Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi may have sent oil prices falling in recent days, but a return to full oil production in Libya is not likely for some time to come due to on-going security issues, say analysts
Oil analysts count cost of recession on crude prices
Commodity analysts re-examine their oil price forecasts in light of current economic deterioration, as the long-term economic outlook remains unclear
Mexico driving put skew in Brent, say brokers
The put skew in Brent crude oil is close to its yearly high. This is being driven by the hedging programme of Mexico, as well as more general risk aversion on macroeconomic worries, according to brokers
Report recommends ways to tackle energy market manipulation
A new report has suggested a framework for identifying market manipulation, arguing further clarity will boost market liquidity
Dodd-Frank puts market manipulation on the radar
Dodd-Frank regulation could usher in more market manipulation cases such as the recent CFTC case against Arcadia Petroleum, Arcadia Energy and Parnon Energy, say market experts
Q&A: Derren Geiger, chief operating officer of Caritas Royalty Funds
A conventional play
Oil and oil products markets buffeted by tsunami
Oil and oil products markets buffeted by tsunami
CME slams potentially stricter position limit rules
CME Group chief executive slams proposed position limit regulations as “unnecessary”
Macquarie moves into Canadian crude
Macquarie Group expands into Canadian crude market; hires ex-Trafigura Canada president to lead new business
Concerns over Egypt & inflation push oil derivatives trading volumes to record levels
Oil prices will continue to rise to triple-digit highs over 2011 on long-term Egypt risk premiums and continual unrelated underlying issues, say market experts
Oil markets over-reacting to Egypt protests, say analysts
Declining global spare capacity is magnifiying the "fear premium" on oil, as a result of events in North Africa