Utilities
OTC energy derivatives did not cause the crisis
Post-crisis focus must be on solutions, not on apportioning guilt
Energy Risk Asia Risk Manager of the Year: GDF Suez Trading
Trading firm sees rapid expansion in markets and counterparties
Devil in the detail for Mexico power sector reform
Electricity market excites investors, but challenges remain
Mexico to rein in CFE and Pemex market power
Regulators will check abuses by power and hydrocarbon giants
Technology special report
Derivatives trade reporting, CpML and the increasing use of GRC
Energy firms eye opportunities in Mexican power
Spot electricity market to be created via energy reforms
GRC software makes inroads in US utility sector
Grid reliability and cybersecurity rules generate interest
CFTC quietly amassing data on natural gas swaps
Special calls sent to many energy firms over past 12 months
Power companies slam New England reliability plan
NE-ISO plan is "unreasonable" and "discriminatory", firms say
Energy firms fight for right to hedge at portfolio level
CFTC position limits could scramble widely used approach to hedging
UK power market investigation overshadowed by EMR
Questions over future of vertical integration among energy firms
US utilities invest in shale gas wells as long-term hedges
Physical deals with producers seen as ‘superior’ to financial hedging
Energy Risk unveils lifetime achievement award winners
20 individuals honoured, marking 20 years since magazine's launch
UK electricity market likely to be hit by CMA probe
Power market shake-up on the cards, say industry observers
UK Electricity Market Reform welcomed by energy chiefs
But government intervention won't be temporary, warns academic
Energy Risk Manager of the Year: GDF Suez Trading
As banks retreat, French utility broadens risk management offering
Innovation of the Year Award: Energy Fundamentals
On-the-spot scenario analysis could change the way companies work
UK power market licence changes ‘no silver bullet’
Ofgem hopes moves will boost liquidity for small suppliers
Energy firms beg CFTC for clarity on commodity options
Power and gas traders bemoan ‘seventh prong’ in Dodd-Frank rules
Polar vortex revives interest in gas and power hedging
Weather-driven volatility highlights need for risk management
Cutting edge: Modelling dependence of price spikes in Australian electricity markets
The deregulation of Australian electricity markets has brought several challenges, including the possibility of price spikes, which expose market participants to significant risks. As Adebayo Aderounmu and Rodney Wolff outline, these spikes are hard to…
Stadtwerke München grapples with regulation and risk management
At Stadtwerke München, one of Germany’s largest municipal utilities, many of the issues facing risk management are different from those affecting big commercial energy firms. But concerns about the impact of financial regulation run just as high. Mark…
Danske Commodities chief reflects on altered energy landscape
While Europe’s traditional energy firms have been suffering, Danske Commodities saw a 75% leap in profits for 2012. Chief executive Torben Nordal Clausen speaks to Gillian Carr
US power hedging suffers from low prices
Low power prices have dented the need for electricity producers and consumers to hedge with derivatives, while regulatory reform is also making life difficult for market-makers. But market participants are optimistic the trend could be reversed. Pauline…