Articles by Risk Staff
Oil giants look to gas and power trading
Despite the fall of energy trader Enron, Shell and BP are both seeking to develop their wholesale trading side, and have selected Tibco’s systems to help them do so. By Don Stowers
European gas hub trading:developments and risks
Energy market information specialist GlobalView Software takes a look at trading patterns at the developing European gas hubs and considers the risks in hedging spot trades at these hubs
Janine McArdle
Managing director, Aquila Europe
An uncertain future
Questions over regulatory requirements in the US were making energy firms cautious about their expansion plans, even before Enron’s collapse complicated the picture. By Kevin Foster
LNG comes in from the cold
Will the current rise in activity in the liquefied natural gas industry result in the product being traded in the same way as other commodities? By Eurof Thomas
Advancing the option idea
Continuing our series of tutorials on risk management tools, here, in the first of a two-part article, we look at the workings of advanced option strategies. By Doug Coyne
On a slow road
Many in the energy industry are touting Italy as the next country in Europe to fully open its energy market to competition. But on closer examination, the country has a long way to go if it is to emulate the UK, the Nordic region and Germany. By Robin…