Articles by Stella Farrington
CRO interview: Shawnie McBride
NRG’s chief risk officer Shawnie McBride discusses the challenges of increasingly interconnected risks, fostering a risk culture and her most useful working habits
Energy Risk Europe Leaders’ Network: geopolitical risk
Energy Risk’s European Leaders’ Network had its first meeting in November to discuss the risks posed to energy firms by recent geopolitical developments
Energy Risk US Leaders’ Network: tackling volatility
Energy Risk’s inaugural US Leaders’ Network convened in Houston in October to discuss risk management challenges caused by geopolitical upheaval, policy uncertainty and volatility
Energy Risk Asia Awards 2025: the winners
Winning firms showcase the value of prudent risk management amid challenging market conditions
How quants shaped the modern energy markets
The business models of today’s utility firms are built on quantitative analysis, but the introduction of these techniques in the 1990s was far from smooth
Interview: Vince Kaminski
Market veteran Vince Kaminski discusses the biggest risks to energy firms today and whether risk teams can ever prove their value
Mounting risk prompts refocus on integrated energy risk management
Energy firms are facing heightened risk due to shifting geopolitics, climate change and the energy transition. As market, credit and enterprise risks ramp up, the need for improved integrated risk management is growing, say risk managers
Energy Risk Software Rankings 2025: market upheaval puts emphasis on IT systems
Quality of risk management key to performance in today’s volatile markets
Energy Risk Commodity Rankings 2025: political upheaval adds to commodity market risk
The 2025 Commodity Rankings reveal the brokers and dealers that market players turn to in challenging times
Energy Risk Asia Awards 2024: The winners
Winning firms adapt to change with exemplary risk management skills
Energy Risk Commodity Rankings 2024: markets buffeted by geopolitics and economic woes
Winners of the 2024 Commodity Rankings steeled clients to navigate competing forces
Energy Risk Software Rankings 2024: IT demands increase amid rising risk
Heightened geopolitical and credit risk increase requirements on commodities software
Energy Risk Asia Awards 2023: The winners
Winning firms demonstrate resilience and robust risk management amid testing times
Energy Risk Commodity Rankings: banks and brokers battle extreme volatility
Winners of the 2022 Commodity Rankings needed new approaches to manage extreme price swings
Increasing automation is a top priority for CTRM software users
Achieving higher levels of automation within the CTRM landscape is a top priority this year at commodities firms, survey finds
Natural gas/LNG house of the year: Engie
Energy Risk Awards 2021: In a volatile market Engie continued to grow its gas and asset management businesses
Grasping new technologies is a key challenge for energy risk managers
Understanding what new technologies offer is a top challenge for energy risk managers, survey finds
Podcast: the difficulties of decarbonisation
What are energy firms doing to measure and mitigate transition risk?
Podcast: Investing, climate risk and energy firms
How are investors enabling the move to the low-carbon economy?
Podcast: mental health and the role of the CRO
As lockdowns ease, Covid-19-related workplace stress continues, especially for energy trading and risk departments. Novera Khan, chief risk officer of Uniper, discusses how her firm is dealing with it
Derivatives house of the year: Macquarie Group
Energy Risk Awards 2020: Firm’s wide commodities presence, physical and financial risk expertise and financing capabilities result in standout deals
Podcast: Kaminski and Ronn on negative oil and options pricing
The market is gravitating to the Bachelier model as an alternative to Black 76
How Onyx came from nowhere to conquer oil swaps
In just four years, market-maker has become the largest provider of liquidity in energy derivatives
