Times are still not easy for many across the energy sector, from ailing refining businesses to utilities that can no longer gain access to much-needed credit. Uncertainty looms large. When it comes to fundamentals, questions surround the outlook for US shale, the global liquefied natural gas market, and the future of green power and renewables. As well as trying to take stock of these wider issues, traders and risk managers have another huge headache in regulatory uncertainty.

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