Essent Trading expands into Nordics and Asia-Pacific
In Norway, Essent hopes to take advantage of trading opportunities presented by the NorNed interconnector cable between Norway and the Netherlands, and an increasingly transparent Nordic gas market. It will also look for opportunities to partner with local players.
"We are particularly keen to develop partnerships and strategic opportunities on both sides of the NorNed cable," says Carl Hagert, senior vice president structured origination at Essent Trading. "We think there are some very strong
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