Gas/LNG
Asia exchange of the year: SGX
Singapore exchange powers forward in LNG and seals the deal on major freight market acquisition
Freepoint makes senior power and gas hires
Other people moves at CME, Uniper, BioUrja, Marex, Trailstone, VTB and Deutsche
Hedge fund Citadel hires nat gas chief from Hartree
Mercuria hires Morgan Stanley commodities chief; SocGen Asia energy sales head moves to CME; Lindt named Danske CEO; Commonwealth Bank hires head of commodities structuring; Freepoint hires Cofco agriculture heads; Uniper appoints Nordic region GM;…
Citi loses senior energy traders
Brookes moves to EDF Trading as head of European gas trading
Citi appoints new Asia-Pacific commodities head
Stuart Smith joins Citi from Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Broker of the year: OTC Global Holdings
Brokerage seen as key source of liquidity in natural gas options and other areas
Hedging advisory firm of the year: Mercatus Energy Advisors
Boutique sets up offices in Asia and Europe and expands into LNG and coal
Natural gas house of the year: BP
Physical and financial capabilities give BP unique ability to provide long-dated consumer hedges
Technology advisory house of the year: Accenture
Consulting giant boosts energy markets expertise with Structure deal
Exchange of the year: SGX
Singapore Exchange pushes ahead in LNG, iron ore, freight and electricity
Wells Fargo hires senior gas trader from Mercuria
Other hires at Cargill, Millennium Management and Xcel Energy
Citadel builds physical gas trading business
Hedge fund’s foray into gas follows bank retreat from physical commodities
An encouraging shift in Asian LNG
Changes brewing in Asia are a reminder that trading can be a social good
Spot market for Asian LNG gaining momentum, traders say
Changing market fundamentals are expected to transform the way LNG is traded in Asia in the next several years, fuelling the emergence of a regional spot index and derivatives market
SGX hopes to shake up LNG market with new index
Asian LNG traders voice cautious optimism about ‘Singapore Sling’ spot-market index and derivatives contracts
Florida utilities’ $6bn hedging loss spurs public backlash
Firms face heat over out-of-the-money natural gas hedge transactions
End-user hedging: FMC’s natural gas hedges show benefits of OTC trading
Using a case study of Philadelphia-based FMC Corporation’s natural gas hedges, Ivilina Popova of Texas State University and Betty Simkins of Oklahoma State University show that over-the-counter derivatives are more efficient and effective compared with…
Singapore power and LNG ambitions face challenges
Singapore is seeking to supplement its position as Asia's oil trading powerhouse by promoting itself as a regional hub for power and liquefied natural gas. While these ambitions have met with modest success, they also face major challenges
US gas price reporting drop raises questions about indexes
Jitters about regulatory risk have caused a growing number of energy firms to stop reporting their US natural gas trades to Platts and other index publishers. As reported transaction volumes fall, can the indexes still be trusted?
Fall in US gas hub liquidity hampers derivatives market
Surging shale gas production in the northeast US has undermined Platts’ Gulf Coast indexes and derivatives contracts that rely on them
Report highlights decline in US gas price reporting
Fewer US energy firms are reporting gas trades to Platts and other index publishers, amid shifts in market structure and fears of regulatory risk
Natural gas house of the year: BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas saw an opportunity in natural gas amid the US shale boom and the withdrawal of other banks
Gazprom claims highlight stranglehold over European gas
An EC antitrust probe throws Gazprom's dominance in central and eastern Europe into sharp relief, but will do little to alleviate it
US shale boom poses challenge to Henry Hub benchmark
Henry Hub, the US natural gas benchmark, is being called a "broken proxy" as the shale revolution boosts production in the northeast US. But potential alternatives, such as Pennsylvania's Dominion South, will find it difficult to seize Henry's crown