Gas/LNG
RWE Supply & Trading opens Dubai office
RWE Supply & Trading opened an office in Dubai this month to cover activities in the natural gas and LNG markets.
From Russia with hub
Ambitious plans to turn Baumgarten into Europe's most liquid gas hub face many challenges, but if successful could radically change the continent's gas trading landscape. Roderick Bruce reports
Gas storage: rolling intrinsic valuation
John Breslin, Les Clewlow, Tobias Elbert, Calvin Kwok, Chris Strickland and Daniel van der Zee describe a simple to execute and risk-limiting trading strategy, the rolling intrinsic method
Liquidity floods into Powernext Gas
French exchange Powernext's recently-launched natural gas spot market has already become the most liquid in continental Europe, says Powernext.
Russia gas dispute hits European markets
Two days of Ukrainian natural gas transit flow cuts, combined with cold weather, have sparked a rise in both short and medium term European natural gas prices.
Russian gas exports to Europe via Ukraine halted
Exports of Russian natural gas to Europe through Ukraine have now been completely halted, according to statements from Ukraine's Naftogaz and Russia's Gazprom.
Russian gas exports to Europe “seven times less” after pipeline closures
Gazprom Export director general Alexander Medvedev stated today that an overnight shutdown of three transit pipelines by Ukraine had caused a seven-fold drop in Russian natural gas exports reaching Europe.
EU officials move to settle Russia / Ukraine gas dispute
The European Union today moved to end the impasse in negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to resolve a natural gas supply dispute.
Po Valley Energy secures sales agreement for Italian gas fields
Po Valley Energy, an Australian oil & gas company, has secured its first gas offtake sales agreement worth €38 million for production from its northern Italian gas fields.
Boom or bust for US LNG?
The US has been gearing up to import LNG in the face of declining domestic supply, but imports are still less than 20% of the country's LNG terminal capacity. Stephen Makowka and Kenneth Grant of Compass Lexecon report
LNG pricing - Moving forward
While the bulk of global LNG volumes remain locked up in opaque long-term deals, attempts are being made to introduce price transparency and a forward curve to the market. Roderick Bruce investigates
LNG fundamentals - Natural selection
The LNG market for Europe and Asia has been traditionally tight, but new supply looks set to change market dynamics. Katie Holliday reports
Powernext gas futures to launch on November 26
Powernext has announced that it will launch natural gas spot and futures contracts for the French market on November 26.
Constellation announces further plans to boost liquidity
Constellation Energy has reported a third quarter loss and announced plans to sell its downstream gas trading operations in an additional bid to increase its liquidity position.
Shale shake-up
With high natural gas prices, volatility and fewer financingoptions, shale gas developers are de-risking through jointventures and more aggressive hedging programmes. CatherineLacoursière reports
Overview and static valuation
John Breslin, Les Clewlow, Tobias Elbert, Calvin Kwok and Chris Strickland illustrate how the four most common valuation methodologies can be used to optimise gas storage and trading
Essent gains Spanish trading license
Essent Trading announced today that it has been granted a license to trade natural gas on the Spanish market by the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce.
Powernext gas futures to launch in November
Energy exchange Powernext is set to launch natural gas spot and futures contracts for the French market in the second half of this month.
New futures contracts launched on ClearPort
CME Group is to launch 18 natural gas and 17 petroleum product swap futures contracts on its ClearPort system.
Turkey's political pipelines
Turkey's strategic position at the crossroads of East and West has put it at the centre of a geopolitical tug-of-war, with energy supply a key driver. Robert Amsterdam examines the energy policies being brought to bear in the region