Gas/LNG
Stand-off over hub plans
German firms Ruhrgas and BEB Erdgas & Erdöl and Norway’s Statoil say they want to work with Gasunie on developing the northwest European natural gas trading hub. Gasunie is making similar noises. So why the separate plans, asks Peter Joy
Two hubs or one?
Independent traders are desperate for a hub that will provide real liquidity and help force the Ruhrgas-dominated German natural gas market to open to competition. Peter Joy reports
Opening up Germany’s gas market
The German government has yet to step forward and commit to the European objective of an internal market for natural gas. Dr Jörg Spicker of Aquila Energy GmbH says now is the time for action
LNG comes in from the cold
Will the current rise in activity in the liquefied natural gas industry result in the product being traded in the same way as other commodities? By Eurof Thomas
European gas hub trading:developments and risks
Energy market information specialist GlobalView Software takes a look at trading patterns at the developing European gas hubs and considers the risks in hedging spot trades at these hubs
Oil giants look to gas and power trading
Despite the fall of energy trader Enron, Shell and BP are both seeking to develop their wholesale trading side, and have selected Tibco’s systems to help them do so. By Don Stowers