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Shell Energy chief calls for regulatory data confidentiality rules
The confidentiality of energy trading data provided to regulators for market monitoring purposes continues to concern market players and regulators alike, after August leak by senator Sanders
Cat product to transfer oil spill risk to capital markets
Catastrophe product looks to capitalise on perceived investor appetite for oil spill risk
Operational risk to reduce Iraqi oil supply and exports
Iraq, one of the world’s largest locations with proven oil reserves, will not be able to hit governmental production targets due to the level of operational risk, say experts
IEA slashes Gulf of Mexico supply forecasts
Repercussions from the BP oil spill force the International Energy Agency (IEA) to slash supply forecasts.
Derivatives reform to hit energy giants
Several major energy and commodities companies such as Royal Dutch Shell and BP are to face a substantial rise in derivatives trading costs, following the adoption of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act.
Moody’s boosts Petronas rating on Iraq exposure
Rating agency gives a surprise boost to Malaysian oil company Petronas’s credit rating from negative to stable, despite the company’s substantial acquisition of an Iraqi oil field with Royal Dutch Shell
Shell Gas chief: end-users will face credit issues - Exclusive
Shell Gas Direct’s chief tells Energy Risk that major end-users’ credit worthiness will be one of four major challenges for industrial and commercial users in the next few years
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Shell Energy chief on market challenges
Mark Quartermain, president of Shell Energy North America (US) talks exclusively to Lianna Brinded about major market challenges in oil, gas and carbon markets.
Shell Energy chief: US financial reform bill could dislocate energy prices
The newly approved US financial reform bill will have unintended consequences, which include a dislocation between supply/demand fundamentals and energy prices in the longer term, says Mark Quartermain, president of Shell Energy North America (US)
Shell: Nigerian oil and gas production is falling
Crude oil and gas production in Nigeria has fallen by around 30% over the past five years, following a slowdown in exploration and production activity in the country, says Ann Pickard, Shell’s regional executive vice-president of exploration and…
Corporate statement: Are you re-evaluating your energy risk management provider?
Many energy-price-dependent organisations, such as utilities, independent power producers and oil and gas producers, saw their hedges at risk with the crumbling balance sheets of several key hedge providers. The global credit crisis has forced many…
Movers & shakers
As part of our 15th Anniversary, Energy Risk rounds up 15 of the most influential and innovative companies currently active in the traded energy markets and profiles their achievements
Trading crude blows
Banks and oil majors alike are building up their oil derivatives operations, vying to attract the same corporate client base. But the oil companies do notseem unduly concerned about the competition, finds Paul Lyon
Watching the home front
The growing international controversy about Iran’s nuclear ambitions as well as internal unrest may stall foreign investment in the country’s energy sector in a way that US sanctions have failed to do. Maria Kielmas reports
Energy firms turn to overlay
Energy companies face a tough future over pension provisions – a problem that could well exacerbate credit deterioration. Paul Lyon finds that innovative use of currency overlay could provide some form of refuge
A formula for high prices
The US chemical industry is crying foul over spiralling natural gas prices, but there are measures they can take to protect themselves, as Kevin Foster discovers
Petrochemicals firms take a stand against oil price volatility
Many petrochemicals firms are seeking to reduce price volatility through hedging, given that the cost of crude oil is strongly influencing the price of petrochemical products. GlobalView Software looks at the figures behind the trend