Risk management
Turning points – Barclays Capital’s Roger Jones
Barclays Capital’s Roger Jones talks to Alexander Osipovich about how he came to run one of the biggest commodities desks in the industry and the major challenges he sees ahead
Interview: CME Group
In the first of a two-part series with senior executives at the CME and Ice, Pauline McCallion talks to Gary Morsches, managing director, energy, products and services at CME Group, about the future for exchange-traded energy
Healthy volumes for capesize FFAs seen continuing in 2012
Strong iron ore demand is expected to keep capesize prices afloat this year, although some choppiness is forecast. Jay Maroo reports on what that means for the forward freight agreement market in 2012
Power plant hedging strategies
A comparison of common delta-hedging strategies and calculations finds that simple formulas used to calculate delta hedges can lead to severe biases. Cyriel de Jong, Hans van Dijken and Alexandra Bundalova suggest a relatively fast, but more accurate…
Energy Risk - Trading positions - January 2012
Energy Risk catches up with the latest appointments, promotions and departures in global commodity markets
WTI-Brent spread volatility disrupts hedging programmes
Jet fuel prices have been tracking Brent more closely than WTI, raising questions about the hedging strategies of US airlines. Alexander Osipovich reports
Companies cautious on hedging in headline-driven energy markets: consultants
Energy-intensive companies are reluctant to pursue aggressive hedging programmes in the current market environment, where headlines are having a disproportionate effect on prices compared with the fundamentals, say consultants
Sponsored Q&A: The Structure Group
Baris Ertan, ETRM practice lead at The Structure Group, provides a consultant's outlook for 2012
Gas users lock in low long-term prices
Long-term price risk management deals are becoming more popular with utilities and regulators as a way to lock in low natural gas prices
Profile: CME Group's Mike Prokop
With the use of some helpful props, CME Group’s Mike Prokop talks Pauline McCallion through a career spanning more than a quarter of a century in the world of energy trading
Is asset-backed credit support an option for energy firms?
Asset-backed credit support could be a viable option for energy producers wishing to better utilise the value of their assets to manage collateral obligations under hedge transactions, write Chad Mills, Chris Hayes and Jon Hoff
Energy Risk - Trading positions - December 2011
Energy Risk catches up with the latest appointments, promotions and departures in global commodity markets
Renewable energy companies increase derivatives use: survey
Companies in the renewable energy industry are increasingly turning to financial derivatives to manage risk
Commodities market data increasingly key: market players
Inside Market Data's experts discuss the evolving market for commodities data sets in commodities webcast
Energy risk manager outlines post-Dodd Frank reporting vision
Energy risk managers must develop a sustainable reporting system and not focus on finding "perfect technology", says ConocoPhillips risk manager
Turning points: Joseph Pokalsky
Pauline McCallion speaks to energy trading veteran Joseph Pokalsky about the early days of Enron, picking up the pieces in the energy sector after its collapse and new challenges facing the energy sector today
Cutting edge: valuing and dynamically hedging natural gas storage
Natural gas storages are integral parts of gas distribution systems and play a key role in managing demand variations. Risk managers need to value storages on a daily basis, while traders face the challenge of effectively hedging storages. Ali Sadeghi…
Ten years after its collapse, Enron lives on in energy markets
There is no doubt that the influence of Enron lives on in today’s energy markets. Energy Risk talks to ex-Enronites about how the company achieved what it did and what lessons it can still teach us today
Energy Risk Asia 2011 awards dinner photos
The Energy Risk Asia awards were presented in Singapore on September 29 at a dinner following our Asia conference
Sponsored Q&A: BNP Paribas
Volatility and anticipated quantitative easing have left commodity players struggling to make sense of the markets. Frederic Hervouet, head of commodity derivatives for Asia at BNP Paribas in Singapore, sheds light on what we can expect from Asian…
Regulatory concerns top agenda at Energy Risk Europe conference
Speakers at the annual Energy Risk Europe conference said the industry faces a range of serious challenges, including new legislation, supply constraints and volatility generated by renewables. Report by Gillian Carr and Jay Maroo
Technology advances at energy exchanges and trading platforms
Energy Risk canvasses leading energy and power exchanges along with trading system vendors on their recent and ongoing technological developments. Roger Aitken reports
Energy Risk Trading positions – November 2011
Energy Risk catches up with the latest appointments, promotions and departures in global commodity markets