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Energy Risk Commodity Rankings: Uncertain times
The winners of Energy Risk’s Commodity Rankings overcame some tumultuous times in 2019, learning lessons that are certainly required in today’s volatile environment
Stability ahead? Oil prices to tighten as expectations wane
Forecast suggests drop in crude volatility in months ahead
M&A activity surges for well-hedged shale operators
Deal volumes in the US shale sector have soared as operators slash costs and hedge against increasing fears of falling oil prices
Trump-Putin dialogue tipped to contain energy focus
Former Russian oil minister predicts meeting, but White House has no announcements “at this time”
Opec learns to love hedge funds
Net long position weakens after cartel announces change in attitude to price drivers
Brent evolves to retain lustre
Introduction of Troll marks attempt to keep Brent as benchmark of choice
Statoil braces for increased oil volatility
Changing market dynamics increase importance of trading, says Norwegian oil firm
Who controls the oil price?
Market dynamics have changed profoundly over thirty years, says commodities luminary
Exposing the past: oil hedgers prepare for crude volatility
Historic crude price fluctuations make hedging critical. With prices falling across global markets, many exploration and production companies have assessed their risk and are calculating the best way to deal with it – internally and externally
Energy hedging is down but not out
Market conditions will change, bringing liquidity back
The shale revolution devours its children
After a few years of irrational exuberance, US oil drillers are feeling the pain
Financial trading worsened oil plunge – Risk.net poll
Most respondents to a recent Risk.net poll say paper trading had some impact on the recent decline in crude oil prices, but disagree about how much
IEA, IEF and Opec probe role of markets in oil crash
The impact of US shale oil, financial speculation and bank commodity exits was high on the agenda at a joint meeting held by the IEA, IEF and Opec in Vienna
Oil price fall spurs interest in trading, says panel
Financial traders such as banks are likely to benefit from a marked drop in oil prices and a rise in volatility, according to market participants speaking at a London conference
Looking back: oil market's future is different from its past
By 1994, the oil industry had changed irrevocably due to the increased use of derivatives – a trend that was discussed by Edward Krapels in an article for Energy Risk in June that year
Marginal oil gaining market share, setting higher floor price
Marginal oil, with its greater risks and higher cost of production, will exert more influence on oil prices as it moves to becoming 10% of global supply by 2035. Gillian Carr reports
Slow return for Libya oil seen after Gaddafi topple
The overthrow of Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi may have sent oil prices falling in recent days, but a return to full oil production in Libya is not likely for some time to come due to on-going security issues, say analysts
Emerging market commodity intensity set to boom, say analysts
BarCap research analysts forecast commodity intensive GDP for emerging markets for 2011, with strong growth in the base metals sector
IEA: Derivatives not to blame for oil's strength
The International Energy Agency (IEA) says that supply and demand fundamentals are to blame for oil price strength, not speculative derivatives products
Oil price outlook
Despite oil prices staying tightly within range over the past year, Lianna Brinded finds out that most analysts see prices becoming more closely correlated to supply and demand fundamentals and edging higher, with $100/bbl expected for 2012
Ecuador’s hydrocarbons reforms threaten production
Ecuador’s latest reforms for the hydrocarbons industry could stunt investment in the country and lower production levels. Alex Davis investigates