Australia
Ruled out: can regulators settle the pre-hedging debate?
Market participants are at odds over the practice and whether regulation or principles can settle the score
Commodity finance house of the year: Societe Generale
Energy Risk Asia awards, 2018: standout financing deals reflect growing appetite for renewables and new approach to risk
Strange steps down from NZX, and more
Strange steps down from NZX, BlueMountain appoints infrastructure portfolio manager, and more
Asian emissions markets seen as step in right direction
Hopes that carbon emissions might one day emerge as the next major commodity market have been confounded by poor liquidity in Europe and the lack of a federal US cap-and-trade scheme. But developments in some Asian countries are giving traders more to…
Energy Risk Asia Broker of the Year: GFI Group
Despite a difficult year for commodity brokers, GFI Group is demonstrating continued commitment to some of Asia’s more specialised commodity markets
Cutting edge: Modelling dependence of price spikes in Australian electricity markets
The deregulation of Australian electricity markets has brought several challenges, including the possibility of price spikes, which expose market participants to significant risks. As Adebayo Aderounmu and Rodney Wolff outline, these spikes are hard to…
Asia Deal of the Year: Goldman Sachs
Sydney-based Origin Energy was able to raise $500 million against non-core assets in two structured deals by Goldman Sachs
Uncertainty rules in Australian electricity derivatives market
Australia's electricity derivatives market had been picking up since the global financial crisis, but volumes have declined in recent years. Firms blame the slowdown on a combination of slim trading opportunities and uncertainty over plans to curb…
Power proves a tough choice for Australian regulators
Supervisors must decide whether to include electricity in derivatives reform despite high prices and industry opposition
Australia and EU carbon schemes to be linked, Australian carbon floor price dropped
Australia and the EU have made plans to link their carbon trading scheme from 2015 and Australia will drop its controversial carbon floor price.
Energy companies increase weather hedging
As temperatures rise and extreme events grow more common, energy companies have stepped up their hedging of weather risk, according to market participants. Alexander Osipovich reports
Australia’s carbon scheme subject to political risk
Australia’s carbon scheme takes it first step but future development remains uncertain due to political risk.
Coal prices rise on back of Japanese disaster and Queensland flooding
Coal prices rise as Latin America and South Africa prepare to export to Asia following the Fukushima disaster and disruptions in supplies from Australia as a result of the Queensland flooding
Turning Points: Nicholas O’Kane, global head of Macquarie Group’s Energy Markets Division
Macquarie Energy continues to expand its activities in the global energy markets. Pauline McCallion speaks to Nicholas O’Kane about developing the business and his career
Solid growth expected for Asian coal markets
The market reaction to the supply problems caused by the La Niña weather pattern has illustrated how robust the Asia and Asia-Pacific coal sector is becoming. Alex Davis examines the scope for growth in both physical and derivative markets in the region
Australia floods and weather forecast herald trouble for coal markets
The World Meteorological Organization’s announcement that the La Niña weather pattern will continue into the second quarter could be bad news for the coal markets, finds Alex Davis
Australia’s power market
Australian power is a hot topic among hedge funds and international investment banks in the energy trading space. Katie Holliday looks at the secret behind the attraction
Total eyes growing Asia and China energy market
French energy giant Total takes a large stake in an Australian liquefied natural gas (LNG) project with an eye to growing energy demand from Asia and China
Challenges ahead for Russian LNG
Russia looked at tapping into the lucrative LNG markets several years ago but times have changed. Lianna Brinded investigates if the country is still aiming to compete with other LNG players and how it is adapting to the changing gas market landscape
Some CERs “not sexy” enough for investors: carbon industry heavyweight
Certified emissions reduction (CER) credits generated from clean development mechanism (CDM) projects, such as Chinese wind farms, are just “not sexy” enough for investors at the moment and they are looking to other regions like Africa, says Liz Bossley,…
Kupe light crude oil ready to ship
Origin Energy New Zealand has revealed that the Kupe gas project will be making the first shipment of light crude oil from Taranaki port on January 17.