Analysis
Energy finance house of the year: SG CIB
The French bank has executed innovative deals involving a broad range of commodities, countries and projects
Broker of the year: Evolution Markets
The New York-based environmental broker has benefited from its expansion into traditional energy markets
Weather house of the year: Munich Re Trading
The weather derivatives specialist has won praise for its consistent, high-quality service
Emissions house of the year: CF Partners
Specialist knowledge of the carbon market is crucial to the London-based company's success
Metals house of the year: SG CIB
Recent deals with Barclays and Jefferies Bache have highlighted the French bank’s commitment to metals
Natural gas house of the year: BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas saw an opportunity in natural gas amid the US shale boom and the withdrawal of other banks
Oil & products house of the year: Citi
The US bank has assisted oil producers and airlines whiplashed by crashing prices
Risk manager of the year (utility): GDF Suez Trading
Internal and external clients have benefited from the utility’s risk management skills
Risk manager of the year (corporate): Qantas Airways
Smart risk management helped push Qantas back into the black in 2014
Risk manager of the year (sovereign): Mexico’s Ministry of Finance and Public Credit
Oil hedging stabilises Mexican state finances amid price crash
Derivatives house of the year: Citi
Bank wins with help of book purchases and willingness to take on trickier trades
Electricity house of the year: Citi
Bank continues to provide liquidity despite tough markets and extreme weather
Deal of the year: Citi
Citi acquired at least a dozen commodity books from rival dealers in 2014
Vote now in the Energy Risk Commodity Rankings
Voting is open in the 2015 Energy Risk Commodity Rankings, which rank the top dealers and brokers in the global commodity derivatives market
Energy Risk Asia Awards: photo gallery of winners
The Energy Risk Asia Awards celebrate excellence across the region’s commodity markets. On September 23, this year’s crop of winners were presented with their trophies at a glittering gala dinner in Singapore
Dodd-Frank: Summary of rule-making progress so far
As regulators approach the end of the Dodd-Frank rule-making period, Energy Risk details the proposals so far and considers what lies ahead for the new regulatory regime. By Peter Madigan with additional reporting by Pauline McCallion
IEA slashes Gulf of Mexico supply forecasts
Repercussions from the BP oil spill force the International Energy Agency (IEA) to slash supply forecasts.
Oil market recovery hinges on China
Oil market recovery will rest mainly on China for the next 15 years, says the International Energy Agency (IEA)
Valid Assumptions Required: an analysis of VaR for energy markets
In this 10-part series, Brett Humphreys takes a fresh look at the widely used risk measure value-at-risk (VaR), urging risk managers to be more aware of the many assumptions that go into the calculation to produce the VaR number.
Tres Amigas could play same role as Henry Hub
Transmission issues continue to dog US green energy revolution. Connecting the three major grids aims to allow renewable energy to be shipped between states, writes Pauline McCallion
Gazprom sates China demand at US expense?
As Gazprom forms closer ties with China for the sale of its gas, Lianna Brinded asks whether the US could soon be forced to pay higher prices for its gas imports