Crude oil
US banks face questions over bad oil loans
Resilience of hard-hit regional lenders scrutinised as losses mount
Banks push e-trading of OTC energy derivatives
Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and Societe Generale lead race to add oil and gas to single-dealer platforms
The shale revolution devours its children
After a few years of irrational exuberance, US oil drillers are feeling the pain
Ex-Goldman oil trading head seeks to serve 'the little guy'
Ben Freeman, founder and CEO of HudsonField, sees opportunities for non-bank firms in energy lending
Position limits are an idea whose time has passed – Giancarlo
Low commodity prices dent rationale for US and EU anti-speculation rules, CFTC commissioner says
Shell may shift trading to US or Singapore over Mifid II
Oil major Royal Dutch Shell is exploring “all possible options” for compliance with Mifid II, including migrating trading activity to countries outside the EU, a company official says
Oil rout sharpens energy companies' focus on credit risk
With defaults in the energy industry at their highest level in 15 years, firms are increasingly nervous about the credit standing of their peers. That has put pressure on credit teams to improve their counterparty assessments
Asia commodity finance house of the year: SG CIB
Despite turbulent commodity markets, Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking establishes new reserve-based lending team in Singapore as part of long-term plan to boost its presence in Asia
Asia information provider of the year: Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters has outshone its rivals and impressed clients with timely and relevant data on Chinese crude oil imports
Asia end-user of the year: Bharat Petroleum
The Indian national oil company has risen to the challenge of dealing with market and regulatory risk in the past 18 months
Chinese clampdown on HFT may hinder new oil contract
Tighter rules on high-frequency trading being considered after China’s stock market meltdown may have the unintended effect of undermining new Shanghai crude oil contract
Maximising refinery profits using portfolio optimisation
Petroleum refining is a complicated, multi-dimensional task that involves many tricky operating decisions. In this article, Carlos Blanco and Christopher Mammarelli explain how a portfolio-based optimisation framework can maximise the profitability of a…
Italian refiner seeks boost from supply and trading unit
Italy’s Saras is taking advantage of a well-supplied crude market and the flexibility of its Sardinia refinery to seek out trading opportunities, but challenges loom in the form of onerous financial regulations and the structural difficulties of Europe’s…
Trading calendar spread options on energy futures
This excerpt from the new CME Group white paper on calendar spread options (CSOs) explains what CSOs are and how they are used in crude oil and natural gas markets.
Video: FCStone calls for balance in capital and margin rules
The CFTC must balance the needs of stability and market liquidity in its US Dodd-Frank Act capital and margin rules, says INTL FCStone's global head of risk in a video interview at Energy Risk Summit USA
New rules 'redefining' commodities market – Citi’s Staley
A surge of regulation and the recent slump in oil prices are the two biggest trends in commodity derivatives, says Stuart Staley, Citi's head of global commodities
Research house of the year: Energy Aspects
A rapidly growing subscriber base and glowing client feedback have cemented Energy Aspects' reputation in the field of commodity market research
Broker of the year: Evolution Markets
The New York-based environmental broker has benefited from its expansion into traditional energy markets
Oil collapse fails to dent zeal for hub-based gas pricing
In recent years, European buyers of natural gas have pushed strongly in favour of contract pricing based on the continent's gas hubs, rather than more traditional formulas linked to the price of oil. Given the huge drop in crude prices, has this stance…
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
Oil indexation battle continues despite oil collapse
Europe’s utilities are still pushing for hub-based natural gas prices amid the recent collapse of crude oil
CFTC’s Bowen demands action on position limits
Time for CFTC to ‘bite the bullet’ on controversial rule, Democratic commissioner says
Goldman upbeat on commodities despite tighter regulation
Adapting to new rules and capital requirements is achievable, says Agran
Pemex ramps up risk management amid energy reform
Mexico's energy reform is leading state-owned oil and gas giant Petróleos Mexicanos to boost its risk management activities and consider new strategies for commodity hedging