Energy transition
Teetering on the brink of the ‘energy cliff’
Declining ERoEI – energy return on energy invested – is a worrying trend, Vincent Kaminski argues
Esma changes to position limits seen as ‘sensible’
Regulator allows higher limits for less liquid commodity derivative contracts
EU energy firms kept waiting by stand-off over Mifid II rule
Progress on ancillary exemption halted by ‘political’ dispute between EC and Esma
Energy trading firms race to improve analytics capabilities
Surging availability of data lets firms with best market insight gain an edge
Energy Risk Awards 2016: The winners
Rising commodities powerhouse Citi wins three awards; four nonbank dealers also recognised
Innovation of the year: Societe Generale
French bank adds OTC energy derivatives to its e-trading platform
Weather house of the year: Endurance Global Weather
Team crafts innovative wind contracts to manage generators’ unique risks
Newcomer of the year: Nodal Clear
Power exchange’s new clearing house boasts plenty of ‘skin in the game’
CTRM software house of the year: Allegro
Developer gained clients despite cutbacks in IT spending by energy firms
Commodity finance house of the year: Societe Generale
From US wind power to Russian oil, French bank shows breadth of business
Broker of the year: OTC Global Holdings
Brokerage seen as key source of liquidity in natural gas options and other areas
Coal house of the year: Javelin Global Commodities
New merchant firm aims to fill void left by banks’ exit from coal trading
Hedging advisory firm of the year: Mercatus Energy Advisors
Boutique sets up offices in Asia and Europe and expands into LNG and coal
Natural gas house of the year: BP
Physical and financial capabilities give BP unique ability to provide long-dated consumer hedges
Oil & products house of the year: Macquarie
Australian bank steps up activities in physical and financial crude markets
Technology advisory house of the year: Accenture
Consulting giant boosts energy markets expertise with Structure deal
Electricity house of the year: Engie Global Markets
Trading unit helps clients cope with intermittency of wind and solar power
Exchange of the year: SGX
Singapore Exchange pushes ahead in LNG, iron ore, freight and electricity
Deal of the year: Morgan Stanley
Deal enables Gulf Power to be first utility in Florida to buy wind power
Emissions house of the year: Citi
Facebook wind-power deal underscores bank’s strength in renewables
Grappling with big data: Market data management in energy trading systems
Using analytics to manage multiple large data sets in energy commodity markets should not be an insurmountable challenge – provided the right tools are used, says Mike McSpedon, global head of sales at GlobalView, who discusses the firm’s sterling…
Regulation remains top concern for US energy risk managers
Capital requirements, position limits and other rules still hampering liquidity, conference hears
Morgan Stanley’s Sherk stresses value of oil hedging
Options have become good way for E&P firms to raise capital, top banker says
The UK carbon floor and power plant hedging
How to calculate expected future carbon costs and optimal valuation and hedging decisions, by adjusting Monte Carlo simulations for the UK market