Energy transition
Outlook for corporate hedging as banks pull back from energy markets
Will corporate hedgers suffer if more banks pull back from energy and commodities trading? Pauline McCallion examines the issue of dealer retrenchment from the market
Energy Risk Europe and US awards 2012
The past 18 months have certainly not been easy ones for energy market players.
Commodities Research House of the Year: BNP Paribas
This year’s Energy Risk’s Commodities Research House of the Year goes to the commodity market strategy team at BNP Paribas for its accurate, well-timed market analysis and the expansion of both the team and its coverage in the past 12 months
Best Newcomer of the Year: Woodlands Solutions
With the rollout of version 5.0 of its innovative and cost-effective Phoenix system in 2011, Woodlands Solutions really stepped up its game in the energy trading and risk management (ETRM) software space, competing with long-standing players and scooping…
Technology House of the Year – Highly Commended: CubeLogic
Software developer CubeLogic has attracted a devoted following since its November 2009 launch and has been highly commended in our Technology House of the Year category
Technology House of the Year: TriOptima
TriOptima wins our Technology House of the Year award for its innovative triReduce and triResolve technologies, which have been gaining traction in the energy space over the past year
ETRM Software Advisory House of the Year: Structure
Structure wins our inaugural ETRM Software Advisory House of the Year award for an impressive array of vendor selection and implementation projects, including the world’s largest natural gas trading system implementation of its kind, and for its 35–40%…
Exchange of the Year: European Energy Exchange
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has won Energy Risk’s Exchange of the Year award for a successful year in which it has grown its European natural gas market share and initiated policies that anticipate, rather than react to, changing market conditions…
Broker of the Year: GFI Group
This year’s Broker of the Year award goes to GFI Group for the steady growth of its energy and commodities business, fuelled by a strong focus on technology
Deal of the Year – Highly Commended: Macquarie Energy
Macquarie Energy’s physical oil team have received highly commended status in Energy Risk’s 2012 Deal of the Year award for winning a substantial contract to work with Canada’s Harvest Operations selling crude to, and purchasing product from, its…
Deal of the Year: Bank of America Merrill Lynch
The winner of this year’s Deal of the Year award is Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) for its lead role on Project Amp, the largest distributed solar transaction in history
Structured Products House of the Year: Deutsche Bank
The past year was a tough one for many commodities investors, with extreme volatility and poor returns in a number of markets
Weather House of the Year: RenRe Energy Advisors Ltd
RenRe Energy Advisors Ltd (Real) has won the Weather House of the Year award for the third year running after a successful 2011 in which it executed transactions on five continents, completed its first wind resource hedge for a major UK utility, and…
Coal House of the Year: E.on Energy Trading
The environment for coal trading has been extremely challenging over the past year, which makes the achievements of our Coal House of the Year award winner – E.on Energy Trading – all the more impressive
European Electricity House of the Year: GDF Suez Trading
Following a fruitful first year of operation, GDF Suez Trading has been selected as the winner of this year’s European Electricity House of the Year award due to its innovative hedging and trading solutions, which have helped provide much-needed market…
US Electricity House of the Year: EDF Trading
EDF Trading wins our US Electricity House of the Year award for scoring a series of notable achievements in the US power market
European Natural Gas House of the Year: Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking
Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking (SG CIB) has won Energy Risk’s European Natural Gas House of the Year award for several pioneering initiatives achieved due to its strong connection to the physical market, combined with in-depth knowledge…
US Natural Gas House of the Year: JP Morgan
Our US Natural Gas House of the Year award goes to JP Morgan for its impressive deal flow and its extensive work with the shale gas producers that are reshaping the North American energy landscape
Oil & Products House of the Year: BNP Paribas
Building on its extensive experience in commodities finance, BNP Paribas has made significant progress over the past five years in developing its derivatives business
Energy Risk Manager of the Year: Morgan Stanley
Due, in particular, to a strong emphasis on the depth and breadth of its physical business, Morgan Stanley has been named Energy Risk Manager of the Year in our 2012 awards
Derivatives House of the Year: Deutsche Bank
During a troubled year for commodity trading, Deutsche Bank gained market share and boosted its global client base. For these reasons and more, it has been named Derivatives House of the Year in the 2012 Energy Risk awards
Seaway pipeline reversal: beginning of the end for negative WTI-Brent spread?
Analyst forecasts of how the reversal of the Seaway pipeline will affect the West Texas Intermediate-Brent spread vary widely. Jay Maroo reports
Power and utilities M&A declines in volume but grows in value: Ernst & Young
Slow global economic recovery led to weak M&A activity in the global power and utilities sector in the first quarter of 2012, but deal value increased almost 20% from the previous quarter
Energy Risk USA: Storms, warm winter, fuel interest in weather derivatives
The extreme weather that hit North America recently has spurred interest in tools designed to hedge weather risk, according to participants speaking at Energy Risk USA