Energy transition
Energy Risk Environmental Rankings 2009
Energy Risk carried out its second annual Environmental Rankings survey this year in which respondents voted for their preferred players in emissions & renewables markets. Katie Holliday analyses the results and talks to market participants about their…
Oil ETF/commodities indexes
Investment in oil-based commodities indexes and ETFs has grown this year, but how will potential regulatory changes impact their development? Katie Holliday looks at what products are being offered and to what extent regulatory uncertainty is impacting…
Oil project economics
As oil companies look beyond current concerns over credit and costs, Pauline McCallion finds out how project economics are changing future plans
Oil price outlook 2010
Oil prices – which have been rangebound between $65–75 per barrel for most of the second half of the year, averaging just under $61/bbl for 2009 – are forecast to average more than $15 higher next year on expectations of a steady recovery in the global…
January launch for UK power market N2EX
The launch of the UK’s first liquid forward market, N2EX, aims to harness liquidity from the rest of Europe and allow smaller traders to more easily participate. Rachel Morison reports
BarCap launches LNG services with Excelerate deal
Barclays Capital today launched a liquefied natural gas (LNG) services offering with a new agreement to market Excelerate Energy’s LNG cargoes in the northeast US market.
Power sector concerned about regulatory overlap
Power sector trade bodies yesterday criticised proposals for regulation of over-the-counter derivatives, saying it would duplicate current Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Ferc) oversight of the US power market.
GM&T USA and Statoil sign gas MoUs
Gazprom Marketing & Trading USA (GM&T USA) and Statoil have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a series of agreements covering various gas and LNG deals.
World Bank sells CERs through Bluenext
The Adaptation Fund of the World Bank will sell Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) through Paris-based exchange Bluenext, it announced last week.
Iberian exchange OMIP strengthens European presence
The Iberian power market derivatives exchange, Operador de Mercado Ibérico de Energía (OMIP), has signed a deal with software vendor Trayport as part of its continued expansion within the European energy markets.
Ice to launch ASCI contracts
IntercontinentalExchange (Ice) has introduced more than 40 new over-the-counter cleared energy contracts for North American natural gas, power, natural gas liquids and global oil products, including two contracts based on the Argus Sour Crude Index (ASCI…
Cap-and-trade bill passed by Senate committee
The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) passed the Kerry-Boxer Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act by 11 votes to one today, with all seven Republican committee members absent from the vote.
US power market exchange expands offering
Nodal Exchange and clearing house LCH.Clearnet have extended expiries on 144 peak and off-peak contracts available on the exchange to include current month plus 48 months forward.
FMX Connect announces relaunch
FMX Connect has relaunched its online commodity and energy data portal.
Energy Risk Trading & Derivatives Conference 2009
Energy experts from around the globe gathered in London in October for the Energy Risk Europe Trading & Derivatives conference to network and debate the most pertinent issues of the day. Katie Holliday delivers some highlights
Energy Risk Asia Awards Ceremony 2009
The ceremony for Energy Risk’s Asia Awards 2009 was held in Singapore in September. Full coverage of the winners was featured in the October issue of Energy Risk
Profile: Citi's Stuart Staley
As part of our 15th anniversary profile series, Stuart Staley, deputy co-head, global commodities at Citi, looks back on the development of US energy markets. By Roderick Bruce
Electric utilities urge prudent reform
Increased transparency in the OTC derivatives markets is a goal supported by the US power industry, but it’s imperative that increased regulation doesn’t push up the cost of hedging and cause higher or more volatile electricity prices, writes Richard…