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Profile: Gunvor’s David Fyfe
Gunvor’s David Fyfe speaks to Gillian Carr about his fascination with all facets of the oil sector and the importance of remaining flexible and open to all possibilities when analysing markets
Energy Risk Europe 2012: Oil price “much lower” in 10 years – Credit Suisse
A slowdown in Chinese oil demand growth coupled with increasing supply will mean oil prices will be much lower in 10 years, forecasts Ric Deverell, head of commodities research at Credit Suisse
Position limits rejection lifts compliance burden
Rejection of Commodity Futures Trading Commission rule brings short-term relief and longer-term uncertainty, say consultants
Counterparties abandon US public utilities over Dodd-Frank fears
Publicly owned utilities say a growing number of energy companies are refusing to trade with them ahead of the deadline for swap dealer registration
Experts question shift in Mexico oil hedging strategy
Use of put spreads in oil hedging programme leaves Mexico dangerously exposed to low oil prices if global economy sinks
Ex-Credit Suisse bankers founding energy risk advisory firm
Former head of power trading joins at least one ex-colleague to found Scoville Risk Partners
Credit valuation adjustment for energy and commodity derivatives
This is the first of a two-part series on credit valuation adjustment (CVA). In this piece, Carlos Blanco and Michael Pierce introduce the concept of CVA and show how to calculate CVA at the trade and portfolio levels
Aggressive oil hedging enables Plains E&P’s big deepwater play
Plains Exploration & Production will hedge up to 90% of its oil production for the next three years, the Houston-based company says as it reaches a deal to buy $6.1 billion of oil assets in the Gulf of Mexico from BP and Shell
IEA analyst moves to Gunvor
Gunvor has hired former International Energy Agency analyst David Fyfe as head of market research and analysis
Energy Risk interview: chief fund manager at Japan's Astmax
Tetsu Emori, chief fund manager at commodities-focused asset manager Astmax, talks to Energy Risk about the firm’s trading strategy and his commodities outlook for Asian investors
Energy firms gear up for new data management requirements
Upcoming regulatory reporting requirements will mean a vast increase in the amount of data being handled by energy companies and most will require updates to their existing systems. Gillian Carr speaks to industry experts about what to expect
Commodity hedging's PR dilemma
Media coverage of hedging is often flawed, distorted or downright wrong, and companies face huge challenges in managing public perceptions of their hedge programmes, Alexander Osipovich finds
Turning points: Brenda Boultwood
As Brenda Boultwood, the former chief risk officer of Constellation Energy, sets off in a new career direction, she tells Alexander Osipovich about managing risk through tough times
Trading positions: September 2012
Energy Risk catches up with the latest appointments, promotions and departures in global commodity markets
Five myths about the build or buy debate for energy risk and valuation models
Building additional risk and valuation functionality for existing ETRM systems is very often necessary, but decisions to develop it internally are often flawed, argues Chris Strickland
Ruling sets back US emissions trading
Federal judges reject the US Environmental Protection Agency’s latest clean air rule, disappointing emissions market participants and shaking confidence in the viability of US cap-and-trade schemes
Turning points: United Icap's Walter Zimmermann
From meditating with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi to using fractals to predict oil prices, Walter Zimmermann of United Icap has had a remarkably varied career. Alexander Osipovich reports
Applied risk management series: modelling spreads in energy markets
The modelling of energy spreads, surprisingly, is one of the most overlooked areas in energy finance. Carlos Blanco, Michael Pierce and José Ramón Aragonés explore the most widely used one-factor and two-factor spread models for derivatives valuation and…