Foreign exchange
CNE innovates in energy risk management
Constellation NewEnergy (CNE), a subsidiary of US utility Constellation Energy, has completed a successful trial of a new risk management programme for large industrial users.
Linked global carbon market could be worth €800 billion
A linked global carbon market between six major regions could be worth €600–800 billion, European Energy Exchange (EEX) chief operating officer Maik Neubauer said today at a press conference
Crude hits new record high
Crude oil futures closed at a new record high Tuesday, driven by supply concerns and the dollar’s continued woes against the Euro.
Irish SEM successfully launched
The new wholesale electricity market that unites the power grids of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland has been successfully launched.
Amaranth denied by court
A New York judge has denied Amaranth Advisors’ request to prevent the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Ferc) from pursuing legal action against it while it was being sued by another federal agency.
First Indian power exchange launched
Market technology firm Financial Technologies (FTIL) and Power Trading Corporation (PTC), a public-private partnership aimed at developing India’s power markets, have launched the New Delhi-based Indian Energy Exchange (IEX), the country’s first…
Weathering the subprime meltdown
While conventional markets have been battered by the subprime crisis, weather market players have enjoyed high returns. Investing in weather derivatives provides insulation from volatile, chaos-prone and unpredictable human decision-making processes,…
Crude price surges past $95
Crude oil futures closed at a new record high Wednesday, driven by U.S. crude inventories dropping to the lowest level in two years and a falling dollar following the Federal Reserve’s rate cut.
Crude oil sets new price record
Crude oil futures closed at a new record high Monday, driven by tight fundamentals, geopolitical tensions and a production setback in Mexico.
New price record for crude
Crude oil futures closed at a new record high Friday, driven by tight fundamentals and geopolitical tensions.
Raging California wildfires trigger transmission emergency
The California Independent System Operator Corporation (CAISO), which operates California’s open-market wholesale power grid, has issued a transmission emergency warning following four days of wildfires that have sparked the biggest US evacuation since…
Nomura to offer catastrophe risk hedging
Nomura Securities will provide its Japanese clients with risk hedging to transfer catastrophe-related risk to the capital markets via derivatives and catastrophe bonds.
Mizuho launches alternative investment group
Mizuho International, the London-based international securities arm of Mizuho Financial Group, has launched a new alternative investment group (AIG).
Crude hits all time high of $88, more upside seen
Oil price risk remains to the upside after it shot through $88 a barrel Tuesday on declining US stocks and growing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, analysts say.
Aleri and OILspace enter partnership
Aleri, a provider of complex event processing (CEP) technology, and OILspace, a provider of real-time energy management applications, have entered into a partnership to offer their combined services to customers.
EEX and Eurex to cooperate in CO2 trading
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) and international derivatives exchange Eurex announced today that they are to offer a common platform for emissions trading.
Bid to close Enron loophole
Legislation aimed at preventing price manipulation and excessive speculation in energy markets has been introduced to the US Senate, writes David Watkins
Concerns abound over EC energy package
The EC's third energy package, which recommends that generators and suppliers sell off their transmission assets, has met with resistance from incumbent utilities and raised questions among traders. Oliver Holtaway reports