Oil
Stability ahead? Oil prices to tighten as expectations wane
Forecast suggests drop in crude volatility in months ahead
M&A activity surges for well-hedged shale operators
Deal volumes in the US shale sector have soared as operators slash costs and hedge against increasing fears of falling oil prices
Opec learns to love hedge funds
Net long position weakens after cartel announces change in attitude to price drivers
The hazards of toothless transparency requirements
Giving management the freedom to do what it wants may not improve the energy industry's reputation
Statoil braces for increased oil volatility
Changing market dynamics increase importance of trading, says Norwegian oil firm
Exposing the past: oil hedgers prepare for crude volatility
Historic crude price fluctuations make hedging critical. With prices falling across global markets, many exploration and production companies have assessed their risk and are calculating the best way to deal with it – internally and externally
US year-ahead oil hedging up 9% on 2015: study
Hedging revenue set to plummet in 2017
Energy hedging is down but not out
Market conditions will change, bringing liquidity back
Asia oil dealer of the year: BNP Paribas
French bank expands Asia client base amid oil rout
Commodity volatility increases need for risk management
Energy Risk discusses market volatility and risk management with representatives from US commodities index publisher Platts
Ex-Citi oil options head enjoys the hedge fund life
GZC’s Elbhar rode oil spread trade to 40% annual return in 2015
Commodity hedge funds hope for rebound after 2015 rout
As ranks of commodity funds thin, survivors say investor interest is starting to pick up
Energy Risk Commodity Rankings 2016: Rise of the non-banks
Non-banks such as BP and Axpo Trading make a strong showing in Energy Risk’s latest Commodity Rankings, but Societe Generale takes the top spot again as best overall dealer
Centrica CRO keeps watchful eye on new regulation
Managing all Centrica's financial risk is a challenging task, and one that is made increasingly complicated by regulation, chief risk officer Olivier Herbelot tells Mark Pengelly
Asia information provider of the year: Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters has outshone its rivals and impressed clients with timely and relevant data on Chinese crude oil imports
Asia energy dealer of the year: Citi
During the past 18 months, Citi has assisted Asian firms coping with the precipitous drop in crude oil prices, while continuing to build its impressive capabilities in LNG
Asia oil dealer of the year: BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas has helped Asian producers and consumers to cope with the dramatic moves in oil markets in the past 18 months
Asia end-user of the year: Bharat Petroleum
The Indian national oil company has risen to the challenge of dealing with market and regulatory risk in the past 18 months
Winds of change will continue to roar for energy markets
Ten years ago, economists were sanguine amid the ‘great moderation' and the energy industry was fretting about peaking worldwide oil supplies. There is no predicting the future, writes energy market veteran Vincent Kaminski, but it is sure to be a leap…
E&P firms reluctant to hedge in wake of oil collapse
Having undergone a severe decline since late 2014, the price of crude oil has fallen still further in the past few months. That has made US shale producers reluctant to hedge for fear of locking in rock-bottom prices
Maximising refinery profits using portfolio optimisation
Petroleum refining is a complicated, multi-dimensional task that involves many tricky operating decisions. In this article, Carlos Blanco and Christopher Mammarelli explain how a portfolio-based optimisation framework can maximise the profitability of a…
Video: Jean-Marc Bonnefous, Tellurian Capital Management
Bonnefous defends investment in commodities amid market turbulence
Barclays hires two senior energy traders
UK bank reaffirms its presence in commodities with hires from Credit Suisse and Mercuria
Video: Enron 'best' and 'lowest' career moment, says Kaminski
Vincent Kaminski opines on topics including the "best" and "lowest" moment of his career, financial regulation, oil fundamentals and European energy markets in a wide-ranging interview filmed at Energy Risk Summit USA