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Acer to issue guidelines to clarify Remit definition problems, says Pototschnig
The head of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators says new non-binding guidance will appear shortly after the Remit regulation is published in the EU's official journal
Energy Risk Europe: eurozone sovereign debt fears could exacerbate oil supply problems, says Currie
Fears that the sovereign debt crisis will lead to global financial shock is causing oil producers to reduce inventory and cut back investment – creating a potential supply problem in future, warns Goldman Sachs commodities research head
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Brazil energy appeals to investors but many hurdles remain
Brazil’s expected rise as a major global energy supplier has been one of the biggest stories of the past decade. Although one of the most politically stable emerging market economies, doing business there is still fraught with difficulties. Alex Davis…
Oil price outlook
Oil prices are expected to remain well supported into next year, according to an Energy Risk survey of analysts, which would provide a good opportunity for consumers to begin to hedge their forward oil exposure but make producer hedging look less…
The rise of sovereign commodity risk management
The unprecedented commodity price volatility of the past four years has led to a surge of interest from governments in risk management strategies. Investment banks are in talks with sovereigns worldwide on setting up financial hedges, and say uptake is…
Non-bank commodity traders should adopt Fed letter commitments, says BP executive
BP's Alan Haywood says non-banks need to consider Fed letter commitments for the good of the industry
Carbon tax here to stay: Alberta energy minister
Alberta, Canada, home to the world’s third largest oil reserves, will await further federal government moves before upping its own emissions limits or developing a carbon cap-and-trade scheme
Are Canadian oil sands setting a new crude oil floor price?
Canadian oil sands are set to have a greater role in the global energy mix, but whether they will set the floor for world oil prices will depend on a variety of factors
Commodity trading data leak relights speculation debate
Leaked US CFTC data on commodity market positions in the run-up to 2008’s record oil price spike has fanned the flames of the long-running speculation debate. Pauline McCallion reports
Shifting towards specialism will provide integrated oil companies with best returns says AT Kearney
Optimum shareholder value in the oil and gas sector is likely to come from a specialist approach rather than the traditional integrated oil company model, according to a recent report by management consulting firm AT Kearney
Cat product to transfer oil spill risk to capital markets
Catastrophe product looks to capitalise on perceived investor appetite for oil spill risk
US oil and gas M&A at $39 billion
Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the oil and gas sector registered a rise in average deal value, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report
Managing oil and gas delivery risk
For producers and suppliers of oil and gas, the standard industry practice of waiting up to two months for payment represents significant credit risk. Brian Shydlo offers some solutions for measuring and mitigating this delivery risk
The growing influence of Caspian crude
The growing importance of Caspian crude could bring about a similar dislocation of Urals/Brent as the recent dislocation in the Brent/WTI spread, argues Bruce Gaston
Sean Corrigan talks emerging market risks
Diapason Commodities's Sean Corrigan discusses Chinese hard landings, Mena unrest, the role of Opec, quantitative easing and the likely market reactions to a Greek default
Jean-Marc Bonnefous talks China and QE2
Jean-Marc Bonnefous, managing partner, Tellurian Capital Management, talks Chinese growth scenarios, quantitative easing, and their impact on commodity markets
Falling oil prices and Greek crisis a boon to carbon traders
Carbon allowance trading hits all-time high in June as analysts downgrade predicted average ETS Phase 3 price to €22 per tonne
GFI Group, Inc.
GFI Group, Inc. is a leading provider of wholesale brokerage, clearing services, electronic execution and trading support products, providing services to institutional clients for a range of fixed income, equity, commodity and financial products
Aramco Trading advances towards launch
More demand for trading systems from Middle East expected as Aramco Trading selects ETRM system
Libya and beyond: legal implications of force majeure
Civil unrest in Libya continues to have a major impact on commodity traders with interests in the country. Andrew Ridings and Darren Wall discuss the issues facing traders and examine the legal implications