Operational risk
Rogue PVM oil deals not behind price spike say traders
Unauthorised trading in Brent futures contracts on June 30 by a staff member at oil broker PVM was not the main cause of a spike in oil prices, according to traders.
Learning from losses
Energy and commodity markets have staged impressive growth in the past 15 years, but there have also been some eye-watering failures along the way. Katie Holliday considers what has been learnt from these catastrophes, and whether derivatives scandals…
Oil broker PVM hit by trading loss
Oil broker PVM today said it has lost just under $10 million due to unauthorised trading in Brent futures contracts on June 30.
Allegro launches FERC reporting component
Allegro has launched the latest advancement of its Allegro 8 platform, FERC Connect 8.1, which automates the process for extracting, compiling and reporting information required for the natural gas and power markets.
CME Group launches ethylene futures clearing services
CME Group has launched clearing services for a new Mont Belvieu ethylene futures contract, available June 14 for trade date of June 15.
Spark-spread option valuation
In this next article of the Masterclass series, Lacima Group focus on power trading and detail how industry practitioners typically value the flexibility of generation assets as real options while taking operating constraints into account
Wind energy: oversize methodology
Operating wind farms to optimal efficiency is difficult to achieve. Andrés Cortés, Eduardo Martín and Enrique Doheijo of Deloitte discuss their method for improving the use of wind and its integration in power grids
Launch of Indian Bullion Market Association
The Indian Bullion Market Association (IBMA), a national level body representing the Indian bullion trade and industry, was launched today in alliance with Mumbai-based National Spot Exchange (NSEL.)
Singapore and Indian commodity exchanges unite
The Singapore Commodity Exchange Limited (SICOM) and the National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) based in India have signed a heads of terms agreement that will allow certain products to be traded and cleared in both exchanges.
Singapore and Indian commodity exchanges unite
The Singapore Commodity Exchange Limited (SICOM) and the National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) based in India have signed a heads of terms agreement that will allow certain products to be traded and cleared in both exchanges.
Shell reorganises business structure
Royal Dutch Shell has announced a series of changes to its organisational structure including the merging of its upstream businesses and the launch of a new projects and technology business.
New LNG reporting tool launched
A new daily gas flow and LNG vessel movement reporting service for energy traders and analysts has been launched by shipping information specialists Lloyd's Register-Fairplay and energy trading software company Innovez.
Platts price assessment proposals face scrutiny
Questions have been raised in the energy trading sector about Platts' decision to align its US fixed price and differential crude oil and products assessments at 3.15pm eastern time (ET).
Rubber volumes fail to improve despite Tocom's extra trading hours
Rubber trading volumes have failed to be boosted by a revamped trading system launched this week on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange (Tocom).
Is the UK facing a gas storage crisis?
Low storage levels and growing import dependency provoke concern, but some commentators believe the market will sort out any future supply problems, as Rachel Morison reports
Squeezing more out of P&L explain
Commodity traders are increasingly aware of the need to squeeze greater profits from existing business activities. One oft overlooked tool for doing this is the P&L 'explain', write Akhil Sehgal and Anup Singh