Operational risk
APX restructures, makes senior hires
Amsterdam-based APX Group, which provides exchanges for natural gas and power trading across northwest Europe, will move London-based power exchange UKPX’s forwards market onto its own system on August 18. The group has also made several senior…
Statoil penalised over Iranian scandal
Norwegian energy company Statoil could be fined 20 million Norwegian kroner ($2.92 million) in relation to a payment it made to a London investment firm for advice on conducting business in Iran.
KWI allies with Toshiba to tap Japanese market
KWI, the London-based risk technology company, has created the first Japanese-language energy trading and risk management (ETRM) application in conjunction with Toshiba Corporation, the Japanese developer and manufacturer of power generation systems.
Dutch minister stakes career on energy liberalisation
The Dutch minister for economic affairs, Laurens Jan Brinkhorst is staking his political future on the success of electricity market liberalisation, claiming he will step down if security of electricity supply is threatened.
California grid operator names interim CEO
The California independent system operator (Cal ISO) has hired Marcie Edwards as interim chief executive, while it seeks a permanent replacement for Terry Winter who resigned on June 1.
Fortis to enter energy trading with Xenon
Fortis Financial Services, the market trading affiliate of Fortis Bank, has selected Sakonnet Technology's Xenon trading and risk management application for its new energy trading activities in New York.
Ferc hires head of reliability division
US interstate energy regulator the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Ferc) has named Joseph McClelland as director of its Division of Reliability in the Office of Markets, Tariffs and Rates. McClelland will develop policies, programmes and strategies…
Tepco hedges weather
The Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepko) has entered into weather derivatives contracts with both Tokyo Gas Company and Osaka Gas Company. The deals have been finalised in a bid to limit the effect on Tepco’s earnings from summer temperature conditions,…
Nymex chief quit over pay cut
Bo Collins' decision to resign as president of Nymex was triggered by the board cutting his compensation package, said a source at Nymex.
Danish state-owned energy company signs up to Allegro
The Danish State-owned energy company, Dansk Olie og Naturgas (Dong), has signed up to use Allegro Development’s trading and risk management software for its natural gas operations.
CCRO and S&P form liquidity working group
The US Committee of Chief Risk Officers (CCRO) has established a working group along with rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) to define the most effective metrics integral to assessing the liquidity demands of energy supply and wholesale marketing…
Spring loading
Abstract: In May’s Expert Series, LesClewlow and Chris Strickland discussedthe use of Monte Carlo simulation in energy risk management and introduced aseries of models that they argued were suitable for the simulation of energy-and weather-dependent…
CGE Power falls as banks demand cash
CGE Power, the bank consortium formed to acquire distressed UK power assets, has withdrawn offers totalling around £3 billion on 12 plants and ceased trading after proposals to acquire two key power plants were rejected by lenders, according to a…
KWI hires SVP of operations
KWI, the London-based provider of trading and risk management software for the energy industry, today announced the appointment of Alan Somerville as senior vice president (SVP) of operations.
FOA close to releasing UK power trading guidelines
The UK Futures and Options Association (FOA) says it is close to releasing final drafts of guidelines on various areas of the UK power market. The problem areas identified by the FOA's Power Trading Forum (PTF) are reference pricing, credit risk…
FEA unveils updated power exposure solution
Financial Engineering Associates (FEA), the Berkeley-based subsidiary of technology company Barra, today unveiled its @Energy/Power Generation 2.0 solution for power plant optimisation, risk exposure assessment and valuation
Price reporting is improving, says CCRO director
Confidence in the energy markets is returning partially thanks to an improvement in the price reporting practices of energy companies, according to Robert Anderson, executive director of the US-based Committee of Chief Risk Officers (CCRO).
Bayer signs up for SunGard Adaptiv
Bayer, the Leverkusen-based pharmaceuticals and chemicals company, has chosen Sungard’s Adaptiv trading and risk management product to support its commodity, foreign exchange and fixed-income trading operations.
GL Trade sets up gateway to EEX and signs up Calyon Financial
GL Trade, a Paris-based provider of financial data, clearing, trading and settlement soulutions, has set up a gateway to the Leipzig-based European Energy Exchange. Global derivatives broker Calyon Financial, formerly Carr Futures, has taken up this…
Energy clearing in Catch 22 situation, says Fitch
Denise Furey, New York-based senior director of global power at rating agency Fitch believes that the clearing of OTC energy derivative contracts is in something of a ‘Catch 22’ predicament. “We need standardization of contract documentation to get to…
The cost of optimism
Petroleum engineers and financial regulators have never spoken the same language,as the recent Royal Dutch/Shell debacle has shown. And this has led to confusionover state oil reserves. By Maria Kielmas
Reliably informed
Pat Wood, chairman of US interstate energy regulator the Federal Energy RegulatoryCommission, talks to James Ockenden about reliability, regulation, and wherenext for the competitive market in the US
Heart broker
A bitter dispute involving an employment contract, three coal brokers and a claimfor £2 million in damages has highlighted the importance of observing contractuallaw when hiring and firing. By James Ockenden
Energia selects SunGard’s Entegrate ZaiNet
Energia, part of the Viridian Group, has selected SunGard’s Entegrate ZaiNet for the straight-through processing and risk management of its physical and financial power and gas contracts.