Weather risk
When climate risk starts to bite
Energy firms under increased pressure to assess physical climate risk
Looking back: El Niño boosts weather derivatives
Liquidity in the OTC weather derivatives market has suffered repeated false starts over the years, including one reported by Energy Risk in December 1997 with the onset of the El Niño weather pattern
EU regulation and renewables seen as big energy risks
Senior risk managers chart biggest concerns for energy companies during panel at Energy Risk Summit Europe, but not everybody agrees the lists are useful
Renewables expected to drive demand for weather derivatives
Weather risk management firms predict renewables and thinner energy market liquidity will drive growth
Real to set sights on renewables after acquisition by Munich Re
Purchase of RenRe Energy Advisors could lead to new weather hedging tools for renewable energy
Energy firms tune in to weather forecasts
As weather forecasting becomes more accurate, utilities and banks are increasingly turning to it – not only to predict power and gas demand – but also to find arbitrage opportunities, writes Gillian Carr
Energy companies increase weather hedging
As temperatures rise and extreme events grow more common, energy companies have stepped up their hedging of weather risk, according to market participants. Alexander Osipovich reports
Weather study finds that hedging improves firm value
Hedging programmes have a positive effect on a company’s share price and financial performance, according to a new academic study that examines the use of weather derivatives by US utilities
Energy Risk USA: Storms, warm winter, fuel interest in weather derivatives
The extreme weather that hit North America recently has spurred interest in tools designed to hedge weather risk, according to participants speaking at Energy Risk USA
Weather risk: gauging the exposure
There is now an array of instruments available to hedge weather exposure, but evaluating that exposure is far harder than quantifying standard exposures such as commodity price risk. Garth Renne and Shaun Hatch discuss approaches to analysing wind and…
What lies ahead for weather risk management?
While products and participation continue to evolve, more education will be crucial to boosting weather derivatives use, experts say. Pauline McCallion speaks to market participants about how to continue the market’s evolution
As US hurricane activity falls, Asian weather risk rises
US weather conditions are purported to become more neutral this year, but forecasters are already looking to Asia as a potential risk management growth area. Pauline McCallion reports
Slow recovery likely for freight derivatives amid low market rates
An overabundance of dry-bulk vessels ordered before the financial crisis now coming on line is weighing on the freight market and freight rates. Alex Davis looks at how freight derivatives demand will cope during what many expect will be a sustained…
Solid growth expected for Asian coal markets
The market reaction to the supply problems caused by the La Niña weather pattern has illustrated how robust the Asia and Asia-Pacific coal sector is becoming. Alex Davis examines the scope for growth in both physical and derivative markets in the region
Aviation bears brunt of fuel price gyrations and new rules
The price volatility seen in energy markets in recent years has had a big impact on the bottom line of many airlines, both in the form of higher prices as well as hedging losses. Pauline McCallion speaks to industry participants about the outlook for…
First snowfall trade cleared on CME
Choice Environmental, a portfolio company of OTC Global Holdings (OTCGH), has brokered the first CME-cleared snowfall hedging risk instrument – a snowfall binary option contract for Detroit.
A fact of life?
Can the price risks associated with abnormally cold winter temperatures and theirimpact on short term energy demand be predicted ahead of time? Logical InformationMachines’ Sandy Fielden investigates recent freezing temperatures in Boston,Massachusetts
Weathering the storm
Natural gas markets are thought to be one of the most sensitive to changes inthe weather, but how much do other factors affect price movements? MaryAshleyHall , energy market specialist with Fame, looks at some tried and tested methodsof managing weather…