Book extract: Energy Markets by Vince Kaminski

Vincent Kaminski’s new book Energy Markets, published by Incisive Media, will be released on January 18 and is now available for pre-order. Below is an edited extract of the author’s introduction in which he explains the content and philosophy of the book, which draws on his 25 years’ experience of working in or with merchant energy companies and investment banks

Energy Markets is the first of two books that provide a comprehensive, systematic and extensive review of these complex and constantly evolving markets – markets that are critical to maintaining the standards of living achieved by highly developed societies and to the future fortunes of emerging economies.

The objective of this introduction is to explain the scope, organisation and, most