Gas
European gas trading has bright future, panel says
OTC derivatives volumes rise amid optimism about natural gas
Energy Risk Asia Energy Finance House of the Year: SG CIB
Technical skills help SG CIB win tricky energy finance deals
UK competition probe will 'rebuild trust' says EDF Energy chief
Ofgem proposal to refer energy market to CMA supported by utility head
European gas hubs stand to benefit from crisis in Ukraine
Crisis thought likely to accelerate shift towards hub-based pricing
More work required on Remit reporting, firms say
Problems linger in areas such as back-loading and self-reporting
OIES trying to fuel debate on energy markets, says Fattouh
“There’s no single truth in these markets,” argues institute director
Classic cutting edge: Swing options and the quest for valuation
Energy Risk presents a classic paper on swing options pricing by Patrick Jaillet, Ehud Ronn and Stathis Tompaidis, which was first published in 1998. It introduced the so-called binomial forest method, which was influential in the development of pricing…
New FCA deadline for power and gas forwards ‘more realistic’, says industry
A decision to delay a deadline for brokers to review their classifications of physically settled gas and power forwards by two months has been welcomed by industry participants
Acer investigated 10 potential breaches of Remit in 2012
Acer probed 10 cases under Remit in 2012, agency says, in report that sheds light on the development of monitoring regime
Remit insider trading rules continue to confuse energy traders
Despite coming into force in December 2011, Remit insider trading rules continue to raise questions among energy traders
Liquidity seen as top concern for energy risk managers
Falling over-the-counter energy volumes in Europe and the US push liquidity to top of risk management agenda
Energy Risk Europe: Good times over for Europe's traders, says RWE's Krebber
Strain caused by regulation and renewables means European energy traders must adapt to survive, says RWE Supply & Trading CFO
The importance of trading to smart energy business models
Expertise in energy trading is vital to the success of smart energy business models, which rely on integrating decentralised generation assets with the wholesale energy market. That presents an opportunity for firms with the right skills, argue Jim…
European regulators get to grips with Remit monitoring
By mid-2014, the Regulation on Wholesale Energy Market Integrity and Transparency is expected to see European energy market participants reporting masses of information about their trading activity to regulators. How do regulators intend to use this data…
Energy Risk Glossary 2013
Introduction
Gas market participants rail against mandatory bundling
The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators hopes a new network code on capacity allocation will promote a more efficient and open gas market in Europe. But market participants warn the principle of mandatory bundling embedded in the code could…
Natural gas market tempts hedge funds
Filling up
Ferc won’t appeal Hunter ruling, says Wellinghoff
Ferc chairman says agency won’t appeal ruling against it, but will seek to persuade Congress to change the law
Natural gas producers step up hedging
Hedging by North American natural gas producers increases as prices rebound
Basis trading to emerge in European gas
Natural gas basis swaps increasingly used in over-the-counter market and could eventually trade on exchanges
Energy firms tune in to weather forecasts
Blowing in the wind?