Refinery
Video: Volatile energy prices will be the norm in 2020, says Phillips 66 risk manager
IMO 2020, volatility and shareholder activism will be major challenges next year, says Earl Burns
Asia energy dealer of the year: Citi
Oil and LNG help Citi build Asia commodities business
Maximising refinery profits using portfolio optimisation
Making the right decisions requires an enterprise-wide view of risk, authors argue
Italian refiner seeks boost from supply and trading unit
Saras gains from rebound in refining margins and flexible Sardinia refinery
Energy Risk Asia Oil & Products House of the Year: JP Morgan
JP Morgan's oil team is providing liquidity across the barrel in Asia
Oil & Products House of the Year: BNP Paribas
French bank is showing commitment to oil, even as other firms exit
Asia Oil & Natural Gas House of the Year: Citi
Citi has worked hard to rebuild its oil business and is one of very few banks that remain active in physical LNG
Banks’ physical commodity trading comes under scrutiny
Amid a review of a 2003 determination by the Federal Reserve, the involvement of US banks in physical commodities has come under fire from regulators, politicians and the media. Could they really be forced to exit physical trading? Alexander Osipovich…
Low Brent creates window of opportunity for hedgers, say analysts
Brent crude oil offers a window for airlines and refiners to lock in prices, but opportunity won’t last forever, say analysts
Asian refinery activity boosts oil derivatives trading
Refined tastes
Diapason launches hedge fund strategy playing energy arbitrage opportunities in liquid futures
Independent commodity asset manager Diapason Commodities Management is launching a hedge fund trading spreads between commodity future contracts using a proprietary model of the refining industry.
Energy Risk interview: Bharat Petroleum's hedging programme
A refined view on hedging
Possible Delta Air Lines refinery acquisition raises eyebrows
Analysts have been stunned by reports that Delta Air Lines is considering the purchase of an idled ConocoPhillips refinery on the US east coast. The unprecedented deal would provide Delta with an in-house source of jet fuel, but the problems inherent in…
Energy Risk Deals of the Year 2012: Lloyds's financing for Essar
Lloyds’s $1.5bn secured borrowing base facility for Essar Energy
Refiners seek innovative tools for risk management
Old dogs, new tricks
Fuel oil prices seen remaining high
Fuel oil prices climb amid supply drop and tax hike
Refiners step up hedging activity
Refineries in Europe have stepped up their hedging activity in recent months as they take advantage of a recovery in margins, market participants say
Africa leads the trend towards fuel subsidies removal
Africa leads the trend towards fuel subsidies removal
California carbon scheme delay “prudent”: EDF
California's decision to delay carbon trading compliance until 2013 “will give the cap-and-trade programme it’s best chance of success”, says AB 32 co-sponsor
Oil and oil products markets buffeted by tsunami
Oil and oil products markets buffeted by tsunami