Commodities/Foreign exchange
Limited oil and gas resources seen as biggest risk for NOCs
Limited oil and gas resources were identified as the highest risk issue for national oil companies (NOCs), according to a survey of NOCs by risk advisory firm Marsh.
Carbon market associations join forces
A merger between the Carbon Markets Association (CMA) and International Carbon Investors (ICI) has brought together sixty banks, law firms and service providers that work within the carbon market, including Barclays Capital, JP Morgan and RBS Sempra.
BlueNext CER spot to launch on August 12
Paris-based environmental exchange BlueNext will launch trading in its physically delivered Certified Emissions Reduction (CER) spot contract on August 12.
Mark Quartermain
The president of Shell Energy NorthAmerica and head of Shell EnergyTrading explains to Roderick Bruce whyhe has known since childhood that hewanted to work in oil
The state of freight
With freight derivatives volumes at record highs, investor products are now being developed in the shipping derivatives market. Ryan Davidson looks at whether the market has matured sufficiently to attract investor interest
Profile: Dow Chemical - Chemical reaction
Dow Chemical, the largest commercial consumer of energy in the US, is trying to formulate a response to soaring annual energy costs of $32 billion, while meeting environmental targets. Roderick Bruce examines the company's energy strategies
A time to trade?
The launch of CERs futures on Indian exchanges is breathing new life into CDM projects in India. Speculators have entered the market and are creating liquidity in CERs and, as a result, more carbon-financing options, finds Catherine Lacoursiere
Trading strategies - Walking a fine line
A worrying trend is emerging in the UK corporate world, with many companies adopting extremely risky strategies in a bid to reduce their exposure to energy price volatility, says Utilyx chief executive Chris Bowden
Looking over the counter-arguments
A UK government panel investigating the role of speculators in global crude oil markets has called for more transparency in the opaque over-the-counter (OTC) market, writes Roderick Bruce
Dubai and sell
Profile
Unfit for consumption
Special Report: Commodity Futures
Corporates burned
Cover story
Points of principle
Liquidity risk