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Goldman Sachs: end-users hedge oil prices now for 2011
Crude will be "the bottleneck in the system, rather than refining" says the investment bank
Low natural gas prices push producers to oil
US producers move to oil plays, 2011 natural gas hedging programmes not expected to support current production levels
Q&A - Tertiary Minerals executive chairman Patrick Cheetham
Key ingredient
Trade in gold ETCs to rise by 60% this year, says Deutsche Bank
Gold exchange-traded commodities are set to grow in popularity despite the current lack of interest in commodities as an asset class
Time running out for UK energy supply security
Energy policy framework clarity is absolutely crucial to the future of investment in the UK energy sector, industry tells Minister for Energy
Uncertainties over Europe's long-term gas supplies
Block in supply?
IEA: oil price volatility negated by non-OECD demand
The International Energy Agency (IEA) says that non-Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries’ energy demand negates the volatile effects following BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill
Experts doubt impact from environmental study on gas prices
The US EPA continues hydraulic fracturing investigation but experts predict negligible effect on near-term natural gas prices
Total eyes growing Asia and China energy market
French energy giant Total takes a large stake in an Australian liquefied natural gas (LNG) project with an eye to growing energy demand from Asia and China
Lax TSO rules could increase power and gas VAT fraud
Relaxed registration rules for Transmission System Operators (TSOs) could increase VAT fraud in the power and gas over-the-counter (OTC) markets as exchanges tighten controls, say analysts
Equities may have reached nadir - BlackRock's Doll
Commodity price increases may indicate improved economic prospects
Relations with Beijing to impact Taiwan emissions trading plans
Taiwan's plans for a cap-and-trade carbon trading system have potential but relations with China will impact its progress, according to analysts
Light at the end of the US gas market tunnel
Production keeps lid on prices
Precious metals sponsored forum
Worth its weight
Challenges ahead for Russian LNG
Russia bearish on LNG?
Rise in deals signals growing confidence in metals markets, say analysts
The number of global mining and metals deals is expected to soar as part of a trend that signals strong growth in the global metals market, according to analysts
Confusion over misleading Indian power futures "ban"
Confusion surrounds the reported ban on Indian power futures trading as industry participants disagree on the nature of the measure
Mexico’s Pemex looks to shale gas development
Mexico’s main energy company Pemex says it is looking to replicate the US’s success in shale gas by entering the lucrative industry in its own country
JP Morgan slashes commodity desks
Fate of other prop desks unclear ahead of enactment of Volcker Rule
JP Morgan’s Asia commodities chief Dawe quits
Oral Dawe built up JP Morgan's commodities business into one of the largest platforms in Asia since joining the US bank from Goldman Sachs in 2008.
Exelon expands into wind generation
Exelon could become one of largest US wind generators after an $860 million acquisition of John Deere Renewables, but wind advocates remain concerned about the sector's development without a national renewable energy standard
China’s coal dependency raises hedging costs for Europe
As China’s appetite for energy grows, analysts say the country’s lack of carbon emissions protocols or ability to use cleaner fuel will result in higher carbon emissions hedging costs for European companies
US renewable capacity to double by 2012: DOE
The US is on track to double renewable energy generation capacity by 2012 and halve solar power costs by 2015, according to the Department of Energy
Ecuador’s hydrocarbons reforms threaten production
Ecuador’s latest reforms for the hydrocarbons industry could stunt investment in the country and lower production levels. Alex Davis investigates