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Deals of the Year: CE2 Carbon Capital
CE2 completes $10 million forestry aggregation project
EIA: World will be more dependent on Opec oil
The world will become more dependent on Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) oil by the start of 2011, following sustained surplus production capacity and a forecasted decline in growth from countries outside the producer group, says…
Is there joined up thinking on Smart Grid?
The modernisation of the European power industry through smart grids could transform electricity supply and demand but there is still a long way to go. In the first of a two-part series, Rachel Morison looks behind the hype at what smart grid really means
Special report: Canada
Our special report this month takes an in-depth look at Canada's oil and gas markets.
US natural gas shale plays threaten Canada export market
Natural gas shale plays in Canada and the US look set to skew the traditional supply and demand dynamics between the two countries. Pauline McCallion looks at the implications and potential alternative routes to market for Canada
Canada advances carbon capture and storage
In a bid to make Canada a global leader in emissions reduction technology, government support for carbon capture & storage research and development is beginning to bear fruit, finds Pauline McCallion
Can pipeline system support Canada oill sands growth?
With Canadian oil sands production set to grow, albeit at a reduced rate, will the current and planned pipeline infrastructure in North America be fit for purpose? Pauline McCallion finds out
European power: Market coupling initiatives spread
In this introduction to Energy Risk’s series on European power markets, Rachel Morison and Katie Holliday look at cross-border integration in Europe, with a focus on the latest market coupling initiatives, asking what’s needed to extend the initiative…
Natural gas: a global market?
Greater correlation between UK and US natural gas prices is reflecting a shift in global supply and demand fundamentals, which could offer significant new arbitrage opportunities for traders. Pauline McCallion finds out if such a change could be permanent
Uncertainty over UK ROCs damages investor confidence
Recent changes to the allocation of Renewable Obligation Certificates by the UK DECC has left industry participants wary about their long-term value, finds Katie Holliday
Price rise fails to eliminate Alcoa's losses
A 9% rise in aluminium prices in the final quarter of 2009 failed to boost Alcoa’s results yesterday, which showed narrowed, but continued, losses due to “significant energy and currency headwinds”.
Deutsche Bank: Threats to commodities on horizon
Deutsche Bank sees the commodities market threatened towards the end of the year, when authorities aim to remove monetary and fiscal stimulus, despite seeing a renewed set of inflows in the sector in 2010.
Four charged with carbon trading fraud in Belgium
Four people have been formally charged by the Belgian authorities for money laundering, in an investigation into fraudulent trading in carbon emissions permits, according the Reuters news agency.
Saxo Bank: Oil to fall to $40 in 2010
Oil prices are set to tumble to $40 per barrel (bbl) by the end of 2010, following spare capacity “sloshing around” in the world energy system and despite physical oil nearing peak production, says trading and investment house Saxo Bank. However, longer…
Google applies for power marketer status
Google Energy, a subsidiary of the internet search engine, has submitted an application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Ferc) for market-based rate authority.
EPA proposes tightening emissions standards
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a tighter standard for ground-level ozone emissions in a move that could affect the US emissions trading market.
Gunvor enters natural gas, power and carbon markets
Gunvor International, the Amsterdam-based energy trading and logistics company, has confirmed it has expanded its reach by entering the natural gas, power and carbon markets.
US ETFs get physical with heavy metal
The US has followed in the footsteps of Europe by approving its first set of physically backed palladium and platinum exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which hold the equivalent of 17% and 7% of each metal’s total demand respectively.
UK gas markets to eye US for LNG supply
Transatlantic arbitrage could be on the horizon for the UK, after the manager of UK’s natural gas network National Grid, issued its second gas balancing alert this winter to address the shortfall of supplies from Norway.