In recent weeks the Brent-WTI spread has collapsed once again, settling yesterday at just above $17/BBL after trading as high as $25.53 in mid November. As the following chart shows, the spread has varied quite drastically over the past couple...
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While we analyze numerous basis relationships across the energy commodity markets on a regular basis, it's rarely a simply task, as the relationships...
In early December the EIA announced that beginning with its 2013 Annual Energy Outlook, which will be published in the spring, the agency is going to...
As our blog approaches its third anniversary, we want to know what aspects of energy hedging and risk management you want us to cover, and from what...
In June of 2011, in a post titled Energy Hedging Myths Demystified - Part I, we took addressed the age old theory that crude oil and natural gas...
In recent weeks two large natural gas consumers, Nucor and LSB Industries, have announced that they are purchasing natural gas "working interests" to...
Last December, in a post titled Sovereign State Oil Hedging On The Rise, we highlighted the hedging initiatives of several sovereign oil and gas...
In the most recent version of This Week in Petroleum, the EIA published an article on historical vs. implied volatility in Brent crude oil which...
In recent weeks we've been asked by several clients to review potential transactions which have been proposed to them by their counterparties. The...
As all large fuel consuming companies are well aware, fuel prices have increased significantly over the past couple months. Relative to their June...