Mercatus Energy

An Introduction to End-User Natural Gas Hedging - Part III - Basis Swaps

This post is the third in a series where we are exploring the various hedging strategies which are available to commercial and industrial natural gas consumers. The first and second posts can be found via the following links: An Introduction to...

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The Top Ten: Most Common Energy Hedging Mistakes

As energy trading and risk management advisors, we're often asked: What are the most common, "big picture" mistakes we see companies make when it...

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An Introduction to End-User Natural Gas Hedging - Part II - Fixed Price Swaps

This post is the second in a series where we are exploring the various hedging strategies which are available to commercial and industrial natural...

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An Introduction to End-User Natural Gas Hedging - Part I - Futures

This article is the first in a series of several where we are exploring the various hedging strategies which are available to commercial and...

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Will Your Oil Hedging Strategies Sustain Another 2008-Like Crisis?

Will oil prices going to continue to decline or is yesterday's correction the end of the recent sell-off? Are we in the early stages of a 2008-like...

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An Introduction To Crack Spread (Refiner) Hedging

Over the course of the past year, refining profit margins have been all over the map. As an example, over the course of the past year, the WTI-NY...

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Common Oil & Gas Hedging Errors & How to Avoid Them

As energy risk management advisors, we're often called in to help clients "stop the bleeding" caused by flawed energy risk management methodologies,...

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Top Energy Hedging Failures in the Current Market Environment

As energy hedging advisors, we often see many market participants, make significant, if not catastrophic, errors related to their hedging strategies....

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Oil & Gas Hedging: What Can be Learned From the Past?

While not nearly as unnerving as the decline from $13 in the summer of 2008 to under $3 in 2009, the recent volatility, amid a low price environment,...

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Government Oil & Gas Hedging Update

Over the course of the past few months we've met with numerous government ogranizations and state owned companies, both producers and consumers,...

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