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This is Not Your Father's OPEC Agreement

For the first time since 2008, OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) has agreed to reduce its aggregate output by 700,000-800,000 barrels per day (BPD), or to around 32.5 million to 33 million BPD, an agreement that has suprised...

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The Week in Energy Markets - Our New Newsletter Covering the Energy Markets

We have just launched a new, unique weekly newsletter covering the global energy markets. In short, in order to deliver our clients with the advice,...

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Bunker Fuel Hedging & Price Risk Management - Costless Collars

In the first two posts in our series our on bunker fuel hedging and price risk management, we explained how marine fuel consumers can utilize the two...

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Three-Way Collars: A Conservative Airline Fuel Hedging Strategy

In a previous post, An Alternative Oil Hedging Strategy Using Three Way Collars, we explored how oil and gas producers can implement a conservative...

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Is Your Team Well Prepared to Manage Your Energy Price Risk

As many companies are currently planning for 2017 and beyond, now is an ideal time to review your energy risk management program, including whether...

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Six Key Steps to a Succcessful Energy Hedging Program

1. Identify, Analyze and Quantify All Risks Identify all of the company's energy commodity related risks including market, basis, operational,...

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Bunker Fuel Hedging & Price Risk Management - Call Options

In the first post in this series, Bunker Fuel Hedging & Price Risk Management - Swaps, we examined how companies in the maritime and shipping...

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Bunker Fuel Hedging & Price Risk Management - Swaps

As crude oil and bunker fuel (fuel oil) prices have been extremely volatile since we originally published this article, we thought it would be best...

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Setting Price Targets: A Viable Energy Hedging Strategy?

Hedging crude oil or natural gas when the market hits a producer's target price is neither a way to manage price risk nor to maximize the price...

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The Fundamentals of Oil & Gas Hedging - Costless Collars

This post is the fourth in a series where we are exploring (no pun intended) how oil and gas producers can hedge their exposure to crude oil, natural...

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