Ideas, strategies, and viewpoints on the global energy commodity markets.

Energy Hedging Costs to Increase?

Yesterday, CME Group (NYMEX) announced that it is increasing margin requirements for numerous energy products including crude oil, refined products and NGLs, effective today. To provide a few examples of the most liquid (actively traded) products:...

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Top Seven Oil & Gas Hedging Mistakes

As energy hedging consultants, we're often asked: What are the most common mistakes oil & gas producers make regarding hedging and risk management....

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Energy Hedging 101 - Collars

This post is the fifth, in a series, covering the basics of energy hedging. The first four posts in the series explained futures, swaps, options and...

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Is Now A Good Time To Hedge Natural Gas?

One of the questions we quite often from both current and prospective clients is, "Is now a good time to be hedging natural gas"? For starters, the...

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April Energy Hedging Q&A - Costless Collars, Dodd-Frank & Basis Swaps

The following are our answers to your April energy hedging questions. If you're interested in reading our previous energy hedging questions and...

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Municipal Utility Natural Gas Hedging Gone Wrong?

One of our subscribers recently sent us an email asking for our thoughts on the following article from the Tallahassee Gazette, City of Tallahassee...

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Energy Hedging 101 - Basis Swaps

This post is the fourth, in an ongoing series, covering the basics of energy hedging. The first three posts in the series explored energy hedging...

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March Energy Hedging Q&A - Crude Oil, Gasoline & More...

In what has become a monthly feature of our blog, the following is our March energy hedging Q&A. As always, if you would like us to provide a more in...

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Energy Hedging "Round-Up"

Through numerous emails that we've received from our subscribers, we're hearing that you need and want more information on the various aspects of...

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