Weekend Reading: Oil Supply, Demand & Prices In Pictures
In an attempt to put things a few things in perspective, while noting that it's Friday and most are already enjoying the weekend, we've compiled a...
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Special Update - Crude Oil, Refined Products & Natural Gas
We generally don't provide public "market commentary" but given the events of the past week and their impact on the energy markets, we thought we...
$85 Oil: An Ideal Hedging Opportunity?
As crude oil and refined products have declined significantly in recent days and weeks, we've received numerous inquires as to whether we think...
NYMEX Hedging Updates & New Micro Futures
As we noted in our May energy hedging Q&A, the NYMEX (CME) has been working on the transition process whereby the benchmark distillate (disel fuel,...
Revisiting Dodd-Frank & Energy Hedging
On June 16th the CFTC voted to delay the full implementation of Dodd Frank to "...provide the Commission with the opportunity to reexamine the status...
Our Thoughts On The IEA Crude Oil Release
While we generally avoid commenting on news and politics, we thought the announcement from the the IEA last Thursday to release 60 million barrels of...
May Energy Hedging Q&A - Heating Oil, Crude Oil & Gasoil
Without further ado, the following are our answers to your May energy hedging questions. As always, if you would like us to provide more depth or...
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...
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....
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...