Is Brent Now the Global Benchmark for Crude Oil Hedging?
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...
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A New Look At Sovereign Oil Hedging Strategies
Last December, in a post titled Sovereign State Oil Hedging On The Rise, we highlighted the hedging initiatives of several sovereign oil and gas...
A Look At Volatility As It Relates To Crude Oil Hedging
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...
Are You Hedging or Speculating As Oil Trades At An 18 Month Low?
Heading into the weekend, it appears that Brent crude oil may settle the day at below $90/BBL for the first time since December of 2010, while WTI...
Crude Oil Hedging: Converting Swaps Into Synthetic Put Options
As a result of the recent decline in crude oil prices, we've received a couple of inquires from companies wanting to know how they can turn their...
Hedging Strategies As Crude Oil Approaches $50 or $150
Crude oil prices once again traded above $100 today which has many asking, how high will it go, while others wondering if we may see prices collapse,...
Crude Oil Risk Management With Participating Swaps
At the request of one of our subscribers, this post addresses how E&P companies can hedge their crude oil price risk with participating swaps. A...
Commodity Index Reweightings To Impact Crude Oil Hedging?
While most oil market participants are focusing on Iran, Petrolplus and numerous other macro and micro variables, many are missing the elephant in...
Sovereign State Oil Hedging On The Rise?
For an update on sovereign oil hedging activities, see the following article: A New Look At Sovereign Oil Hedging Strategies. While many are of the...