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Brent-WTI Crude Oil Spread Continues to Collapse

After topping out in October at $27.88/BBL, the Brent-WTI spread continues to collapse, settling yesterday at $8.82/BBL, the lowest level in nearly a...

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Hedging Crude Oil Via Deferred Cost Floors

Since bottoming near $77/BBL in early October, the 2012 WTI calendar strip has increased by more than $20 a barrel, trading as high as $101 in mid...

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New Platts' Brent Formula Will Impact Oil Hedging

On September 16th, Platts announced that is going to "Amend the date range reflected in the Dated Brent assessment to 10-25 days forward, instead of...

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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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$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...

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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...

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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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January Energy Hedging Q&A - Natural Gas, Diesel Fuel & Propane

Once again, it's time for the monthly energy hedging Q&A. If you would like to pose a question for next month's Q&A, please contact us or leave a...

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October Energy Hedging Q&A - Crude Oil, Diesel Fuel & Propane

As a continuation of our September and August Energy Hedging Q&A posts, here are the questions and our answers to this months Energy Hedging Q&A. As...

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