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

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Top Energy Hedging Failures in the Current Market Environment

As energy hedging advisors, we often see many market participants, make significant, if not catastrophic, errors related to their hedging strategies....

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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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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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Energy Price Risk Management - Better to be Lucky than Good?

You often hear people say, “It’s better to be lucky than good.” I go the exact opposite direction – Luck has the ability to hide bad management...

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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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Energy Hedging Myths Demystified - Part II

This post is the second in our series covering energy hedging myths. The first post, Energy Hedging Myths Demystified - Part I, is available via this...

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A Layman's Guide To Energy Hedging Disclosures & Transparency

Many companies today are faced with an unprecedented combination of economic, political and regulatory uncertainty. Exposure to energy price...

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Energy Trading & Risk Management Data and Resources

We recently complied a list links to a slew of resources for data and information related to energy hedging and risk management: CME/NYMEX, ICE,...

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Six Tips to Better Manage Your Energy Budget: Hedging & Procurement

Managing an energy budget can be a difficult task to say the least. Natural gas, fuel and electricity markets are complex and volatile. Not to...

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