Brent crude
Oil-linked structured products: investors take the plunge
Price drop and volatility spike drives interest in oil-linked structures
Oil slump expected to lure investors back to commodities
Return of volatility attractive for hedge funds, traders say
Oil price drop may prove a boon to global growth
But prices may return towards $100 range, says fund manager
Oil price fall spurs interest in trading, says panel
Volatility seen as positive for financial traders, including banks
US airlines hesitate on fuel hedges despite price drop
Fear of further plunges makes airlines reluctant to hedge, say dealers
Energy Risk Asia Exchange of the Year: CME Group
CME Group's international coal and Brent futures generate growth
Oil benchmarks should diverge in coming year, says BAML’s Blanch
Research chief is sceptical about end of oil indexation in European gas
Deal of the Year: BP
Quick BP options deal salvages North Sea oil producer’s acquisition
Gulf War and supercycle are career highlights, says Saperia
Veteran oil trader reflects on industry transformed in 30-year career
Oil benchmarks need reform, says Vitol's Taylor
Oil industry needs to make issue of dwindling benchmark production a top priority, says Vitol chief
Lynton Jones laments IPE's hesitation over electronic trading
Lynton Jones, the IPE’s former chief executive, tried hard to promote electronic trading in Brent futures. But those efforts met with strong resistance, he tells Mark Pengelly
Oil market faces tight deadline for Ice Brent protocol
As Ice prepares to shift Brent expiry calendar on December 6, Isda releases protocol to enable orderly transition of OTC market
Commodities house of the year – Deutsche Bank
Commodities house of the year
Ice Brent changes prove a hard pill to swallow
Ice says a plan to shift the expiry dates of futures and options on Brent crude oil is an important fix that will tighten the link between the physical and futures markets. However, carrying out the necessary changes could be painful for market…
Ice bows to pressure on Brent contract changes
Exchange delays plan to shift expiry calendar for Brent crude oil futures and options after firms complain they need more time to prepare
Brent options trading disrupted by Ice expiry date shift
Proposals to ensure convergence between futures and physical Brent cause firms to avoid trading long-dated options
WTI rally offers limited upside to oil producers, say analysts
WTI rally may be short-lived, say analysts, while impact of backwardation is likely to be felt more strongly
PRAs under attack amid market manipulation investigations
Price reporting agencies (PRAs) are facing intense scrutiny from regulators, amid renewed allegations that their widely used price indexes are being manipulated by unscrupulous energy traders. Will the PRAs be forced to change their ways? Alexander…
Low Brent creates window of opportunity for hedgers, say analysts
Brent crude oil offers a window for airlines and refiners to lock in prices, but opportunity won’t last forever, say analysts
Brent challenges WTI despite questions about oil benchmark
Battle of the benchmarks
Low crude volatility to bolster spread trades, say analysts
Market participants expected to shy away from outright bets on crude oil as low volatility persists
The uncertain impact of an SPR release
Reserve nerves
The unreliability of oil price forecasting
The experts are wrong
Oil price reporting agencies' principles won't deter manipulation, say critics
International Organization of Securities Commissions principles for oil price reporting agencies fail to silence critics