Two Years On...
This week marked the 2nd Anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, perhaps the most significant collapse of the banking crisis. Ironic perhaps then that the anniversary coincided with the publication of stricter international banking rules requiring banks to hold larger cash reserves. How will these banking regulations impact energy companies? read more...
17 September 2010
This week marked the 2nd Anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, perhaps the most significant collapse of the banking crisis. Ironic perhaps then that the anniversary coincided with the publication of stricter international banking rules requiring banks to hold larger cash reserves. How will these banking regulations impact energy companies? read more...
Falling Wholesale Prices but what about the tariffs?
Even though the power wholesale market is following the falls seen in gas (Winter 09 Baseload closed the week down £0.20MWh at £38.70), and is now at levels where supplier tariffs must be under pressure, any tariff reduction announcements are unlikely to be made anytime soon. read more...
18 September 2009
Even though the power wholesale market is following the falls seen in gas (Winter 09 Baseload closed the week down £0.20MWh at £38.70), and is now at levels where supplier tariffs must be under pressure, any tariff reduction announcements are unlikely to be made anytime soon. read more...
Who will have the last laugh on the Green Agenda?
The Government’s announcement last week on the projected state of the UK energy industry is interesting and informative and demonstrates their willingness to impose a green agenda - but at what cost? read more...
24 July 2009
The Government’s announcement last week on the projected state of the UK energy industry is interesting and informative and demonstrates their willingness to impose a green agenda - but at what cost? read more...
Ofgem enquiry completed
Ofgem have completed their competition probe and not really delivered for business. read more...
18 March 2009
Ofgem have completed their competition probe and not really delivered for business. read more...
Imera secures new inter connector
Imera an Irish consortium has secured a good growth opportunity for 2011. read more...
07 December 2008
Imera an Irish consortium has secured a good growth opportunity for 2011. read more...
Ofgem to Publish Competition FIndings
Ofgem is expected to publish its findings as to whether competition is working effectively across the market next week. read more...
02 October 2008
Ofgem is expected to publish its findings as to whether competition is working effectively across the market next week. read more...
Government Intervention and Stagflation
The markets are looking at whether a government could intervene with the markets but there is a real danger this could exacerbate the possibility of stagflation. read more...
10 June 2008
The markets are looking at whether a government could intervene with the markets but there is a real danger this could exacerbate the possibility of stagflation. read more...
New EU regulation on SO2 and NO2 could cause brown outs
Regulatory bodies sometimes fail to think about the long term prospects. read more...
03 June 2008
Regulatory bodies sometimes fail to think about the long term prospects. read more...
Referral to Competition Commission Called For
Allan Asher, CEO of Energywatch, claims that the energy regulator Ofgem is failing by not referring the UK energy markets to the Competition Commission. read more...
21 May 2008
Allan Asher, CEO of Energywatch, claims that the energy regulator Ofgem is failing by not referring the UK energy markets to the Competition Commission. read more...
Ofgem investigates
Finally an competition enquiry into the energy market has begun. read more...
21 February 2008
Finally an competition enquiry into the energy market has begun. read more...
Gas capacity change in 2008
Will NG announce to the market what more capapcity could be availbel at the end of the year? read more...
12 February 2008
Will NG announce to the market what more capapcity could be availbel at the end of the year? read more...
EU plan for renewables for 2020.
The EU emissions plans look impressive but by 2020 will they have been achieved? read more...
24 January 2008
The EU emissions plans look impressive but by 2020 will they have been achieved? read more...
Ofgem question ERA
Ofgem cover their backs by writing to the ERA, who not surprisngly respond with a "Who me?" attitude. read more...
21 January 2008
Ofgem cover their backs by writing to the ERA, who not surprisngly respond with a "Who me?" attitude. read more...
Ofgem - hint at windfall taxes
Ofgem hint a manipulating markets something which they have always vowed never to do . read more...
17 January 2008
Ofgem hint a manipulating markets something which they have always vowed never to do . read more...
Price setting - Evan Davis
Evan Davis' article on Setting prices is well worth a read Powerisk has a few additions to his story. read more...
16 January 2008
Evan Davis' article on Setting prices is well worth a read Powerisk has a few additions to his story. read more...
Big Six collude
Although the headline suggest that the big six get together and set price, in reality it is unlikely that they actually do. read more...
14 January 2008
Although the headline suggest that the big six get together and set price, in reality it is unlikely that they actually do. read more...
Ofgem liaise with Darling
Darling thinks that Ofgem may hold the answers but Ofgem rightly do not interfere with markets something which Darling should be aware of. read more...
07 January 2008
Darling thinks that Ofgem may hold the answers but Ofgem rightly do not interfere with markets something which Darling should be aware of. read more...
Spark spread for 2008
Spark spread play looks to be hotting up but who has it right? read more...
04 January 2008
Spark spread play looks to be hotting up but who has it right? read more...
The end of another year...
Slow trading day as players contemplate what 2008 has in store. read more...
31 December 2007
Slow trading day as players contemplate what 2008 has in store. read more...
Imera secures new inter connector
Imera an Irish consortium has secured a good growth opportunity for 2011. read more...
07 December 2007
Imera an Irish consortium has secured a good growth opportunity for 2011. read more...
Germans anti trading
Germans submit reasons why they think the EU has it wrong, and whilst it is not the UK way of doing things it might not be wrong. read more...
04 December 2007
Germans submit reasons why they think the EU has it wrong, and whilst it is not the UK way of doing things it might not be wrong. read more...
German Parliament flexes muscles
German power players at least know that they must be more subtle when it comes to price fixing. read more...
19 November 2007
German power players at least know that they must be more subtle when it comes to price fixing. read more...
£33m earmarked for Scottish Renewables
Scotland look to lead the way in renewables. read more...
15 November 2007
Scotland look to lead the way in renewables. read more...
Oil options day
Oil turns into a bit of a damp squib as players do not exercise their $100 options. read more...
13 November 2007
Oil turns into a bit of a damp squib as players do not exercise their $100 options. read more...
Nuclear Woes continue
Nuclear plant continue to remain on outage and the city meanwhile sell BE shares day on day. read more...
12 November 2007
Nuclear plant continue to remain on outage and the city meanwhile sell BE shares day on day. read more...
Ofgem- Calls for RO to be abolished
RO could be banned but government must rule on consultation. read more...
13 September 2007
RO could be banned but government must rule on consultation. read more...
VCS finalises VERs
Voluntary Emissions Reductions getting more press as apotential for tool for reducing carbon footprints. read more...
30 July 2007
Voluntary Emissions Reductions getting more press as apotential for tool for reducing carbon footprints. read more...
Emissions market
Emissions markets prove to be a lottery again with the utilities gaming like billio. read more...
16 May 2007
Emissions markets prove to be a lottery again with the utilities gaming like billio. read more...
EdFT and Scottish Power wrapped over the knuckles
EDFT and SP dancing with OFGEM who will soon stamp on their toes and insist upon a 10% fine of their revenues. read more...
24 April 2007
EDFT and SP dancing with OFGEM who will soon stamp on their toes and insist upon a 10% fine of their revenues. read more...
Power companies playing a canny game
Power players discount the gas price more heavily than the electricity price will the regulator notice. read more...
27 February 2007
Power players discount the gas price more heavily than the electricity price will the regulator notice. read more...
SSE threaten to reduce prices
SSE have hinted that they may well lead the pack in cost reductions in their retail tariff. But in reality this is probably a play to tempt British Gas to make the first move. read more...
31 January 2007
SSE have hinted that they may well lead the pack in cost reductions in their retail tariff. But in reality this is probably a play to tempt British Gas to make the first move. read more...
European competition
Competition is still a goal within the EU, and it is clear that all countries are equal but some countries are more equal than others. read more...
12 January 2007
Competition is still a goal within the EU, and it is clear that all countries are equal but some countries are more equal than others. read more...
Energy Competition just round the corner
Competition commisioner starts to bark but those who know how to bite will be beginning to reach for the toothpaste readying themselves for a big meal. read more...
05 January 2007
Competition commisioner starts to bark but those who know how to bite will be beginning to reach for the toothpaste readying themselves for a big meal. read more...
RO under review
The green lobby are beginning to get to the government, is it common sense or the fact that the leader of the opposition has parked his tanks on that particular lawn. read more...
09 October 2006
The green lobby are beginning to get to the government, is it common sense or the fact that the leader of the opposition has parked his tanks on that particular lawn. read more...
Spanish Harlem
The spanish utilities appear to be merging, being bought out and up setting the EU and the local politicians all at the same time, can they do anything right. read more...
27 September 2006
The spanish utilities appear to be merging, being bought out and up setting the EU and the local politicians all at the same time, can they do anything right. read more...
Consolidation but only if you are German
The share price in Scottish Power rose yesterday on speculation that RWE would make a bid for it. With 240m customers in Europe, economies of scale are an obvious driver. However, the European playing field looks far from level, and the rules of the game don't seem that fair either. read more...
01 September 2006
The share price in Scottish Power rose yesterday on speculation that RWE would make a bid for it. With 240m customers in Europe, economies of scale are an obvious driver. However, the European playing field looks far from level, and the rules of the game don't seem that fair either. read more...
TECHNICALS vs FUNDAMENTALS
The emissions market has recently been extolling the virtues of technical trading. But this is a market that is still fairly new, whereas technical analysis is associated with well established markets. So why do traders insist that technicals can work for them in this market? read more...
23 June 2006
The emissions market has recently been extolling the virtues of technical trading. But this is a market that is still fairly new, whereas technical analysis is associated with well established markets. So why do traders insist that technicals can work for them in this market? read more...
A gentlemans agreement.
RWE and E.On rumoured to be being hauled over the coals for collusion but there is much more to come. read more...
05 June 2006
RWE and E.On rumoured to be being hauled over the coals for collusion but there is much more to come. read more...
Utilities report back with large profits.
Many of the large utilities have benefited from high energy prices, and if it continues the regulator may ave to bare his teeth. read more...
01 June 2006
Many of the large utilities have benefited from high energy prices, and if it continues the regulator may ave to bare his teeth. read more...
A market which suggest unsureness.
Lacklustre markets cause some players to reassess positions, safe in the knowledge that June will be a low liquidity month due to World Cup fever. read more...
22 May 2006
Lacklustre markets cause some players to reassess positions, safe in the knowledge that June will be a low liquidity month due to World Cup fever. read more...
Interconnected- Conference Results.
Although complaining is satisfying it often does not solve the problem. As the customers who buy gas congregate to discuss the farce of last winters gas market, the solutions only pay lip service to the problem. read more...
10 April 2006
Although complaining is satisfying it often does not solve the problem. As the customers who buy gas congregate to discuss the farce of last winters gas market, the solutions only pay lip service to the problem. read more...
Powerisk's Chancellor answers
The Chancellor decides to take profiits from his British Energy stake, and this perhaps is one of the best signs that the market has higher to go, if we look at his trading performance with gold. Potentially the 800m bail out to BE will be rewarded with a £2-£6bn return. Good trading which ever way you look at it! read more...
23 March 2006
The Chancellor decides to take profiits from his British Energy stake, and this perhaps is one of the best signs that the market has higher to go, if we look at his trading performance with gold. Potentially the 800m bail out to BE will be rewarded with a £2-£6bn return. Good trading which ever way you look at it! read more...
Chancellor for the day.........
The market has ticked down a little with a sell of in April due to a relaxation in the supposed gas fears and the market has fallen on the back of this. Winter 06 still looks high and perhaps some of the shorts might come and sell at these levels, but there are not many shorts in the market, willing to take the risk. read more...
22 March 2006
The market has ticked down a little with a sell of in April due to a relaxation in the supposed gas fears and the market has fallen on the back of this. Winter 06 still looks high and perhaps some of the shorts might come and sell at these levels, but there are not many shorts in the market, willing to take the risk. read more...
Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and said goodbye to the circus!
The power game has just moved into a new phase, with E.ON potentially creating an even bigger leviathan, expect RWE, Gazprom, and EdF to follow. read more...
22 February 2006
The power game has just moved into a new phase, with E.ON potentially creating an even bigger leviathan, expect RWE, Gazprom, and EdF to follow. read more...
Nellie Kroes goes for jugular as the North Sea gets Rough
Commissioner shows teeth and the big players will be aware that they are in for a rough ride in the next couple of months. Overall this will put bearish pressure on prices. read more...
17 February 2006
Commissioner shows teeth and the big players will be aware that they are in for a rough ride in the next couple of months. Overall this will put bearish pressure on prices. read more...
Big is not always beautiful.
More and more investigations are being seen against the big boys, the problem is if you are that big and you make that much money, eventually the build up of noise, is going to bring attention from the countries regulators. read more...
27 January 2006
More and more investigations are being seen against the big boys, the problem is if you are that big and you make that much money, eventually the build up of noise, is going to bring attention from the countries regulators. read more...
Enron case highlights the need for assets
Enron are back in the news, and their story is an interesting one. The market has survived without them but in truth is, it is a very different place that probably mourns their departure more than most would admit. read more...
19 January 2006
Enron are back in the news, and their story is an interesting one. The market has survived without them but in truth is, it is a very different place that probably mourns their departure more than most would admit. read more...
Bearish Sentiment feeds into market on potential mild weather
Prices fall as most had predicted but with mild weather on the way the fear is when will the next cold snap strike. read more...
29 November 2005
Prices fall as most had predicted but with mild weather on the way the fear is when will the next cold snap strike. read more...
Ofgem with two pronged approach.
Ofgem shows its teeth by commisioning two investigations and also suggests that they are watching the LNG gas facilities at Grain very carefully. read more...
28 November 2005
Ofgem shows its teeth by commisioning two investigations and also suggests that they are watching the LNG gas facilities at Grain very carefully. read more...
E.On ask for Carbon safety valves
E.On outline to the government the scenario of how things might turn out if it gets seriously dry and hot. read more...
07 October 2005
E.On outline to the government the scenario of how things might turn out if it gets seriously dry and hot. read more...
EU Energy Commissioner not sure about consolidation
More company buy-outs leads to lower liquidity. read more...
08 September 2005
More company buy-outs leads to lower liquidity. read more...
The lack of liquidity is proved in report.
Market falls in prompt, and overall traded volumes. A small pick up in the back end of the curve caused by gas was reported. read more...
25 August 2005
Market falls in prompt, and overall traded volumes. A small pick up in the back end of the curve caused by gas was reported. read more...
Italian Rollercoaster Ride
Italian NAP forces market moves as rumour is quashed by counter rumour. read more...
23 May 2005
Italian NAP forces market moves as rumour is quashed by counter rumour. read more...
Pain in the IAS 39
IAS 39 appears to be a minefield for accountants to make money. read more...
13 April 2005
IAS 39 appears to be a minefield for accountants to make money. read more...
Energy watch super complaint
Customers deliver super complaint but are not entirely blameless. read more...
07 April 2005
Customers deliver super complaint but are not entirely blameless. read more...
Intensive Users Lobby Horse
Intensive Users not content with price rises, now lobby on market fundamentals not adding up, amazingly the government yields. read more...
03 March 2005
Intensive Users not content with price rises, now lobby on market fundamentals not adding up, amazingly the government yields. read more...
Nukes under pressure in France
French auditors question decomissioning costs read more...
28 January 2005
French auditors question decomissioning costs read more...
Ofgem may cause Power Cuts according to MPs
MP's today have stated that UK Power cuts are more likely to happen as a result of the imposed spending plans on distribution made by Ofgem read more...
14 December 2004
MP's today have stated that UK Power cuts are more likely to happen as a result of the imposed spending plans on distribution made by Ofgem read more...
UK Government Faces legal challenge over FiT cuts
Friends of the Earth are seeking a judicial review following DECCs failure to amend its plans to significantly cut the current Feed-in-Tariffs. This follows another legal challenge that has been brought by solar power developer Solarcentury. read more...
14 November 2011
Friends of the Earth are seeking a judicial review following DECCs failure to amend its plans to significantly cut the current Feed-in-Tariffs. This follows another legal challenge that has been brought by solar power developer Solarcentury. read more...
Italy draws attention
Greece will be pleased to be out of the spotlight as focus switches to Italy. Interest rates on Italian Bonds have risen above 7% - the level which caused Ireland and Portugal to go looking for help. read more...
11 November 2011
Greece will be pleased to be out of the spotlight as focus switches to Italy. Interest rates on Italian Bonds have risen above 7% - the level which caused Ireland and Portugal to go looking for help. read more...
Market Responds Positively to Greek Coalition Government
Commodity prices strengthen on coalition Government news from Greece. Third day of gains in the oil markets helping to fuel other energy commoditities. read more...
07 November 2011
Commodity prices strengthen on coalition Government news from Greece. Third day of gains in the oil markets helping to fuel other energy commoditities. read more...
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