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The bright shining lie between hedging and speculation

Jan 1, 2011 Hedging is good. Speculating is bad. That seems to be the zeitgeist. In the US, the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul goes so far as to bar banks from proprietary trading, speculation by another name.

Crimson Exploration refinances second lien facility

Dec 28, 2010

Crimson Exploration expanded its second lien facility and extended its maturity by three years.

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Sep 1, 2010 Balancing energy hedge fund risk appetite with risk aggregation and analytics

A safer bet

Sep 1, 2010 Balancing energy hedge fund risk appetite with risk aggregation and analytics

Prepare now for regulation of OTC derivatives

Jul 1, 2010 The aim of pending Congressional legislation is to increase transparency and reduce leverage, but the devil is in the definition.

Prepare now for regulation of OTC derivatives

Jul 1, 2010 The aim of pending Congressional legislation is to increase transparency and reduce leverage, but the devil is in the definition.

XTO ups 2010 hedges

Sep 23, 2009

XTO Energy Inc. has updated its price hedges for future sales of production in 2010.

W&T Offshore implements 2010 hedge positions

Sep 17, 2009

W&T Offshore has established a group of commodity hedge positions as part of a risk management program to enhance its 2010 CAPEX budget.

IPAA CEOs clarify hedging rules

Aug 14, 2009

IPAA staff recently discussed the legislation and the industry's concerns about commodity market regulation with CTFC policymakers.

Swift Energy prices public offering of 5.4M shares of common stock

Aug 6, 2009

Swift Energy Co. has increased the size of its recent public offering of shares of its common stock from 5 million shares to 5.4 million shares.

Tengasco enters crude oil hedging agreement

Aug 4, 2009

Tengasco has entered into a two-year price hedging agreement with Macquarie bank Ltd. and Sovereign Bank of Dallas.

Rodman & Renshaw ranked #1 investment bank in PIPE market by deal volume

Jul 13, 2009

Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group Inc.'s broker-dealer subsidiary, Rodman & Renshaw LLC maintained its leading position in PIPE transaction deal volume during the first half of 2009.

New commodities regulations should not preclude hedges, Geithner says

Jul 13, 2009

Over-the-counter derivative regulatory reforms should not jeopardize businesses’ efforts to manage financial risk, US Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said on July 10.

Revenue and net income plummet for most in 4Q08

May 1, 2009 If there is any one indicator that shows how far US-based oil and gas companies fell from the third-quarter of last year to the fourth quarter, it is the OGJ200 list of the 20 fastest-growing companies.

Brasada Capital Management enters Houston hedge fund market

Apr 14, 2009

Hedge fund managing company Brasada Capital Management was recently formed in Houston with principals Mark McMeans, CEO, Ronnie Stein, director of trading and lead portfolio managers Gabe Birdsall and Rob Leslie.

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OMV appoints Deutsche Bank to handle divestment program

Jan 13, 2012

Deutsche Bank has been appointed as the investment bank to handle the structuring and implementation of the divestment program in the R&M business segment.

ANGA applauds White House commitment to natural gas

Jan 13, 2012

The following is a statement by Regina Hopper, president and CEO of America's Natural Gas Alliance (AN GA), on the recent White House briefing paper on “Investing in America,” which highlights the key role American natural gas can play in advancing our nation’s economic recovery.

ConocoPhillips names additional executives for post-split companies

Jan 11, 2012

ConocoPhillips has made additional appointments to the executive management teams for the two energy companies that will be created when ConocoPhillips completes its strategic repositioning, expected in the second quarter of this year.

Survey shows capital spending to rise in 2012

Jan 4, 2012

According to a just-released survey by Dahlman Rose & Co., oil and gas companies are projected to spend more for exploration and production this year in spite of slow economic growth and concerns about sovereign debt in Europe and elsewhere globally.