Big Oil Gets A Kicking so what does the future hold

Big Oil Gets A Kicking so what does the future hold

Perhaps the events of 26th May will come to be seen (as many commentators have already suggested), as a watershed day for Big Oil. In different settings, but for much the same reasons, Shell, Exxon and Chevron had (in Texas Wildcatter lingo) their “asses handed...
Brent Benchmarking – Platts make a move

Brent Benchmarking – Platts make a move

After years of mulling over the appetite and consequences, Platts have finally signalled a move to include a CIF price – that of WTI Midland (or W Tim as one industry wag has christened it) – in the Brent Blend basket starting in July 2022. This is the...
The HC Insider Podcast – Episode 16

The HC Insider Podcast – Episode 16

Building a commodity trading business: rewards and risks The HC Insider Podcast Each day, around the world, HC Insider has fascinating one-on-one conversations with their connections. Their collaborators are uniquely informed, creative and inspirational in their...
Traders and Trading – what’s it all about?

Traders and Trading – what’s it all about?

“One day I’m feeling down on the ground, the next I’m up in the air” Sandie Shaw could have been singing about traders in her 1969 Eurovision Song Contest winner, “Puppet on a String”. The psyche of the trader is binary. They rarely find...