Seminar Overview

Energy commodity price volatility and uncertainty are constants in today’s energy commodity markets. This seminar equips you with the knowledge and strategies to navigate the markets with confidence.

This seminar spans all key energy commodities—including biofuels, coal, crude oil, electricity, LNG, natural gas, NGLs & LPG, and refined oil products—covering trading hubs in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific.

Gain a thorough understanding of:

  • Energy Hedging Strategies: Explore the primary approaches used by market participants to manage energy price risks effectively.
  • Risk Management Techniques: Dive into physical and financial strategies, including the advantages and limitations of exchange-traded and over-the-counter (OTC) products.
  • Energy Derivatives in Practice: Learn to mitigate market risk through futures, forwards, swaps, options, and structured products.

The seminar features numerous case studies to:

  • Demonstrate how to evaluate hedge strategies under varying risk dimensions.
  • Highlight real-world applications of hedging tools to align with corporate objectives.
  • Show practical approaches for mitigating risk in global energy markets.

This seminar is tailored to end-users, marketers, processors, producers and traders across global energy commodity markets, providing insights relevant to diverse roles across the energy value chain.

Learn best practices for:

  • Oversight of hedging and risk management activities.
  • Understanding the trade lifecycle in energy markets.
  • Establishing and refining hedging and risk management policies.

Seminar Details

24 February 2025 | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM 

  • Introduction to energy hedging, risk management and derivatives
  • Overview of the global energy commodity markets and major trading hubs
  • Introduction to futures, swaps and options
  • An examination of the differences between over-the-counter (OTC) and exchange traded/cleared hedging instruments
  • An overview of the energy price reporting agencies (Platts, Argus, OPIS, etc.) and how the prices they publish impact your energy price risk
  • Lunch
  • Case studies of how to utilize various energy hedging strategies including futures, options, swaps and structured products
  • Real world scenarios including the perspectives of end-users, producers, refiners, traders and marketers
  • Development an energy hedging and risk management policy
  • Designing and implementing an energy hedging program
  • Question & answer session
  • Post seminar beverages and canapés

Accountants, analysts, auditors, attorneys, bankers, board members, chief financial officers, controllers, corporate financiers, consultants, engineers, executives, fund managers, government regulators, investor relations representatives, managers, marketers, originators, regulators, risk managers, traders, treasurers are among the many who have previously participated in this seminar.

Previous attendees of our seminars include employees of ABN Amro, ADM Investor Services, Agropur, Air Liquide, Allegro Development, AmeriGas Propane, AOT Energy, Arena Energy, BHP Biliton, BP, BCG Brokers, Bloomberg, Bomin, British Airways, Bristol-Myers Squibb, CEPSA, CIMA Energy, City University London, China Aviation Oil, Cleco, CLP Power Hong Kong, CME Group, Cockett Group, Colonial Oil, Coppermark Bank, Covanta, Credit Suisse, Deloitte, Dubai Supply Authority, Eastman Chemical Company, Enbridge, EGYPTAIR, Eide Bailly, ENI Trading & Shipping, ERCOT, Etihad Airways, ExxonMobil, Federated Co-operatives Limited, Gearbulk, Glencore, GlobalFoundries, Hawaiian Electric Company, Hudson Shipping Lines, Husky Energy, Investment Bank of Greece, Island Oil Group, Jackson Walker, KfW IPEX-Bank, Kuwait Airways, Liberty Bank, Liberty Mutual Investments, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Macquarie, MathWorks, MOL Group, Middle East Airlines, MUFG Union Bank, NRG Energy, OMV Petrom, Oilinvest Group, Opportune, Oxford University, Paragon Global Markets, PEMEX, Peninsula Petroleum, Petron Corporation, Petronas, Phillips 66, Praxis Energy Agents, PTT, Raiffeisenlandesbank, Royal Bank of Scotland, Royal Jordanian Airlines, Reliance Industries, Santo Petroleum, SAP, SEI Fuels, Shell, Signal Hill Petroleum, SK Energy, Sumitomo, Standard Bank, Superior Plus, Swiber Holdings, Talos Energy, Taleveras Petroleum Trading, Tamoil, Tesoro, The Bank of Korea, Tipco Asphalt, THY OPET, Tokyo Gas, Travelers Insurance, Tri-State Generation and Transmission, Turkish Airlines, UGI Corporation, University of Houston, Van Oil, Virgin Atlantic, Vitol, Warren Averett, WEB Aruba and Westlake Chemical Company, among many others.

The seminar will be held at the London Marriott Hotel Marble Arch located at 134 George Street, London, United Kingdom, W1H 5DN.

The seminar will be led by Mike Corley, the founder and managing director of Mercatus Energy, as well as other members of the Mercatus Energy team.

As a subject matter expert, Mr. Corley serves as a trusted energy market advisor to dozens of companies and organizations across the globe.

Prior to founding the firm, he held various positions in trading, risk management, quantitative analysis and marketing with El Paso Merchant Energy, Cantor Fitzgerald, ARM Energy and several boutique energy trading firms.

Mr. Corley regularly serves as a keynote speaker for organizations such as Airline Economics, Argus, Energy Institute, OPIS, Platts, and The Energy Council.

In addition, Mr. Corley regularly contributes to various industry media outlets including Argus, Bloomberg, Energy Risk, OPIS, Platts, Reuters and The Wall Street Journal, among others. Mr. Corley earned a B.A. from The University of Oklahoma.

Super Early Registration Fee: USD $995 (applicable until 31 December 2024)

Early Registration Fee: USD $1,295 (applicable until 31 January 2025)

Regular Registration Fee: USD $1,495 (applicable until 20 February 2025)

If two or more employees of the same company register together, each will receive a 20% discount. If this situation applies to you, please contact us for a discount code.

To register for the seminar, please visit the registration website.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the seminar, please contact us.