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08.08.2014 12:50
Door Wide Open for New Players as Banks Scale Down Gas Trading in Europe
The 29th annual European Autumn Gas Conference will bring together many of the new players in the space, taking place in the City of London this October
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Low volatility in European natural gas and power markets, coupled with tougher EU financial regulation has severely diminished trading’s appeal to many banks. In recent months, corporations including Barclays, JP Morgan and Merrill Lynch have radically scaled down or even shut up shop altogether on their gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) trading activities. 

But many in the sector believe the retrenchment by so many banks provides many opportunities for Europe’s key utilities (owners of most of the union’s gas and power assets), as well as smaller, more dynamic trading houses, to step into this void and reinvigorate the market. 

As Europe’s gas markets continue to be impacted by the growth of Asian markets, and more entwined in the globalisation of LNG supply and demand, leading aggregators and suppliers of gas are driving fluidity and new opportunities in trading that European players cannot ignore. The knock on effects of new LNG supply and growing LNG demand in Asia will, ultimately, affect the prices paid and the contractual clauses agreed back in Europe – and likely impact on much-needed investment into European infrastructure.

But while the majority of big players are opting to get out of the market, Citigroup is one leading bank not scaling back, having recently expanded their European gas and power trading desk with ambitions to fill the gaps left by others. 

David Brookes, Head of EMEA Gas Trading at Citigroup Global Commodities states that;

“Citi’s major assets are its clients, and in the current market environment we see their risk management needs increasing across European Gas Markets”.

A key question remains: can the smaller trading houses and utility companies share enough of the pie, alongside remaining banking corporations such as Citi, to ensure the gas trading market in Europe keeps the industry buoyant and attractive to investment?

A leading industry event dedicated to European gas trading and origination will bring together many of the new players in the space, taking place in the City of London this October. The 29th annual European Autumn Gas Conference will, for the first time, also dedicate a specific day to the interests of senior professionals working in the procurement and trading of gas with a ‘Trader’s & Originator’s Networking Forum’ – an unprecedented opportunity to gauge an up-to-the-minute understanding of exactly where European gas and LNG trading is headed. 

For further event and press information please visit www.theeagc.com or contact Laurence Allen on laurenceallen@dmgevents.com 

 

About The European Autumn Gas Conference 

The European Autumn Gas Conference (EAGC) is in its 29th year and takes place at the Grange St Paul’s Hotel, London from 28-30 October 2014 and will attract business leaders operating within Europe’s gas supply chain who are looking to adapt and overcome the commercial, geopolitical and macro-environmental challenges of working in the region. These include government officials, regulators, upstream and midstream companies, utilities, traders and originators, investors and large industrial energy users.

About dmg :: energy events 

dmg :: energy events organises many of the world’s most important  exhibitions and conferences including Gastech (27 - 30 October 2015 in Singapore – www.gastechsingapore.com) and the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum and Exhibition Conference (ADIPEC, 10 - 13 November 2014 in Abu Dhabi www.adipec.com). From the global gas market to the oil sands of Alberta, dmg :: energy events provides conferences that provoke and educate, and exhibitions that showcase the best products and services that the industry has to offer. Our events are organised from our offices in London, UK, Singapore, UAE and Calgary, Canada. Our staff of dedicated, experienced events professionals is complemented and supported by the large number of industry associations that endorse our events, and by Governing Bodies of industry leaders that guide and shape our conferences.


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