A UtiliPoint IssueAlertBy Gary M. Vasey

Prior to the collapse of the Merchant energy segment, the North American Trading and Risk Management tradeshow was a vibrant and well attended event but in recent years many of the big tradeshows in that industry space have died off or died out altogether. But not here in Europe! E-World […]

I wrote an article last December in which I noted that unconventional sources of natural gas, that is shale, tight sands and coal seam, were the true competitors of imported LNG, in that with finding costs as low as $3.00/mmbtu, these domestic sources would almost always undercut the cost of bringing LNG into the states. […]

A CommodityPoint CommodityAlertBy Patrick ReamesWith the aging of the workforce, the energy industry in the United States is facing the loss of the experienced and skilled resources that have developed, deployed and maintained the complex systems that underpin our energy infrastructure and the markets that operate within it. Anticipating the industry’s needs, many universities […]

CommodityPoint is conducting a survey of trading and risk management professionals to determine their views of the value and utility of third party provided forward price curves for gas, power and crude markets. Our research will provide a better understanding of the availability of such products and their usefulness to energy trading organizations. If you […]

I had the opportunity to visit with Peter Armstrong, Triple Point’s president and CEO, a couple of days ago (look for an upcoming CommodityAlert interview with him in the next week or two). During our conversation, he spoke at length about Triple Point’s 2009 results.
Mr. Armstrong noted that for 2009 vs 2008, […]

Solarc announced yesterday that they had closed a new deal with SHV Gas Supply and Risk Management, licensing the company’s RightAngle product to provide integrated trading and risk platform coverage for SHV’s global operations. SHV Gas is a Netherlands based company with supply and risk management operations in Paris, Vienna and Singapore.
According to […]

A CommodityPoint CommodityAlertBy Patrick Reames
The CTRM product landscape has always been somewhat fractionated, with a large number of product vendors servicing component process of the commodity trading value chain, or in some cases, specific processes associated with a single commodity. Others, those generally regarded as the “Big 5″, have gained their market leading positions […]

The landscape of CTRM vendors is changing rapidly. Within minutes of each other this morning, Triple Point and OpenLink both announced new acquisitions that expand their functionality and product footprints. A quick overview of each…
Triple Point, following their acquisition of Softmar last week, just announced that it has acquired Enerbility Software GmbH. According […]

As of this coming Monday, Mr. Mark Tredway joins CommodityPoint based in our Brno, Czech Republic office as Director of Business Development. Mark is a native of South Africa but now lives in Brno with his Czech-born wife. Mark's role will be to help us in business development and client management globally. We welcome him […]

Triple Point announced this morning that they have acquired the software arm of Softmar, a Switzerland based software house that specializes in solutions for commercial chartering and vessel operations. According to the press release, Softmar currently has 60 customers, many of which are also customers of Triple Point.
This deal is a clear continuation […]