RBAC Attending LNG 2023 World Conference in Vancouver
We are happy to announce that we will be attending the LNG 2023 World Conference this coming July! Dr. Robert Brooks will be discussing a variety of topics relating to global gas and LNG markets and how market simulation can help you keep track of all that happens. In particular be on the lookout for […]
Using Models Specifically for Trading
Natural Gas Market Analytics in Trading Most trading-based analytics focus on supply-demand balance assessments to determine whether the current market is loose or tight versus some historical perspective – e.g., prior year, 5-year average, etc. At a high level, these assessments can prove useful in developing profitable trading strategies, but they often miss regional (or […]
Unlocking Profitable Trading Opportunities: The Power of Granular Market Models
In the world of natural gas trading, savvy traders look out for and attempt to get on the right side of basis blowouts. Basis trading is a trading strategy built around the difference between the spot price of a commodity and the price of a futures contract for that same commodity. If a trader expects […]
Energy Finance and the Energy Transition
Energy and Finance Conference Energy Industry professionals, Economists and Finance professionals of Academia assembled in Houston to look at “Energy Finance and the Energy Transition,” a conference convened by the University of Houston on May 19-May 20, 2023, at the Marriott Marquis Houston. Covering finance, economics, markets and energy, through the academic and industry panels […]
Integrating Power BI for Natural Gas and LNG Markets
Big Data We are in the “Information Age”, our daily lives transformed by the internet, smartphones, and computers. With these technologies comes vast amounts of data. But there is a catch with having all of this data lying around, how can it be managed in order to be of use? Thousands of rows in a […]
RBAC Releases New Video: Gas4Power™
Demand for Gas Fuels Power Markets As natural gas displaces coal for power generation, power markets and analysts are more concerned about gas markets and its market dynamics, from gas demand from different sectors like industrial, commercial and residential, to LNG exports. RBAC developed Gas4Power to help Power Analysts improve both the veracity of their […]
FLAME Conference 2023 Takeaways
Graph: G2M2 Insights Visual Analytics for Global Gas and LNG Some key takeaways for the FLAME conference 2023: Natural gas and LNG will continue to play an important role in the energy transition, but European governments and companies do not want to commit to any long-term infrastructure investments or binding contracts when there is a […]
FLAME Conference 2023 Day 1
Key Takeaways: There is a general consensus at the conference that demand destruction is expected to be slower than what is stated such policy as RepowerEU. This is aligned with what RBAC has stated since 22Q3 that our expected reduction of European demand is slower than IEA’s scenarios due to execution risk of policy targets. […]
Hydrogen Opportunities for the Natural Gas Sector
Source: Adobe Stock HYDROGEN AS AN ENERGY SOURCE: The hydrogen sector development in recent years has created significant opportunities and challenges for the LNG value chain. Hydrogen is seen as a clean and versatile energy carrier with the potential to decarbonize various sectors such as transportation, industry, and power generation. As such, it is seen […]
Spring Highlights in Global Gas and LNG
We have had more than just warm weather and spring flowers, the Global Gas team here at RBAC wanted to give some highlights on what’s happening in the market. Source: GIE, Thierry_bros on Twitter GLOBAL SHIFT: The global gas market is experiencing a significant shift as North America increases its liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports […]
