Oil & Gas Hedging 101 Courses Brochure

Since 2014, the energy industry has been coping with an ongoing collapse of crude oil prices: from highs of over $100 per barrel to the lows of just over $29 per barrel, as well as the ongoing stagnation of natural gas prices. Companies manage risks of all types, whether operational, credit, or price as part of their everyday survival. However, at no other time has price risk management been of such importance. One of the most important strategies in managing risk is hedging. Hedging can be constructed from many types of financial instruments and derivatives. Understanding hedging strategies is a requirement for bankers, investors, private equity and energy companies. Hedging is often complex, using financial derivatives such as futures, forwards, collars, swaps, options, etc.