E/CTRM Archives - Page 6 of 12

Permian Basin: Optimizing Lease Crude Supply During a Refinery Turnaround

POSTED BY Thomas Hunt ON May 7, 2018 IN Blog, Digital Transformation, E/CTRM, Optimization

Between March and May of this year, we have seen a perfect storm of supply-and-demand imbalances in the Permian Basin. Production hit record levels of 3 million barrels per day (bpd) according to the EIA, refineries shut down for annual turnarounds, and pipeline takeaway capacity reached its limits. All this has culminated in the Midland-Cushing …

Business Transformation Through CTRM Controls

POSTED BY capSpire ON May 2, 2018 IN E/CTRM, White Paper

Does your commodity-trading organization view controls and the process of documenting them as a burden or a benefit? There are many opportunities and advantages for organizations who take the latter view. When combined with the right blend of automation, oversight, and accessibility, controls can insulate your business from everyday errors and omissions. A sound internal …

Plug-and-Play Connectivity Between Trading Exchanges and ETRM Systems for Near-Real-Time Trade Capture

POSTED BY Lee Berry ON May 2, 2018 IN Blog, E/CTRM

Are you manually capturing exchange-based trades into your energy trading and risk management (ETRM) system? This can be costly and time consuming, and can lead to errors resulting in undesirable consequences to downstream position reporting and valuation. Are you interested in automatically capturing trades from your trading exchanges directly into your ETRM system? Out of …

5 Questions CTRM Analytics Answer: Part 3

POSTED BY Scott Creed ON April 23, 2018 IN Analytics, Blog, Digital Transformation, E/CTRM

In our last few articles, we’ve discussed question 1 and question 2 that commodity trading and risk management (CTRM) analytics answer. Question 3: How is my portfolio exposed to shifting market prices? Of course, companies using CTRM platforms want to make sure that their trades are profitable. But how do you see where changes in …

How RightAngle’s Automatcher Engine Helped Musket Corporation Reduce Ticket-Processing Time By 87%

POSTED BY Rusty Robeson ON April 10, 2018 IN Blog, E/CTRM, RightAngle

How long does it take your company to process tickets, from product movement to accounts receivable? Since RightAngle s10, there have been many enhancements to the Automatcher engine. If your company is like most, you’re not fully taking advantage of this tool and are still inputting and matching tickets manually. This prolongs ticket-processing times to …

Second Question Answered By CTRM Analytics: When and Where Do I Need to Move Product?

POSTED BY Scott Creed ON April 10, 2018 IN Analytics, Blog, E/CTRM

In our last article, we discussed question 1 what commodity-trading-and-risk-management (CTRM) analytics answer. Question 2: When and where do I need to move product? CTRM systems essentially manage trading contracts and the associated data. You agree to buy or sell a product at a particular price, from a specified location, and in a certain timeframe. …

Asset Acquisitions: Opportunities for Midstream Oil and Gas Companies

POSTED BY Jason Bauer ON March 30, 2018 IN Blog, E/CTRM

Large-scale mergers and acquisitions dominated the market in 2016, when midstream oil and gas companies sought to reduce operating costs and capture emerging market opportunities. More recently, the trend seems to be going in the opposite direction, and the focus is on much smaller greenfield infrastructure builds and new asset acquisitions. The Permian, Anadarko, and …

Inventory Reconciliation Without Spreadsheets? Yes!

POSTED BY Jaydeep Shah ON March 28, 2018 IN Blog, E/CTRM, RightAngle

If your business is like many others, your personnel spend a great deal of time and effort ensuring that your inventory numbers are accurate. Inventory accuracy has far-ranging implications. In an integrated system, it allows traders to know their salable volume and what they need to purchase for future obligations. It also enables schedulers to …

6 Highlights from the 8th Annual OPIS NGL Summit 2018

POSTED BY Thomas Hunt ON March 16, 2018 IN Blog, Digital Transformation, E/CTRM, News, Optimization

A few weeks ago, hundreds of professionals in the natural gas liquids (NGL) industry gathered at the OPIS NGL Summit in San Diego, California. This is the only annual conference that brings together the majority of the industry in one place to efficiently negotiate contracts and work out deals, network, and attend educational sessions. From …

capSpire Supports First Global Allegro Customer Summit as a Platinum Sponsor

POSTED BY capSpire ON March 2, 2018 IN Allegro, Blog, E/CTRM, Events

capSpire will serve as a Platinum Sponsor at the 2018 Allegro Customer Summit, which will take place March 19–21, 2018, at the Marriott Marquis Houston in Houston, Texas. In addition to serving as an exhibitor, capSpire’s sponsorship includes hosting two happy hours to give conference attendees an opportunity to network. These events will take place …