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Services Sourcebook

ComTech will be producing a second Sourcebook this year. Along with the annual CTRM Sourcebook – the definitive guide to CTRM Software – produced in the Fall each year,... continue reading

How FIS is shaping AI-Driven business processes

When discussing the use of AI in the energy industry, people often focus on specific use cases, weighing benefits against challenges related to trust, security, and efficiency. But why... continue reading

US Industry Report Sees 35-40% Growth in US Energy Demand by 2040

Yesterday, I received an email from American Clean Power highlighting the key findings of a new study report. The US National Power Demand Study – commissioned by the Alliance... continue reading

FIS: market trends and outlook 2025

Recently, I had the opportunity to connect with Harshad Kolpyakwar, head of product management for Energy at FIS, to discuss the market outlook and FIS’s plans for 2025. As... continue reading

AI helps to navigate decisions in the era of uncertainty. Hitachi’s approach.

The current global situation is marked by deep uncertainty, with geopolitical factors playing a crucial role in shaping energy and commodity markets. Several key challenges are influencing decision-making in... continue reading

First impressions of Fendahl’s Fusion User Interface

The Fendahl team recently presented me with an overview of their Fusion CTRM solution. Fendahl claims their software is intuitive and easy to use.  While most software vendors make... continue reading

VAKT Uses AI to eliminate manual gaps in its automated trade reconciliation process

In a recent catch up with VAKT CEO, Tasja Botha, she talked a little bit about VAKT’s use of AI. As, VAKT’s Dale Becker told me recently as I... continue reading

The Sad Denise of LinkedIn

I have been an active user of LinkedIn for many years but recently, it seems to have suffered a decline that I do hope isn’t terminal. It has become... continue reading

Enuit’s COO Looks to World-Ready ETRM’s to Help with Agility

As Ganesh Natarajan, Global COO with Enuit, observed to me recently, energy and commodity markets are increasingly connected and “so events in one region can have ripple effects in... continue reading

ION Agtech Readies All-New Version of its Software for 2025 Launch

Agtech is one of ION Commodities’ solutions that probably doesn’t get quite the recognition that some of ION Commodities’ other CTRM software products do – but should. It has... continue reading

NOVA goes Cloud

Geneva-based Square Four SA has now migrated its NOVA CTRM to a cloud-based version and started to implement it at client sites, I was told earlier this week by... continue reading

Quor Eka Looks to a Strong 2025

Brian Quinn, SVP of Global Sales, at Quor Eka reckons that the vendor is already rocking into 2025 with its “first new logo of 2025, added within the first... continue reading

Visiting CoreTRM

As I was in Singapore last week for Commodity Trading week APAC, I took the opportunity to visit with CoreTRM and its CEO, Ron Garden. As it turns out,... continue reading

At Commodity Trading Week APAC 2025

Last week I was in Singapore – a first trip to Asia for me – to attend Commodity Trading Week APAC 2025 by Commodities People. It was a great... continue reading

Brady’s Integrated Energy Ecosystem: from data management to trading.

Recently, Brady released a white paper outlining how their Energy Data Manager (EDM) interacts with ETRM systems and why EDM is a vital component of the modern energy ecosystem.... continue reading

Dycotrade Looking for Faster, Smarter Implementations

Dycotrade recently announced Peter Coussement as its new Chief Delivery Officer (CDO) and has also made another senior hire to be announced shortly in the role of Chief of... continue reading

Brady’s Igloo Implemented for Fund in Three Weeks

Brady’s recent announcement around a commodity trading hedge fund adopting Igloo, Brady’s SaaS ETRM,  to accelerate efficiency caught my interest. And, as it turns out, there is quite the... continue reading

Trilogy Energy Solutions building on 2024 Success in Midstream Energy

I recently had an opportunity to talk with Jeremy Frye, Chief Product Officer of Trilogy Energy Solutions, to receive an update on their product as well as his company’s... continue reading

Energy One Sees Technology as a Key to its Future Success

Damien Tampé is Energy One’s Global CTO and someone I had not met until last week. Keen to learn where Energy One was going with technology, I had a... continue reading

NatGasHub CEO Jay Bhatty building on a successful 2024

I recently had the opportunity to speak with Jay Bhatty, founder and CEO of NatGasHub, who shared some exciting updates.  Jay mentioned that 2024 was the best year yet... continue reading

E-world impressions 2025

E-World is as crowded as ever, with many familiar faces, people I meet regularly there. As usual, attendees are having meetings, exchanging opinions, engaging in discussions and having fun…... continue reading