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Gen10 Sees New Opportunities in a Changing Commodity Management Software Market

In talking with many of the E/CTRM and CM vendors this last 2-3 weeks, most, if not all, continue to see demand. A case in point is Gen10 where Richard Williamson, CEO, told me last week that they continue to receive inquiries and that things mostly co......
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EnergyOne Sees Good Synergy in eZ-nergy Acquisition

A while ago, I spoke with Shaun Ankers, CEO of Energy One about its acquisition of eZ-nergy. He started out on a cautionary note talking about how in a number of instances, valuations and deals were simply too expensive, in his opinion, primarily as a ......
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I Keep Hearing About Python but what is it?

In recent months and years, I have heard a lot about Python as a programming language in and around commodity trading and risk management. Not being much of a programmer myself, I first consulted Wikipedia to learn that Python is an interpreted, high-l......
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Brady Looks to Broader European Markets for its Physical energy Solution

Brady’s physical energy solution is being adopted more broadly, says Scott Hestenes, a veteran of the European energy software scene and now head of energy sales for Brady. Currently, the majority of those customers are in the Nordic region but with ad......
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Who Do you Think is the Leader in CTRM?

Every two years we ask that question! We are asking it again at the moment and seek your input here. We publish the results as a free report available here and because we have been doing this for almost two decades – far longer than any of those...
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Users Wanted, Says CTRM Cubed as it Launches Instant CTRM in the Cloud Solution – TradeCube

I spoke with Simon Piercy this morning to see how things were going with the release of TradeCube – the instant CTRM in the cloud solution recently launched by the company. The general idea is that TradeCube is a light CTRM and data analytics service s......
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Amphora Industry Research Shows Key Trends for Independent Oil & Gas Firms

Amphora, these days headquartered in London and ran by CEO, Chris Mudry, has just put out a very interesting white paper. Usually, ComTech would not be in the business of promoting a vendor’s white paper but this one is a bit different. Ivan O’Toole, H......
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EXXETA Targets Germanic Energy Markets with its Energy Suite.

EXXETA is an independent, privately-owned medium-sized consultancy that was founded in 2005 and has around 800 staff in 12 locations currently. Like many firms if its ilk, it focuses on multiple industries, including energy, where it offers a range of ......
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Chinsay Sees Workflow at the Core of Digitalization

I spoke recently with Colin Hayward, CEO of Chinsay, to discuss its recently announced partnership with open trade finance network, Contour. The partnership apparently follows a successful collaboration between the two organisations to produce the indu......
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Cloud CTRM Implementation Not so Straightforward Notes Pioneer

For Pioneer, not much has changed despite that all staff are working from home across multiple locations. “It’s usual these days for many of our staff to work remotely, so while this is a test of our business continuity capabilities for sure, it has wo......
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