Oil Hedging & Risk Management Seminar - London, England

							Oil Hedging & Risk Management
      22-23 May 2013 | London
Oil Hedging & Risk Management | 22-23 May 2013 | London




                                           Introduction

Whether you believe oil prices are moving higher or lower, one thing is for certain: volatility is
here to stay. Our two-day oil hedging & risk management seminar will provide you with the
knowledge you need to not only survive, but thrive, in even the most volatile markets.

                                      What You Will Learn


      How to utilize futures, swaps, options, collars and other hedging strategies to
       protect your company from volatile oil & refined product prices
      How the NYMEX, ICE and OTC (over-the-counter) markets operate, impact oil
       prices and provide you with the ability to mitigate your exposure to volatile prices
      Hedging strategies covering crude oil, bunker fuel, diesel fuel, fuel oil, gasoline,
       gasoil, heating oil, jet fuel and more...
      How basis relationships affect oil and refined product prices and how to prevent
       basis risk from destroying your hedging program
      How to develop and implement an oil hedging and risk management policy
      The difference between brokers, dealers, market-makers, derivative marketers
       and what role each play in the market
      A hands-on exercise where you will experience a “year in the life” of an executive
       who is responsible for managing an oil hedging program
Oil Hedging & Risk Management | 22-23 May 2013 | London



                                              Agenda

                            Day One: 22 May - 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

      Breakfast & Networking
      Introduction to oil hedging & risk management
      Overview of the global oil and oil product markets
      Introduction to NYMEX & ICE energy products
      Lunch
      In-depth explanations of various hedging strategies including futures, swaps and
       options
      Realistic examples of various hedging strategies covering crude oil, bunker fuel,
       diesel fuel, gasoil, heating oil, jet fuel and more
      Analyzing & hedging basis risk
      Question & answer session

                            Day Two: 23 May - 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM

      Breakfast & Networking
      Quantifying your oil price risk
      Developing an oil hedging and risk management policy
      Designing and implementing an oil hedging program
      A hands-on exercise where you will experience a “year in the life” of an executive
       who is responsible for managing their company's oil hedging program
      Question & answer session
      Lunch
      Conclusion
Oil Hedging & Risk Management | 22-23 May 2013 | London



                                      Who Should Attend

Among those who will benefit from this seminar include accountants, auditors,
attorneys, bankers, board members, chief financial officers, controllers, corporate
financiers, consultants, engineers, equity research analysts, executives, financial
analysts, fund managers, government regulators, investor relations representatives,
managers, marketers, originators, risk managers, traders, treasurers, among others.

Types of companies that typically attend this program include employees of accounting
firms, asset managers, commercial banks, consulting firms, crude oil producers,
government regulators, investment banks, midstream companies, natural gas
producers, private equity firms, and universities, among others.

Past attendees of our seminars include Action Resources, Air Burundi, Air Liquide,
AmeriGas Propane, Astra Oil Company, Azienda Mobilità e Trasporti, Birchmere
Ventures, CIMA Energy, City University London, China Aviation Oil, Coppermark Bank,
Donaldson Brown LaSalle Holdings, Eide Bailly, Etihad Airways, High Sierra Energy,
Island Oil Group, PEMEX, Refinaria de Petroleos de Manguinhos, RLI Corp, Sumitomo
Corporation, Summit Discovery Resources, Texland Petroleum, Translation Source,
Univen Petróleo, THY OPET, Transcor Astra Group, UGI Corporation, Van Oil, Warren
Averett and Waveland Energy Partners, among many others.

                                            Instructor

Mike Corley is the founder and president of Mercatus Energy Advisors. As a subject
matter expert, Mr. Corley serves as a trusted energy hedging and risk management
advisor to dozens of companies and organizations across the globe. Prior to founding
the firm, he held various positions in trading, risk management, quantitative analysis
and marketing with El Paso Merchant Energy, Cantor Fitzgerald and several energy
consulting firms.

Mr. Corley regularly serves as a keynote speaker for organizations such as Argus,
Energy Institute, OPIS, Platts, The Council of Petroleum Accountants Societies and The
Oil Council. In addition, Mr. Corley regularly contributes to various industry publications
including Airline Economics, BBC News, The American Oil & Gas Reporter, Energy Risk,
Futures Industry, The Global Commodities Report, Oil & Gas Financial Journal, Oil & Gas
Investor, Platts, Reuters and The Wall Street Journal, among others.
Oil Hedging & Risk Management | 22-23 May 2013 | London



                                               Venue

The seminar will be held at the Intercontinental London-Westminister which is located
at 22-28 Broadway London, SW1H 9JS.

                                           Registration

For more information and to register for the seminar please visit
www.mercatusenergy.com/education