Maybe you end up with an unwanted surplus at the end of a contract period and face fines as a result. Or, maybe you are not getting enough supply and your long-term contract does not give you enough flexibility or savings. To many European utilities and industrialists, this is a familiar story. But now, change has never been so easy or reliable.
European market liberalization has made it simpler, fairer, and more transparent to purchase natural gas in an open marketplace. By making the right choices, You can make it pay for YOU. Use this guide to see how Cargill can help you take advantage of the choices now available.
What type of customer are you?
Where do you take delivery for your gas?
Who manages your daily natural gas operations?
This includes forecasting volume and balancing intake.
I use a third party balancing service
For customers who manage their own natural gas price risk, Cargill can offer pure market access through spot and forward products that can be indexed to oil or gas.
Transparent and flexible access to traded standard products
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With Cargill products you can hand off forecasting / balancing and volume swing risks to Cargill so you can focus on your business, not on gas.
What do you base your price on?
With oil indexing you know your fixed price for a certain period of time (month/quarter) because oil prices set gas price with a time lag and a smoothing period.
Consider these U&us natural gas products:
Full swing supply tranche model.
Classical full swing supply.
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With natural gas indexing, you maintain price control with 100% transparency to the gas futures market. Natural gas prices are referenced to the future market on a day-, month-, and quarter- ahead basis. Prices can be indexed by TTF, NCG, and Gaspool and are reported daily by independent agencies.
Consider these U&us natural gas products:
Transparent and flexible access to traded standard products.
Classical full swing supply.
Full swing supply tranche model.
Contact us to define the best product for your need
Using a mixture of oil, gas and fixed prices spreads the risk on multiple indices.
Consider these U&us natural gas products:
Transparent and flexible access to traded standard products.
Classical full swing supply.
Full swing supply tranche model.
Contact us to define the best product for your need
How do you want to manage your temperature price risk? This includes forecasting/ balancing and volume price swings.
Cargill can offer 100% market transparency through spot and forward on products that can be based on gas index or fixed price.
Consider
Transparent and flexible access to TTF, NCG and GPL day-ahead gas markets via Cargill.
Transparent and flexible access to TTF, NCG and GPL forward gas markets via Cargill.
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To manage temperature price risk, Cargill uses a regression model where the daily gas volume is a function of the temperature forecast, published by the weather station(s) of the customer’s choice.
Source volume depending on forecasted temperature for the day of delivery.
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To manage temperature price risk, Cargill uses a regression model where the daily gas volume is a function of the temperature forecast, published by the weather station(s) of the customer’s choice.
Source volume depending on forecasted temperature for the day of delivery.
For their larger customers, distributors can take on forecasting and balancing risks while Cargill takes volume swing risk. Allocation is based on MSCONS / deviations are to be priced against Day Ahead.
Provide large industrial customers with an exotic index or a product which is not in your standard portfolio.
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With Cargill products you continue to arrange transport and switching, but Cargill assumes operational and temperature risk associated with forecasting / balancing and volume price swings. A range of pricing models are possible.
What do you base your price on?
With oil indexing you know your fixed price for a certain period of time (month/quarter) because oil prices set gas price with a time lag and a smoothing period.
U&us retail relax - managed within an SBG
Provide retail and small-to-medium enterprises market-based products on a 1:1 risk-free basis.
Contact us to define the best product for your need
With natural gas indexing, you maintain price control with 100% transparency to the gas futures market. Natural gas prices are referenced to the future market on a day-, month-, and quarter- ahead basis. Prices can be indexed by TTF, NCG, and Gaspool, and are reported daily by independent agencies.
U&us retail relax - managed within an SBG
Provide retail and small-to-medium enterprises market-based products on a 1:1 risk-free basis.
Contact us to define the best product for your need
Using a fixed price maximizes budget and security planning.
U&us retail relax - managed within an SBG
Provide retail and small-to-medium enterprises market-based products on a 1:1 risk-free basis.
Contact us to define the best product for your need
Precise control over spreading your risk. Choose a combination of fixed and indexed pricing.
U&us retail relax - managed within an SBG
Provide retail and small-to-medium enterprises market-based products on a 1:1 risk-free basis.
Contact us to define the best product for your need
