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Learn About Core Trends In Middle East Oil Markets with ZEMA
When discussing oil, the Middle East immediately comes to mind. It is at the core of multiple current events occurring in the world, politically, religiously, economically, and in the energy market; therefore, it is no surprise that at the Platt’s Global Crude Oil Summit, there will be a session dedicated solely to core trends in ...
The 2013 Platts Global Energy Awards: An Elegant and Memorable Evening
On December 12, 2013, I had the pleasure of attending the 16th annual Platts Global Energy Awards with my father and CEO of ZE PowerGroup, Dr. Zak El-Ramly; my mother and Corporate Secretary of ZE, Salwe El-Ramly; my sister, ZE’s Director of Global Markets, Manal El-Ramly; and Shilpa Mullan, Director of Sales for ZE’s New ...
The Push for Compressed Natural Gas Personal-Use Vehicles
There has been a recent effort by the natural gas industry to increase the amount of compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles on the roads. Compressed natural gas is more environmentally friendly than regular gas and saves drivers about $1.50 per gallon compared to gasoline (National Geographic). With great price savings and a smaller negative ...
Inflammable Ice: Japan’s Next Energy Source?
Japan made headlines recently as the resource-impoverished country is considering methane hydrates as a new energy source in order to help gain independence from relying on natural gas imports. The 2011 tsunami forced most of the country’s nuclear power plants to close (add to that, the fact that the last running nuclear power reactor ...
The Rupee and India’s Commodity Markets: Interesting Times
Source: Platts
For those active in the Indian energy and commodity market, the past six months has not been for the faint of heart. I recently got to see this first hand while at Platts Commodity Week in Mumbai, September 2-4, 2013.
The Platts Commodity Week conference covered everything from steel and coal to liquid natural ...
Top 8 Data Management Challenges For The Green Energy Industry
With the rise of green energy initiatives like Masdar city in Abu Dhabi - a city running entirely on its own self-made renewable energy - difficulties from a data management perspective are now emerging that challenge the growth and stability of the green energy industry.
One significant challenge is that green energy is still relatively new ...
Focal Point 2010 Technology User Conference: Growing Interest in ZEMA Suite
Last week Vlad Alexeyev, ZE Business Analyst, and Bruce Colquhoun, ZE Sales Manager attended Triple Point Technology User Conference (Focal Point 2010, Sep 13 - 15, Rye Brook, NY). The primary purpose of their trip was to further ZE's progress toward tighter integration with different Energy Trading and Risk Management (ETRM) systems. It was also ...