BRAND4 PLATFORM · GLOBAL ENERGY
GLOBAL ENERGY MARKET

Global Energy.

Access global energy markets through the unified BRAND4 platform — monitor oil, natural gas, refined products and power markets, analyze supply and demand, track inventories and understand the macro forces driving energy prices.

ASSET CLASS ENERGY OIL · GAS · POWER
MARKET VIEW GLOBAL US · EU · ASIA
APPROACH DATA SUPPLY · DEMAND · RISK
PRIMARY ENERGY BRENT CRUDE
$XX.XX ILLUSTRATIVE
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100
80
60
BRAND4 ENERGY TERMINAL ILLUSTRATIVE DATA
CRUDE OIL NATURAL GAS LNG GASOLINE DIESEL POWER REFINING ENERGY TRANSITION
01 · MARKET OVERVIEW

The global energy market.

Monitor energy prices through supply and demand, inventories, production, refining activity, weather, geopolitical conditions and global economic growth.

MARKET FEED GLOBAL ENERGY
BRENT CRUDE GLOBAL OIL MARKET
02 · ENERGY UNIVERSE

Selected energy markets.

A focused view across crude oil, natural gas, refined products and the energy infrastructure that connects producers with global consumers.

01 CRUDE OIL
BR

Brent Crude

UKOIL · USD / BARREL
$XX.XX ILLUSTRATIVE
FOCUS GLOBAL BENCHMARK
DRIVERS SUPPLY · DEMAND
02 CRUDE OIL
WT

WTI Crude

USOIL · USD / BARREL
$XX.XX ILLUSTRATIVE
FOCUS US OIL MARKET
DRIVERS INVENTORIES · OUTPUT
03 NATURAL GAS
NG

Natural Gas

NG · USD / MMBTU
$X.XX ILLUSTRATIVE
FOCUS US GAS MARKET
DRIVERS WEATHER · STORAGE
04 GLOBAL GAS
LNG

LNG

LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
$X.XX ILLUSTRATIVE
FOCUS GLOBAL TRADE
DRIVERS SHIPPING · DEMAND
05 REFINED PRODUCT
RB

Gasoline

RBOB · REFINED PRODUCT
$X.XX ILLUSTRATIVE
FOCUS TRANSPORT FUELS
DRIVERS REFINING · DEMAND
06 ELECTRICITY
PW

Power Markets

ELECTRICITY · REGIONAL
$XXX.XX ILLUSTRATIVE
FOCUS GRID · GENERATION
DRIVERS WEATHER · CAPACITY
03 · MARKET STRUCTURE
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GLOBAL ENERGY SYSTEM

What is Global Energy?

Energy markets connect the physical production of crude oil, natural gas and electricity with transportation, refining, storage and final consumption around the world.

Energy prices reflect the balance between available supply and demand, while weather, inventories, geopolitical events, production decisions and economic growth can rapidly change that balance.

01 SUPPLY
02 DEMAND
03 INFRASTRUCTURE
04 · BRAND4 FRAMEWORK

Read energy through multiple layers.

Energy analysis combines physical supply, consumption, inventories, infrastructure, macroeconomic conditions and market structure.

01

Supply

Study production levels, spare capacity, exports, outages, drilling activity and supply disruptions.

PRODUCTION · EXPORTS · CAPACITY
02

Demand

Analyze transportation, industrial consumption, electricity generation, heating and seasonal demand.

TRANSPORT · INDUSTRY · POWER
03

Inventories

Monitor storage levels and inventory changes as indicators of physical market balance.

STORAGE · STOCKS · BALANCE
04

Market Structure

Analyze trends, futures curves, spreads, momentum, positioning and price behavior across timeframes.

PRICE · CURVE · POSITIONING
05 · ENERGY PLATFORM

One view of the energy system.

Bring energy prices, production, inventories, transportation, refining and macroeconomic conditions into one analytical environment.

01

Oil Supply

Track crude production, exports, spare capacity, drilling activity and supply disruptions across major producing regions.

PRODUCTION · EXPORTS · OPEC+ · CAPACITY
02

Inventories

Monitor crude, refined product and natural gas inventories to evaluate changes in physical market balance.

CRUDE · PRODUCTS · GAS STORAGE
03

Refining

Analyze refinery utilization, maintenance cycles, product yields and regional refining margins.

REFINING · CRACKS · UTILIZATION
04

Natural Gas

Follow production, storage, weather, LNG flows and regional demand across major gas markets.

STORAGE · LNG · WEATHER
05

Power

Understand electricity demand, generation capacity, grid conditions and weather-sensitive consumption.

GENERATION · GRID · DEMAND
06

Risk Control

Evaluate volatility, concentration, leverage, liquidity, basis risk and exposure before taking energy-market positions.

VOLATILITY · LIQUIDITY · EXPOSURE
06 · PROCESS

From physical market to decision.

A structured process connecting energy fundamentals with price behavior, macro conditions and risk.

01

Observe

Monitor prices, production, inventories, weather, refinery activity and energy flows.

02

Analyze

Combine physical supply and demand with futures curves, macroeconomic conditions and market structure.

03

Scenario

Define possible outcomes based on production changes, inventory trends, demand and geopolitical conditions.

04

Decide

Translate the analysis into controlled exposure with clearly defined risk and position parameters.

07 · MACRO DRIVERS

Energy responds to the economic cycle.

Energy prices can react to changes in economic growth, currencies, interest rates, inflation, weather and global trade.

01 GROWTH

Industrial production, transportation and economic activity influence energy consumption across major economies.

02 USD

Changes in the US dollar can influence globally traded energy commodities and financial market conditions.

03 WEATHER

Temperature, storms and seasonal conditions can materially affect heating, cooling, gas and electricity demand.

04 GEOPOLITICS

Trade restrictions, infrastructure disruptions and changes in regional supply routes can affect energy flows.

08 · ENERGY SYSTEM

From source to consumption.

Energy markets are interconnected through production, transportation, storage, refining, generation and final demand.

01 PRODUCTION

Oil · Gas · Renewables

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02 TRANSPORT

Pipelines · Tankers · LNG

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03 STORAGE

Crude · Gas · Products

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04 CONSUMPTION

Industry · Transport · Power

09 · ENERGY RISK

Energy exposure requires risk discipline.

Energy markets can be affected by supply disruptions, changing demand, weather, geopolitical events, leverage and changes in market liquidity.

01

Volatility

Energy prices can move rapidly when expectations around supply, demand or inventories change.

02

Supply Risk

Production outages, infrastructure disruptions and changes in exports can affect physical availability.

03

Demand Risk

Economic activity, transportation, weather and industrial demand can materially change consumption patterns.

04

Liquidity

Market depth and trading conditions can vary across commodities, contracts, regions and delivery periods.

BRAND4 · GLOBAL ENERGY

Understand the energy. Understand the market.

Monitor oil, gas and power markets, study supply and demand, follow inventories and energy flows, analyze macro drivers and manage energy-market risk through one unified analytical environment.

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