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EnergyRisk Awards 2019 names ION Allegro the Commodity Trading and Risk Management Software House of the Year.

As global weather patterns continue to shift, the instance of extreme weather events across the globe seems to be growing each year. Allegro's Michael W. Hinton, Chief Strategy and Customer Officer, discusses how technology and advanced analytics can help companies mitigate the inherent risks in the oil and gas industry.

IMO 2020 is set to radically change the ecosystem of the world’s refined products with dramatic effects for both marine fuel suppliers and consumers. Allegro's Chief Strategy and Customer Officer Michael Hinton shares how the International Maritime Organization's planned bunker fuel regulation will create unprecedented shifts in supply and demand and logistical challenges that will upend the oil and gas value chain's status quo.

Since lifting its 40-year-old ban on exporting crude oil, the U.S. has opened hungry world markets to U.S. shale oil and created a new boom. Allegro's Richard Murphy, Product Manager for Petroleum, shares how U.S. energy businesses must be prepared to mitigate risk — both on domestic and global scales during this time of change.

Metals and mining players continue to lag behind in the adoption of tools that could help them be more proactive, productive, and profitable. Allegro's Brian Collins, Managing Director, Metals, discusses how the industry should equip themselves to handle change and risk.

A paradigm shift is underway in the global energy economy, and while most focus on LNG and crude oil, petrochemical markets are also seeing major changes — especially in the supply and demand equation.

The LNG market is experiencing the same old song and dance that other commodity industries have experienced in decades past as shifts in the supply and demand of natural gas and LNG dynamically change the way businesses operate. Allegro's Chief Strategy and Customer Officer Michael Hinton shares how today's LNG market is driving changes in the traditional buyer-seller relationship as well as the way market participants conduct business.

Hurricane Harvey was a sobering reminder that producers in Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma frequently face the potential for significant impacts to their business from weather-related disasters. Allegro's Chief Technology Officer Evan Cox discusses how producers must brace themselves for revenue losses due to operational interruptions, as well as commodity price fluctuations.

LNG is one of the few remaining commodities where buyers and sellers are locked into multi-year contracts. But that is changing. Allegro's Michael W. Hinton discusses the challenge of managing portfolio risk and taking advantage of opportunities in the evolving LNG market.

From responding to regulatory changes and political uncertainty to balancing supply and demand and disaster preparedness, market participants experience many factors that can negatively affect margins. Allegro's Director of Solution Consulting Jesse Lamb explains how companies must continuously evaluate risks and opportunities, while also striving for new ways to drive efficiency along the supply chain.