About Us

Meet the Team

Peter Sceats

Peter Sceats is a recognized expert with a deep understanding of coal markets, and his list of achievements is impressive by any measure:

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Founded the API Coal Indices and kickstarting over $500 billion in new business.

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Set up the world’s first coal derivative broking desk at a major global intermediary

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Brokered the world’s first coal derivative trade.

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Brokered the first modern floating physical transaction.

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Purchased coal for RWE Group Power Stations.

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Sold coal for BHP Billiton.

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Traded first commoditized coal spark spread (power station margin).

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Set up commodity risk architecture for multiple mining, trading and power companies.

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Merchant traded coal profitably.

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Traded the first API-linked coal option.

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Active Coal Expert Witness since 2004.

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Authored “Coal – My Part in its Downfall” (published by Spotify).

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Founded Sceats Coal Report, the world’s most widely read coal newsletter.

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Founded Sceats Coal Law, the world’s first coal litigation broker.

Brian Spector

Our North America Chief, Brian Spector, joined Sceats Coal Risk Co. in 2020, bringing decades of experience as a coal pioneer in the USA and international markets:

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Founded a US coal trading business, growing it to become the largest in North America.

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Traded the world’s first coal derivative.

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Co-designer of the NYMEX Coal Futures Market.

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Adjunct Professor at Rice University, teaching “Energy Markets in Transition.”

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Specialist in structuring coal and multi-energy transactions.

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Coal Trader & Coal Risk Manager.

Atiq Aziz Ebrahim

Our Asia Pacific representative Atiq Aziz Ebrahim joined Sceats Coal Risk Co. in 2024, bringing BA level understanding of coal specifications as well experience of Indonesian coal sales into Malaysia, Philippines, and other Asia Pacific countries:

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Holds an MBA in Finance and Marketing with a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology

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Head of Pricing at SCR

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Sceats Coal Risk Co.

For confidential consultation to mitigate risk and maximize value, please email us at

Info@SceatsCoalRisk.Com

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