Fragmented onboarding
Connect the full lifecycle—from deal capture through settlement and accounting.
Energy Trading Operations Advisory
Understand the trade lifecycle. Strengthen controls. Become more valuable.
Practical mentoring and advisory for energy trading professionals and teams across LNG, natural gas and power—grounded in real FO/MO/BO operations, settlements, reconciliations, ETRM and operational risk.
- 15+ years across energy trading operations and risk
- LNG, natural gas, power and commodities experience
- Practical guidance—not generic trading theory
Adelino Amaral
Energy Trading Operations Advisor
The control desk behind the trade.
Operational focus
Where energy operations professionals and teams get stuck
FO/MO/BO handoff gaps
Clarify ownership, escalation paths and control points across functions.
Settlement and reconciliation breaks
Find the upstream cause, reduce repeat issues and improve close readiness.
ETRM knowledge without operational depth
Translate screens and workflows into the business reality behind the trade.
Weak controls and operational risk
Strengthen preventive and detective controls before issues become losses or audit findings.
Services
Choose the right level of support
Operating model
The trade lifecycle — where I add value
- 01
Trade Capture
Deal entry and validation
- 02
Confirmation
Confirm deals and counterparties
- 03
Scheduling and Nominations
Volumes, delivery and nominations
- 04
Settlement
Price, cash and settlement
- 05
Reconciliation
Match, resolve and investigate
- 06
Accounting
Post, report and close
Why Adelino
Senior-level experience, translated into practical outcomes
Adelino brings 15+ years across operational risk, middle office and back office in LNG, natural gas, power and commodities. His work has included governance of 150–190 operational risk events annually, operational readiness for 20+ new products, onboarding across PJM, MISO, SPP and CAISO, leadership of teams of 5–8 analysts, and automation initiatives eliminating 250+ manual hours per year.
About
A practitioner who has worked behind the trade
Adelino Amaral is an Operational Risk, Controls and Energy Trading Operations executive based in Houston. He has worked across LNG, gas, power and commodities in the United States and Europe, with experience spanning trade support, valuation controls, confirmations, settlements, reconciliations, ETRM, governance and transformation.
His approach is direct and practical: show how the lifecycle works, identify where handoffs fail, strengthen controls and help professionals or teams make better operational decisions with greater confidence.
Resources
Practical resources built for real operations
Pricing
Clear offers. Defined outcomes.
Start with the level of support that matches your immediate need. No open-ended consulting call and no generic course.
Energy Ops Clarity Session
$200/ 60 minutes
One focused session for an individual professional who needs practical clarity and a concrete next step.
- Trade lifecycle or FO/MO/BO clarity
- Career or interview positioning
- Settlements, reconciliations or controls
- Action summary after the session
Workshop or Controls Review
From $2,500
Scoped support for small and mid-size energy trading teams that need stronger onboarding, workflows or operational controls.
- New analyst onboarding workshop
- Trade lifecycle training
- Operational control health check
- Settlement or reconciliation review
Energy Operations Analyst Toolkit
$99planned price
Templates and checklists for professionals who want to improve their daily operational discipline.
- Settlement checklist
- Reconciliation break log
- Control and escalation templates
- Month-end and UAT checklists
Operational review
Book an Energy Ops Clarity Session
A focused 60-minute session for one defined outcome: trade lifecycle clarity, career direction, interview preparation, settlements and reconciliations, operational controls, or ETRM positioning.
- 60 minutes, online and confidential
- One clearly defined outcome
- Practical next steps you can apply immediately
Ready for practical clarity?
Start with one focused session—or discuss a scoped workshop or operational controls review for your team.