NORWALK, Conn., June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MOAB Oil, a market leader in physical oil and refined products brokerage, market information and commentary, today announced the appointment of a full-service natural gas broking team. The four members are based in Norwalk and provide OTC brokerage services for natural gas derivatives contracts.

The group is comprised of Eric Anderson, Derek Grijns, Matt Handler and Alejandro Turullols, who have over 50 years of combined OTC brokerage experience. This desk is a natural extension of MOAB's strong presence in the OTC energy markets and an excellent complement to the firm's market-leading physical brokerage business.

• Eric Anderson – Former principal at Tradition Financial Services (TFS) with 14 years in energy derivatives brokering. Co-managed the TFS weather derivatives desk for 12 years.
• Derek Grijns – Spent 12 years in energy brokerage/trading with TFS and Sempra, plus has brokerage, trading, and operations experience in a broad range of commodities.
• Matt Handler – Gained 15 years of natural gas derivatives and physical experience at Cornerstone Global, Evolution Markets, and Natsource.
• Alejandro Turullols – Brokered weather derivatives at TFS for nine years.

Inquiries:
Eric Anderson, Natural Gas Derivatives Broker, +1.203.663.9800

About MOAB Oil, Inc.
MOAB specializes in brokerage of physical and financial OTC energy markets. The firm's expertise includes physical gasoline, gasoline blending components, oil product swaps, ethanol, ethanol derivatives, natural gas financial derivatives and petrochemicals. MOAB maintains long-term relationships with major oil companies, gasoline blenders, trading divisions of investment banks, hedge funds, and smaller domestic trading firms. Utilizing proprietary models and the latest technology, MOAB provides its clients with insights on market trends, evolving regulations and trading economics affecting their businesses every day. MOAB Oil, Inc. was established in 2003 and is located in Norwalk, CT. For further information, please visit http://www.moaboil.com.

SOURCE MOAB Oil