Energy Risk
Bache Commodities launches new green commodities index
Bache Commodities, the global commodities and financial derivatives business of Prudential Financial, has launched a green commodities index.
GDF Suez boosts Hungarian electricity market
The Brussels-based trading arm of GDF Suez yesterday extended its market making service for Hungarian futures traded on the Prague Energy Exchange (PXE).
IEA forecasts too optimistic says Barcap
Supply-side projections in the International Energy Agency's (IEA) Medium-Term Oil Market Report 2009 are "too optimistic" and "will be subject to substantial revisions in time," according to a research report by Costanza Jacazio, commodities analyst at…
House passes cap-and-trade bill
The House of Representatives has passed the American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) Act, taking the US a step closer to developing a national carbon cap-and-trade initiative.
IEA reduces predictions for oil demand
The recession has seen the IEA revise down its predictions for oil demand in 2013 by 3.3 mb/d, with consumption falling as low as 84.9 mb/d by 2014 in the worst case scenario, and demand for gas dipping for the first time in 50 years.
LCH.Clearnet to launch spot carbon clearing in July
London-based clearing house LCH.Clearnet's over-the-counter (OTC) clearing service for the UK spot market for carbon credits will launch on July 3 this year.
New Austrian natural gas exchange to clear through ECC
European Commodity Clearing (ECC) is to offer clearing services for a new natural gas exchange at Austria's Central European Gas Hub (CEGH), hosted by Vienna Stock Exchange.
Next generation solar power could replace fossil fuels says WRI
Concentrating solar thermal (CST) power has the potential to provide power on the margin of the demand curve, as well as replacing coal at the core of the power mix in the US, according to a report by the World Resources Institute (WRI.)
New chairman for BP
BP has announced that Carl-Henric Svanberg, the current chief executive officer of the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson, will replace Peter Sutherland as the firm's chairman.
Revenues up in US E&P despite downturn
Exploration and production revenues of US oil & gas companies grew by 35% to $183.3 billion in 2008, according to a study by advisory firm Ernst and Young.
CCFE to list steel scrap contracts
The Chicago Climate Futures Exchange (CCFE) and pricing information company World Steel Dynamics (WSD) have launched the World Steel Exchange (WSE), a new exchange platform listing index-based cash-settled futures contracts for steel scrap.
Dubai to price physical oil against DME Oman futures
Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) has confirmed that the Dubai Department of Petroleum Affairs (DPA) will set its official monthly selling price (OSP) for physical crude based on a differential to the settlement price of the DME's Oman Crude Oil Futures…
BlueNext launches OTC registration service for brokers
Environmental exchange BlueNext has launched a new registration service for brokers to help secure over-the-counter (OTC) EUA and CER spot transactions.
Price fluctuations biggest risk for power companies says Aon
Volatile commodity pricing is the biggest risk facing power companies in 2009 according to risk management firm Aon's Global Risk Management Survey.
Glencore considers IPO
Swiss commodity trading giant Glencore is rumoured to be considering an initial public offering (IPO), according to the Financial Times.
Bluenext announces deal with Chinese exchange
NYSE's Bluenext and the China-Beijing Environmental Exchange (CBEEX) have signed an agreement to set up an international information platform for Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects.
Deutsche Börse introduces real-time information trading product
Deutsche Börse Market Data and Analytics has introduced a product that provides fundamental data for electricity trading and real-time data for the European power market.
Dow and Gazprom sign carbon project agreement
Dow Chemical has signed an agreement with Gazprom Marketing and Trading (GM&T) to develop and implement greenhouse gas reduction projects.
Orbeo acquires OneCarbon
French carbon trader Orbeo has bought global carbon project originator OneCarbon, a subsidiary of Dutch sustainable developer Econcern Group.
Waxman-Markey early action provisions criticized as unclear
Industry commentators have spoken out about the provisions for early adoption of carbon emission reduction strategies in the cap-and-trade legislation currently going through the US House of Representatives.
Point Carbon launches US power trading product
Point Carbon, an energy and environmental market analyst, has launched its first power trading analytics tool for the North American market.
CME to list new EUA and CER contracts
The CME Group will list four new In Delivery Month European Union Allowance (EUA) and Certified Emission Reduction (CER) futures and options contracts as part of its Green Exchange venture.
EEX launches power market transparency platform
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has created a new transparency platform to publish generation and consumption data to further increase transparency on the wholesale market in conjunction with four Transmission System operators (TSOs) in Germany.
S&P launches a new version of GSCI index
Standard and Poors (S&P) has launched a new version of its GSCI commodity market index.