Nearly two-thirds of energy executives believe the United States can attain energy independence by 2030, eliminating the U.S. dependency for foreign oil, according to the results of the 11th annual Energy Industry Outlook Survey conducted by the KPMG Global Energy Institute.
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Last-Minute Action by CFTC Delays New Rules for Energy Swaps
At the 11th hour Friday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission granted CME Group, owner of the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex), and IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) limited relief until Dec. 31 from the Oct. 12 deadline to register as swap dealers.
Last-Minute Action by CFTC Delays New Energy Swaps Rules
At the 11th hour Friday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission granted CME Group, owner of the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex), and IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) limited relief until Dec. 31 from the Oct. 12 deadline to register as swap dealers.
Poland’s Latest Shale Gas Numbers a Fraction of EIA Estimates
Poland’s technically recoverable shale gas resources are much lower than projections made last year by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), according to a report issued Wednesday.
Polish Official Predicts Shale Gas Production in 2014, Visits Marcellus
Days after visiting natural gas operations in the Marcellus Shale, Poland’s treasury minister said commercial shale gas production may begin in his country in 2014.
Poland: Fracking Safe Despite ‘Fearful News’ from the U.S.
As their country dreams of becoming “the second Norway” of natural gas, scientists in Poland asked themselves whether hydraulic fracturing (fracking) stimulation of shale gas wells is safe for the environment. The answer: yes, if done according to “legal regulations.”
Transportation Notes
After tightening the negative imbalance tolerance Tuesday from 25% to 10% in the 11th day of an Overage Alert, Florida Gas Transmission allowed the Overage Alert to expire Wednesday.
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FERC Strikes Data Hub’s ‘Safe Harbor’ Request Hearing
In the 11th hour, FERC struck from its Wednesday meeting agenda a request by the Committee of Chief Risk Officers (CCRO) that would grant the CCRO’s energy data hub and its participants the same “safe harbor” protection that is afforded to companies that currently submit pricing information to index publishers.
CA Legislature Passes Band-Aid Price Caps
No one is satisfied much by the California legislature’s11th-hour move late Wednesday to pass two new laws aimed atproviding relief for San Diego electric consumers and their utilitydistribution company, San Diego Gas & Electric. Nevertheless,the governor was expected to sign the measures.
CA Merchant Storage Field Gets 11th-Hour Reprieve
In what is becoming a bizarre case of concern to future merchantenergy project proponents, California regulators rescued a secondmerchant underground natural gas storage project from the trashheap last week by refusing to support a recommendation to deny theproposal and postponing the item for a future meeting. Analternative to the proposed administrative law judge (ALJ) decisionis likely to be developed by one of the members of the CaliforniaPublic Utilities Commission.