Evolving

Like its peer Petrohawk Energy Corp. (see related story), SM Energy Co. is focusing more on the Eagle Ford. Plans for its Haynesville holdings are evolving.

Evolving technology for tapping shale, coal and tight formations will eventually increase Canada’s recognized natural gas endowment about six-fold to an astronomical 4,000 Tcf, according to a new national inventory of deposits prepared for the Canadian Society for Unconventional Gas (CSUG).

Evolving technology for tapping shale, coal and tight formations will eventually increase Canada’s recognized natural gas endowment about six-fold to an astronomical 4,000 Tcf, according to a new national inventory of deposits prepared for the Canadian Society for Unconventional Gas (CSUG).

Whether and by how much emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) by U.S. power generators are restricted in the future will have a large impact on the evolving Atlantic Basin gas market, a new report claims.

Whether and by how much emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) by U.S. power generators are restricted in the future will have a large impact on the evolving Atlantic Basin gas market, a new report claims.

The trading risk control practices of energy companies are evolving, but they have some distance to go before they reach the level of risk management practiced by financial institutions, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) said, reporting on its recent review of the risk management policies, infrastructure and methodologies (PIM) of 10 energy trading companies with significant marketing operations with attendant risks.

The trading risk control practices of energy companies are evolving, but they have some distance to go before they reach the level of risk management practiced by financial institutions, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) said, reporting on its recent review of the risk management policies, infrastructure and methodologies (PIM) of 10 energy trading companies with significant marketing operations with attendant risks.

Due to evolving trading practices and the recent influx of funds into the futures and options market arena, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said last week that it will begin publishing an additional Commitments of Traders (COT) report in January that will show aggregate futures and options positions of noncommercial, commercial and index traders in 12 selected agricultural commodities. The new report, which is to be published on a two year, pilot-program basis, could be expanded to other commodities such as energy if deemed successful.

Due to evolving trading practices and the recent influx of funds into the futures and options market arena, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said Tuesday that it will begin publishing an additional Commitments of Traders (COT) report in January that will show aggregate futures and options positions of noncommercial, commercial and index traders in 12 selected agricultural commodities. The new report, which is to be published on a two year, pilot-program basis, could be expanded to other commodities such as energy if deemed successful.