A Chesapeake Energy Corp. official Wednesday cautioned the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) against imposing hard federal position limits or removing the swap dealer hedge exemption in the energy commodity markets, saying it would restrict liquidity in the market and short-circuit domestic exploration and production (E&P) efforts.
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Senator Eyes Changes in Tax Code to Curb Energy Speculation
As the Commodity Futures Trading Commission seeks to crack down on excessive speculation in energy markets by imposing position limits (see Daily GPI, July 29), a U.S. senator is eyeing changes in the tax code to achieve the same result.
UNG to Reduce Certain Natural Gas Positions, Limit Future Size
As the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) examines the possibility of imposing speculative position limits on “all commodities of finite supply,” the $4.4 billion United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) moved to reduce its holdings of natural gas futures contracts and indicated that it may not continue to pursue its plans to expand its fund.
ConocoPhillips CEO Suggests Energy-Price Insurance for New Ventures
ConocoPhillips CEO Jim Mulva cautioned Congress last week about imposing new taxes on oil and natural gas producers, which he said would discourage production in U.S. basins on- and offshore.
ConocoPhillips CEO Says No Silver Bullet for Energy Needs
ConocoPhillips CEO Jim Mulva Thursday cautioned Congress about imposing new taxes on oil and natural gas producers, which he said would discourage production in U.S. basins on- and offshore.
Northwest Pipeline Accused of Assessing ‘Unreasonable’ Shipper Fee on Turned-Back Capacity
Northwest Pipeline has flouted FERC’s turn-back policy by imposing an “unreasonable and fundamentally defective” turn-back fee requirement that blocked shippers from shedding more than 200,000 Dth/d of unused and unwanted pipeline transportation capacity on its system, complained two Duke Energy subsidiaries.
Northwest Pipeline Accused of Assessing ‘Unreasonable’ Shipper Fee to Turn Back Capacity
Northwest Pipeline has flouted FERC’s turn-back policy by imposing an “unreasonable and fundamentally defective” turn-back fee requirement that blocked shippers from shedding more than 200,000 Dth/d of unused and unwanted pipeline transportation capacity on its system, complained two Duke Energy subsidiaries.
Producers Assail ANR’s Tighter Hydrocarbon Dew Point Specs in Gulf Region
The latest operational flow order (OFO) posted by ANR Pipeline imposing a more restrictive hydrocarbon dew point standard on natural gas entering its system in the Gulf of Mexico region during February is at odds with a December FERC order that directed the pipeline to “cease and desist” from such practices, a coalition of producers told FERC last Wednesday.
Producers Assail ANR’s Tighter Hydrocarbon Dew Point Specs in Gulf Region
The latest operational flow order (OFO) by ANR Pipeline imposing a more restrictive hydrocarbon dew point standard on natural gas entering its system in the Gulf of Mexico region during February is at odds with a December FERC order that directed the pipeline to “cease and desist” from such practices, a coalition of producers told FERC Wednesday.
FERC Upholds Reporting Requirements for CA Sellers
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has upheld its earlier order imposing a heavy reporting requirement on transporters and sellers of natural gas into the California market.