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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is remaining tight lipped about a reported examination of Nymex natural gas futures trades made in advance of the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Feb. 7 storage report for the week ending Feb. 1.

San Diego-based Sempra Energy remains tight-lipped about reports that JPMorgan Chase is now the exclusive bidder for the Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) 51% share of its trading joint venture with a unit of Sempra. The price remains close to $4 billion for the unit, which trades energy, metals and other commodities through RBS Sempra Commodities, according to reports by news service Reuters.

San Diego-based Sempra Energy remained tight-lipped Wednesday about reports that JPMorgan Chase is now the exclusive bidder for the Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) 51% share of its trading joint venture with a unit of Sempra. The price remains close to $4 billion for the unit, which trades energy, metals and other commodities through RBS Sempra Commodities, according to reports by news service Reuters.

Producers were tight-lipped on Tuesday about whether natural gas shut-ins have begun, but energy analysts say it’s inevitable, given weak prices and a growing list of storage-related operational flow orders (OFO).