The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight has issued a letter requiring market participants to comply with the new large trader reporting system for physical commodity swaps and swaptions.
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GAO: Coast Guard Falls Short in Security Inspections
The U.S.Coast Guard should make sure that annual security inspections are conducted of all Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) facilities and upgrade its database where inspection information is stored, the Governmental Accountability Office (GAO) recommended in a new report. Until then, the security of offshore facilities will be spotty at best, the agency said.
DRBC Postpones Development Regulations Meeting Until Nov. 21
The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) said Friday the Oct. 21 meeting for commissioners to consider draft natural gas development regulations has been postponed by one month.
Hess CEO Urges ‘Strategic Vision’ For U.S. Energy Policy
Hess Corp.’s chief executive on Tuesday warned of an impending energy crisis and urged policymakers to formulate a comprehensive energy policy that would put the United States on solid footing.
CFTC Delays Large Swaps Trader Reporting for Physical Commodities
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight Friday issued a letter providing temporary exemptive relief from the daily reporting of swap transactions.
GAO Proprietary Trading Report Called ‘Major Disappointment’
Two Democratic senators have taken the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to task for failing to capture the extent of proprietary trading by banks, an oversight that they claim will make it difficult for regulators and policy makers to implement restrictions on proprietary trading, including trading of energy commodities.
GAO Report on Proprietary Trading Called ‘Major Disappointment’
Two Democratic senators have taken the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to task for failing to capture the extent of proprietary trading by banks, an oversight that they claim will make it difficult for regulators and policy makers to implement restrictions on proprietary trading, including trading of energy commodities.
Marcellus Benefits Far Outweigh Environmental Concerns, Says Report
The economic benefits of developing shale natural gas resources in the state of New York are “enormous” and vastly outweigh the “small” environmental costs, according to a new report by the Manhattan Institute’s Center for Energy Policy and The Environment.
DRBC to Hold Another Public Hearing on XTO Energy
The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) will hold another public hearing over plans by XTO Energy Inc., an ExxonMobil Corp. subsidiary, to withdraw up to 250,000 gal/d of surface water from a creek in New York for natural gas wells.
Lawmakers, Industry Call for Broader Panel to Review Fracking
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Friday called on Energy Secretary Steven Chu to broaden the membership of the panel charged with reviewing the hydraulic fracturing (fracking) practice used to develop shale natural gas.