Portal

In an effort to improve access to international energy data and trends in global energy markets, the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Monday launched a redesigned version of its International Energy Portal.

Dynegy announced that it has become a partner in TradeSpark LP and will link its proprietary e-commerce portal, DynegyDirect, to the TradeSpark system, a multiple-party electronic trading platform powered by eSpeed and supported by Cantor Fitzgerald. TradeSpark also apparently wants to allow its other partners, which include Coral Energy, Dominion, Entergy-Koch Trading LP, TXU Energy Trading and Williams Energy Marketing and Trading, to link their own proprietary trading platforms to the TradeSpark system.

Dynegy announced that it has become a partner in TradeSpark LP and will link its proprietary e-commerce portal, DynegyDirect, to the TradeSpark system, a multiple-party electronic trading platform powered by eSpeed and supported by Cantor Fitzgerald. TradeSpark also apparently wants to allow its other partners, which include Coral Energy, Dominion, Entergy-Koch Trading LP, TXU Energy Trading and Williams Energy Marketing and Trading, to link their own proprietary trading platforms to the TradeSpark system.

HoustonStreet Exchange, a Web-based exchange and portal fortrading wholesale energy products, got another shot in its capitalarm through an equity investment from Conoco Inc., the country’sfifth largest integrated energy company. The investment marks amajor commitment by Conoco to trade crude oil, refined products(such as heating oil, gasoline and jet fuel) and natural gas onHoustonStreet.com.

HoustonStreet Exchange, a Web-based exchange and portal fortrading wholesale energy products, received an equity investmentfrom Conoco Inc., the country’s fifth largest integrated energycompany. The investment marks a major commitment by Conoco to tradecrude oil, refined products (such as heating oil, gasoline and jetfuel) and natural gas on HoustonStreet.com.