Regulated

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) last Wednesday approved proposals requiring swap dealers, major swap participants and other regulated entities to establish “firewalls” between their trading desks, research arms and clearing activities, register with a registered futures association and adopt policies to prevent “unreasonable restraint of trade.” It also cleared a proposal that would provide incentives and protection for whistle blowers.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Wednesday approved proposals requiring swap dealers, major swap participants and other regulated entities to establish “firewalls” between their trading desks, research arms and clearing activities, register with a registered futures association and adopt policies to prevent “unreasonable restraint of trade.” It also cleared a proposal that would provide incentives and protection for whistle blowers.

Pending more study, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has withdrawn a proposed rule that would have more stringently regulated the quality of production water discharges from coalbed methane (CBM) operations.

Pending more study, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has withdrawn a proposed rule that would have more stringently regulated the quality of production water discharges from coalbed methane (CBM) operations.

The cost of being regulated by the Nevada Public Utilities Commission (PUC) went down Wednesday — by a fraction of a penny (1/200th of a cent to be exact). The three-member PUC voted unanimously to lower its assessment against all of the private-sector utilities it regulates to 1.90 mills from 1.95 mills.

As an operator of global regulated futures exchanges and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, Atlanta-based IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (ICE) said late last month it plans to introduce more than 50 additional cleared energy contracts in its OTC marketplace beginning Friday (Dec. 5) and extending into 2009.

As an operator of global regulated futures exchanges and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, Atlanta-based IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (ICE) said Tuesday it plans to introduce more than 50 additional cleared energy contracts in its OTC marketplace beginning Dec. 5 and extending into 2009.

The majority of self-reports by regulated companies to FERC this year were for violations of the agency’s natural gas capacity-release rules, while self-reports for violations of standards of conduct were down considerably from 2007, according to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) annual enforcement report issued last Thursday.

The majority of self-reports by regulated companies to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission this year were for violations of the agency’s natural gas capacity-release rules, while self-reports for violations of standards of conduct were down considerably from 2007, according to FERC’s annual enforcement report issued Thursday.