Three groups representing financial interests Tuesday urged the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to not incorporate the antifraud rule used in securities markets into the futures and derivatives markets.
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Dynegy Urges Shareholders to Approve Blackstone Merger
After looking for better deals and getting no offers, Houston-based Dynegy Inc. urged its shareholders Tuesday to approve the pending merger with an affiliate of private equity firm The Blackstone Group LP and its $4.50/share offer at an upcoming special shareholders meeting Nov. 17.
Derivatives Execs Urge Feds to Not Jeopardize Liquidity
Swap derivative officials urged federal regulators last Wednesday not to jeopardize liquidity when taking actions to make the $600 billion-plus derivatives markets more transparent .
Environmentalists: Include Gas in Spill Penalty
The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) have urged U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to remember that BP plc’s Macondo well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico leaked a substantial amount of natural gas besides the millions of barrels of oil that got so much attention.
Environmentalists: Count Gas When Assessing Spill Penalty
The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) have urged U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to remember that BP plc’s Macondo well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico (see Daily GPI, Aug. 4) leaked a substantial amount of natural gas besides the millions of barrels of oil that got so much attention.
Bingaman Wants Drilling Reforms to be Key Part of Senate Energy Bill
The chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Monday urged Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) to use the committee’s proposed oil and natural drilling reforms as the basis for his narrower energy bill that is expected to be taken up this week.
Groups in Colorado Urge EPA to Limit Frac Study
Natural gas industry groups in Denver last week urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to limit the scope of a federal study on the effects of hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracing).
FERC Urged to Reopen Investigation of Northern Natural
Industrial natural gas users last week urged FERC to reconsider its decision to terminate a Section 5 complaint proceeding against Northern Natural Gas for over-recovery of cost of service, saying customers and the agency yielded to the pipeline’s threat of filing higher transportation rates if the case was not closed quickly.
Industry ‘Wrapped Around Axle’ over Unprocessed Gas Reporting
Producers and industrial gas consumers last Thursday urged FERC to clarify the types of “unprocessed” transactions that should be reported in time for their next Form 552 report in July.
Industry ‘Wrapped Around Axle’ over Unprocessed Gas Reporting
Producers and industrial gas consumers Thursday urged FERC to clarify the types of “unprocessed” transactions that should be reported in time for their next Form 552 report in July.