State regulators continue to be the primary overseers of shale natural gas development, but because of the speed at which the boom shifted — and continues to shift — the energy marketplace, the dynamic environment has created challenges for the energy industry and all of the stakeholders involved, according to a report by Resources for the Future (RFF).
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CFTC Extends Deadline for Comments on Margin Requirements
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Friday extended by two months the deadline for comments on initial and variation margin requirements for uncleared swaps. The comment period was to close on July 11, but it has been extended until to Sept. 14.
Despite Impressive Advance, Traders Skeptical of Bullish Outlook
In a variation of the springtime weather idiom, it was the April futures contract that came in like a lion this year. Following March’s lamb-like behavior as prompt contract, trading roared back to life Thursday and Friday as buyers bid up April futures on the bullish combination of storage and technicals.
Moody’s: Conservative LDC Cash Management Wins Highest Ratings
While there is a great degree of variation in how utility holding companies manage the cash of their regulated local gas distribution company (LDC) subsidiaries, generally the ones that maintain separate cash management programs for their regulated LDCs have higher credit ratings, according to a new report from Moody’s Investors Service.
Moody’s: Conservative LDC Cash Management Wins Highest Ratings
While there is a great degree of variation in how utility holding companies manage the cash of their regulated local gas distribution company (LDC) subsidiaries, generally the ones that maintain separate cash management programs for their regulated LDCs have higher credit ratings, according to a new report from Moody’s Investors Service.