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Dubai to price physical oil against DME Oman futures
Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) has confirmed that the Dubai Department of Petroleum Affairs (DPA) will set its official monthly selling price (OSP) for physical crude based on a differential to the settlement price of the DME's Oman Crude Oil Futures…
BlueNext launches OTC registration service for brokers
Environmental exchange BlueNext has launched a new registration service for brokers to help secure over-the-counter (OTC) EUA and CER spot transactions.
Q&A: Osfi chief champions Canada's regulatory framework
Julie Dickson, superintendent at the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Osfi) in Canada, talks exclusively to Risk about how Canada's regulatory framework has helped institutions weather the financial crisis, and shares her views on…
Obama reform plans show no progress on OTC derivatives clearing
The Obama administration's much-hyped regulatory reform proposals disappointed over-the-counter derivatives dealers and end users yesterday by again failing to provide new details on how OTC markets with mandatory central clearing would operate.
Bluenext announces deal with Chinese exchange
NYSE's Bluenext and the China-Beijing Environmental Exchange (CBEEX) have signed an agreement to set up an international information platform for Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects.
Dow and Gazprom sign carbon project agreement
Dow Chemical has signed an agreement with Gazprom Marketing and Trading (GM&T) to develop and implement greenhouse gas reduction projects.
Orbeo acquires OneCarbon
French carbon trader Orbeo has bought global carbon project originator OneCarbon, a subsidiary of Dutch sustainable developer Econcern Group.
Q&A: Basel Committee's Walter outlines Basel II reform agenda
In an exclusive interview with Risk , Stefan Walter, secretary general of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, discusses everything from capital to cyclicality while outlining the reform agenda for Basel II.
Waxman-Markey early action provisions criticized as unclear
Industry commentators have spoken out about the provisions for early adoption of carbon emission reduction strategies in the cap-and-trade legislation currently going through the US House of Representatives.
Carbon copies from Croci
The financial crisis generally puts paid to all things environmental, but not now. Deutsche Bank has just launched to retail and institutional investors two new Ucits III funds based on "a stock portfolio of attractively valued companies with low…
Point Carbon launches US power trading product
Point Carbon, an energy and environmental market analyst, has launched its first power trading analytics tool for the North American market.
CME to list new EUA and CER contracts
The CME Group will list four new In Delivery Month European Union Allowance (EUA) and Certified Emission Reduction (CER) futures and options contracts as part of its Green Exchange venture.
EEEM sees rising returns thanks to climate change investment
Energy efficiency and energy management (EEEM) received over $184billion of climate change stimulus funds and saw the strongest returns, rising 16% year to date, of the four climate sectors outlined in the latest quarterly review of the HSBC Climate…
DOE moves forward on CCS
The US Department of Energy has announced plans to advance the construction of the first commercial scale, fully integrated US carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) project.
Bache Commodities enters carbon trading
Bache Commodities, the London-based arm of financial company Prudential, has today launched a carbon and emissions trading desk.
Constellation appeals nuclear joint venture finding
Constellation Energy has announced plans to appeal the Maryland Public Service Commission's (PSC) decision to require a pre-approval process for its pending nuclear joint venture with EDF Group.
GFI EnergyMatch adds dry freight FFAs
Interdealer broker GFI Group has introduced cleared over-the-counter (OTC) dry freight Forward Freight Agreements (FFAs) on to its European trading platform EnergyMatch Europe.
Bidders in for Ecosecurities
A takeover battle has emerged between France's EDF Trading and Dutch company Guanabara Holdings for Irish environmental project developer EcoSecurities.
Bluenext suspends trading following VAT exemption for carbon
Trading will resume on environmental exchange Bluenext on Wednesday June 10 at 8.00AM after two days of closure following the French Budget Ministry's announcement that carbon permits will be exempt from VAT.
E.ON to sell 300MW of hydro capacity to Verbund
E.ON has announced that it will sell more than 300 megawatts (MW) of hydroelectric capacity to Austrian utility Verbund.
Saxo Bank lowers barriers for entry with launch of commodity CFDs
Copenhagen-based investment bank Saxo Bank has launched its first contracts for difference (CFDs) for investors in commodities, which the bank says will lower barriers to trading energy, metals, soft commodities and grains.
Australian emissions trading scheme will stunt LNG growth says opposition
The Australian LNG industry has expressed concern about the effect the Rudd Government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) will have on growth, following its proposed introduction in July 2011.
OTC Global Holdings pushes into agricultural products
Interdealer broker OTC Global Holdings (OTCGH) has announced the acquisition of two Chicago-based firms, Futures International and T&J Shuff Enterprises, specialising in agricultural futures and options contracts in corn, wheat, soybeans, soybean meal…
Renewables see more investment than fossil fuels in 2008
Renewable energy attracted $155 billion of investment compared with $110billion for fossil fuels in 2008, according to a report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released this week.