Energy Risk/News
New registry will guarantee carbon offset credits
Caisse des Dépôts, a AAA-rated financial security centre, has launched a Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS) registry for the voluntary carbon emissions offset market.
Point Carbon finds recession has reduced demand for carbon credits
The global credit crunch has significantly altered the balance between the supply and demand for carbon credits and led to a large scale-back in carbon credit project development, carbon consultancy Point Carbon has stated at its Copenhagen-based…
Spectron brokers first California carbon option
Spectron Environmental, the environmental products division of commodities brokerage Spectron, has brokered the first cleared Californian carbon option.
FCStone disposes of loss-making energy account
FCStone Group, an integrated commodity risk management firm, expects losses of $110m from an unnamed customer's energy trading account, which it disposed of this week.
Commodities on Bclear from March 30
Exchange NYSE Liffe will offer clearing for a range of soft and agricultural commodity products on its over-the-counter (OTC) trade confirmation, administration and clearing platform Bclear on March 30. Bclear was launched in 2005 and currently offers…
DB and Stemcor forge steel trading alliance
Deutsche Bank has formed a strategic alliance with the world's largest independent steel trader Stemcor to offer steel derivatives products.
Vattenfall to buy Nuon's production and supply business
In the latest of a flurry of major utility M&A deals, energy firm Vattenfall swoops for Nuon with a view to further cross-border expansion
Is it all over for over-the-counter?
Bills proposed in the US Congress to limit the influence of speculators and boost transparency could significantly alter the OTC commodity trading landscape. Roderick Bruce reports
EDF slammed by Tartam tariff pricing
The French government's implementation of regulated energy prices has hammered its state-owned champion's 2008 results and undermined market liberalisation. Roderick Bruce reports