U.S. Daily Market Briefs - 7/8/2008




Coal
   Email this to a friend.   Platts Broker-Based Indexes for Coal and Emissions for July 7
 
Washington (Platts) -- 7Jul2008 -- Platts weekly broker emissions indexes, along with its monthly broker emissions indexes and the daily OTC coal broker indexes are posted here so all market participants can evaluate our results. Our "Methodology... (Source: Platts - http://www.platts.com)

   Email this to a friend.   Platts Broker-Based Indexes for Coal and Emissions for July 2
 
Washington (Platts) -- 2Jul2008 -- Platts weekly broker emissions indexes, along with its monthly broker emissions indexes and the daily OTC coal broker indexes are posted here so all market participants can evaluate our results. Our "Methodology... (Source: Platts - http://www.platts.com)

   Email this to a friend.   Platts Broker-Based Indexes for Coal and Emissions for July 1
 
Washington (Platts) -- 1Jul2008 -- Platts weekly broker emissions indexes, along with its monthly broker emissions indexes and the daily OTC coal broker indexes are posted here so all market participants can evaluate our results. Our "Methodology... (Source: Platts - http://www.platts.com)

   Email this to a friend.   Platts Broker-Based Indexes for Coal and Emissions for June 27
 
Washington (Platts) -- 27Jun2008 -- Platts weekly broker emissions indexes, along with its monthly broker emissions indexes and the daily OTC coal broker indexes are posted here so all market participants can evaluate our results. Our "Methodology... (Source: Platts - http://www.platts.com)

   Email this to a friend.   Platts Broker-Based Indexes for Coal and Emissions for June 30
 
Washington (Platts) -- 30Jun2008 -- Platts weekly broker emissions indexes, along with its monthly broker emissions indexes and the daily OTC coal broker indexes are posted here so all market participants can evaluate our results. Our "Methodology... (Source: Platts - http://www.platts.com)

Crude
   Email this to a friend.   Evolution Petroleum Provides Operational Update (PR Newswire)
 
(Source: Yahoo - www.yahoo.com)

   Email this to a friend.   China's CNOOC, Qatargas finalize 2 million mt/yr LNG deal: report
 
Singapore (Platts) -- 24Jun2008 -- China National Offshore Oil Corp. has signed a Sales and Purchase Agreement to buy 2 million mt/year of LNG over 25 years from Qatargas, Qatari newspaper The Peninsula reported Tuesday. The deal was... (Source: Platts - http://www.platts.com)

   Email this to a friend.   Crude futures extend selloff into Tuesday trading session
 
London (Platts) -- 17Jun2008 -- Crude futures markets were weaker Tuesday extending the large downward movement which began in late trading Monday. At 1009 GMT, the August ICE Brent contract traded at $132.59/barrel, down $2.12... (Source: Platts - http://www.platts.com)

   Email this to a friend.   In volatile markets, oil slips in early trading (AP)
 
Oil prices eased a day after hitting a trading record of nearly $140 a barrel as investors weighed increased production from Saudi Arabia against the ability to supply developing countries. (Source: Yahoo - www.yahoo.com)

   Email this to a friend.   NYMEX to Change Margins for Oman Crude Oil Futures Contracts
 
(Source: NYMEX - http://nymex.mediaroom.com)

Electricity
   Email this to a friend.   Maryland goes after $2B from electric grid operator
 
The Maryland Public Service Commission vowed Monday to pursue a complaint with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that could save Marylanders $2 billion on electricity costs over the next three years. (Source: BizJournals - http://www.bizjournals.com)

Emissions
   Email this to a friend.   Spot S02 price slips slightly; NOx price unchanged
 
Washington (Platts) -- 3Jul2008 -- The holiday-shortened week saw little excitement in the sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide markets. The spot price at the end of the week for seasonal 2008 NOx remained flat at $855/short ton, while the... (Source: Platts - http://www.platts.com)

   Email this to a friend.   Platts Broker-Based Indexes for Coal and Emissions for July 3
 
Washington (Platts) -- 3Jul2008 -- Platts weekly broker emissions indexes, along with its monthly broker emissions indexes and the daily OTC coal broker indexes are posted here so all market participants can evaluate our results. Our "Methodology... (Source: Platts - http://www.platts.com)

   Email this to a friend.   California Proposes a Path to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions
 
A new draft plan from the California Air Resources Board points the way towards cutting the state's greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2020. The plan includes the expanded use of renewable energy and energy efficiency, plus a variety of other measures. (Source: USA.gov - http://www.usa.gov)

   Email this to a friend.   California unveils major plan to slash emissions
 
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California on Thursday took a major step forward on its global warming fight by unveiling an ambitious plan for clean cars, renewable energy and stringent caps on big polluting industries. (Source: Reuters - http://www.reuters.com)

   Email this to a friend.   California Will Offer Plan to Cut Harmful Emissions
 
California will introduce a plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels in 12 years, mostly by capping emissions from utilities and other businesses. (Source: The New York Times - http://www.nytimes.com)

Natural Gas
   Email this to a friend.   NYMEX to Change Margins for Natural Gas Swing Swap Futures Contracts
 
(Source: NYMEX - http://nymex.mediaroom.com)

   Email this to a friend.   French EDF to decide on Dunkirk LNG by end 2009 as schedule slips
 
London (Platts) -- 3Jul2008 -- French energy group EDF is to wait until the end of 2009 to decide whether or not to build a 9-10 billion cu m/year LNG terminal at Dunkirk, northern France, with the scheduled start date 2013, a year... (Source: Platts - http://www.platts.com)

   Email this to a friend.   Kentucky USA Energy, Inc. Announces Permit Approvals and Commences Drilling (Business Wire)
 
LONDON, Ky.----Kentucky USA Energy, Inc. , an early stage natural gas exploration and production company, announced today that the Company has received the first 2 permits of the 5 permit applications submitted to drill on the previously identified initial well sites in its New Albany Shale leasehold in western Kentucky. (Source: Yahoo - www.yahoo.com)

   Email this to a friend.   GE Energy inks LNG deal with RasGas
 
GE Energy has made a deal to help the nation of Qatar in its quest to become the world's top supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG). (Source: BizJournals - http://www.bizjournals.com)

   Email this to a friend.   Global LNG demand to bolster US natural gas prices: Goldman Sachs
 
Washington (Platts) -- 19Jun2008 -- Voracious demand in South Korea and Spain will keep liquefied natural gas deliveries in the US low, which will be bullish to US gas prices, analysts at US investment bank Goldman Sachs said. Analysts... (Source: Platts - http://www.platts.com)