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As Agency Enforcement Efforts Mount, CFTC Prohibits Private Lawsuits Against RTOs/ISOs for Market Manipulation

Posted by  on Wednesday, November 30th 2016     

Incidents of alleged fraud and market manipulation in the energy markets increasingly have received the attention of federal agency enforcement efforts, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Our recent post highlights FERC’s growing efforts to combat market manipulation. And on November 21, 2016, the CFTC released its … Continue reading →

category: CFTC, Demand Response, Electricity, Electricity Markets, Energy Litigation, FERC, FERC v. EPSA, Grid Reliability, ISO, Legislative Updates, Market Manipulation, RTO

EIB Energy Highlights: Nat Gas Outpowers Coal, NC Renewables, CPP En Banc, Fed Energy Bill Awaits Conference & More

Posted by  on Tuesday, June 21st 2016     

Our goal is to serve as a leading-edge resource for companies navigating the rapidly evolving landscapes of the domestic and global energy markets. Moore & Van Allen’s EIB Energy Highlights is a complement to our Energy Interdependency Blog’s in-depth individual treatment of critical issues emerging in energy policy, regulation, and related litigation. EIB Energy Highlights … Continue reading →

category: AEO2016, CFTC, Clean Power Plan, Coal, Crude Exports, Crude Exports, Cybersecurity, EIB Energy Highlights, Electricity, Energy Exports, Energy Litigation, Energy Policy, Energy Policy Modernization Act, Energy Reports, Federal Power Act, FERC, Grid Security, H.R. 702, H.R. 702, H.R. 8, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Legislative Updates, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Market Manipulation, Natural Gas, North Carolina, OPENS Act, OPENS Act, S. 2011, S. 2012, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, U.S. Supreme Court
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EIB Energy Highlights: Nat Gas Outpowers Coal, NC Renewables, CPP En Banc, Fed Energy Bill Awaits Conference & More

Posted by  on Tuesday, June 21st 2016     

Our goal is to serve as a leading-edge resource for companies navigating the rapidly evolving landscapes of the domestic and global energy markets. Moore & Van Allen’s EIB Energy Highlights is a complement to our Energy Interdependency Blog’s in-depth individual treatment of critical issues emerging in energy policy, regulation, and related litigation. EIB Energy Highlights … Continue reading →

category: AEO2016, Annual Energy Outlook, CFTC, Clean Power Plan, Coal, Crude Exports, Cybersecurity, EIB Energy Highlights, Electricity, Energy Exports, Energy Litigation, Energy Policy, Energy Policy Modernization Act, Energy Reports, Federal Power Act, FERC, Grid Security, H.R. 702, H.R. 8, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Legislative Updates, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Market Manipulation, Natural Gas, North Carolina, OPENS Act, S. 2011, S. 2012, Solar, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, U.S. Supreme Court, Wind
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FERC – CFTC Interagency Surveillance and Data Analytics Working Group

Posted by  on Friday, March 28th 2014     

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) recently announced the formation of an interagency Surveillance and Data Analytics Working Group as one of the next steps to further coordination of the agencies’ energy market surveillance and enforcement efforts as required by the Dodd-Frank Act.  The working group will coordinate information … Continue reading »

category: CFTC, Dodd-Frank, Energy Policy, Energy Trading, FERC, Government Investigations, Market Manipulation, Market Oversight

Will Congressional Pressure on the CFTC to Share Information With FERC Bear Fruit?

Posted by  on Friday, March 14th 2014     

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) has identified ferreting out energy market manipulation as a priority in its enforcement efforts.  On January 2, 2014, FERC and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) signed two Memoranda of Understanding (“MOUs”) that address the agencies’ jurisdictional overlap and sharing of information related to the agencies’ market surveillance … Continue reading »

category: CFTC, Dodd-Frank, Energy Policy, Energy Trading, FERC, Government Investigations, Market Manipulation, U.S. Senate

The Gift That Keeps On Giving: CFTC’s Misaligned Definition of Forward Contracts Gives Rise to Another Potential Burden on LDCs Under Dodd-Frank Position Limit Rules

Posted by  on Tuesday, February 25th 2014     

In our recent post, “CFTC Forward vs. Trade Option: LDCs Still Struggle as Trade Option Reporting Deadline Looms,” we discussed the unintended impact of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) on energy industry participants, including natural gas local distribution companies (“LDCs”) that continue to struggle with Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) … Continue reading »

category: AMA, CFTC, Dodd-Frank, Energy Reports, Energy Trading, Forwards, Natural Gas, Supply Contracts, Trade Options
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CFTC Forward vs. Trade Option: LDCs Still Struggle as Trade Option Reporting Deadline Looms

Posted by  on Monday, February 3rd 2014     

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank Act”) added provisions to the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”) regarding the regulatory oversight of swaps transactions that have imposed unintended and burdensome consequences on energy industry participants, including natural gas local distribution companies (“LDCs”).  Although the regulations adopted by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) have … Continue reading »

category: AMA, CFTC, Dodd-Frank, Energy Policy, Energy Trading, Natural Gas, Supply Contracts

The CFTC and FERC Began the New Year with Steps toward Enforcement Coordination via MOUs on Jurisdiction and Information Sharing

Posted by  on Friday, January 17th 2014     

Several months ago we discussed the lack of coordination between the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) regarding energy market enforcement activities.  See our previous post: Barriers to Cooperation between the CFTC and FERC Hinder Investigations into Energy Market Manipulation – A Legislative Fix May be on the Horizon.  … Continue reading »

category: CFTC, dodd, Dodd-Frank, FERC, Government Investigations, Market Manipulation
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Barriers to Cooperation between the CFTC and FERC Hinder Investigations into Energy Market Manipulation – A Legislative Fix May be on the Horizon

Posted by  on Monday, September 30th 2013     

            The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) has initiated investigations into energy market manipulation in the last two years that have resulted in nearly $1 billion in penalties and profit disgorgements from companies and traders.  See our previous posts here, here, and  here.  Despite the significant enforcement efforts undertaken thus far, FERC Chairman Wellinghoff recently identified additional … Continue reading »

category: CFTC, Commodity Trading, Dodd-Frank, Electricity, Energy, Energy Litigation, Energy Trading, FERC, Government Investigations, Natural Gas, U.S. Senate
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