Platts Energy Bulletin: Electric Power, Natural Gas, Coal

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July 12, 2011

Electric Power

Natural Gas

Coal

German grid agency says nuclear reserve may be needed for winter
London - Power in Europe
The head of Germany's federal grid agency, Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA), indicated Tuesday that Germany may need to keep one of the older reactors as a cold reserve to secure sufficient supply of electricity during the winter months. Go to story...

Dynegy seeks new financing, plans to create two subsidiaries
Washington - Electric Power Daily
Merchant generator Dynegy has begun discussions with potential lenders to obtain $1.7 billion in new secured credit facilities and plans to reorganize its operations by creating a subsidiary that would own the company's eight natural gas-fired plants and another that would own its six Midwest coal-fired plants, it said Sunday. Go to story...

Platts Energy Week TV
Washington - Platts Energy Week TV
Tune in to see Sunday’s program as aired on CBS affiliate W*USA 9 in Washington, D.C., on July 10 and online at plattsenergyweektv.com with program host Bill Loveless, Editorial Director, Platts US Energy Policy.

Senator Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H. discusses her efforts working on legislation to expand government and private-sector programs to save energy are gaining ground in the U.S. Senate.

Don Santa, the president of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America Foundation, discusses where the gas industry is headed, and whether it can get there in time.

David Doniger of the Natural Resources Defense Council and Jeff Holmstead of Bracewell & Giuliani offer their assessments of whether the Environmental Protection Agency is aiding public health at the expense of the economy.

Platts Associate Editor Brian Scheid explains a new Commodity Futures Trading Commission rule on market fraud and manipulation, and where the agency may use it first.

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Chesapeake to invest $1 bil for natural gas fuels, NGV stations
Washington - Gas Daily
Saying it wants to break OPEC's "stranglehold" on the US economy while creating jobs, the US' top natural gas producer said Monday it is forming a venture capital-like unit to invest more than $1 billion on transportation fuels derived from natural gas and a filling-station system to dispense them. Go to story...

EU regulators launch consultation on internal gas market model
London - European Gas Daily
European energy regulators Tuesday launched a public consultation on proposals for the EU's internal gas market model. Go to story...

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UN panel should retract approval for Indian coal project: environmentalists
London - International Coal Report
A UN panel responsible for regulating the flow of carbon offsets into a multi-billion dollar market for the emissions permits should retract its recent registration of a controversial coal-fired power project in India that can generate the credits, a coalition of environmental groups said in a statement Tuesday. Go to story...

Peabody and ArcelorMittal bid $5 billion for Macarthur Coal
Singapore - International Coal Report
Coal miner Peabody and steel giant ArcelorMittal have made an indicative, non-binding, conditional offer to acquire a controlling stake in Australia-based Macarthur Coal for A$4.7 billion ($5.0 billion), Macarthur said in a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange Monday. Go to story...

European & Black Sea Steel Prices: Seek support from iron ore, coal costs
London (Platts.com news and data feature)
The steel market in Europe and CIS is feeling some renewed upswing in price sentiment following some softness over the past two months. Read more...

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