July, 2013 - ZE DataWatch by ZE PowerGroup powered by ZEMA ...

July 2013SummaryEditor’s LetterRecently, my attention has been drawn to California. Yetagain, this Western state is pushing the boundaries ofconventional views and stale ideas. This particulardevelopment has been somewhat expected since the earlydays of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s governing of California andhis solid determination to terminate greenhouse gas (GHG)emissions. He turned the Golden State into a flagship fightingagainst global climate changes, which started the rising waveof green energy and emission reduction. This wave spilledover into its neighboring states and spread throughout thewhole nation. In some states, it solidified and enhancedalready existing trends; in others, it spawned completely newprograms and undertakings.Power MarketsGenscape Prepares for French Electrical Union StrikeCaISO Free App Tracks Grid Electricity For Best UseFERC Approves CaISO-PacifiCorp Energy Imbalance MarketPlatts to Add Restructured M2MS Power ProductPlatts to Add Spanish Power AssessmentPlatts to End Two Spanish Power AssessmentsFossil Fuel MarketsGenscape Launches Canadian Oil Chain Monitoring ServiceMarex, Nordico Launch Singapore Nat Gas BrokerageBM&FBOVESPA Launches Mini Crude Oil DerivativesCME Adds Coal FOB Newcastle FuturesIHS Acquires PFC EnergyPlatts to Add V-Grade, End N-Grade GasPlatts to Publish New Dated Brent DifferentialPlatts to Add Five WAF Crude AssessmentsPlatts Updates EU Naptha Vessel StandardsPlatts to Add Middle East Polymer Price AssessmentsPlatts to Add Restructured M2MS Gas ProductPlatts to Add Crude Yields, NetbacksArgus to End DHPA Data ModulePlatts Ends Dirty, Clean Tanker AssessmentsPlatts to End MTB LPG Monthly AveragesPlatts Requests Residual Fuel Cargo Size FeedbackPlatts to Standardize Global Bunker ConversionsPlatts Narrows Four Crude Price RangesPlatts Proposes Global Biofuel Price IntegrationPlatts to Change WAF Crude Date RangePlatts Changes Chicago Rule 11 Ethanol TimingPlatts Changes Measurement Units for EU DerivativesPlatts To Continue Zone 4-Ohio Spot AssessmentsPlatts Changes Chicago, USGC Biodiesel AmountsPlatts Postpones Isomer-MX CFR Korea AssessmentsPlatts Corrects Measurement Units for EU DerivativesPlatts Changes Med Bunker AssessmentsPlatts Changes NA Ceuta Bunker AssessmentsPlatts Changes French Bunker AssessmentsPlatts Amends China, India Deliveries for Met Coal, CokePlatts Changes Chicago, USGC Biodiesel AmountsAgriculture, Forestry, and Metal MarketsNCDEX Adds 20 Agriculture Contracts, Premium/DiscountsGenscape Buys Agriculture Monitor LandViewerCME Adds Weekly KCBT Wheat OptionsCME Adds KCBT-CBT Wheat Spread OptionsCME Adds 1000-oz Silver FuturesCME Adds Wheat Inter-Commodity Spread OptionsCME Adds MGEX-KCBT Wheat Spread OptionsLME, LCH.Clearnet Pick LME Clear Migration DateLME, CBMX, HKEx Sign MOU on Information SharingLME Adds Enhanced Asian BenchmarkPlatts to Add Two Asian Ferrochrome/Chrome AssessmentsPlatts to End Two Asian Ferrochrome/Chrome AssessmentsPlatts to Amend US Rebar AssessmentsNCDEX Postpones Launch of Maize ContractArgus Changes FMB Weekly Sulphur Report, Data FeedCME Expands COMEX Silver Options Strike ListingsEnvironment Markets and Weather ServicesUSDA, CSU Release Carbon-Counting Soil ToolFFirst Pilot Chinese Emissions Trading Scheme BeginsEEX to Become Permanent German Auction PlatformICIS Acquires Carbon Market SpecialistWSI, Climate Central to Provide TV Weather DataAccuWeather First User of Chinese Location-Based ServiceBPA Builds New Wind ForecastFX, Interest Rates, Credit, and Equity IndexesLCH.Clearnet Expands in the USDeutsche Boerse Launches Two Commodity ETFsEurex Clearing Launches Next Gen Risk ManagementNASDAQ OMX adds Iceland Bond IndexesNASDAQ OMX Nordic Adds Cash-Settled FuturesISE ETF Ventures to List Options on VolDex IndexMarkit Launches iBoxx SGD Bond IndexesMarkit Adds Global Sector PMI SeriesISE ETF Ventures, BlueStar Indexes Add Index FamilyTrad-X Adds Sterling Interest Rate SwapsNYSE Euronext, Vigeo Launch Three IndexesNYSE Euronext Launches CAC 40 EXT IndexTraiana to Expand Forex NDF ClearingCME Adds DJ UBS Roll Select Commodity Index FuturesCME Delists All FX Volatility Quoted OptionsMarkit Launches iBoxx SGD Bond IndexesDeutsche Boerse Changes MDAX, SDAX IndexesHKEx, LME, BOC Sign MOU on Information Sharing2 Back to Summary