Some recent news releases from the ETRM/CTRM world:
Allegro Allegro has opened a new office in Rotterdam in The Netherlands Allegro kicks off its new Alliance Program by signing up Spanish consulting firm Indra Allegro closes deal with Spanish LNG player Union Fenosa Gas
Triple Point Triple Point closes deal with Vertical UK LLC for Global biofuels management Triple Point closes deal […]

A UtiliPoint IssueAlertPatrick ReamesVice President, Trading & Risk Management
The first attempt to bring forth cap and trade legislation to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions died earlier this month when the Lieberman-Warner-Boxer Climate Change Bill failed in the Senate on procedural grounds. While the bill received more support than previous attempts at climate legislation, much […]

It appears that Triple Point is continuing their acquisition streak and expanding their product reach. Despite numerous “no comments” from various places, all indications are that they will soon announce the acquisition of Rome Corp, the makers of Rome Energy, the leading credit risk management application in the energy space.
Should this rumor be correct, […]

A new poll conducted by the research group Rasmussen Reports tells us that 67% of voters believe that drilling should be allowed off the coasts of California, Florida and other states. 18% disagreed and 15% couldn’t decide. 85% of conservatives and 59% of moderate voters strongly support drilling, while 46% of liberals are in favor […]

The International Energy Agency just came out with their estimate of the costs to reduce CO2 emissions by 50% by the year 2050. According to the IEA, it going to cost $45 trillion. Wow. How’s that money going to be spent? They say we need to build around 32 new nuclear […]

It’s being reported this afternoon that the Fed chairman, Ben Bernanke, has made a definitive statement about the dollar, saying the he believes the weak dollar is adding to inflationary pressures. This is an unusual statement from the Fed, as the Treasury Dept. is usually the group that speaks of the dollar. So […]

Triple Point announced late yesterday that they have acquired Investment Support Systems Inc. (Innsinc), a treasury management and regulatory compliance solution provider. As described in Triple Point’s press release, Innsinc “develops and markets treasury and risk management software solutions, including products to enable companies engaged in the procurement, processing or marketing of commodities or […]

After venting my spleen in the gasoline rant, I figured it was time to put my money where my mouth is. So, this last weekend, I did it. I traded in my gas guzzler for something less guzzley. Instead of getting 13 mpg, I am now getting 26 mpg, effectively saving the […]

In looking at Open Link Financial’s (OLF’s) pending IPO, it’s interesting, if not necessarily informative, to look back at the last company that did an IPO in the ETRM space and see what ultimately became of that company - Caminus.
For those that don’t remember Caminus, the company started out as a “strategic consulting” firm based […]

The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) went down this morning for about two hours, leading the exchange to cancel all outstanding futures orders and putting a hold on OTC and Options trades. According the company, the event was caused by a power failure in its Chicago data center.
Frankly this is just inexcusable. There is no […]