(EnergyAsia, July 19) — The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc (NYMEX) and ICAP have announced that they will launch an electronic market in sameÐday overÐtheÐcounter (OTC) options on promptÐmonth settlement prices for crude oil and natural gas. Starting yesterday, 30-minute auctions were held in the morning of each NYMEX trading day.   The service will…