(EnergyAsia, June 2 2011, Thursday) — Two oil traders working for companies controlled by Norwegian billionaire John Fredriksen are among the first to be charged by the US government which had warned that it would be cracking down on fraud and manipulation in the oil markets.Last month, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) charged…
MARKETS: US government cracks down on traders for manipulating oil markets in 2008
Posted on June 2, 2011 by EnergyAsia