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DME lists Middle East fuel oil derivatives
27 Apr 2016
The Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME), the premier international energy futures and commodities exchange in the Middle East, today announced its first-ever listing of Middle East refined products. Middle East 180cst…
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DME sets multiple records in January
02 Feb 2016
Physical delivery for March loading reached 27.3mn bl Average daily volume increase by 17%   Dubai, February 2, 2016 - DME, the premier international energy futures and commodities exchange in…
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DME sets new open interest record
27 Jan 2016
DME, the premier international energy futures and commodities exchange in the Middle East, announces today a new open interest record for its flagship Oman Crude Oil Futures contract of 31,492…
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DME registers 30 per cent increase in physical delivery volumes in 2015
14 Dec 2015
  229,039,000 barrels of Oman crude oil shipped through DME in 2015 compared to 176,514,000 barrels in 2014   The Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME), the premier international energy futures and…
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Natixis approved to issue Letters of Credit  for trading on DME
25 Nov 2015
Dubai, 25 November, 2015 - Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) and Natixis are pleased to announce that Natixis has been approved to issue Letters of Credit (LCs) for trading on the…
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Oman’s Ministry of Oil and Gas signs up for “DME Auctions”
16 Nov 2015
Dubai, November 16, 2015 - The Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) announced today that Oman’s Ministry of Oil and Gas has become the first customer of its recently launched “DME Auctions”…
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DME reaches milestone of 9 billion barrels traded through
28 Oct 2015
The Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) announced today that it has now reached the 9 billion barrel mark, with a total of 9 million contracts (eqv. 9 billion barrels) traded on…
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Singapore’s OCBC Bank to issue Letters of Credit for DME trading
26 Oct 2015
Dubai, October 26, 2015 – Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) has announced that Singapore-headquartered OCBC Bank has become the latest global banking institution to receive approval for issuing Letters of Credit…
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