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GME Reports Strong Performance in 2024
November 07, 2024
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Rebrands to Gulf Mercantile Exchange, Ushering in a New Era of Trading Excellence
September 02, 2024
Saudi Tadawul Group acquires a strategic stake in Dubai Mercantile Exchange creating Gulf Mercantile Exchange
January 18, 2024
DME reaches highest physical delivery volume since September 2018
December 06, 2023
DME records 18 per cent growth in physical delivery volumes and 15% in trading volume during the first half 2023
September 07, 2023
DME AUCTIONS: A PREMIUM OF $0.21 PER BARREL OVER NOVEMBER OSP FOR 2 MILLION BARRELS OF OMAN CRUDE
August 31, 2023
Physical deliveries of Oman crude oil on Dubai Mercantile Exchange surge 18% during the first quarter of 2023
April 13, 2023
DME records a 23% YoY growth in physical delivery in 2022, with over 181 million barrels delivered through the exchange
January 31, 2023
DME AUCTIONS: A PREMIUM OF $3.69 PER BARREL OVER JUNE OSP FOR 1 MILLION BARRELS OF OMAN CRUDE
April 19, 2022
DME & GX Sign MOU to drive development of the region crude oil and refined products futures
June 28, 2021
DME REACHES SIGNIFICANT NEW MILESTONE OF 2.5 BILLION BARRELS DELIVERED THROUGH THE EXCHANGE
June 21, 2021
Dubai Mercantile Exchange introduces ACE – a new platform to trade multiple crude grades via the exchange
April 05, 2021
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Signs MoU with Kpler to Deliver Enhanced Market Intelligence
October 13, 2020
Oman crude oil average $63.96 in 2019 – decade average $77.70
December 31, 2019
DME Oman to Price Kuwaiti Crude Oil from February 2020
December 25, 2019
IMO 2020 - Impact on Middle East crude benchmarks
December 05, 2019
DME Registers 21% Increase in Exchange Trading Volume and 172% in Forward Curve Trading
November 12, 2019
Shipping Sanctions Cause Havoc for Oil Markets
November 04, 2019
2 Million Barrels of Oman Blend Crude Sold at a Premium of $0.25 over December OSP at DME Auctions
October 21, 2019
September oil markets calmed by Saudi reassurances on supplies
October 02, 2019
DME Welcomes Macquarie Futures USA as Clearing Member
September 08, 2019
DME AUCTIONS: NOVEMBER 2019 OMAN CARGO SOLD AT OSP +$0.18
September 01, 2019
DME AUCTIONS: October Oman Cargo Sold at OSP +$0.20
July 31, 2019
DME sees 160% growth in forward trading
March 05, 2019
DME Welcomes Bahrain’s Crude Oil Pricing Switch
October 28, 2018
Dubai Mercantile Exchange signs MoU with BSE to explore cooperation on India’s commodity derivatives market
October 23, 2018
LATEST SOMO CRUDE AUCTIONS FETCH PREMIUMS OF +$0.11 AND +$0.18 ABOVE OSP: DME AUCTIONS
October 24, 2018
NOVEMBER BASRAH LIGHT CARGO SOLD AT OSP +$0.20: DME AUCTIONS
October 22, 2018
DME welcomes H.E. Suhail Al Mazrouei, Energy and Industry Minister, UAE
September 16, 2018
DME Launches Eight New Oil Contracts
September 04, 2018
Saudi Aramco rebalances its Asia crude oil benchmark
July 04, 2018
March 2018 Oman Cargo sold at OSP + $0.15 on DME Auctions platform
January 04, 2018
SOMO reaches 20 million barrel milestone on DME Auctions
October 24, 2017
DECEMBER OMAN CARGO SOLD AT OSP +$0.07: DME AUCTIONS
October 05, 2017
21.6 million Crude oil barrels auctioned on DME, with $13.7 million of premium generated
September 20, 2017
November Basrah Heavy Cargo sold at OSP +$1.28 on DME Auctions
September 19, 2017
November Oman CARGO sold at OSP +$0.09: DME AUCTIONS
September 05, 2017
OCTOBER BASRAH LIGHT CARGO SOLD AT OSP +$0.17: DME AUCTIONS
August 28, 2017
OCTOBER BASRAH HEAVY CARGO SOLD AT OSP +$1.63: DME AUCTIONS
August 23, 2017
DME AUCTIONS 4 MILLION BLS OF IRAQI CRUDE FOR SOMO
June 21, 2017
DME sets new record for physical delivery volumes
February 06, 2017
DME starts 2017 with new open interest record
February 01, 2017
DME records 20 per cent growth in physical delivery volumes in 2016 delivering over 260,000,000 barrels
January 11, 2017
DME Oman Crude Oil hits 12 month high as supply glut reined in
October 12, 2016
DME Announces First Fujairah Fuel Oil Trade
May 23, 2016
DME reaches the 10 billion barrels mark
May 12, 2016
First independent Chinese refiner trades DME Oman
May 04, 2016
DME lists Middle East fuel oil derivatives
April 27, 2016
DME sets multiple records in January
February 02, 2016
DME sets new open interest record
January 27, 2016
DME registers 30 per cent increase in physical delivery volumes in 2015
December 14, 2015
Oman’s Ministry of Oil and Gas signs up for “DME Auctions”
November 16, 2015
DME reaches milestone of 9 billion barrels traded through
October 28, 2015
DME named “Asia Exchange of the Year” by Energy Risk
October 08, 2015
DME Launches “DME Auctions” to enhance spot commodities trading
September 21, 2015
DME Congratulates CEO On New Responsibilities
March 09, 2015
Mizuho Bank Becomes First Japanese bank to be approved to Issue Letters of Credit for DME from Singapore
January 06, 2015
Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract (DME Oman) at 5-year low below $70/b
December 01, 2014
Korea Exchange and DME Announce Cooperation
November 24, 2014
Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract (DME Oman) trades below $80/b
November 11, 2014
Bank of China and DME announce partnership agreement
October 28, 2014
DME and INE to collaborate on energy products
October 20, 2014
Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract (DME Oman) traded at 26-month low
September 11, 2014
DME Announces Joint Seminars with China’s INE
September 08, 2014
Natixis approved to issue Letters of Credit for trading on DME
November 25, 2015
Singapore’s OCBC Bank to issue Letters of Credit for DME trading
October 26, 2015
DME volumes continue to soar with over 1.13 billion barrels of crude oil traded in the first half of 2014
July 10, 2014
DME launches new trading tool for Oman futures
July 01, 2014
DME Welcomes Philip Futures as Clearing Member
May 01, 2014
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Ltd Leadership Named
September 28, 2005
DME Board of Directors Appoints CEO
December 07, 2005
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Ltd Announces Developments in Creation of New International Energy Exchange
January 17, 2006
Construction Begins of Unique State-Of-the-Art Trading Floor for Dubai Mercantile Exchange
July 04, 2006
Dubai Mercantile Exchange selects NYMEX Technology for its Electronic Trading System
October 02, 2006
Dubai Mercantile Exchange receives further Regulatory Approvals from the Middle East, Europe and Asia Pacific
April 04, 2007
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Receives Authorised Market Institution Approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority
April 26, 2007
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Receives Additional Regulatory Approvals form the Republic Of Korea and the Kingdom Of Bahrain
April 30, 2007
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Receives Additional Regulatory Approvals from Overseas Jurisdictions in Run up to Launch
May 16, 2007
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Receives Regulatory No-Action Relief from U.S. Commodity Future Trading Commission
May 27, 2007
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Announces First Official Selling Price (OSP) After Historic Launch
June 01, 2007
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Announces Rescheduling of Production Testing for DME Direct™
April 19, 2007
DME Selects Elysian Technology for Auctions Business
October 12, 2015
Government of Dubai to Utilize DME as Reference Point for New Pricing of its Crude Oil Sales
May 30, 2007
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Receives Five Additional Overseas Regulatory Approvals Following Historic Launch
June 25, 2007
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Records Further Trading Volume, Open Interest Increases by Over 50%
June 07, 2007
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Completes Physical Delivery of Four Million Barrels of Oil
September 10, 2007
Trading On Dubai Mercantile Exchange Tops 100,000 Contracts
September 25, 2007
Development of New Middle East Sour Crude Oil Futures Contract Reaches Major Milestone
April 18, 2006
Oman implements Historic change to Pricing of Crude Oil
November 14, 2006
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Unveils Details Of Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract to the Asian Market
June 12, 2006
Dubai Mercantile Exchange announces launch date
February 20, 2007
Dubai Mercantile Exchange receives first Overseas Approvals from regulators in Singapore and Japan
March 05, 2007
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Reports Record Open Interest for Benchmark Oman Crude Oil Future Contract
October 24, 2007
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Sets Several New Records In Strong Finish to October Trading
November 05, 2007
Dubai Holding - NYMEX Announce the Signing of a Joint Venture to Develop the Region's First Energy Futures Exchange
June 10, 2005
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Ltd Unveils New Trading Hub Concept at World's Premier Conference on the Future Of Energy
February 07, 2006
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Unveils Initial Plans for Membership Structure at Educational Seminar in Singapore
September 04, 2006
Dubai Mercantile Exchange and Emirates National Oil Company sign MoU to Develop First Fuel Futures Contract
September 05, 2006
Emirates Airline joins DME and ENOC working group for Development of first Jet Fuel Futures Contract
November 27, 2006
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Starts New Year With New Records
February 05, 2008
Dubai Mercantile Exchange To Launch Two New Contracts
February 19, 2008
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Named "Exchange Newcomer of the Year" at Prestigious London Global Industry Awards
April 08, 2008
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Reports Record Trading in Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract
September 05, 2007
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Receives Regulatory Approval for Block Trading of Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract
January 10, 2008
DME - AUD Academy Host Seminar On Commodity Markets and Professional Trading Techniques
July 01, 2008
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Confirms Appointment of Thomas Leaver as CEO of Exchange as of 1st September 2008
September 02, 2008
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Announces Appointment of Greg Collins as Chief Compliance Officer
September 09, 2008
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Announces Appointment of Jackie Bullimore as Chief of Customer Relations
October 06, 2008
J.P Morgan Takes Equity Stake in Dubai Mercantile Exchange
October 14, 2008
DME celebrates First Anniversary
June 01, 2008
DME Hits Record Daily Volume of 6,484
January 14, 2009
DME Announce Update in U.S Tax Status
January 27, 2009
DME Sets New Records in 2009
February 10, 2009
DME Chairman Announces Board Appointments
April 29, 2009
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Contracts Migrate to CME Group Platform
February 01, 2009
DME Chairman Announces New Board Appointments
July 15, 2009
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Wins Key Industry Innovation Award
November 05, 2009
33 % Growth in Trading Volumes Recorded by DME in 2014
January 12, 2015
Oman Crude Oil below $50/b, down 55% from 2014 peak
January 06, 2015
DME's Director of IT in top 10 list of IT Managers of the Year
January 11, 2010
Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract (DME Oman) settled below $85/b
October 15, 2014
DME shares key developments in 2009 with stakeholders
January 20, 2010
DME Oman ensures Transparent Pricing for Producers and Consumers , says Dubai Mercantile Exchange CEO
April 26, 2010
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Celebrates Third Anniversary
June 01, 2010
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Achieves New Records in Open Interest and Physical Delivery
August 04, 2010
Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract (DME Oman) settled below $90/b for the first time in more than 2 years
October 10, 2014
DME Shares Q1 2010 Update with Industry Stakeholders
April 07, 2010
Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract (DME Oman) trades below $100/b
September 03, 2014
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Achieves New Record in Open Interest
October 06, 2010
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Sets New Records for Average Daily Volumes and Physical Delivery
November 03, 2010
Dubai Mercantile Exchange to List Products with CME Group
November 10, 2008
Top Financial and Energy Trading Firms to Take Equity Stakes in Dubai Mercantile Exchange
August 11, 2008
Reuters interview with Dubai Mercantile Exchange CEO Thomas Leaver at CERAWeek 2010, Houston
March 09, 2010
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Sets New Trading Record in January 2011
February 07, 2011
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Releases First Quarter 2011 Update
April 11, 2011
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Sets New Records in July
August 08, 2011
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Sets New Trading Record in August
September 12, 2011
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Grows Trading Volumes by 19% in 2011
January 18, 2012
Volumes soar on DME as new players enter market
May 08, 2012
DME Issues End of Year Review Update to Industry Stakeholders
January 11, 2011
Thomas Leaver, Chief Executive, Dubai Mercantile Exchange, speaks to Richard Dean on the "Bigger Picture"
March 20, 2011
Dubai Mercantile Exchange appoints CME Group's Owain Johnson as its Chief of Products and Services
June 07, 2012
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Appoints CEO
June 21, 2012
DME Hosts H.E. Richard G. Olson, Jr. Ambassador of the United States of America to the United Arab Emirates
February 04, 2009
Dubai Mercantile Exchange welcomes Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. as latest Clearing Member
February 17, 2009
RBS joins DME as Clearing Member
April 08, 2013
Mitsubishi Corp becomes DME Member
June 13, 2013
DME announces open interest record in Oman crude oil futures
March 27, 2013
DME Announces Record Trading Volume in June
July 02, 2013
DME Appoints Head of Customer Relations
July 29, 2013
DME reaches 5 billion barrels traded milestone
September 23, 2013
DME sets new trading record
August 01, 2013
G. H. Financials Joins DME as Clearing Member
March 27, 2014
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Celebrates Five Years of Consistent Growth in Trading Volumes
August 14, 2012
DME named "Exchange of the Year" at FOW International Awards
December 12, 2012
40% growth in settlement window volumes on DME in 2012
January 10, 2013
DME Oman included in first commodity fund
January 22, 2013
DME appoints Head of Energy Products
January 29, 2013
DME hits 4 billion barrels traded mark
February 06, 2013
DME Issues End of Year Review Update to Industry Stakeholders
January 18, 2012
DME Oman linked Swap and Option Contracts to be launched by CME Group
November 25, 2010
Market based Price Discovery Superior to Agency Assessments, DME CEO tells Industry Leaders
March 28, 2011
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Issues First Quarter 2011 Update
April 11, 2011
CME Group and Oman Investment Fund to increase investments in Dubai Mercantile Exchange, Dubai Holding Retains 9% Stake
February 21, 2012
DME Appoints Head of Products and Services Asia
March 12, 2013
DME wins 'Exchange of the Year'
September 29, 2013
Advantage Futures Joins DME as Clearing Member
April 01, 2014
Mitsui Joins DME as Trading Member
March 11, 2014
TOCOM and DME to Collaborate on Energy Products
March 17, 2014
DME sets new trading records
February 03, 2014
Idemitsu Kosan joins DME as its first Japanese refiner member
February 12, 2014
Straits Financial LLC Joins DME as Clearing Member
August 19, 2014
DME Continues Growth Momentum With Record Trading Volumes
March 03, 2014
Dubai Mercantile Exchange reaches three billion barrels traded since launch in another record trading month
April 04, 2012
DME Strengthens Board of Directors with Appointment of Oil Industry and Commodities Leaders
January 31, 2013
DME sets new trading records
December 03, 2013
DME Delivers Best Ever Performance with a Record 36 % Increase in 2013 Trading Volumes
January 05, 2014
Marubeni Corporation becomes DME member
January 06, 2014
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