United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2006-05-04 monographic deposited born digital 8 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-742T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-742T P0b002ee180395b88 f:d06742t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-742T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-742T GAO-06-742T Commodity futures Commodity marketing Energy marketing Financial futures Fraud Fuel prices Independent regulatory commissions Prices and pricing Risk management Government agency oversight Testimony A53340 Record high crude oil and natural gas prices have generated significant concerns by the public and members of Congress that the high and relatively volatile prices may be the result of factors other than market forces. Several members of the House and the Senate have expressed concerns over the upward trending prices and factors that may be causing the perceived increases in volatility of several energy commodities, including crude oil, gasoline, natural gas, and heating oil. As a result, we initiated this study under the authority of the Comptroller General. This testimony focuses on our ongoing study of (1) changes in energy futures markets and volatility since 2000 and (2) CFTC surveillance and enforcement activities in the oversight of energy futures trading. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-742T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-742T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-742T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-742T.pdf GAO-06-742T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-742T Testimony GAO-06-742T; Futures Markets: Approach for Examining Oversight of Energy Futures; Commodity futures Commodity marketing Energy marketing Financial futures Fraud Fuel prices Independent regulatory commissions Prices and pricing Risk management Government agency oversight