Message-ID: <5267847.1075842458762.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 08:45:00 -0700 (PDT) From: drew.fossum@enron.com To: michael.moran@enron.com, louis.soldano@enron.com, shelley.corman@enron.com Subject: FW: It Could Happen Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Drew Fossum X-To: Michael Moran, Louis Soldano, Shelley Corman X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Drew_Fossum_Dec2000_June2001_1\Notes Folders\Discussion threads X-Origin: FOSSUM-D X-FileName: dfossum.nsf I love this--even more so because it is being circulated by one of our competitors. DF ---------------------- Forwarded by Drew Fossum/ET&S/Enron on 06/23/2000 03:40 PM --------------------------- > -----Original Message----- > From: Cook, Mark > Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 11:07 AM > To: Horgan, V.J.; Hooker, David; Poehling, Robert > Subject: FW: It Could Happen > > Funny! > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > ----------------------- > Today Enron and Hades announced a definitive energy services agreement > said to be worth an estimated $666 Trillion. In the deal, Enron will > provide both gas and electric commodities to Hades' facilities throughout > and under North America. John D. Rockefeller, former CEO of energy > monopolist Standard Oil, is now head of Hades' energy management division. > Said Rockefeller, "Obviously Hell has significant heating demands. While > eternal flames are a great idea in concept, they > require vast and reliable fuel resources. Enron was the only supplier > willing to make a deal with my boss, and, as a former monopolist, I just > like the way they do business." > > A spokesperson for Enron said the two cultures were able to work easily > together during negotiations. According to the company, "The deal fits > both companies exceptionally well. With Hades' ability to attract and > retain new customers, we see this as a fabulous growth opportunity for > millennia to come." According to several energy industry insiders, Hades' > high heating demand with very little need for summer air conditioning make > it a > very attractive energy portfolio addition. > > Hades is a multinational corporation with millions of sites worldwide and > approximately 173 quintillion customers. The entity boasts sustained high > growth rates over the last two thousand years. Enron is one of the world's > leading energy and communications companies. The company owns > approximately $37 billion in energy and communications assets. Enron > ranks in the top quarter of Fortune's "Best 100 Companies to Work For if > You Can Keep A Job There and Don't Mind Working 80 Hours A Week," and is > among the most respected corporations in America, as ranked by customers > with respect-us-or-get-curtailed clauses in their energy supply contracts.