Message-ID: <20893372.1075860863538.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 06:59:57 -0800 (PST) From: energybulletin@platts.com To: platts@listserv.platts.com Subject: Platts Energy Bulletin Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: energybulletin@PLATTS.COM X-To: PLATTS@LISTSERV.PLATTS.COM X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Kevin_Hyatt_Mar2002\Hyatt, Kevin\Deleted Items X-Origin: Hyatt-K X-FileName: khyatt (Non-Privileged).pst Platts Energy Bulletin The daily Energy Bulletin is a showcase of the top headlines posted on platts.com (http://www.platts.com) over the past 24 hours. To view this file in html, open the attachment at the bottom of this email. We welcome your feedback - send your comments to feedback@platts.com. Instructions for unsubscribing can be found at the bottom of each issue. February 6, 2002 What's New on platts.com? Platts Enron Report: Read about the implications of Enron's bankruptcy on the financial and energy communities. (http://www.platts.com/features/enron/index.shtml) E Source on Enron: A report from a Jan 29, 2002 telephone conference on Enron hosted by E Source, the retail consulting division of Platts. (http://www.platts.com/features/enron/Enronteleconference.shtml) Quote of the Day: A selection of industry/OPEC viewpoints. (http://www.platts.com/quote.shtml) ENERGY INSIGHT: (for Platts Premium Customers) The fuel cell push: vision or diversion? In early January, against a backdrop of futuristic cars and hand-in-hand with executives from the Big Three automakers, Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham said the government would support a new initiative with the long-term goal of commercializing fuel cell cars. (http://www.einsight.com) Advertisement: Platts Global Energy Jobs Board and Resume Bank: Created in partnership with the Energy Jobs Network, the Jobs Board gives you access to a pool of job seekers and open positions across the energy industry. It's free for all job seekers, and there is a range of packages for employers posting jobs. (http://www.energyjobsnetwork.com/home.asp?code=platts) Futures Round-up NYMEX: Crude to open lower on bearish stock builds March crude oil is called to open 5 cts lower at $20.02/bbl. March unleaded gasoline is called to open 8 pts higher at 58.60 cts/gal and March heating oil is called to open 4 pts lower at 53.65 cts/gal. IPE Brent Focus: IPE Brent crude unfazed by bullish API statistics By 1113 GMT front-month March had nudged 6 cts higher to trade at $19.62/bbl, 2 cts shy of the day's low, while April stood at $19.91/bbl, 8 cts higher. February IPE gasoil futures traded at $166.25/mt, up $1.50/mt on the day. News Round-up Click on the headlines below or paste the URLs provided in your internet browser to see the full story. OIL: Low oil prices to shrink Saudi Arabia GDP in 2002: bank Saudi Arabia's oil-based economy is expected to contract by 2% in 2002 as a result of lower oil prices but this decline in real GDP is expected to be offset by continued strong growth in the non-oil sector, the Saudi-American Bank said in its latest report. (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#58634) NATURAL GAS: French socialists decide against EdF, GdF privatization French socialists have adopted a text against privatization of state energy companies Gaz de France and Electricite de France, the socialist party said Wednesday. (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#58636) PETROCHEMICALS: US ethylene contract talks intensify for Jan/Feb The US ethylene contract for January, widely expected to be settled by Feb 5, remains unsettled. (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#58617) Advertisement: Platts Global Energy Buyers' Guide: The Buyers' Guide encompasses thousands of products and services needed worldwide by companies involved in the generation and delivery of electric power and its related services. It is a dynamic information service, updated daily as companies enter the market, merge or change their product/service offerings. ELECTRIC POWER: Enron's Argentine gas, power trading on block Reversing an earlier stance, Enron is putting up for sale its Argentine natural gas and power trading operations, along with a gas-fired power plant, the president of Enron Argentina, Federico Verisoli, said Feb 5. (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#58613) NUCLEAR: Nevada steps up anti-Yucca Mt repository campaign Sound science does not suggest the proposed repository site at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, is suitable, Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn said in a Feb 4 letter to Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham. (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#58610) COAL: US DTE ups capacity at River Hill DTE River Hill LLC, the DTE Energy affiliate that owns a synfuel plant in Clearfield County, Pensylvania, has been approved by the state of Pennsylvania for a big increase in plant production. (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#58618) To see the past five day's headlines posted on platts.com go to Platts archives (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml). Upcoming Events: ?Grid Business: The Midwest,? an Electrical World Roundtable in cooperation with R.J. Rudden Associates and the United States Energy Association. March 20-21, 2002, in St. Louis, Missouri. (http://www.platts.com/gridbusiness/index.html) ?Navigating the Perfect Storm: Charting Power Generation Success,? the 17th Annual Global Power Markets Conference. March 24-26, 2002, in New Orleans. (http://www.platts.com/electricpower/GPMConf2002/index.shtml) Want more information on Platts products? 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