Message-ID: <8025992.1075860870761.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2002 06:50:55 -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. March 5, 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) US Futures Update A weekly round-up of the US futures markets. (http://www.platts.com/risk_management/futures/index.shtml) Quote of the Day A selection of industry/OPEC viewpoints. (http://www.platts.com/quote.shtml) 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 higher, Russia export decision eyed NYMEX April crude oil is called to open 30 cts higher at $22.75/bbl Tuesday. April Brent is called to open 43 cts higher at $22.36/bbl. April heating oil is called to open 75 pts higher at 59.20 cts/gal and April unleaded gasoline is called to open 83 pts higher at 71.54 cts/gal. IPE Brent Focus: IPE Brent crude tests key resistance levels The benchmark April futures contract stood at $22.25/bbl, a key resistance level, at 1042 GMT, up 30 cts on the day having gapped higher from Monday's close at the start of ETS electronic business earlier in 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: Norway says won't attend OPEC meeting as formal observer Norway is not planning to attend the Mar 15 OPEC meeting in Vienna as a formal observer, a spokeswoman for the country's oil ministry said Tuesday. (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#59687) NATURAL GAS: UK offshore plan launched to boost oil, gas recovery The UK launched Tuesday a package of measures to remove barriers to exploiting the UK's estimated remaining 26-to 34-bil barrels of oil equivalent, government-industry partnership Pilot said. (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#59684) PETROCHEMICALS: S&P says Reliance merger has 'no impact' on ratings The proposed merger announced by Indian oil and petrochemical giant Reliance Industries Ltd with Reliance Petroleum Ltd "will not have any impact on its credit rating," corporate ratings service Standard & Poor's announced Tuesday. (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#59676) Advertisement: Primedia Workplace Learning: Now you can deliver comprehensive, industrial maintenance training to your technicians -- anytime, anywhere. PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning's Web-based maintenance training features world-renowned NUS Training (TM) content plus powerful records-management tools, saving you both time and money. View our 4-minute online demo: http://216.92.125.24/pri2.htm (http://216.92.125.24/pri2.htm). ELECTRIC POWER: US high court upholds FERC open-access rulemaking The US Supreme Court Monday morning upheld the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's landmark open-access rulemaking Order 888, putting aside state complaints that the commission overstepped its jurisdiction in its effort to usher in wholesale competition. (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#59660) NUCLEAR: Brunswick-1 sets LWR world record with 707-day run US Brunswick-1 shut for a refueling outage Mar 1 after setting a world record for light water reactors (LWRs) by running continuously for 707 days, five hours, and 39 minutes. (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#59659) COAL: University of Northern Iowa issues solicitation University of Northern Iowa currently expects to receive bids through May 2 on 15,000 tons of coal with an option to purchase an additional 5,000 tons over a one-year period beginning this summer. (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#59661) To see the past five day's headlines posted on platts.com go to Platts archives (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml). Upcoming Events: Platts Policies and Methodology Forum, Platts will hold an open forum to discuss its policies and methodologies on Sunday, March 17 at the Marriott Rivercenter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas. The forum will be held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the National Petroleum Refiners' Association. For further details and to register go to http://www.platts.com/oil/SanAntonioForum/sanantonioforumregister.shtml 4th Annual ELECTRIC POWER Conference & Exhibition, "Where the Operating Companies Meet", Over 10 co-located events, 500 exhibiting companies and 6,000+ attendees. March 19-21, 2002, America's Center, St. Louis, Missouri. Organized by The TradeFair Group, and Sponsored by POWER Magazine and Platts. (http://www.electricpowerexpo.com/currentshow/home.asp) "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. 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