Message-ID: <27436981.1075860859622.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 07:19:08 -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 Platts welcomes Energy Insight readers to Platts Energy Bulletin. For Platts Premium customers go to www.einsight.com (http://www.einsight.com) to pick up your Platts Energy Insight subscription. Your password and login will remain the same. 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. Jan 16, 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) Saudi Arabia: Bin Laden's Challenge: For Osama bin Laden, the alleged perpetrator of the terrorist assault on America Sep 11, the ultimate target was not the United States but Saudi Arabia. (http://www.platts.com/features/binladen/index.shtml) Futures Round-up IPE Brent Focus: IPE Brent crude falls on bearish API data Front-month February futures, which expire later Wednesday, gapped lower in ETS electronic trading, and traded at $19.04/bbl at 1046 GMT, 66 cts off Tuesday's settlement. March had slipped by 51 cts at the same time to trade at $18.47/bbl. News Round-up Click on the headlines below or paste the URLs provided in your internet browser to see the full story. 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) OIL: World community readies Afghanistan as energy player The international community is readying Afghanistan to be a player on the energy scene, with attention these days focused on the energy potential of Central Asia and the role of Afghanistan as a possible producer as well as a pipeline route from the Caspian to oil and gas-hungry markets. (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#57758) NATURAL GAS: Gazprom welcomes prospect of higher Russian gas prices The CEO of Russian gas monopoly Gazprom Alexei Miller Tuesday welcomed the prospect of higher domestic gas tariffs in 2002, saying that higher prices would help the company meet its Rb140.8-bil ($4.69-bil) investment target this year. (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#57779) PETROCHEMICALS: Qatar QAFAC confirms MTBE plant shutdown from Jan 14 The Qatar Fuel Additives Company has shut down its 610,000 mt/yr MTBE plant on Monday as scheduled, a company source confirmed Wednesday. (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#57769) ADVERTISEMENT: Platts Buyers' Guide: One online place for the electric power industry to search, compare and find the products and services you need. Click to add your listing. (http://www.mediabrains.com/client/platts/bg1/search.asp) ELECTRIC POWER: South Korea to begin power sector privatization in H1 2002 South Korea's Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy said in a statement Wednesday it plans to start privatization of the Korea Electric Power Corp in the first half of year 2002. (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#57763) NUCLEAR: Germany earmarks extra $25-mil for Chernobyl nuke The German government is to donate a further $25-mil towards safety provisions at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power station, the environment ministry said Wednesday. (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#57780) COAL: PG&E considers Salem Harbor sale US' PG&E National Energy Group is taking offers of interest on about 1,830 MW of generation, including the company?s four-unit, coal-fired 750-MW Salem Harbor station. (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#57740) Want more information on Platts products? 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