Message-ID: <18938646.1075840969178.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 05:36:49 -0800 (PST) From: enerfax1@bellsouth.net To: enerfaxweb@yahoogroups.com Subject: Enerfax Daily's free web version of gas & power prices and info (unknown) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: enerfax1@bellsouth.net@ENRON X-To: Enerfaxweb@yahoogroups.com X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \ExMerge - Lewis, Andrew H.\Deleted Items X-Origin: LEWIS-A X-FileName: andy lewis 6-25-02.PST Enerfax Daily NORTH AMERICA'S FREE POWER AND GAS INFORMATION SOURCE=20 Wednesday, February 6 2002 No. 928 Visit: http://www.enerfax.com to view our web version or for Oil Prices & = News http://www.enerfaxgold.com=20 PHYSICAL NATURAL GAS PRICES =20 Gulf/Eastern Region =20 | Agua Dulce | 2.08 | | ANR SE | 2.14 | | Carthage TG | 2.13 | | Chicago Citygate | 2.20 | | Columbia Gulf Onshore | 2.18 | | Dominion South Point | 2.46 | | Henry Hub | 2.20 | | Houston Ship Channel | 2.19 | | Katy Hub | 2.12 | | NGPL LA Pool | 2.14 | | NGPL - Midcontinent | 2.09 | | NGPL STX | 2.09 | | NGPL TX/OK | 2.12 | | NNG Demarc. | 2.15 | | Niagara | 2.46 | | Sonat Tier 1 | 2.16 | | TCO IPP Pool | 2.29 | | Tetco ELa | 2.18 | | Tetco M-3 | 2.69 | | Tetco STX | 2.11 | | TGP Zone 0 | 2.10 | | TGP Zone 1 (500 Leg) | 2.16 | | TGT Zone SL | 2.18 | | New York Citygate | 3.00 | | Transco Station 65 | 2.22 | | Transco Zone 6 (NY) | 3.00 | | Trunk ELa | 2.14 | | Western Region =20 | California Border | 2.16 | | El Paso Keystone | 2.04 | | El Paso San Juan-Blanco | 2.05 | | Waha Hub | 2.08 | | Canadian/Rockies Region=20 | Nova/Aeco (C$/gig) | 2.83 | | Dawn Hub/Union | 2.29 | | Northwest Stanfield | 1.99 | | Wyoming Pool | 1.91 | | Opal | 1.91 | | PGT-Malin | 2.08 | | Sumas | 1.95 | Flow Date 2/6 ------------------------------------------------------------- NATURAL GAS FUTURES Henry Hub=20 12 Month Strip 2.4864 -0.0152 =20 18 Month Strip 2.5950 -0.0073 =20 | Month | High | Low | Close | Change | | MAR | 2.140 | 2.070 | 2.074 | -0.043 | | APR | 2.200 | 2.150 | 2.152 | -0.032 | | MAY | 2.260 | 2.220 | 2.227 | -0.025 | | JUN | 2.325 | 2.290 | 2.297 | -0.020 | | JUL | 2.385 | 2.355 | 2.362 | -0.015 | | AUG | 2.435 | 2.415 | 2.419 | -0.013 | | SEP | 2.440 | 2.422 | 2.422 | -0.010 | | OCT | 2.460 | 2.440 | 2.450 | -0.009 | | NOV | 2.690 | 2.670 | 2.670 | -0.009 | | DEC | 2.895 | 2.870 | 2.873 | -0.006 | | JAN | 2.990 | 2.965 | 2.968 | -0.001 | | FEB | 2.940 | 2.920 | 2.923 | +0.001 | ------------------------------------------------------------- - RISK MANAGEMENT=20 Across the Energy Enterprise e-Acumen, Inc., is uniquely positioned to help you manage risk and increase= value. 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UK energy comp= anies are pairing off debts and credits, owed to and by Enron, as they look= to limit the losses. Exposures have been exacerbated in some cases by the = invalidity of bank guarantees given by the group just before it failed in N= ovember. Debt trading could reduce by millions of dollars the amount of mon= ey Enron Europe's bankruptcy administrators PricewaterhouseCoopers can reco= ver as companies try to limit their exposure to the energy group. PWC was a= ppointed in late November to wind up Enron's European division. PWC expects= to recoup only about $100 million from contracts held by Enron Europe's ma= in trading unit, Enron Trade Capital Trade Resources. Liabilities in Europe= would run in to the billions of dollars, PWC has told creditors. Many cre= ditors are expecting to recoup little or none of the money owed to them. De= bt trading ! is legal during administration but has to stop once the compan= y is put into liquidation, the next stage in the bankruptcy process. The ad= ministrators are not necessarily aware of the details of the debt trading a= nd will only be able to see the impact when the company is liquidated and t= hey try to recover the remaining money owed to Enron. PWC will hold Enron c= reditors' meetings in London next week followed by an auction of the conten= ts of Enron's London headquarters.=20 ------------------------------------------------------------- OPEN SEASON SG Resources Mississippi, L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of SGR Holdings= , L.L.C., is conducting an open season for firm storage services at its new= high-deliverability, salt cavern, natural gas storage facility, known as t= he Southern Pines Energy Center. The open season will begin at 9:00 a.m. CD= T on February 4, 2002, and will continue until 5:00 p.m. CDT on March 4, 20= 02. The project is located at the border of Mississippi and Alabama with ac= cess to the major pipelines serving the Mid-Atlantic and the Southeastern U= nited States. The facility is ideally located to serve as a transportation = and storage hub for shippers on any one of nine major pipelines that will b= e interconnected directly or indirectly to the project. Information on the = facility and the Open Season is available on our web site at http:= //www.sgr-holdings.com =20 or contact us at 713-914-8188. ------------------------------------------------------------- Todays Gas Bulletins * President Bush Refuses Appeal by Democratic Senators to Appoint Special= =20 Prosecutor to Lead Enron Investigation=20 * Lehman Brothers Cuts Investment Rating on Alberta Energy to Market Perfor= m from Buy * EPA Memo Says White House Energy Plan Misleading * Enron Ex-Chief Lay Subpoenaed But May Not Talk; Former CEO Skilling Still= Plans to Testify Thursday * Andersen Fights Accusations Before Congress It Helped Design Off-the-Book= s=20 Partnerships Enron Used to Hide Losses, Enrich Senior Executives and Hoodwi= nk Investors * Forest Oil Announces 2001 Drillbit Reserve Replacement of Over 250% of Pr= oduction at $1.27 per Mcfe * Moodys Says US Corporate Credit Quality Tumbles in January * Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill Says CEOs Need More Accountability * China Starts Building Controversial 2,600-Mile, $18 Billion Natural Gas P= ipeline * OG?Estimates Ice Storm Costs Could Top $100 Million; Company to Seek Fina= ncial Relief ------------------------------------------------------------ Ziff Energy Group presents Gas Storage 2002 Redefining the Fundamentals: Is Gas Still in the Storage Game? Power Drives Storage Will the recession affect plant and storage development? Will record high volumes in storage further depress gas prices? Is it possible to mitigate storage risk while dealing with year-round price volatility? 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Training to improve your ability to identify and manage tactical and strate= gic risks.=20 Please visit our web site at http://www.rwbeck.com=20 ------------------------------------------------------------- POWER FUTURES =20 | Month | COB | Change | PV | Change | | MAR | 17.00 | -2.25 | 22.00 | +0.65 | | APR | 19.00 | -0.75 | 22.75 | +0.50 | | MAY | 20.50 | +1.00 | 24.00 | +0.25 | | JUN | 22.00 | +2.00 | 27.50 | +0.75 | | JUL | 26.50 | +0.00 | 37.50 | +0.25 | | AUG | 38.00 | +0.00 | 42.75 | +0.25 | | SEP | 30.50 | +4.50 | 33.00 | +0.00 | | OCT | 28.50 | +4.50 | 29.00 | +1.00 | | NOV | 29.00 | +4.50 | 28.50 | +1.50 | | DEC | 30.00 | +4.00 | 29.00 | +1.50 | | JAN | 30.00 | +0.00 | 29.00 | +0.75 | | FEB | 29.50 | +2.00 | 28.50 | +0.50 | | Month | Entergy | Change | Cinergy | Change | | MAR | 20.00 | +0.20 | 21.10 | +0.20 | | APR | 20.00 | +0.20 | 21.60 | +0.35 | | MAY | 22.50 | +0.25 | 24.70 | +0.20 | | JUN | 27.50 | +0.40 | 30.00 | +0.25 | | JUL | 34.50 | -0.10 | 38.25 | +0.25 | | AUG | 34.50 | -0.75 | 38.25 | +0.25 | | SEP | 21.85 | +0.00 | 22.90 | +0.05 | | OCT | 21.85 | -0.15 | 22.90 | +0.00 | | NOV | 21.85 | -0.15 | 22.90 | +0.00 | | DEC | 21.85 | -0.15 | 22.90 | +0.00 | | JAN | 24.10 | -0.05 | 25.90 | +0.40 | | FEB | 24.10 | -0.05 | 25.90 | +0.40 | ------------------------------------------------------------- Power Futures =20 | Month | PJM | Change | | MAR | 25.10 | +0.40 | | APR | 25.10 | -0.10 | | MAY | 28.25 | +0.00 | | JUN | 35.00 | +0.25 | | JUL | 46.15 | +0.05 | | AUG | 46.15 | +0.00 | | SEP | 27.15 | +0.10 | | OCT | 26.00 | -0.05 | | NOV | 26.00 | -0.05 | | DEC | 26.00 | -0.05 | | JAN | 30.25 | +0.00 | | FEB | 30.25 | +0.00 | ------------------------------------------------------------- ENERGY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE Higher Education for refined product professionals NOW ENROLLING RISK MANAGEMENT COURSES: PROFESSIONAL GASOLINE AND DISTILLATE MANAGEMENT, PETROLEUM MARKETER, and ADVANCED GASOLINE AND DISTILLATE MASTE= R LEVEL. REGISTER NOW, CLASS SIZES ARE LIMITED. SEE COMPLETE DETAILS CLICK HERE: http://www.energyinstitution.org=20 ------------------------------------------------------------- ICE to Move Natural Gas Trading to IPE First The European natural gas business on the IPE will be the first to move onto= the electronic platform of the IntercontinentalExchange following the merg= er of the two exchanges. The move will likely be done this summer. ICE took= over the IPE last year in a bid to create a global electronic platform for= trading futures and over-the-counter products. ICE eventually plans to tra= nsfer all of IPE's business online and away with open outcry pit trading. I= CE is owned by 100 of the world's largest energy and metals traders, broker= s and bankers. And, what a coincidence that EnronOnline got out of ICE's wa= y just in time as it was approaching critical mass. We were just a tree in = the forest, and then the forest burned down, says ICEs CEO. 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Enron's Wholesale Services reported 3rd quarter pro= fits climbed to $696 million before interest and taxes, but its profit marg= in dropped to 1.6%. The ratio of profit to sales does not include funds bor= rowed to cover $2.8 billion in daily trades by EnronOnline. In filings with= the SEC, in the 3rd quarter, the last period for which figures are availab= le, Enrons trading revenue rose 54% to $43.4 billion. In July, Enron offici= als claimed that the trading unit was dramatically expanding and profitable= . The unit was credited with producing 97% of Enrons 2000 revenue. Enron ha= d $28 billion in revenue from trading with a profit of $627 million, or a 2= .2% margin before interest and taxes in the 3rd quarter of 2000. Enron's en= ergy trading unit had a 1% profit after taxes and interest last year, accor= ding to estimates. But, since Enron didn't account for the funds borrowed t= o cover $2! .8 billion in daily trades, profit margins may have been much l= ower or nonexistent. Enron also had 3,000 affiliated partnerships which hid= up to $1 billion of losses and some industry insiders have said that Enron= 's losses may have been too much for any trading unit to cover. One of the = partnerships bought 14 Enron power plants for $800 million in 1999, using m= oney that was generated by selling bonds backed by Enron shares. In the 2 y= ears prior to its collapse, Enron sold billions of assets to independent co= mpanies and at times for as little as $0.50 on the dollar. In 1999, it rece= ived $247 million for a London power plant 10 months after opening it at a = cost of $500 million. Last year, Enron sold Azurix for $1.4 billion after p= aying $2.8 billion for it in 1998. In fact almost everything other than Enr= onOnline seemed to have to have lost money over the last few yaers, from te= lecom to Indian power plants. ------------------------------------------------------------- Progas Storage and Services, Inc. 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