Message-ID: <4921470.1075841495293.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 14:37:25 -0800 (PST) From: ecenter@williams.com To: enl-members-html@estutenws11.energy.williams.com Subject: Williams Energy News Live -- today's video newscast Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: Jay Rickerts @ENRON X-To: Daily Wrap (HTML Registered Users) X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \ExMerge - Saibi, Eric\Inbox X-Origin: SAIBI-E X-FileName: eric saibi 6-26-02.PST =09 =09 Dear Eric, I'm Washington Bureau Chief Peter Cook filling in f= or Jay Rickerts. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will be very bu= sy next week. Our Washington bureau will be covering the resumption of two= high-profile cases at the Commission - the California refund case and the = investigation into El Paso's gas transactions in California. Administrativ= e law judges handling both cases have scheduled new hearings for next week.= We are also scheduled to sit down with FERC Chairman Pat Wood to get his = assessment of the year ahead at the Commission. Look for the Wood intervie= w on Tuesday. On Monday, Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham will make his= first visit to Yucca Mountain. Many in the nuclear industry are hoping th= e Nevada facility will serve as the nation's first repository for highly ra= dioactive waste. We'll have details of Abraham's visit next week. We'll = also hear from an expert on the impact Euro conversion could have on energy= companies doing business in Europe. Center for Strategic and Internationa= l Studies Robin Niblett will talk about the conversion during the noon ET n= ewscast on Monday. Houston Bureau Chief Myra Jolivet says a change of ven= ue decision is expected next week in the Enron bankruptcy case. Judge Arth= ur Gonzalez will decide whether the case will be moved from New York to Hou= ston. We'll keep you informed on the situation from the Houston bureau nex= t week. Also from Houston, we'll discuss a cleaner-burning diesel replace= ment fuel made from natural sources such as vegetable oils and animal fats = - Biodiesel. On Monday, Industrialinfo.com Synthetic Fuels Manager Jay Bru= nson joins us to discuss the replacement fuel. The California State Legis= lature is back to work on Monday and there are many energy issues expected = to pop up in 2002. West Coast Correspondent Kym McNicholas says restructur= ing California's energy markets and the future direction of the new Califor= nia Power Authority are a few topics the legislature will address. The Ca= lifornia Public Utilities Commission begins a hearing on the potential impa= ct of Enron's demise on Monday. We'll have details on the hearing from our= West Coast bureau next week. Finally from Sacramento on Monday, Californ= ia ISO Manager of Market Design Lorenzo Kristov talks with Kym about the gr= id operators' in-depth market design plan for 2002. The plan is scheduled= for release on Tuesday. Closing Prices for Friday, Jan. 4, 2002 Crud= e: $21.62/bbl +$1.25 Unleaded: $0.6284/gallon +$0.239 Heating Oil: $0.5= 859/gallon +$0.259 Gas: $2.275/mmBtu -$0.007 Keep in mind things are su= bject to change at a moment's notice. Occasionally guests have to reschedul= e or change time slots. We'll continue to do our best to keep you updated = on future interviews and events. Be sure to watch our newscasts every b= usiness day - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, at the top of each hour. =09 =09=09=09= =09 =09=09=09=09=09=09 =09 =09 =09Peter Cook, EnergyNewsLive.com Washington Bureau Chief View today's= Energy Wrap Video Windows Media Player: 56K | 100K | 300K Real Player: = 56K | 100K | 300K (Requires Windows Media Player or Real Player ) Expe= rience all that Williams Energy News Live has to offer! If you are receiv= ing this letter for the first time and wish to continue, subscribe now T= o stop receiving this letter, unsubscribe now If you are having trouble = receiving this e-mail, please let us know or call (800) WILLIAMS (800-945= -5426) weekdays, 7am-7pm CST. Comments? Suggestions? Let us know or c= all (800) WILLIAMS (800-945-5426) weekdays, 7am-7pm CST. Copyright 2001 = Williams Energy News Live, LLC. All Rights Reserved. =09=09=09=09=09