Message-ID: <31840770.1075852295658.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 14:46:37 -0700 (PDT) From: ecenter@williams.com To: enl-dailyupdate-txt@estutenws11.energy.williams.com Subject: Williams Energy News Live -- today's video newscast Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: Jay Rickerts @ENRON X-To: Energy News Live Daily Update X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \ESAIBI (Non-Privileged)\Saibi, Eric\Inbox X-Origin: SAIBI-E X-FileName: ESAIBI (Non-Privileged).pst [IMAGE] =09 =09 Dear Eric, I'm Washington Bureau Chief Peter Cook filling in f= or Jay Rickerts. Next week from the Washington bureau, we'll keep you up= dated on a new effort on Capitol Hill to rush energy legislation through Co= ngress. Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma is one of many making the push wi= th hopes of attaching the comprehensive energy bill that has already cleare= d the House to a Defense Appropriations bill in the Senate. If successful,= the energy bill could be voted on as early as next week. Next Wednesday = marks the first FERC meeting for new Chairman Pat Wood. The Commission's = last meeting was canceled due to terrorist attacks on Washington, D.C. and = New York City. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will also= meet on Wednesday to discuss possible legislation on securing the nation's= energy infrastructure. We'll have updates on these events from the Washin= gton bureau next week. Houston Correspondent Kim Benestante will be cove= ring the Houston Energy Dialogue 2001 Conference that begins on Monday. Th= e Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources is expected to be the= re along with other delegates from Indonesia. Kim will bring us updates fr= om the conference next week. The Houston bureau will also bring us a repo= rt on U.S. rigs and how their numbers are down. Raymond James & Associates= John Tasdemir talks about the reasons for the low rig count next week. A= lso next week from Houston, Stolt Offshore Vice President Gordon Barksdale= is penciled in to join us. Barksdale will talk about the company's achiev= ement of a high "lay rate" for a large diameter pipe on the Williams East B= reaks pipelay project. Finally from Houston, ENL's Gale Smith will bring= us a report on a Rice University program dedicated to studying solar weat= her. Join us for these reports and interviews from Houston next week. Sp= okesperson for CAL ISO Greg Fishman will talk about new agreements between = the grid operator and renewable energy resources. ENL's Kym McNicholas als= o says Fishman is expected to give a load and supply forecast for the month= of October. Also on Monday, the California Energy Commission is expected= to vote on possible changes to the power plant siting process. The change= s could potentially give applicants a greater opportunity to communicate wi= th the staff. Kym will follow any progress from the Commission next week. = Kym will talk more with Phoenix Consulting Principal Susan Schneider next= Tuesday. Schneider will join us from the West Coast bureau to discuss her= concerns with PG?Corporation and Pacific Gas & Electric Company's reorgani= zation plan. Keep in mind things are subject to change at a moment's noti= ce. Occasionally guests cancel 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 business day - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, at the top= of every hour. Keep it on energynewslive.com for all your energy news= . =09 =09=09=09=09 =09=09=09[IMAGE]=09=09=09 =09 =09 =09Peter Cook, EnergyNewsLive.com Washington Correspondent View today'= s Energy Wrap video: (Windows Media Player required) Broadband (100k) |= Dial-up (56k) Get Windows Media Player Experience all that Williams = Energy News Live has to offer! If you are receiving this letter for the = first time and wish to continue, subscribe now To stop receiving this l= etter, unsubscribe now If you are having trouble receiving this e-mai= l, please let us know or call (800) WILLIAMS (800-945-5426) weekdays, 7am= -7pm CST. Comments? Suggestions? Let us know or call (800) WILLIAMS (= 800-945-5426) weekdays, 7am-7pm CST. Copyright 2001 Williams Energy News= Live, LLC. All Rights Reserved. =09=09=09=09=09