Message-ID: <1888001.1075841966356.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 18:46:24 -0800 (PST) From: gasnews@mail.energycentral.com To: d..thomas@enron.com Subject: Daily Gas News - 2/1/02 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: "gasnews@mail.energycentral.com" X-To: Thomas, Paul D. X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \ExMerge - Thomas, Paul D.\Inbox X-Origin: THOMAS-P X-FileName: paul d thomas 6-26-02.PST Energy Central Job Center =09 [IMAGE]=09 [IMAGE] =09 HOME | GAS NEWS | EVENTS | JOBS | BUSINESS CENTERS | DIRECTORIES= | DATA CENTER FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2002 =09 =09 THIS ISSUE BROUGHT TO YOU BY Save $100 now on "Load Management= 2001 - Balancing Customers, Regulators and Energy Demand" by The C Three G= roup. The report reveals how programs are in a state of flux with some vend= ors struggling as utilities face great ambiguity. 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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 31 (Reuters) Unusually frigid temperatures = in California pushed consumer demand for natural gas to near-record levels = this week, Pacific Gas & Electric, the state's largest utility, said on Thu= rsday. Dynegy takes control of pipeline from Enron By C. Bryson Hull, = HOUSTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) Dynegy Inc. took control of the Northern Natural = Gas pipeline on Thursday, pulling out of Enron Corp.'s hands half of the pi= peline system on which its hopes of surviving bankruptcy are pegged. E= nergy Security Defense chief warns of threats far deadlier than Sept. = 11 attacks By ROBERT BURNS AP Military Writer, WASHINGTON, Jan 31, 2002 (= AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Thu= rsday the United States must prepare now for potential surprise attacks "va= stly more deadly" than the Sept. 11 terrorist hijackings. National Ene= rgy Policy Agency to Sue to Get Records on Cheney's Energy Task Force = By Anne E. Kornblut, The Boston Globe, Jan. 31 Congressional investigators= announced plans yesterday to sue the White House, pledging to take Vice Pr= esident Dick Cheney to court to determine what role Enron Corp. and other e= nergy lobbyists may have played in shaping administration policy. Bush= Not Asserting Privilege By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer, WASHINGTON, = Jan 31, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- The Bush administration is arguing t= hat the presidency would be harmed by the release of documents Congress' in= vestigators are seeking - yet is not using the politically charged term "ex= ecutive privilege." Memo sheds light on Cheney-Enron links-report SAN= FRANCISCO, Jan 30 (Reuters) Former Enron Chairman Ken Lay handed U.S. Vice= President Dick Cheney a memo last year that included suggestions resemblin= g elements of the Bush administration's energy policy, the San Francisco Ch= ronicle reported on Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT Online marketplace= s are driving an ongoing restructuring of Europe's energy industry, by maki= ng energy trading simpler and cheaper. A new report from Datamonitor, Onlin= e Energy Trading in Europe, explores the growing volume of trading operatio= ns in a liberalized market. http://www.energycentral.com/links/show_mi.cfm?= id=3D100584 Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures Williams Sel= ls Three Texas Gathering Systems TULSA, Okla., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstC= all/ A unit of Williams has sold three natural gas gathering systems locate= d in south Texas for $6 million. ChevronTexaco Stays Mum about Specula= tion on Possible Bid for Conoco, Phillips By Michael Davis, Houston Chroni= cle, Jan. 31 Conoco's stock rose almost $1 per share Wednesday after rumors= circulated that ChevronTexaco Corp. may make a competing bid for either th= e Houston oil company or its merger partner, Phillips Petroleum Co. Sn= am And Somicem to Be Merged with Eni Jan 31, 2002 - FT World Media Abstrac= ts via Comtex Snam, the Italian gas distribution company, and Somicem, the = Italian oil exploration and production group, are to be merged within Itali= an oil group ENI. Legislation/Regulation Senate probe finds Enron= uncooperative-Dorgan WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Enron Corp. has not c= ooperated with a Senate Commerce Committee inquiry into the energy trading = firm's collapse, but former executives of the company have agreed to testif= y before the committee, said U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan on Thursday. Dems = Focus on Enron Debacle By DAVID ESPO, WASHINGTON, Jan 31, 2002 (AP Online= via COMTEX) -- Seated in a circle, Democratic House leaders listening inte= ntly, former employees of Enron poured out the details of their layoffs, th= eir depleted retirement savings, their bleak financial futures. FACTBO= X-Congress hearings schedule on Enron/Andersen WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters= ) The following are the hearings which the U.S. Congress has firmly schedul= ed on the collapse of Enron Corp., its auditor Andersen, and related regula= tory issues over the coming weeks. Latest items added are marked *. En= ron Political Spending Raises Debate By JIM ABRAMS Associated Press Write= r, WASHINGTON, Jan 30, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- A Senate-passed campa= ign finance bill due for a vote in the House would not stop corporations su= ch as Enron from using big contributions to influence the political process= , says a group opposed to the legislation. Gas Pricing/Hubs NYMEX= Hub gas ends mixed, fronts gain with cash, temps NEW YORK, Jan 31 (Reuter= s) NYMEX Hub gas ended mixed Thursday after some early buying, with front m= onths propped by a firmer physical market and cooler Northeast and Midwest = weather forecasts into early next week, sources said. Outages, exports= lift natgas prices in Alberta CALGARY, Alberta, Jan 31 (Reuters) Spot nat= ural gas prices rose in Alberta on Thursday because of stronger exports and= minor field production problems while milder weather sank prices in the we= st, industry sources said. Futures Natural Gas Cash Firms with Ri= sing March Futures, Cold Spell Jan. 31 (Btu's Daily Gas Wire) The gains ma= de in the futures market coupled with falling temperatures bolstered natura= l gas futures prices today. Special Offer from this Publisher! Natura= l gas edges higher on cooler weather predictions February 1, 2002 (TradeS= ignals via COMTEX) -- Natural gas futures edged higher in Thursday's sessio= n as short covering support underpinned improved trade. Pipelines = Alaska Legislative Panel to Hire Gas Pipeline Consultants Anchorage Daily= News, Alaska, Jan. 29 Two consultants would be added to assist a legislati= ve committee studying an industry proposal to build a natural gas pipeline = from the North Slope to the Lower 48 under a plan approved Monday. Ken= ai, Alaska, Pipeline to Connect New Gas Source Anchorage Daily News, Alask= a, Jan. 29 A $100 million pipeline planned along the Sterling Highway will = bring natural gas to the southern Kenai Peninsula and add to the supply flo= wing north to serve the big markets in Anchorage and the Matanuska-Susitna = Borough. Denmark-Poland gas pipeline postponed 2 yrs as demand falls -= Ritzau COPENHAGEN, Jan 31, 2002 (AFX-Europe via COMTEX) -- The construct= ion of a natural gas pipeline between Denmark and Poland has been postponed= by at least two years because Poland will not buy as much North Sea gas as= expected, newswire Ritzau's Bureau reported, citing sources at Dansk Olie = & Naturgas (DONG). Rates For more information on rate tariffs visit= Gas Rate Tariffs [IMAGE] Texas Natural-Gas Customers Enjoy Lower Heat= ing Bills By Dan Piller, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Jan. 31 Baby, it= 's cold outside, but at least Texas homeowners can warm themselves with che= aper natural gas. General Bank of America Fires Three Employees W= ho Dealt with Enron By Rick Rothacker, The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Jan. = 31 Bank of America Corp. fired three employees who managed the firm's busin= ess with Enron Corp. after the Charlotte bank lost $231 million when the en= ergy trader filed for bankruptcy court protection. Enron Employee Aid = Fund Raises Funds By LISA FALKENBERG Associated Press Writer, HOUSTON, Ja= n 31, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- One of the funds to help laid-off Enro= n Corp. workers has taken in more than $396,000 in the past week, primarily= from politicians and political groups donating campaign contributions they= received from the energy giant before it filed for bankruptcy. MSN hi= gh-speed plans delayed by Enron woes NEW YORK, Jan 31 (Reuters) Microsoft = Corp.'s Internet unit MSN said on Thursday its plans to sell high-speed acc= ess to homes would be delayed by the recent woes of energy giant Enron Corp= . Enron Developments at a Glance By The Associated Press, Jan 31, 20= 02 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- Developments related to the Enron collapse and= investigation: Houston Coffee Bar Displays `Art Exhibit' of Former En= ron Employees By Daniel J. Vargas, Houston Chronicle, Jan. 31 Renoir it's = not, but Enron is hot. Deals/Contracts Hidrocantabrico Signs Agre= ement with Eni Group Jan 30, 2002 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex Sp= anish power utility Hidrocantabrico has reached an agreement whereby Italia= n group ENI will supply it with gas, according to sources from the Spanish = company. Legal Judge to Tell Enron to Release Internal Report By= Eric Berger, Houston Chronicle, Jan. 31 A federal bankruptcy judge said We= dnesday he will order Enron Corp. to release an internal report investigati= ng its questionable partnerships and accounting practices. States Tuss= le for Right to Be Lead Plaintiff in Class-Action against Enron The Miami = Herald, Jan. 31 The battle over Enron's assets is rapidly becoming a war be= tween the states. Lay Conviction Is Unlikely, Say Legal Analysts By B= ill Murphy, Houston Chronicle, Jan. 31 Legal experts differ on the viabilit= y of what appears to be shaping up as former Enron Chairman Ken Lay's defen= se -- that auditors, outside legal counsel and company executives kept him = in the dark about the practices that led to the firm's collapse. Houst= on Law Firm Cuts Ties with Enron By R.G. Ratcliffe, Houston Chronicle, Jan= . 31 The Houston law firm of Bracewell & Patterson has severed all ties wit= h bankrupt Enron Corp., the law firm's managing partner said Wednesday. = People Enron's Interim CEO Aims to Rebuild Company, Save Jobs By To= m Fowler, Houston Chronicle, Jan. 31 Enron's new chief executive officer sa= id he has no interest in finding out who's to blame for what went wrong at = the energy giant, but will instead focus on revitalizing the business and p= reserving jobs. Concerned Former Enron Employee's E-mail Landed Her in= Human Resources By Julie Mason, Houston Chronicle, Jan. 31 A one-time Enr= on Corp. manager who warned Chairman Ken Lay in August about questionable a= ccounting practices was sent to human resources for a talk about employee m= orale, her attorney said Wednesday. California Gubernatorial Candidate= Returns Enron Donation By Emily Bazar, The Sacramento Bee, Calif., Jan. 3= 0 One week after asserting on live television that "I haven't gotten any mo= ney from Enron," Republican gubernatorial candidate Richard Riordan reveale= d Tuesday that his campaign has since returned a $500 campaign contribution= to the beleaguered energy trader. Interview: Rep. Greenwood vs. Enron= By KATHY A. GAMBRELL, Washington Reporter, WASHINGTON, Jan 30, 2002 (Uni= ted Press International via COMTEX) -- Rep. James Greenwood, R-Pa., said hi= s first emotion was anger when he heard Houston-based Enron Corp. had filed= the largest bankruptcy action in history, leaving thousands of employees o= ut of work and with virtually worthless retirement and pension accounts. = Enron board member temporarily resigns press watchdog job LONDON, Jan = 31, 2002 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- John Wakeham, a prominent Conservat= ive politician whose seat on the board of the disgraced Enron Corp. has mad= e him the center of speculation about the corporate scandal's British links= , temporarily stepped aside Thursday from his job as head of a press watchd= og group. Enron Executive Mourned in Hometown By DUNSTAN PRIAL Assoc= iated Press Writer, AMITYVILLE, N.Y., Jan 30, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -= - J. Clifford Baxter, a former Enron executive who committed suicide as the= scandal surrounding the bankrupt energy trading giant widened, was remembe= red Wednesday as a loving family man who died too young. Wife Publicly= Defends Former Enron CEO By Alfred Lubrano, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Ja= n. 31 The wife of the extremely unpopular former CEO of Enron did the full = Stand-By-Your-Man routine earlier this week, with tears. Labor/Human R= esources Eight Employees File Racial-Bias Suit against South Carolina = Electric & Gas By Dave L'Heureux, The State, Columbia, S.C., Jan. 31 A law= suit filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court alleges that South Carolina Ele= ctric & Gas Co. and its parent company, SCANA Corp., have long discriminate= d against black employees. Former Enron Employees Take Case to Capitol= By Roma Khanna, Houston Chronicle, Jan. 31 Former Enron employees took th= eir stories to Capitol Hill on Wednesday, asking lawmakers to seek remedies= for their hardships as vigorously as they pursue ongoing congressional inv= estigations. Minneapolis Utility to Cut 500 More Jobs By Tim Huber, S= aint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Jan. 31 Electric and gas utility Xcel Energ= y said Wednesday it will cut another 500 jobs at its Minneapolis headquarte= rs and elsewhere to further shrink costs since the merger of Northern State= s Power and Denver-based New Century Energies 18 months ago. Financial= Enron, Others Found Delaware Inviting for Establishment of Subsidiari= es By Joseph N. DiStefano, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Jan. 31 To manage it= s far-flung financial interests, avoid local taxes, and shroud high-stakes = deals from investor scrutiny, Enron Corp. organized a sprawling network of = 2,000 corporate subsidiaries in 62 countries and 23 U.S. states. Shado= w Cast by Enron Debacle Extends over St. Paul, Minn.-Area Financial Firms = By Tim Huber, Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Jan. 30 The Enron debacle ha= s unleashed a torrent of criticism about how badly most securities analysts= misunderstood the Texas energy-trading company's finances and missed signs= of its financial problems. Enron's Deals Were Fraught with Financial = Risks, Experts Say Chicago Tribune, Jan. 31 Behind the murky bookkeeping a= nd the razzle-dazzle marketing, Enron Corp. offered a simple sales pitch: O= ur crystal ball is better than everyone else's. Enron Executive's Emai= l Warned of Hidden Losses of At Least $500 Million Chicago Tribune, Jan. 3= 1 An internal Enron Corp. email sent from a mid-level manager to the compan= y's board of directors warned last August of hidden losses totaling $500 mi= llion or more, false accounting practices and flagrant mismanagement within= the doomed energy company's upper ranks. CEO Statement Halts Free-fal= l of Tulsa, Okla., Energy Company's Stock By Russell Ray, Tulsa World, Okl= a., Jan. 31 Shares of Williams Cos. Inc. fell below $15 Wednesday before ex= ecutives stepped in to soothe the fears of nervous investors and restore co= nfidence in the Tulsa company's stock. Tulsa, Okla., Telecom Company P= lagued by Former Parent Company's Poor Rating By D.R. Stewart, Tulsa World= , Okla., Jan. 31 Investors continued to be wary about Williams Communicatio= ns Group Inc. stock Wednesday, a day after its former parent company announ= ced it may be liable for up to $2.4 billion of the telecommunications compa= ny's debt and costs. Enron probe may give Wall Street another black ey= e By Brian Kelleher, NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) Wall Street jumped at the = chance to invest in private offshoots of Enron Corp. before the high-flying= energy trader's collapse, using investment banking ties to get in on the g= round floor of deals that promised eye-popping returns. El Paso Energy= files $1 bln debt securities shelf WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) A unit of= El Paso Energy Partners LP, one of the largest publicly traded master limi= ted partnerships, filed with U.S. regulators on Thursday to sell over time = up to $1 billion worth of capital and debt securities. Major Accountin= g Reform Faces Strong Challenge from Industry By Russell Grantham, The Atl= anta Journal-Constitution, Jan. 31 Arthur Andersen's failure to warn of Enr= on's coming collapse is propelling efforts to ban practices that industry c= ritics say have compromised the accounting industry's watchdog role. E= conomy, Enron Debacle Pressure Surety Bond Market By Jim Parker, The Post = and Courier, Charleston, S.C., Jan. 30 Enron's financial collapse is leakin= g into the surety bond market, with insurers on the hook for $2 billion to = pay off the energy trading giant's oil and gas futures contracts and carrie= rs looking closer at raising rates and approving projects, whether in Houst= on or Charleston. US accountants face new master from Enron backlash = By Kevin Drawbaugh, WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) The cozy self-regulatory s= ystem that coddles U.S. corporate bean-counters looked headed for the shred= der on Wednesday as lawmakers react to Enron's collapse and a wave of Wall = Street accounting fears. FORUM-World CEOs face up to insurance price h= ikes By Bill Rigby, NEW YORK, Jan 31 (Reuters) Bosses at the World Economi= c Forum have a new gripe this year -- the shocking cost of insurance. = Financial - Ratings RESEARCH ALERT - J.P. Morgan lowers Xcel Energy N= EW YORK, Jan 31 (Reuters) J.P. Morgan said on Thursday that it lowered its = investment rating on Xcel Energy Inc. to "market perform" from "long term b= uy" and it is suspending its target price on the stock. TEXT-S?cuts Pe= tro-Canada senior unsecured rating NEW YORK, Jan 31 - (Reuters) Standard &= Poor's today lowered its ratings on Petro-Canada following the announcemen= t of the company's C$3.2 billion debt-financed acquisition of the oil and g= as operations of German-based Veba Oil & Gas GmbH. Gas Natural higher = as Goldman places on Recommended List LONDON, Jan 31, 2002 (AFX-Europe vi= a COMTEX) -- Shares in Gas Natural SGD SA opened higher in early trade in M= adrid, as Goldman Sachs started coverage of the stock, placing it on its Re= commended List, dealers said. Financial - Results Restated Earnin= gs Mean Quarterly Loss for Anadarko Petroleum Corp. By Nelson Antosh, Hous= ton Chronicle, Jan. 31 Anadarko Petroleum Corp., one of the largest indepen= dent oil and gas companies, says it will have to restate its third-quarter = earnings to include a $1.08 billion after-tax charge. Quarterly Profit= s Drop at Virginia's RGC Resources By Lois Caliri, The Roanoke Times, Va.,= Jan. 30 RGC Resources saw its first-quarter profits drop 54 percent as abn= ormally warm weather and a sluggish economy hurt the bottom line of its sub= sidiary, Roanoke Gas Co. officials said Tuesday. WGL hits lowered prof= it target, forecast below Street WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) Washington, = D.C.-based natural gas distributor WGL Holdings Inc. on Wednesday reported = fiscal first quarter earnings in line with a lowered forecasts and reduced = its outlook for the current quarter, blaming warm weather. El Paso fou= rth-quarter earnings up slightly HOUSTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - El Paso Corp.= , North America's biggest natural gas pipeline operator, said Thursday four= th-quarter profits rose slightly despite weaker natural gas prices that cau= sed it to lower its 2002 earnings projections. Shell Canada profit dow= n, Sable reserves cut CALGARY, Alberta, Jan 31 (Reuters) Shell Canada Ltd.= said on Thursday fourth-quarter profit fell 43 percent and Canada's No. 2 = integrated oil firm also clawed back its reserve tally at the huge Sable ga= s project off Nova Scotia. Tulsa, Okla.-Based Energy Giant Reports 200= 1 Income of $21.7 Million By Rick Robinson, The Daily Oklahoman, Jan. 29 W= illiams Energy Partners L.P. announced 2001 net income Monday of $21.7 mill= ion, compared with $3 million in 2000. Star Gas earnings fall on warme= r-than-normal weather STAMFORD, Conn., Jan 31 (Reuters) Star Gas Partners = LP on Thursday said quarterly net income fell 35 percent as warmer-than-nor= mal weather cut the use of heating oil, propane, natural gas and electricit= y. International Iran, Greece to cooperate on importing natural g= as to the European Union By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press Writer, ATHE= NS, Greece, Jan 31, 2002 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- Greece and Iran sai= d Thursday they will cooperate to import Iranian natural gas into the Europ= ean Union's energy market through an extension to the Iran-Turkey pipeline.= If you are an Energy Central News Subscriber and you have checked a= ny news articles above, selecting the 'Get Articles' button below will deli= ver all of the checked articles in one page. This is a convenient way to ge= t exactly the news you need - quickly! NEED INFORMATION ON THE PO= WER INDUSTRY? ENERGY CENTRAL'S GOT IT! 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