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February 12, 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)

Iranian Gas Industry: Iran is seeking to establish a partnership with a European
gas company as part of its plan to market Iranian gas in Europe, Iranian oil
minister Bijan Zanganeh said.
(http://www.platts.com/features/iran-interview/index.shtml)

European Power Market Profiles: An overview of power markets in France, Germany,
Italy, Spain and the UK.
(http://www.platts.com/electricpower/profiles/index.shtml)

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Futures Round-up

NYMEX: Crude to open lower as Monday's rally clearer
NYMEX March crude oil is called to open 29 cts lower at $21.12/bbl Tuesday.
March Brent is called to open 40 cts lower at $21.00/bbl. March heating oil is
called to open 84 pts lower at 55.35 cts/gal and March unleaded gasoline is
called to open 64 pts lower at 61.36 cts/gal.

IPE Brent Focus: IPE Brent crude lower following sharp rally late Monday
IPE Brent futures ticked lower in open outcry dealing Tuesday on the back of a
lack of fresh buying following Monday's late sharp price rally, sources said.
Light profit taking caused prices to drift slowly lower as front-month March
futures stood at $21.10/bbl at 1116 GMT, off 34 cts from Monday's close.

News Round-up
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OIL:
Saudi Arabia's Naimi wants oil price around $20/bbl
Saudi Arabian oil minister Ali Naimi Tuesday said he wanted to see crude prices
close to $20/bbl, AFP reported. At a joint press conference in Riyadh with
visiting Norwegian oil minister Einar Steensnaes, Naimi said the price should
"not be significantly less than $20/bbl and not significantly higher than
$20/bbl." (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#58856)

NATURAL GAS:
Iberdrola may bid for Enron's Spanish operations
Iberdrola is studying the possibility of bidding for some of Enron's power plant
projects in Spain, a spokesman for the Spanish power producer said Tuesday.
(http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#58852)

PETROCHEMICALS:
DuPont to align businesses into five growth platforms
DuPont has announced further developments in its push as a "sustainable growth
company" with plans for the alignment of its businesses in five market-and
technology-focused growth platforms.
(http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#58813)

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ELECTRIC POWER:
UK launches extreme weather study for transmission lines
UK energy minister Brian Wilson has initiated a study of the electricity
transmission and distribution system's resilience and its ability to cope with
extreme conditions or an emergency. (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#58851)

NUCLEAR:
NRC Commission tells staff to prepare interim security orders
The NRC Commission has told staff to prepare orders on interim security measures
the commission wants reactor licensees to adopt, given the current threat
environment. (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#58829)

COAL:
OVEC sells notes to finance SCR construction
Ohio Valley Electric Corp. has sold $305-mil of notes to pay for the selective
catalytic reduction systems under construction at its two coal-fired power
plants, the utility said. (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#58826)

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"Grid Business: The Midwest," an Electrical World Roundtable in cooperation with
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"Navigating the Perfect Storm: Charting Power Generation Success," the 17th
Annual Global Power Markets Conference. March 24-26, 2002, in New Orleans.
(http://www.platts.com/electricpower/GPMConf2002/index.shtml)

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