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Platts Energy Bulletin The daily Energy Bulletin is a showcase of the top headlines posted on platts.com (http://www.platts.com) over the past 24 hours. To view this file in html, open the attachment at the bottom of this email. We welcome your feedback - send your comments to feedback@platts.com. Instructions for unsubscribing can be found at the bottom of each issue. February 21, 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) India's Oil and Gas Deregulation: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee late Feb 14 gave his final approval to freeing up domestic prices of gasoline, gasoil, kerosene and LPG starting Apr 1, marking the final step in the country's phased deregulation of the oil and gas sector. (http://www.platts.com/features/india/index.shtml) Advertisement: Platts Global Energy Jobs Board and Resume Bank: Created in partnership with the Energy Jobs Network, the Jobs Board gives you access to a pool of job seekers and open positions across the energy industry. It's free for all job seekers, and there is a range of packages for employers posting jobs. (http://www.energyjobsnetwork.com/home.asp?code=platts) Futures Round-up NYMEX: Crude to open higher on stock draws Following the close of Access trade Thursday, the Department of Energy reported a draw in crude stocks of 3.1-mil bbl, substantially lower than the 4.5-mil bbl draw reported by the American Petroleum Insititute Wednesday. April crude oil is called to open 33 cts higher at $20.76/bbl. IPE Brent Focus: IPE Brent firms in light volume dealing following APIs Front-month April Brent traded at $20.18/bbl at 1101 GMT, up from Wednesday's settlement at $19.86/bbl. April began Thursday's session at $20.30/bbl and peaked at $20.32/bbl before slipping to a low of $20.11/bbl. News Round-up Click on the headlines below or paste the URLs provided in your internet browser to see the full story. OIL: US Interior chief cites support for ANWR drilling Interior Secretary Gale Norton Wednesday declined to say whether the Bush Administration would support energy legislation that does not include drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#59195) NATURAL GAS: El Paso plans leading role in European LNG business US-based El Paso Corp plans to take a leading role in liquified natural gas projects in the deregulating European natural gas markets, Ralph Eades, president of El Paso Merchant Energy Group, said Wednesday. (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#59228) PETROCHEMICALS: Gas line might expand for Brazil/Bolivia petchem project Brazilian and Bolivian energy officials meeting in Rio de Janeiro Wednesday reported the resumption of stalled talks for the construction of a an ethylene, polyethylene and polypropylene project near the Brazil/Bolivia border that will be supplied with Bolivian natural gas. (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#59205) Advertisement: Platts Global Energy Buyers' Guide: The Buyers' Guide encompasses thousands of products and services needed worldwide by companies involved in the generation and delivery of electric power and its related services. It is a dynamic information service, updated daily as companies enter the market, merge or change their product/service offerings. ELECTRIC POWER: Enron to sell wind assets to GE; proceeds to repay debt Enron Corp late Wednesday said it had reached an agreement to sell the wind turbine manufacturing assets of Enron Wind Corp, its wind power subsidiary, to the Power Systems business of General Electric Co. (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#59211) NUCLEAR: DOE could submit incomplete Yucca Mt. application to meet schedule DOE could submit an incomplete repository license application to NRC in order to meet the timeline outlined in the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) for that action. (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#59199) COAL: LG&E/KU bids due Feb 25 Louisville Gas & Electric is taking bids to supply an unspecified volume of coal to its Cane Run and Mill Creek stations or to the Brown and Tyrone stations of Kentucky Utilities. (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#59203) To see the past five day's headlines posted on platts.com go to Platts archives (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml). Upcoming Events: Platts Policies and Methodology Forum, Platts will hold an open forum to discuss its policies and methodologies on Sunday, March 17 at the Marriott Rivercenter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas. The forum will be held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the National Petroleum Refiners' Association. For further details and to register go to http://www.platts.com/oil/SanAntonioForum/sanantonioforumregister.shtml 4th Annual ELECTRIC POWER Conference & Exhibition, "Where the Operating Companies Meet", Over 10 co-located events, 500 exhibiting companies and 6,000+ attendees. March 19-21, 2002, America's Center, St. Louis, Missouri. Organized by The TradeFair Group, and Sponsored by POWER Magazine and Platts. (http://www.electricpowerexpo.com/currentshow/home.asp) "Grid Business: The Midwest," an Electrical World Roundtable in cooperation with R.J. Rudden Associates and the United States Energy Association. March 20-21, 2002, in St. Louis, Missouri. (http://www.platts.com/gridbusiness/index.html) "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) PLATTS' MAGAZINES: Global Energy Business - Top 250 Energy Companies The first annual survey by Global Energy Business of financial performance for leading energy companies worldwide presents year 2000 data--assets, revenues, profits, earnings per share, and return on invested capital--for firms with assets exceeding $2 billion. Data were supplied by Standard & Poor's, a unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies, New York, from its Compustat data base. (http://www.platts.com/business/issues/0201/0201geb_top250.shtml) Want more information on Platts products? Browse the Platts Infostore at http://www.platts.com/mhe_infostore/cgi-bin/infostore. 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