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Energy Central Job Center =09 [IMAGE]=09 [IMAGE] =09 HOME | GAS NEWS | EVENTS | JOBS | BUSINESS CENTERS | DIRECTORIES= | DATA CENTER THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 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. It includes candid and so= metimes hard-hitting commentary on the design details of 18 leading utility= programs as well as 23 vendor profiles. The report analyzes major issues, = trends and technology developments. Gain insights and competitive intellige= nce in this essential report. Complete table of contents and profile sample= s are available at http://www.energycentral.com/links/show_mi.cfm?id=3D1008= 37 TOP STORIES Indonesia's Pertamina ready to bid for Devon ass= ets JAKARTA, Jan 30 (Reuters) Indonesia's state oil company Pertamina said= on Wednesday it was ready to submit a bid to acquire Devon Energy Corp's l= ocal assets. U.S. FERC approves larger nat gas line to Mexico WASHINGT= ON, Jan 30 (Reuters) The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Wednesday = approved El Paso Natural Gas Co.'s request to expand its pipeline to export= natural gas to Mexico. Pipeline Agreement Will Lead to Drop in Natural= Gas Prices in St. Louis Area By Repps Hudson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Ja= n. 30 The price of natural gas will drop slightly in the next few years as = a result of an agreement between a pipeline company that serves the St. Lou= is area and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Press Release = Energy Solutions Plus, Inc. Reports Record Year Forest, Virginia, Janua= ry 31, 2002 Energy Solutions Plus, Inc. (ESP), a premier provider of integr= ation and consulting services to companies within the energy industry, anno= unced today strong results for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2001. Ne= t revenue for FY2001 was approximately $13.08 million, the highest annual r= evenue in the company's history, representing an increase of 65 percent ove= r FY2000. These results exceeded the company's expectations by 9 percent or= approximately $1M. Energy Security Bush Prepares for More Super-= Terror Jan 30, 2002 - United Press International President George W. Bush = spelled out an ambitious program for homeland security in his State of the = Union speech Tuesday night -- and the programs he announced appeared design= ed to deal with literal terrorist, nuclear and other attacks against Americ= an cities. ADVERTISEMENT Online marketplaces are driving an ong= oing restructuring of Europe's energy industry, by making energy trading si= mpler and cheaper. A new report from Datamonitor, Online Energy Trading in = Europe, explores the growing volume of trading operations in a liberalized = market. http://www.energycentral.com/links/show_mi.cfm?id=3D100584 = California Crisis California Gas Aggregation Customers at Risk in Enr= on Bankruptcy Jan. 30 (California Energy Markets) While direct-access elec= tricity customers of Enron remain in a kind of limbo state since the compan= y and dozens of its subsidiaries entered bankruptcy, natural gas customers = and utilities are increasingly worried about what will happen to their cont= ract arrangements under the state's core-aggregation transportation (CAT) p= rogram and the contract marketer (CM) program, which is the fuel equivalent= of direct access for large gas users. Special Offer from this Publisher! = National Energy Policy Bush makes scant mention of energy plan in= speech By Chris Baltimore, WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) Energy policy too= k a predictable back seat to national security in President George W. Bush'= s State of the Union address on Tuesday, with a call to Congress to pass co= mprehensive energy legislation. GAO filing suit against White House, s= ources say WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The General Accounting Office, t= he investigative arm of U.S. Congress, will announce on Wednesday it is tak= ing the White House to court to get details of how a task force headed by V= ice President Dick Cheney formulated its energy plan, congressional sources= said. Daschle Targets Week of Feb. 11 for Senate Energy Debate Jan 3= 0, 2002 - E?Publishing Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) hopes to= have a comprehensive energy bill ready for floor action the week of Feb. 1= 1, just in time to beat his self-imposed Presidents Day recess deadline, a = senior Democratic aide said last week. GOP to Fight Planned GAO Lawsui= t By JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press Writer, WASHINGTON, Jan 30, 2002 (= AP Online via COMTEX) -- Republicans say they may take action to stop congr= essional investigators from suing Vice President Dick Cheney to get informa= tion on business executives who met with him and his aides on energy policy= . Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures E.ON gets war chest windfa= ll from Veba/BP deal FRANKFURT, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Germany's E.ON AG said = on Wednesday that proceeds from the sale of its Veba Oel unit would exceed = original estimates, bolstering the war chest of the group which is still on= the prowl for acquisitions. Chain Energy to be bought by Argonauts Gr= oup TORONTO, Jan 30 (Reuters) Exploration firm Chain Energy Corp. said on = Wednesday it was being bought by Argonauts Group Ltd. in a cash and stock d= eal worth an estimated C$17 million ($11 million). BP buys majority st= ake in Germany's Veba in deal worth dlrs 2.5 billion LONDON, Jan 30, 2002= (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- BP PLC said Wednesday it's proceeding with = its planned acquisition from German energy company E.On AG of a majority st= ake in Veba Oil, in a deal valued at dlrs 2.48 billion. ChevronTexaco = Reportedly Looks to Break Up Phillips-Conoco Merger By TSC Staff, Jan 30,= 2002 (TheStreet.com via COMTEX) -- ChevronTexaco is reportedly considering= a takeover bid for either Conoco or Phillips Petroleum in an effort to bre= ak up their planned merger. Oil company to maintain presence in Oklaho= ma By Heather Lepley, STILLWATER, Okla., Jan 29, 2002 (Daily O'Collegian,= U-WIRE via COMTEX) -- Following a decision to place the headquarters of th= e soon-to-be formed ConocoPhillips in Houston rather than in Bartlesville, = Okla., the Conoco chairman and chief executive officer assured Oklahomans t= he company will continue to have a major presence in this state. BP, V= eba sell Veba oil, gas ops for 3.2 bln cad to Petro-Canada CALGARY, Jan 3= 0, 2002 (AFX-Europe via COMTEX) -- Petro-Canada said late yesterday it has = agreed to acquire the international oil and gas operations of Veba Oil & Ga= s Gmbh from Veba and BP PLC for 3.2 bln cad in cash. TotalFinaElf has = no current acquisition targets; Enron exposure 10-20 mln eur PARIS, Jan 3= 0, 2002 (AFX-UK via COMTEX) -- TotalFinaElf currently sees no acquisition t= arget "which presents sufficient interest", chairman Thierry Desmarest said= . Legislation/Regulation Enron's Demise Didn't Affect Energy Mark= ets in Short Term, Experts Say By Karen Masterson, Houston Chronicle, Jan.= 30 Experts concluded Tuesday that Enron's collapse had no short-term negat= ive impact on energy markets, but some cautioned that inadequate disclosure= requirements may have hidden the company's influence over California's ele= ctricity markets and contributed to the state's energy crisis last year. = U.S. House Broadens Sphere of Enron Probe, Targeting Andersen's Roles B= y Julie Mason, Houston Chronicle, Jan. 30 House investigators Tuesday widen= ed the scope of the Enron probe, targeting the dual roles served by Arthur = Andersen in consulting and auditing at the energy company. Congression= al Committee Asks Andersen for Documents Related to Enron Chicago Tribune,= Jan. 30 A congressional committee asked the Andersen accounting firm Tuesd= ay to turn over documents related to the consulting work that the Chicago-b= ased company did for Enron Corp., the energy and commodities trading giant = now in bankruptcy. Enron Admits Error in Lobbying Costs By PETE YOST= Associated Press Writer, WASHINGTON, Jan 30, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -= - Enron Corp. apparently failed to disclose many of its lobbying expenses t= o Congress last year as the energy trader headed toward financial disaster.= Bingaman Plugs Transparent Energy Markets at Enron Hearing Jan 30, 2= 002 - E?Publishing U.S. energy markets may have reacted well following Enro= n Corp.'s collapse, but that doesn't mean Congress should shy away from tig= htening regulations in the face of a general lack of industry transparency,= Senate Energy Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) said Tuesday. = FACTBOX-Congress hearings schedule on Enron/Andersen WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (= Reuters) Following are the hearings which Congress has firmly scheduled on = the collapse of Enron Corp., its auditor Andersen, and related regulatory i= ssues over the coming weeks. Gas Pricing/Hubs NYMEX Hub gas mostl= y ends lower, AGAs seen neutral NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) NYMEX Hub gas, = mixed early as front months firmed with strong physicals and colder late-we= ek forecasts, mostly ended lower on Wednesday but reacted little to the lat= e release of a neutral weekly inventory report, sources said. Cold wea= ther pushes U.S. spot natural gas higher SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 30 (Reuters) C= older weather moving into many parts of the Midwest and Northeast sent U.S.= spot natural gas prices higher Wednesday, with many pipelines putting in 1= 0-cent gains on the day, industry sources said. Drilling/Exploration = Michigan Governor Likely to Stop Fighting Ban on Great Lakes Drilling = By Dawson Bell, Detroit Free Press, Jan. 29 Gov. John Engler hinted Monday = that he may stop fighting a proposed ban on oil and gas drilling under the = Great Lakes, in the face of overwhelming support in the Legislature for a b= an. Futures March Gas Futures Edges Higher after Shrugging off AG= A Data Jan. 30 (Btu's Daily Gas Wire) In its first day of trading as a nea= rby month contract, March natural gas futures settled 1.3 cents higher at $= 2.08 as marketers shrugged off a bearish American Gas Association storage r= eport and short covering continued to ensue, said traders. Special Offer fr= om this Publisher! Leases/Acreage High Bids Accepted on Offshore= Sale By ALAN SAYRE AP Business Writer, NEW ORLEANS, Jan 30, 2002 (AP Onl= ine via COMTEX) -- All 95 high bids were accepted from the first sale of fe= deral offshore petroleum leases in the eastern Gulf of Mexico since 1988, f= ederal officials said Wednesday. Pipelines Lodi, Calif., Natural = Gas Storage Firm Readies Pipeline, Compression Equipment By Bruce Spence, = The Record, Stockton, Calif., Jan. 28 Four years in the making, Lodi Gas St= orage is nearly up and running with a new pipeline and compression equipmen= t needed to inject and withdraw billions of cubic feet of natural gas from = an underground reservoir. FERC approves Colorado Interstate natgas pip= eline WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) The Federal Energy Regulatory Commissio= n gave final approval on Wednesday to Colorado Interstate Gas Co.'s plan to= expand its natural gas pipeline system by 282 million cubic feet per day. = US FERC OKs Tuscarora natgas pipeline into Nevada WASHINGTON, Jan 30 = (Reuters) The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) gave final approv= al on Wednesday to Tuscarora Gas Transmission Co.'s plan to expand its pipe= line system to bring more natural gas to industrial customers in northern N= evada. Tassie sod turned for gas pipeline By Brett Stubbs, Jan 30, 2= 002 (The Mercury - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The onshore construction phase of th= e $A400m Bass Strait natural gas pipeline has commenced. Sempra Energy= moves ahead natural gas export project Bolivia, Jan 29, 2002 (La Razon/S= ABI via COMTEX) -- Sempra Energy, that is striving to reach an agreement to= export Bolivian natural gas to the US, has got the authorization from auth= orities in California, to set up a the Mexican stretch of a pipeline to be = used for the distribution of imported gas to the US and Mexico. Rates = For more information on rate tariffs visit Gas Rate Tariffs [IMAGE] = Roanoke Gas To Petition Scc For Higher Rates Jan 30 - Roanoke Times & Wor= ld News Roanoke Gas Co. plans to file for a rate increase with the State Co= rporation Commission in early summer, but customers may not see higher gas = bills if the increase is approved, John Williamson, president of RGC Resour= ces, said at the company's shareholders' meeting Monday. Rigs Dri= lling Activity Up In Western Canada Jan 29, 2002 - Resource News Internati= onal The number of Canadian oil and gas rigs active as of Tuesday, January = 29, totaled 533, up from the previous week's 524, according to the Canadian= Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors (CAODC). Storage AGA= says U.S. weekly natgas stocks fell 111 bcf WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) = The American Gas Association issued the following weekly estimates of U.S. = working gas in storage (in bcf): General Andersen Under Gun to Sa= lvage Lost Data Chicago Tribune, Jan. 30 Prodded by a Texas judge, the And= ersen accounting firm has launched an aggressive campaign to retrieve Enron= Corp. records destroyed by its Houston staff, but many of the missing docu= ments never will be recovered, plaintiffs' lawyers and others say. Enr= on Was Open Book that No One Could Read By Gregg Fields, The Miami Herald,= Jan. 28 In sifting through the carnage of Enron, the largest bankruptcy in= American history, the accusations and scandals belie one salient fact: Unt= il the roof started caving in, Enron operated by the book. Governor As= ks Florida Lawmakers to Consider Suing Firm Over Enron Stock By Nancy Cook= Lauer, Tallahassee Democrat, Fla., Jan. 30 Two new investigations into Flo= rida's disastrous experience with Enron stock were launched Tuesday. W= est Virginia Senate Panel Examines Rise in Coal, Gas Assessments By Phil K= abler, The Charleston Gazette, W.Va., Jan. 29 An ad hoc Senate committee me= t for the first time Monday to try to determine what is causing and what ca= n be done about sharp increases in property tax assessments on coal reserve= s and natural gas wells. Developments related to the Enron collapse an= d investigation Jan 30 - Associated Press Developments related to the Enro= n collapse and investigation: Texan Attends State of the Union to Keep= Focus on Victimized Enron Employees By Maria Recio, Fort Worth Star-Teleg= ram, Texas, Jan. 30 President Bush probably didn't see Debbie Perrotta peer= ing down at him Tuesday night from the visitors gallery of the House of Rep= resentatives, but she was there -- representing the victimized employees of= Enron Corp. Trading/Marketing Sempra agrees to buy Enron metals = unit for $145 mln STAMFORD, Conn, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Sempra Energy said on= Tuesday it had agreed to pay about $145 million for the metals unit of Enr= on Corp., the latest business sold by the bankrupt energy trading giant. = Legal Shadow of Enron Debacle Falls on Houston Law Firm Vinson & El= kins By Mark Curriden, The Dallas Morning News, Jan. 30 Vinson & Elkins, o= ne of Texas' largest and most prestigious law firms, pocketed $30 million l= ast year working for Enron Corp., its biggest and most prized client. = Enron Workers Seek Go-Ahead for Class-Action Suit By Rosanna Ruiz, Houston= Chronicle, Jan. 30 Attorneys representing Enron employees who lost money i= n the company's 401(k) plan have asked a judge to let their class-action su= it proceed even though Enron is tied up in bankruptcy court. Universit= y of California Hires Law Firm to Recover Investments in Enron The Sacrame= nto Bee, Calif., Jan. 30 Facing an uphill battle to recover $144.7 million = lost investing in Enron Corp., the University of California has hired Ameri= ca's most successful and controversial securities-fraud law firm -- a firm = that has recovered billions of dollars for shareholders but is reportedly u= nder investigation for improper tactics. Legal experts disagree on GAO= -Cheney dispute By Susan Cornwell, WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) Legal expe= rts disagree over who has the better case as the U.S. Congress' investigati= ve arm prepared a legal action to find out how President George. W Bush's e= nergy policy was crafted. People Texas Attorney General Candidate= Faces Questions on Law Firm's Ties to Enron By Clay Robison, Houston Chro= nicle, Jan. 30 The Republican candidate to succeed Texas Attorney General J= ohn Cornyn is facing questions about potential conflicts similar to the one= s that forced Cornyn to withdraw from his office's investigation into the E= nron collapse. Texas Attorney General's Opinion Is Sought in Release o= f Enron Suicide Note By Eric Hanson, Houston Chronicle, Jan. 30 The Police= Department says it will get an attorney general's ruling -- a process that= could take months -- before releasing the suicide note written by a former= Enron executive whose body was found in his car Friday. NEWSMAKER-Wal= ker is unlikely Bush administration antagonist By Sue Pleming, WASHINGTON,= Jan 30 (Reuters) As a volunteer for President George W. Bush's father's pr= esidential campaign and a man with solid Republican credentials, David Walk= er seems an unlikely choice to wage a legal battle against the Bush adminis= tration. New Enron president no stranger to corporate storms By Dan W= ilchins, NEW YORK, Jan 29 (Reuters) Jeff McMahon, promoted Tuesday to presi= dent and chief operating officer at scandal-wracked Enron Corp., has a knac= k for finding himself in the middle of corporate maelstroms. Enron CEO= Cooper Rallies Employees By KRISTEN HAYS Associated Press Writer, HOUSTO= N, Jan 30, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- The restructuring specialist chos= en to help Enron Corp. emerge from bankruptcy told workers there that the f= allen energy giant has enough strength to survive. Video shows Enron e= mployee asked if Lay was on crack WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - An enrage= d Enron employee asked then-boss Kenneth Lay if he was on crack during a st= aff meeting, videoed as the energy trading giant began to unravel and aired= on U.S. television on Wednesday. Labor/Human Resources Johnnie C= ochran Plans to Lend Help to Enron Workers Houston Chronicle, Jan. 30 The = Rev. Al Sharpton said Tuesday that attorney Johnnie Cochran will help repre= sent Enron employees trying to recover lost retirement savings. Jesse = Jackson Rallies Enron Workers in DC Jan 30, 2002 - United Press Internatio= nal The Rev. Jesse Jackson on Wednesday led over two-dozen former employees= of bankrupt Enron Corp. to demand government compensation to make up for t= heir losses. Financial Williams calls stock fall an 'overreaction= ' TULSA, Okla., Jan 30 (Reuters) - Energy trader and pipeline operator Wil= liams Cos. Inc. on Wednesday said it remains committed to maintaining its i= nvestment-grade credit rating and called the drop in its stock an "overreac= tion." Williams Cos. Shares Fall 22 Percent on News of Spin-Off Debt = By Russell Ray, Tulsa World, Okla., Jan. 30 The stock price of Williams Cos= . Inc. plummeted 22 percent Tuesday after the company delayed the release o= f its fourth-quarter results to evaluate the impact of $2.4 billion in Will= iams-backed debt. Shares in Williams Cos halted on NYSE for news pendi= ng NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) Shares of energy trader and pipeline operato= r Williams Cos Inc. were halted on Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange= for news pending. Lesson learned: Anadarko comes clean on accounting = By Paul Thomasch, NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) Sitting in his eighteenth flo= or office one evening last week, Anadarko Petroleum Corp.'s chief financial= officer took the sort of call that can bring a company to its knees these = days. Investors give Petro-Can's Veba deal a rough ride CALGARY, Albe= rta, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Investors gave Petro-Canada's C$3.2 billion ($2 bil= lion) acquisition of Veba Oil & Gas's energy assets a rough reception on We= dnesday, driving the stock down to a six-month low on concerns about rising= debt as oil prices drop. Investor Reactions Rattle Williams By DANN= Y M. BOYD Associated Press Writer, TULSA, Okla., Jan 30, 2002 (AP Online vi= a COMTEX) -- Executives at Williams Cos. scrambled Wednesday to restore con= fidence as investors jettisoned stock in a sell-off ignited partly by linge= ring fears about the collapse of Enron Corp. Enron's Books Aren't the = Only Place Andersen Has Made Mistakes By Seth Borenstein, Knight Ridder, J= an. 30 Two years before their Enron Corp. work came under scrutiny, Arthur = Andersen auditors approved another client's inaccurate accounting. 'En= ron Effect' Rattles Investors By LISA SINGHANIA AP Business Writer, NEW Y= ORK, Jan 30, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- Fears of another Enron-type sca= ndal has become Wall Street's latest excuse to sell in an environment alrea= dy plagued by uncertainty. Financial - Ratings Centrica outperfor= ms, Morgan Stanley positive on Enbridge buy LONDON, Jan 30, 2002 (AFX-UK = via COMTEX) -- Shares in blue-chip energy group Centrica PLC were holding s= teady in early deals, outperforming a weaker market, after Morgan Stanley s= aid the company's acquisition of Enbridge Energy Services for 437 mln stg w= as a positive move, dealers said. Financial - Results NiSource re= ports profit vs. year-ago loss MERRILLVILLE, Ind., Jan 30 (Reuters) NiSour= ce Inc., a diversified natural gas distributor, on Wednesday reported a fou= rth-quarter profit, reversing a year-earlier loss, despite unseasonably war= m weather and the economic downturn. Anadarko shares hit by accounting= worries NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) Shares of Anadarko Petroleum Inc. fell= sharply Wednesday after the largest U.S. independent oil and gas producer = disclosed Tuesday it would restate earnings to include additional charges. = Energen earnings drop on low prices, Enron charge BIRMINGHAM, Ala., J= an 30 (Reuters) - Diversified energy company Energen Corp. said on Wednesda= y fourth-quarter net income dropped more than 70 percent, hurt by lower nat= ural gas prices and charges for exposure to troubled energy trader Enron Co= rp. Enbridge operating profit, dividend up CALGARY, Alberta, Jan 30 (= Reuters) - Enbridge Inc., Canada's No. 2 pipeline company, said on Wednesda= y its fourth-quarter operating profit rose due to a big U.S. acquisition, b= ut net earnings fell 33 percent after a prior-year gain from income tax red= uctions. Houston-Based Marathon Oil Posts Quarterly Net Loss of Almost= $900 Million By Michael Davis, Houston Chronicle, Jan. 30 Marathon Oil Co= rp. reported on Tuesday a massive net loss of nearly $900 million for the f= ourth quarter, partly because of the cost of its recent split from U.S. Ste= el Corp. International Enron collapse subjects British government= , opposition to accusations By ROBERT BARR Associated Press Writer, LONDON= , Jan 30, 2002 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- Enron's collapse has cast a s= hadow over Downing Street, with Prime Minister Tony Blair under pressure to= explain how Enron won favorable government decisions after giving financia= l support to the Labor Party. Kuwait Signs Protocol Agreement to Impor= t Natural Gas From Qatar KUWAIT CITY, Jan 30, 2002 (Xinhua via COMTEX) --= Kuwait signed on Wednesday a protocol agreement to import Qatari natural g= as from the year 2005, Kuwait's official KUNA news agency reported. Rw= e to Be the Largest Investor in the Czech Republic Jan 30, 2002 - FT World= Media Abstracts via Comtex RWE AG, the German energy group, has signed a c= ontract with the Czech state privatisation body over the acquisition of a 9= 7 per cent stake in gas provider Transgas and participations of between aro= und 46 and 58 per cent in eight regional Czech gas companies. Gaz De F= rance to Cut Tariffs on 1 May Jan 30, 2002 - FT World Media Abstracts via = Comtex A year after having raised its household gas tariffs by 9.5 per cent= , the French gas company Gaz de France (GDF) is planning a "significant" cu= t in these rates on 1 May, the company's chairman, Pierre Gadonneix, announ= ced yesterday. If you are an Energy Central News Subscriber and you = have checked any news articles above, selecting the 'Get Articles' button b= elow will deliver all of the checked articles in one page. This is a conven= ient way to get exactly the news you need - quickly! 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