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37 TOP STORIES FERC drops Calif price reports amid US data revi=
ew WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission s=
aid Thursday it would stop requiring companies to report monthly California=
natural gas prices, saying the agency was reviewing what data it needed to=
monitor all U.S. energy markets. Cold weather fuels near-record gas us=
e in Calif. 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=
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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.=
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