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Energy Central Job Center =09 [IMAGE]=09 [IMAGE] =09 HOME | GAS NEWS | EVENTS | JOBS | BUSINESS CENTERS | DIRECTORIES= | DATA CENTER MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2002 =09 =09 THIS ISSUE BROUGHT TO YOU BY Do the right energy professionals= have your company's white papers? Gain exposure to thousands by including = them in the industry's most respected information resource - the Energy Cen= tral Research Report Center. Users are able to quickly sort and view all in= cluded documents. Make sure yours is included. To learn how to submit your = white papers, e-mail mjohnson@energycentral.com. http://www.energycentral.c= om/sections/research TOP STORIES Natural Gas Prices Expected to= Remain Volatile for Colorado Consumers By Steve Raabe, The Denver Post, F= eb. 1 Consumers whipsawed by last year's erratic natural-gas prices should = brace for more thrills in coming years. Study pans idea of state equity= in Alaska gasline ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb 2 (Reuters) Alaska would gain li= ttle and risk much if the state were to assume part ownership of a proposed= pipeline to ship natural gas from the North Slope to the lower 48 states, = said a report released on Friday. Indiana Gas Utilities Get Settlement = Refunds By Chris O'Malley, The Indianapolis Star, Feb. 1 Indiana natural g= as customers will share in an $11.7 million refund from out-of-state gas pr= oducers that improperly charged Indiana utilities in the 1980s. Energy= Security Bush officials say high alert may be needed for years with t= errorists possibly lurking in U.S. By H. JOSEF HEBERT Associated Press Wr= iter, WASHINGTON, Feb 01, 2002 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- Despite U.S. = successes in Afghanistan, the Bush administration is cautioning that terror= ists may be operating in the United States, requiring the nation to stay on= high alert for perhaps years. California Crisis FERC Decides Not= to Extend Reporting Period for Natural Gas Sales to California Feb. 1 (En= ergy Insights) Last July, the FERC ordered the monthly reporting of transac= tional information on gas sales to the California market through January 20= 02. Special Offer from this Publisher! ADVERTISEMENT Data on n= uclear power plant performance available now! Energy Central's Operating Pl= ant Experience Code (OPEC) allows you to analyze nuclear power plant perfor= mance, identify trends of lost generation and causes of poor performance. D= ownload your free trial version today at http://www.energycentral.com/secti= ons/databases/OPEC . National Energy Policy Two Proposals in M= emo from Enron's Lay Became Part of Cheney's Energy Plan By Jim Landers, T= he Dallas Morning News, Feb. 1 The Bush administration's national energy pl= an included two Enron-endorsed provisions that upset some congressional Rep= ublicans and Western governors for infringing on state's rights. Court= tells Cheney to explain task force secrecy WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - = A federal judge has ordered Vice President Dick Cheney's energy task force = to explain the constitutional argument behind its refusal to release detail= s of its meetings, a group suing for the records said on Friday. Compe= tition & Deregulation For reports and related information on this topic = visit our Data Center [IMAGE] Higgins critical of gas deregulation Fe= b 01 - Irish Times Deregulation is "limping along" in Irish markets, Fine G= ael has claimed in a debate on the Interim Gas Regulation Bill. Merger= s, Acquisitions & Divestitures Rumors Swirl of New Bidder for Conoco = By Rick Robinson, The Daily Oklahoman, Jan. 31 Speculation swirled more for= cefully around the Phillips Petroleum Co. and Conoco Inc. merger Wednesday,= with renewed speculation that ChevronTexaco Corp. could jump in as a spoil= er. Enron May Sell Pittsburgh-Based Firm Limbach Facility Services to = Raise Money By Dan Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Feb. 2 Enron Corp= ., the Houston energy trader now engulfed in the largest bankruptcy case in= U.S. history, has ties to a 101-year-old Pittsburgh mechanical contracting= firm. Legislation/Regulation Justice Department Tells White Hous= e Not to Destroy Enron-Related Records By Ron Hutcheson, Knight Ridder Was= hington Bureau, Feb. 2 The Justice Department on Friday directed the White = House not to destroy any records related to Enron's contacts with governmen= t officials because they could be needed in a criminal investigation. = Congress to Grill Enron Witnesses Feb 03, 2002 - Associated Press Star wit= ness and presidential friend Kenneth Lay. Lawmakers Aim to Lift Enron'= s 'Shroud of Secrecy' at Lay Hearings By Julie Mason, Houston Chronicle, F= eb. 1 Lawmakers signaled Thursday that their questioning of former Enron Co= rp. Chairman Ken Lay on Capitol Hill next week is likely to be confrontatio= nal when he delivers his first public explanation of the company's collapse= . Congressmen Cry Foul in Enron's Self-Investigation By Julie Mason, = Houston Chronicle , Feb. 2 Lawmakers on Friday sought to discredit a pendin= g internal investigation from Enron Corp., saying the effort is already com= promised by a lack of independent oversight. FACTBOX-Congress hearings= schedule on Enron/Andersen WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) The following are = the hearings which the U.S. Congress has firmly scheduled on the collapse o= f Enron Corp., its auditor Andersen, and related regulatory issues over the= coming weeks. Latest items added are marked *. Lawmaker Wants Utah to= Debate Means of Selecting Utility Regulators By Steven Oberbeck, The Salt= Lake Tribune, Jan. 31 Sen. Ed Mayne, D-West Valley City, wants the Legisla= ture to debate whether Utah's top utility regulators should be elected rath= er than appointed by the governor. Enron scandal may affect legislatio= n By Chris Nietupski, MADISON, Wis., Feb 01, 2002 (Badger Herald, U-WIRE = via COMTEX) -- Policy-making in Wisconsin and across the country could feel= the effects of the Enron scandal, state officials say. Gas Pricing/Hu= bs NYMEX Hub gas ends mixed, fronts hold with cash, temps NEW YORK, F= eb 1 (Reuters) NYMEX Hub gas ended mixed Friday in moderate trade, with fro= nt months finishing steady to slightly higher with a firmer weekend cash ma= rket and colder weather forecasts into next week, industry sources said. = Canada spot gas mostly climbs behind stronger U.S. NEW YORK, Feb 1 (Reu= ters) Canadian spot natural gas prices were mostly higher Friday, taking cu= es from stronger U.S. gas prices in cooling temperatures in the U.S. Midwes= t and Northeast, industry sources said. Cold weather lifts weekend U.S= . spot natural gas SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 1 (Reuters) More lasting and colder = weather pushed spot natural gas prices higher on Friday, especially in the = Northeast, where temperatures are expected to drop sharply from the spring-= like readings earlier this week. Futures March Futures Settles Fl= at following Choppy Short Covering Feb. 1 (Btu's Daily Gas Wire) March nat= ural gas futures settled flat at $2.138 as the market posted choppy trade a= mid sporadic short covering activity throughout the day, said traders. Spec= ial Offer from this Publisher! Natural gas flat despite cooler weathe= r February 4, 2002 (TradeSignals via COMTEX) -- Natural gas futures ended= Friday's two-sided session flat as the prospect of an increase in market d= emand failed to rouse upside interest. Leases/Acreage Alaska expa= nds oil and gas leasing program By Yereth Rosen, ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 1= (Reuters) The state of Alaska on Friday released a five-year oil and gas l= easing program that officials said expands drilling opportunities in respon= se to industry desires for more exploratory acreage. Rates For more= information on rate tariffs visit Gas Rate Tariffs [IMAGE] Okaloosa, = Fla., Gas Customers to See Lower Prices By Rebecca Cason, Northwest Florid= a Daily News, Fort Walton Beach, Feb. 1 Okaloosa Gas customers will receive= a pleasant surprise beginning in February-- lower gas bills. Natural = Gas Prices Fall 52 Percent in Year's Time for Western Kentucky Gas By Joe = Walker, The Paducah Sun, Ky., Jan. 31 Western Kentucky Gas prices will be 5= 2.4 percent lower than last February, thanks to continued strong supply and= anticipated normal winter demand. Rigs U.S. rig count down 6, Ca= nada down 7--Baker Hughes NEW YORK, Feb 1 (Reuters) The number of rigs sea= rching for oil and gas in the United States fell by six to 853 during the w= eek ended Feb. 1, according to oil services firm Baker Hughes. Storage= Aquila Buys Gas Storage Site Near Kingman Feb 02, 2002 - The Arizona= Republic (www.azcentral.com) Kansas City energy trader Aquila Inc. has pur= chased a 36,000-acre ranch north of Kingman where it plans to develop a mam= moth natural gas storage facility to supply the explosive growth of power p= lants in Arizona and Nevada. Transmission Trinidad, Colo., Looks = for More from Subdividers Concerning Utility Lines By Mike Garrett, The Pu= eblo Chieftain, Colo., Feb. 1 The city of Trinidad is strengthening its pos= ition on installation and replacement of city utility lines and infrastruct= ure by subdividers. General Attorney: Enron Officer Ordered Whist= leblower's Computer Seized By Miles Moffeit, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Tex= as, Feb. 1 Shortly after Enron Corp. Vice President Sherron Watkins reporte= d a pattern of accounting irregularities to company chief Kenneth Lay last = year, management seized her computer, Watkins' attorney said. Enron Ex= ecutives' Image Slips in New Poll By Patty Reinert, Houston Chronicle, Feb= . 2 As the Enron scandal unfolds, a majority of Americans believe executive= s acted illegally as the Houston energy trader spiraled toward bankruptcy l= ast fall, according to a poll released Friday. `Enron' Becomes a Verb = By Marja Mills, Chicago Tribune, Feb 1 To Enron's enormous legal and finan= cial nightmares, add this indignity: The bankrupt behemoth's name has morph= ed into slang for slippery accounting, leaving employees in the lurch and o= ther unsavory conduct. Enron execs using company jets to attend bankru= ptcy hearings By KRISTEN HAYS Associated Press Writer-, HOUSTON, Jan 31, 2= 002 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- Since Enron Corp. filed the largest U.S.= bankruptcy in history last year, the company has used its two jets for eig= ht round-trip flights to New York where the case was filed, a spokesman sai= d Thursday. Enron Developments at a Glance Feb 01 - Associated Press = Developments related to the Enron collapse and investigation: Computer= Sleuths Confident about Ability to Find Deleted Enron Data By Cara Anna, = Austin American-Statesman, Texas, Jan. 31 The head of the company hired to = retrieve the electronic records destroyed by Arthur Andersen LLP concerning= Enron Corp. was guarded but confident Wednesday as he talked about the tas= k already under way in Houston, protected by armed guards. Enron Vacat= es Most of Its California Offices By Kate Berry, The Orange County Registe= r, Calif., Feb. 1 Enron Corp., the bankrupt energy-trading company that inf= luenced the design of California's disastrous experiment with electricity d= eregulation, has vacated nearly all its offices in the state, including an = Orange County headquarters in Costa Mesa. Chattanooga, Tenn., Steel-Pl= ant Operator Has Unique Agreement with Enron By Mike Pare, Chattanooga Tim= es/Free Press, Feb. 1 Huntco Inc., which operates a steel processing plant = at Chattanooga's riverport, has what a steel industry spokesman calls uniqu= e financial agreements with Enron. Enron Collapse Affects Shares Omaha= , Neb., Retirees By Judith Graham, Chicago Tribune, Feb. 1 The small sign = welcoming the white-haired men and women to lunch last Friday was a minor a= ct of rebellion. "Northern Natural Gas retirees luncheon," the sheet read. = A month ago, it would have carried the name of Enron. Trading/Marketin= g Barclays hires 2 ex-Enron executives to run energy trading desk LO= NDON, Feb 01, 2002 (AFX-Europe via COMTEX) -- Barclays Bank PLC unit Barcla= ys Capital said it hired two former executives from Enron Europe to run a n= ewly created energy trading team, the Wall Street Journal reported. Le= gal Bank of America Subsidiary Sued over Advice It Gave on Enron Bonds= By Rick Rothacker, The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Feb. 2 A Bank of America= Corp. subsidiary is among three companies being sued by an institutional i= nvestor who says they promoted Enron Corp. bonds even when they knew the en= ergy trader was in financial trouble. Lawyers for Former Enron Workers= File Motions, Seeking to Clear Way for Suits By Ron Nissimov, Houston Chr= onicle, Feb. 1 Lawyers for two groups of former Enron employees have filed = three motions in New York bankruptcy court they say will protect the intere= sts of their clients. Williams, WCG sued over telecom unit spinoff By= C. Bryson Hull, HOUSTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) Energy conglomerate Williams Cos.= and its telecommunications spinoff, Williams Communications Group, on Frid= ay faced mounting shareholder lawsuits alleging the communications venture = was fraught with misstated financial results and debt. People Enr= on Choices Received Bush Posts By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer, WASHIN= GTON, Feb 01, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- A few months after the White H= ouse got a list of recommended candidates from former Enron Chairman Kennet= h Lay, a friend and backer of President Bush, two of them were appointed to= a federal energy commission. Accounting Agency Chief Has Reputation f= or Integrity By Tom Walker, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Feb. 2 Peopl= e who know him volunteer the same phrase in describing David Michael Walker= , U.S. comptroller general and head of the General Accounting Office: "stra= ight arrow." Head of Enron's Internal Probe Walks Tightrope as Board M= ember, Law Dean By Pete Slover, The Dallas Morning News, Feb. 1 The man co= nducting Enron Corp.'s internal investigation of its collapse -- Enron boar= d member and University of Texas Law School Dean William C. Powers Jr. -- i= s navigating a maze of potential conflicts of interest. Enron's Demise= Troubled Executive before His Death, Friends Say By Bruce Nichols, The Da= llas Morning News, Feb. 1 Cliff Baxter spent 10 years climbing to the top o= f Enron Corp. before quitting as vice chairman last May, telling co-workers= and friends he was going to take his millions and enjoy life with his wife= and two children. Watchdog Groups Criticize Texas Attorney General Ca= ndidate's Link to Enron By Max B. Baker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, = Feb. 1 The Republican candidate for state attorney general is drawing criti= cism from public watchdog groups for being employed at a law firm that earn= ed hundreds of thousands of dollars lobbying for Enron. Enron Exec.'s = Credibility at Stake By DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press Writer, WASHINGTON= , Feb 02, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- It's not just his company that is = weighted with debits. Harvard Corporation member in spotlight for Enro= n board seat By Joseph P. Flood, CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan 31, 2002 (Harvard = Crimson, U-WIRE via COMTEX) -- The ever-expanding investigations and govern= ment probes into last fall's surprise collapse of energy giant Enron Corp. = has highlighted the role played by one member of Harvard University's Corpo= ration in the management of the company. Conference Announcements = G8 ministers to talk energy production increase OTTAWA, Jan 31 (Reuters) = - At the suggestion of U.S. President George W. Bush and his energy secreta= ry, Canada and the United States will host the first-ever G8 energy ministe= rs meeting, which will look at how to boost energy production. Labor/H= uman Resources Ex-Enron Employees Face Tough Times By LISA FALKENBER= G Associated Press Writer, HOUSTON, Feb 01, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- = With his credit card in hand, laid-off Enron Corp. employee David Hunker we= nt to the supermarket last month to buy all the Lean Cuisine meals he could= stuff in his freezer. Ex-Enron Workers' Fund Receives $400,000 Jan 3= 1, 2002 - United Press International A fund created to aid former Enron emp= loyees received nearly $400,000 in donations in the past week, mostly from = politicians and political groups returning Enron contributions, the Greater= Houston Community Foundation said Thursday. Environmental U.S., = Williams unit settle pipeline case WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) Transcontin= ental Gas Pipe Line Corp. (Transco) reached a settlement with the U.S. Gove= rnment to clean soil and groundwater contamination along the company's 10,5= 00-mile natural gas pipeline that stretches across 12 states from Texas to = New York, the Justice Department said on Friday. Financial Fund, = Money Managers Kept Buying Enron Stock Despite Plummeting Share Price By S= cott Nelson, The Boston Globe, Feb. 2 A plummeting share price didn't stop = mutual funds and money managers from adding Enron Corp. stock to their port= folios in the months before the Houston energy company filed the largest co= rporate bankruptcy in US history, new analysis shows. BP drops UBS fun= d hit by Enron meltdown LONDON, Feb 1 (Reuters) Oil firm BP is switching $= 970 million of U.S. employee savings away from a UBS AG-owned fund that was= hit by exposure to collapsed energy firm Enron's debt, sources familiar wi= th the matter said on Friday. Tougher rules in the works for Enron-typ= e deals By Deepa Babington, NEW YORK, Feb 1 (Reuters) Dogged by pressure a= fter the Enron debacle, accounting rule makers are rushing to tighten stand= ards for complex financing vehicles that went to the heart of the energy tr= ader's collapse. Bush touts pension reform without mentioning Enron W= ASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Without mentioning Enron Corp. by name, Presid= ent George W. Bush told Americans on Saturday he would reform pension rules= to protect workers like those who lost their retirement savings when the e= nergy trader and Bush campaign contributor collapsed last year. Enron = report blasts managers on partnerships WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Enron= Corp. inflated its profits by nearly $1 billion and top employees raked in= millions of dollars "they should never have received" through complex part= nerships key to the company's collapse last year, said an Enron internal in= quiry report released on Saturday. Creditors Will Mull Enron Plan Feb= 01 - Associated Press Some of Enron Corp.'s creditors say it's far too ear= ly to tell whether they can get more out of a smaller company focused on mo= ving electricity and natural gas or from an all-out liquidation. Chief= of Williams Cos. Says Market Overreacted to Delay in Earnings Report By R= ick Robinson, The Daily Oklahoman, Jan. 31 In the wake of a 22 percent drop= Tuesday in Williams Cos.' share price, Chief Executive Steve Malcolm said = Wednesday that the market over-reacted to Tuesday's delay of the company's = earnings report. After Enron Controversy, Questions Raised about Emplo= yment of Accountants By Robert Manor, Chicago Tribune, Feb. 3 Although cri= tics say it's a clear conflict of interest, accountants freely take jobs wi= th clients they audit, a widespread and increasingly controversial practice= highlighted by the collapse of Enron. NY Comptroller asks NYSE to sti= ffen accounting rules NEW YORK, Jan 31 (Reuters) - The New York State Comp= troller on Thursday called on the New York Stock Exchange to stiffen its ac= counting rules for listed companies -- preventing auditors from also workin= g as consultants for the same firm -- in order to restore investor confiden= ce in the wake of Enron Corp.'s collapse 1st Colo. Firm Since 2000 See= ks Ipo; Markwest Energy Offering 2 Million Units At $19 To $21 A Share Feb= 02 - Denver Rocky Mountain News For the first time in more than a year, a = Colorado company has filed papers for an initial public offering. Fina= ncial - Ratings Williams Cos. Credit Rating Is Reaffirmed, but May Be = Cut by Another Agency By Russell Ray, Tulsa World, Okla., Feb. 2 The credi= t rating of Williams Cos. Inc. was reaffirmed by a major rating agency Frid= ay, which ignited a 7.4 percent surge in the company's stock price. Fi= nancial - Results Natural-Gas Pipeline Firm El Paso Posts Higher Earni= ngs, But Issues Warning By Michael Davis, Houston Chronicle, Feb. 1 El Pas= o Corp. reported an increase in fourth-quarter earnings Thursday but warned= investors that it will earn less this year than previously indicated becau= se of slumping natural gas prices. NZ's UnitedNetworks on acquisition = trail AUCKLAND, Feb 1 (Reuters) - New Zealand electricity and gas utility = UnitedNetworks Ltd said on Friday it had potential to match last year's str= ong performance and was in good shape to acquire more assets. W-H Ener= gy fourth-quarter earnings up 47 percent HOUSTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) Oilfield= service company W-H Energy Services Inc. said on Friday its fourth-quarter= earnings rose 47 percent as domestic business increased despite an overall= slump in the oil and gas industry. Denbury raises reserves, to take c= harge for Enron DALLAS, Feb 1 (Reuters) Exploration and production company= Denbury Resources Inc. on Friday said it would take a fourth-quarter charg= e from exposure to bankrupt energy trader Enron Corp. Warm Weather Cit= ed in OGE Energy Corp.'s Loss in Fourth Quarter By Rick Robinson, The Dail= y Oklahoman, Jan. 30 OGE Energy Corp. cited warmer weather as it reported a= fourth-quarter net loss Tuesday of $6.3 million, or 8 cents a share, compa= red with net income of $7.2 million, or 9 cents a share, in the year-ago qu= arter. Tulsa, Okla.-Based Syntroleum Reports Fourth-Quarter Loss of $8= Million By Rick Robinson, The Daily Oklahoman, Jan. 31 Syntroleum Corp. o= f Tulsa on Wednesday announced losses for the fourth quarter and for the ye= ar. Black Hills profit sinks 78 percent NEW YORK, Jan 31 (Reuters) Bl= ack Hills Corp., an energy and broadband communications company, on Thursda= y reported a 78 percent drop in its fourth-quarter earnings, and said lower= gas and electricity prices as well as charges related to Enron Corp. hurt = its results. International Iran sees no harm to investment from B= ush comments By Peg Mackey, ALGIERS, Feb 2 (Reuters) The "Axis of Evil" ta= g pinned by U.S. President George W. Bush on Iran will not undermine foreig= n investment prospects in its huge energy sector, already hit by U.S. sanct= ions, Iran's oil minister said on Saturday. Bankrupt US Energy Firm Si= lent on Steel Project in Mozambique MAPUTO, February 1, 2002 (Xinhua via = COMTEX) -- The bankrupt American energy company Enron has still not contact= ed the Mozambican government about the future of the Maputo Iron and Steel = Project (MISP), of which Enron was the sole shareholder. Government di= scloses one more meeting; AFL-CIO focus on Lord Wakeham By ROBERT BARR As= sociated Press Writer, LONDON, Feb 01, 2002 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- = Prime Minister Tony Blair's government on Friday disclosed an eighth meetin= g between ministers and executives of Enron Corp., while a major U.S. labor= organization said it had asked other companies to drop a British member of= Enron's board from their panels of directors. Prince Charles' charity= says it received $1.12 M US from Enron over 8 years ED JOHNSON, LONDON, = Feb 02, 2002 (The Canadian Press via COMTEX) -- Executives at Enron Corp. d= onated 800,000 pounds - the equivalent of $1.12 million US - to Prince Char= les' charity The Prince's Trust and also met with him at charity dinners, t= he organization and a palace official said Saturday. 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