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02 - Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) Russian gas utility Gazprom has stopped =
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ducts. Energy Security Watchdog Warns of Tanker Attacks By ROHA=
N SULLIVAN Associated Press Writer, KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb 04, 2002 (A=
P Online via COMTEX) -- Ships carrying huge loads of highly flammable natur=
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abases/OPEC . Enron Debacle Senate panel plans to subpoena Enr=
on's Lay WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The chairman of the powerful Senate=
Commerce Committee on Monday said he would force former Enron Corp. chairm=
an Kenneth Lay to appear before his panel and called for a special prosecut=
or to probe the failed energy giant's ties to the Bush administration. =
Enron deception started at top-Enron director WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters)=
- Enron Corp. tried to systematically manipulate its results and deceive s=
hareholders as top executives raked in millions of dollars in personal gain=
s, the author of an internal inquiry into the company's collapse told Congr=
ess on Monday. Enron chief financial officer to take the Fifth WASHIN=
GTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) Enron's former chief financial officer, who is charge=
d with pocketing $30 million from questionable deals that led to the compan=
y's collapse, will not answer questions in testimony before Congress, a law=
maker investigating the firm said on Sunday. Enron Europe liabilities =
billions of dollars LONDON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Administrator Pricewaterhous=
eCoopers said on Monday it had told creditors that collapsed energy company=
Enron Europe had "billions" of dollars of liabilities. Congressmen qu=
estion legality of some Enron transactions By PETE YOST Associated Press =
Writer, WASHINGTON, Feb 03, 2002 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- Two members=
of Congress pointed to possible criminality in the Enron scandal Sunday, s=
aying the company manufactured income out of its off-the-books partnership =
deals that led to financial disaster. Internal Enron Probe Finds Abuse=
s By KRISTEN HAYS Associated Press Writer, HOUSTON, Feb 04, 2002 (AP Onli=
ne via COMTEX) -- Enron Corp. executives pocketed large amounts of money in=
running complex partnerships used to disguise the troubled energy company'=
s financial problems while top managers and auditors provided little oversi=
ght, an internal probe found. ANALYSIS: Internal Report Suggests Why E=
nron Executives Are So Quiet Now By Jim Landers, The Dallas Morning News, =
Feb. 4 After Enron Corp.'s own report on what went wrong, perhaps it's not =
surprising that Kenneth Lay and several other ex-executives are electing to=
stay away or stay mum before Congress this week. Enron Rode U.S. Poli=
cy, Washington Ties to Lofty But Failed Overseas Ventures By Jim Landers, =
The Dallas Morning News, Feb. 2 In many ways, says Chamber of Commerce exec=
utive Michael Clark, "the business of U.S. foreign policy in the 1990s was =
business." Enron Debacle Forces Sharper Focus on Company Audit Committ=
ees By Dan Feldstein, Houston Chronicle, Feb. 4 At the last meeting of the=
Reliant Energy board of directors' audit committee, the subject was Enron =
Corp. and its highly creative accounting. Interview Offers Glimpse at =
Then-Enron Chairman's Influence By Eric Berger, Houston Chronicle, Feb. 4 =
An interview last May with Enron Corp.'s then-chairman Ken Lay has revealed=
more of his influence on the nation's energy policy. Former Enron Cha=
irman's Rise as Dramatic as His Fall Houston Chronicle, Feb. 3 One day las=
t August, Ken Lay faced more than 1,000 Enron employees in the grand ballro=
om at the Hyatt Regency downtown. Former Enron Workers Feel Let Down a=
s Former Chairman Alters Plans By Steve Brewer, Houston Chronicle, Feb. 4 =
For former Enron employees in Houston, Ken Lay's televised testimony before=
Congress was going to be the equivalent of Sunday's Super Bowl. Forme=
r Enron Leader Lay Cancels Plans to Testify before Congress By John C. Hen=
ry, Houston Chronicle, Feb. 4 Questioning whether he could get a fair heari=
ng before Congress, former Enron Corp. Chairman Ken Lay notified lawmakers =
Sunday that he would not appear this week before committees examining the c=
ompany's collapse. Class-Action Suit against Enron May Include You By=
Pamela R. Winnick, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Feb. 4 Did you lose your shirt=
investing in Enron stock? Andersen to hire former Fed Volcker to rest=
ore rep-ABC WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) Embattled auditor Andersen, critic=
ized for its handling of fallen Enron Corp.'s books, plans to hire former F=
ederal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker to help the firm restore its credibili=
ty, ABC News reported on Sunday, citing no sources. Enron officials se=
en facing criminal prosecution WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - An internal E=
nron Corp. report showing the company inflated profits while top employees =
raked in millions of dollars they should not have received puts some Enron =
executives in jeopardy of criminal prosecution, key members of the U.S. Con=
gress said on Sunday. FACTBOX-Congress hearings schedule on Enron/Ande=
rsen WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) The following are the hearings that the U=
.S. Congress has firmly scheduled on the collapse of Enron Corp., the role =
of its auditor Andersen, and related regulatory issues over the coming week=
s. Latest information added is marked with *. AFL-CIO asks SEC bar Enr=
on directors from boards WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The AFL-CIO called =
on U.S. regulators on Monday to bar directors of Enron Corp. from serving o=
n other companies' boards, arguing the directors were "substantially unfit"=
for such duties. Ex-Enron CEO Skilling still plans to testify WASHIN=
GTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) One-time Enron Corp. Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling=
still plans to testify before a congressional committee later this week, h=
is spokeswoman said on Monday, unlike other former executives of the fallen=
energy giant. Deep Roots of Enron Fall Studied By BRAD FOSS AP Busi=
ness Writer, HOUSTON, Feb 03, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- Enron's crash =
now is being tracked back to deceptive accounting and unbridled deal-making=
that were part of the company's culture for years. Enron Specter Haun=
ts World Forum By EILEEN ALT POWELL AP Business Writer, NEW YORK, Feb 03,=
2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- If there is a ghost haunting the World Econ=
omic Forum, it belongs to Enron Corp. Excerpts From Enron Investigatio=
n HOUSTON, Feb 03, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- Here are excerpts from =
a 203-page internal probe into partnerships that helped fuel Enron Corp.'s =
collapse last year: British and U.S. unions call for accountants' body=
to investigate Wakeham LONDON, Feb 04, 2002 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -=
- The Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales said on Monda=
y it was awaiting information from U.S. authorities before deciding whether=
to investigate former government minister John Wakeham in connection with =
his role as a director of Enron Corp. No 10 did not reveal all Enron t=
alks Feb 04 - The Guardian The row over the web of influence built up by t=
he collapsed energy giant Enron deepened yesterday as it emerged that Downi=
ng Street failed to disclose a number of meetings the company held with min=
isters and key advisers to Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. Cooper Aims to=
Reform Enron Into Firm with Predictable Cash Flows Feb. 4 (Utility Spotli=
ght) In his first day as interim CEO of Enron, bankruptcy restructuring spe=
cialist Stephen Cooper said he will focus on quickly returning the troubled=
firm into an energy company centered around international and domestic pow=
er plants and natural gas facilities that will provide predictable revenues=
and cash flow. Special Offer from this Publisher! Chair of Georgia G=
OP Says He's Willing to Answer Enron Questions By Jim Galloway, The Atlant=
a Journal-Constitution, Feb. 2 During the eight months he's been their chai=
rman, Georgia Republicans have found out that when you get Ralph Reed, you =
get many things. Enron Executives Reassured Employees, Investors as Fi=
rm Spun Out of Control By Charlene Oldham, The Dallas Morning News, Feb. 3=
With that very public reassurance, Kenneth Lay predicted blue skies on the=
day that protege Jeffrey Skilling unexpectedly stepped down after a six-mo=
nth stint as Enron Corp.'s chief executive. Jesse Jackson, Others Reit=
erate Efforts to Get Relief for Ex-Enron Workers By Mary Vuong, Houston Ch=
ronicle, Feb. 4 The Rev. Jesse Jackson on Sunday reiterated his mission to =
seek financial relief for former Enron employees during a Houston gathering=
before heading to Washington, D.C., with several of those workers to watch=
Ken Lay's scheduled testimony before Congress today. Harris County, T=
exas, District Attorney Says Staff Will Not Investigate Enron By Alan Bern=
stein, Houston Chronicle, Feb. 2 Harris County District Attorney Chuck Rose=
nthal said Friday his staff is not investigating the possibility of crimina=
l actions in the financial collapse of Enron Corp. because it has no eviden=
ce state laws were broken. Houston Congressman Bentsen Heads Roundtabl=
e Session for Ex-Enron Workers By Lori Rodriguez, Houston Chronicle, Feb. =
4 On the eve of a congressional hearing today that was to feature former En=
ron Chairman Ken Lay, Houston Congressman Ken Bentsen met with former compa=
ny employees Sunday to hammer out questions for the ex-CEO about the collap=
se of the company and the subsequent plight of its workforce. GOP whip=
DeLay calls for Lay to testify WASHINGTON, Feb 04, 2002 (United Press In=
ternational via COMTEX) -- A key Republican lawmaker Monday joined the call=
for former Enron head Kenneth Lay to appear before congressional committee=
s investigating the collapse of the Houston energy giant. National Ene=
rgy Policy Bush budget slashes U.S. oil, natgas research funds WASHIN=
GTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) The U.S. Energy Department's oil and natural gas rese=
arch programs were slashed under President George W. Bush's new fiscal 2003=
budget released on Monday, while renewable energy and efficiency programs =
received a slight funding boost. Enron Disclosures Weigh on Bush WAS=
HINGTON, Feb 03, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- A Republican committee chai=
rman said Sunday the Bush administration probably will end up revealing inf=
ormation about its energy meetings, amid reports of more contacts with Enro=
n and other power companies. Debate continues over disclosure of Bush =
White House energy meetings WASHINGTON, Feb 03, 2002 (AP WorldStream via =
COMTEX) -- A Republican committee chairman says the Bush administration pro=
bably will end up revealing information about its energy meetings, amid rep=
orts of more contacts with Enron and other power companies. Competitio=
n & Deregulation For reports and related information on this topic visit=
our Data Center [IMAGE] CEO of Georgia Gas Utility Criticizes Electri=
c Company's Moves By Matthew C. Quinn, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, F=
eb. 2 The debate over natural gas deregulation turned into a boardroom braw=
l Friday when the top executive of Georgia's No. 1 gas company warned the s=
tate's top electric company to butt out of its business. Mergers, Acqu=
isitions & Divestitures AEP hires advisers for UK, Australia sales CO=
LUMBUS, Ohio, Feb 4 (Reuters) - American Electric Power Co. Inc. on Monday =
said it has retained Schroder Salomon Smith Barney and ABN Amro to advise i=
t on prospects for the divestment of Seeboard, its electric and gas utility=
in southeast England. NW Natural Positive on PGE Purchase; Others See=
Debt, Rate Issues Feb. 4 (Clearing Up) NW Natural remains confident that =
its proposed purchase of Portland General from Enron will go through. Speci=
al Offer from this Publisher! Legislation/Regulation US FERC wan=
ts $8 mln budget hike to $200 mln for FY03 WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) Ref=
lecting a bigger emphasis on market enforcement, the Federal Energy Regulat=
ory Commission (FERC) requested a budget of nearly $200 million for fiscal =
2003, up about $8 million from this year. Gas Pricing/Hubs Canadi=
an spot gas mostly eases with weaker NYMEX NEW YORK, Feb 4 (Reuters) Canad=
ian spot natural gas prices mostly eased Monday with weaker gas futures as =
forecasters called for near seasonal weather this week for much of the U.S.=
and in ongoing concerns over a glut of gas in storage, industry sources sa=
id. NYMEX Hub gas ends mixed, losses limited by weather NEW YORK, Feb=
4 (Reuters) NYMEX Hub gas ended mixed Monday in moderate trade, with conce=
rns about record levels of gas in storage weighing on front months but loss=
es limited by mostly seasonal U.S. weather forecasts this week, sources sai=
d. Natural Gas Cash Softens in West, Northeast Jumps on Weather Feb. =
4 (Btu's Daily Gas Wire) The natural gas spot market was mixed throughout t=
he U.S. and Canada, according to trader reports. Special Offer from this Pu=
blisher! U.S. spot gas mixed, Northeast up sharply on cold SAN FRANC=
ISCO, Feb 4 (Reuters) U.S. day-ahead natural gas prices in the Northeast so=
ared Monday on expectations for colder weather through the week, though pri=
ces at most other pipelines traded mixed, market sources said. Drillin=
g/Exploration Rockies competing with gulf for gas production cos. Feb=
04 - New Orleans CityBusiness SEVERAL LARGE OIL companies making acquisiti=
ons in 2001 had their eye not on boosting Gulf of Mexico reserves, but on e=
xploiting coalbed methane gas production in the Rocky Mountains. Pipel=
ines Pipeline opponents huddle on a strategy Feb 04 - Westchester Cou=
nty Business Journal With Washington all but signing off on the $700 millio=
n Millennium Pipeline, the next few months will bring two hurdles that the =
natural gas conduit must surmount if it is ever to be built. Study: Fe=
w Benefits in Gasline Deal Feb 03 - Associated Press Alaska has few incent=
ives to own a stake in a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to the L=
ower 48 states, according to a Department of Revenue report, although it st=
opped short of warning against such an investment. Rates For more i=
nformation on rate tariffs visit Gas Rate Tariffs [IMAGE] Georgia Natu=
ral-Gas Customers See Prices Fall in Warm Winter By Matthew C. Quinn, The =
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Feb. 2 Top Georgia natural gas marketers drop=
ped residential prices as much as 7.5 percent Friday as warm weather keeps =
prices down. Fuel Company Lowers Gas Prices Another 2 Percent in Buffa=
lo, N.Y., Area By David Robinson, The Buffalo News, N.Y., Feb. 3 It keeps =
getting cheaper when your furnace kicks on. Storage SGR holds bid=
ding for Mississippi natgas storage HOUSTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) Privately hel=
d SGR Holdings on Monday said its subsidiary is holding a month-long "open =
season" to determine market interest for natural gas storage service at its=
facility in Mississippi. General State puts royalty gas up for b=
id Feb 04 - Journal of Alaska Business and Commerce Alaska is soliciting b=
ids for 400 million cubic feet per day, or roughly 80 percent of its royalt=
y gas, from the estimated 35 trillion cubic feet of gas on the North Slope.=
Joint Ventures & Alliances Dynegy and the Bahrain National Gas C=
ompany to Form International Natural Gas Liquids Partnership HOUSTON & BAH=
RAIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 2002 Dynegy Global Liquids, Inc., a subsidia=
ry of Fortune 100 company Dynegy Inc., and the Bahrain National Gas Company=
(BANAGAS) today announced they have entered into a joint venture to pursue=
natural gas liquids-related opportunities throughout the Middle East and N=
orth Africa. Trading/Marketing CFTC member raises concerns over E=
nron trading WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) A member of the Commodity Futures=
Trading Commission warned U.S. lawmakers that there are "gaping holes" in =
regulating the kind of trading carried out by Enron Corp. and said it was p=
remature to conclude that the company did not manipulate energy markets. =
New Technologies/Markets Emerging Technology Companies Showcased at=
Energy Venture Fair by Jon T. Brock, IssueAlert, Feb. 1 (Scientech) Seven=
ty-five emerging technology companies in the energy industry converged on H=
ouston, Texas earlier this week in what could be called a "dating service" =
for those seeking to raise capital in a tight market. Special Offer from th=
is Publisher! Deals/Contracts Qatar signs gas agreement with Kuw=
ait By Mena Report Reporters, February 4, 2002 (Al-Bawaba via COMTEX) -- =
The Qatari Minister of Energy and Industry, Abdullah Al-Attiya, and the Kuw=
aiti Minister of Oil, Adel Subeih, recently signed a bilateral agreement fo=
r Qatar to supply Kuwait with gas over the next 25 years, reported Al-Hayat=
. Legal Enron scandal highlights debate over lawyers' duty to re=
port client wrongdoing By ANNE GEARAN Associated Press Writer, PHILADELPHI=
A, Feb 03, 2002 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- Lawyers may be among the los=
ers in the Enron scandal if it turns out they turned a blind eye to account=
ing flimflams or worse at the failed energy trading company. Labor/Hum=
an Resources Lattice confirms plan to cut jobs to meet new price contr=
ols Feb 04 - AFX Lattice Group PLC, which owns UK's Transco gas pipeline b=
usiness, has confirmed it is to reduce its workforce to comply with the new=
price controls set by regulators. Financial Williams Cos. beefs =
up asset sales but shares fall HOUSTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Williams Cos. In=
c. said on Monday it plans to step up asset sales and might issue new share=
s to strengthen its balance sheet and retain investment grade credit rating=
s amid concerns it may have to assume debts of $2.2 billion from former sub=
sidiary Williams Communications. Troubles at Williams Highlight Ongoin=
g Meltdown of Telecom Sector by Will McNamara, IssueAlert, Feb. 4 (Sciente=
ch) Energy conglomerate Williams Cos. and its telecommunications spin-off, =
Williams Communications Group, face mounting shareholder lawsuits alleging =
the communications venture was fraught with misstated financial results and=
debt. Special Offer from this Publisher! Williams Communications to =
submit balance sheet plan to banks by Feb 25 TULSA, OK, Feb 04, 2002 (AFX=
-Asia via COMTEX) -- Williams Communications, a unit of energy marketing, t=
rading and exploration company Williams Cos Inc, said it will submit a comp=
rehensive restructuring plan to banks by Feb 25 and that it is not in defau=
lt under the credit agreement or any other material agreement. US comp=
anies struggle to ease accounting fears By Julie MacIntosh, NEW YORK, Feb =
3 (Reuters) The fallout triggered by the Enron Corp. scandal has taken on a=
life of its own, fueled by investor anxiety, and is now reaching into the =
nooks and crannies of major boardrooms across Corporate America. Inter=
national China Boosts Natural Gas Industry BEIJING, February 4, 2002=
(Xinhua via COMTEX) -- China is making full use of its rich natural gas re=
sources. Partners inaugurate natgas expansion, pipeline works Bolivi=
a, Feb 04, 2002 (BNamericas.com via COMTEX) -- A partnership of Spain's Rep=
sol-YPF, Brazil's federal energy company Petrobras and France's TotalFinaEl=
f will begin the second-stage expansion of a natural gas processing unit in=
Bolivia's San Alberto field on Wednesday (Feb.6) in Tarija department's Ca=
rapari municipality, Petrobras said in a statement. Petrobras to tripl=
e natural gas imports from Bolivia by 2004 Rio de Janeiro, Feb 05, 2002 (=
EFE via COMTEX) -- State-owned oil giant Petrobras plans to up its imports =
of Bolivian natural gas from the current 10 million cubic meters (350 milli=
on cubic feet) a day to nearly 30 million cubic meters (1.1 billion cubic f=
eet) a day by 2004, a company spokesman told the newspaper O Globo. Tr=
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