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<font size="-1"><i>By Chris Baltimore, WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (Reuters)</i>

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<font size="-1"><i>By Steve Everly, The Kansas City Star, Mo., Nov. 22</i>

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<font size="-1"><i>Morristown, New Jersey - November 21st, 2001</i> 

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<font size="-1"><i>New York, NY ? November 20, 2001</i> 

Caminus Corporation, the energy industry?s leading provider of software and strategic consulting for energy trading and risk management in North America and Europe, today announced that it has closed its acquisition of the software operations of Altra Energy Technologies, Inc. The acquisition is being financed with 1.975 million shares of Caminus common stock and $25 million in cash. Based on Caminus? closing share price of $17.91 on November 19, 2001, the total purchase price for the acquisition is approximately $60 million. 

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<font size="-1"><i>By Dana Hull, San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Nov. 22</i> 

Consumer advocates are worried that state legislators may slash nearly $84 million dollars from CARE, the program that gives low-income customers a 20 percent discount on their gas and electric bills. 

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<font size="-1"><i>By Dave Truman, The News-Herald, Willoughby, Ohio, Nov. 20</i> 

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio adopted rules for governing competitive retail natural gas providers Tuesday as outlined in March by state legislation. 

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<font size="-1"><i>HOUSTON, Nov 21 (Reuters)</i> 

Dynegy Inc. said on Wednesday it was seeking to speed up the planned acquisition of beleaguered energy trading company Enron Corp. 

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<font size="-1"><i>Nov 21 - The Sunday Telegraph - London</i> 

WESTLB, the German state-owned bank, is in talks to buy Wessex Water from its troubled US parent, Enron. 

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<font size="-1"><i>By Will McNamara, IssueAlert, Nov. 21 (Scientech)</i> 

Enron Corp. shares fell sharply in opening trade on Nov. 20 after the humbled energy giant warned it could be forced to pay by next week $690 million in debt triggered by a credit downgrade last week. 

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U.S. spot natural gas prices were sent tumbling Wednesday as demand was expected to dry up due to the U.S. Thanksgiving Day holiday on Thursday, dealers said. 

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<font size="-1"><i>NEW YORK, Nov 21 (Reuters)</i> 

Canadian spot natural gas prices fell dramatically Wednesday in tandem with weak U.S. prices as traders looked for weak demand during the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, industry sources said. 

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<font size="-1"><i>NEW YORK, Nov 21 (Reuters)</i> 

NYMEX Hub gas, pressured lightly early Wednesday despite a sinking cash market, ended down only slightly even after the late release of a bearish weekly inventory report, industry sources said. 

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<font size="-1"><i>CALGARY, Alberta, Nov 22 (Reuters)</i> 

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<font size="-1"><i>ALGIERS, Nov 22 (Reuters)</i> 

An Algerian tender for the development of five key oil and gas projects has attracted the interest of 14 international firms, including world oil majors such as BP Amoco and TotalElfFina, officials said on Thursday. 

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<font size="-1"><i>Nov 23, 2001 (TradeSignals via COMTEX) -- </i> 

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<font size="-1"><i>Nov 21, 2001 - FWN Financial News</i> 

Natural gas futures closed lower after a report from the American Gas Association (AGA) showing that has been described as "doubly bearish." 

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<font size="-1"><i>Nov. 21 (Btu's Daily Gas Wire)</i> 

December natural gas futures settled 3.9 cents lower at $2.813 as the market posted a minor sell-off following the release of a bearish American Gas Association storage report, said traders. 

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<font size="-1"><i>MEXICO CITY, Nov 21, 2001 (Reforma/Corporate Mexico by Internet Securities, Inc. via COMTEX) -- </i> 

Tejas Gas' incompletion of a project to build a natural gas pipeline between Palmillas and Toluca, in the state of Mexico, is a result of a lack of "efficiency," said Raul Monteforte of the Energy Regulation Commission. 

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<font size="-1"><i>Nov 20, 2001 - Australasian Business Intelligence</i> 

The Esk Water Authority has discontinued its appeal against stage two of Duke Energy International's $A450m Bass Strait gas pipeline. 

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<font size="-1"><i>Nov 21, 2001 - Australasian Business Intelligence</i> 

Nabalco is looking for Timor Sea gas to fuel a $A billion expansion program at its Nhulunbuy alumina refinery. 

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<font size="-1"><i>By Russell Ray, Tulsa World, Okla., Nov. 21</i> 

Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. was officially ordered by state regulators Tuesday to halt its collection of last winter's gas costs from customers beginning Dec. 1. 

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<font size="-1"><i>By Michael Davis, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va., Nov. 20</i> 

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The number of Canadian oil and gas rigs active as of Tuesday, November 20, totaled 314, down slightly from the previous week's 319, according to the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors (CAODC). 

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<font size="-1"><i>By Matthew C. Quinn, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Nov. 21</i> 

State regulators mulled over several proposals Tuesday to provide a safety net for tens of thousands of natural gas consumers who are currently without service, but an easy solution remains elusive. 

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China National Offshore Oil Company Ltd (CNOOC Ltd), the nation's largest offshore oil and gas producer, said it has agreed with Australia LNG (ALNG) to establish a joint venture to develop natural gas in Australia. 

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<font size="-1"><i>NEW YORK, Nov 21 (Reuters)</i> 

U.S. natural gas and electricity firms have further scaled back trading with Enron Corp. this week, as fears mounted about the humbled energy giant's credit standing, industry sources said on Wednesday. 

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<font size="-1"><i>HOUSTON, Nov 20 (Reuters)</i> 

Houston-based energy company Reliant Resources Inc. said on Tuesday it had launched a new index of U.S. natural gas consumption and a related risk management tool for natural gas traders. 

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<font size="-1"><i>Nov 22, 2001 (NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT via COMTEX) -- </i> 

The Norwegian oil and gas group Statoil has partnered with the German gas companies Ruhrgas and BEB to establish a trading centre for natural gas. 

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An Enron Corp. employee whose retirement savings were heavily invested in Enron stock has sued the company after losing $400,000 because of the sharp fall in the Houston-based energy giant's stock, his attorneys said. 

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Constellation Energy Group Inc., owner of Baltimore Gas and Electric, on Tuesday said Co-President Eric Grubman has resigned, effective Dec. 1, following the company's decision not split into two. 

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<font size="-1"><i>By Charlene Oldham, The Dallas Morning News, Nov. 22</i> 

Faltering Houston energy trader Enron Corp. tried to calm investors' worries Wednesday, announcing progress in relieving its debt situation, but its stock lost a quarter of its value for the second day in a row. 

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<font size="-1"><i>By Russell Ray, Tulsa World, Okla., Nov. 21</i> 

Shares of Phillips Petroleum Co. and Conoco Inc. continued to trek upward Tuesday, as the two prepare to merge to create the nation's leading refiner and retailer of gasoline. 

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<font size="-1"><i>By Kevin Drawbaugh, WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (Reuters)</i> 

The regulatory panel that oversees big U.S. accounting firms plans to discuss concerns about its "peer review" process and other issues at its next meeting in December, the panel's chairman said on Tuesday. 

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Oregon's largest utility, Portland General Electric, faces an uncertain future as its parent Enron Corp. fights for its life amid a deepening financial crisis, industry experts said on Wednesday. 

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Japan's leading oil producer, Arabian Oil Co Ltd (AOC), said on Wednesday it would spend about 5.0 billion yen ($40.78 million) to expand its natural gas exploration business in the United States. 

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<font size="-1"><i>Brazil, Nov 21, 2001 (O Estado de Sao Paulo/SABI via COMTEX) -- </i> 

The Brazilian state owned oil and gas company Petrobras starts in December a new chapter of its story when the thermal electric power plant Piratininga starts up. 

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<font size="-1"><i>Nov 21, 2001 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex</i> 

After fiercely resisting the liberalisation of their markets, Spanish energy companies have changed their strategy virtually overnight to become multi-utilities, announcing huge investments to operate and compete in the different energy markets. 

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<font size="-1"><i>Nov 21, 2001 - Australasian Business Intelligence</i> 

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<font size="-1"><i>Nov 22, 2001 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex</i> 

French group Gaz de France (GdF) has announced that it is interested in expanding on the Italian energy market and that it is in contact with Italian gas distribution group Snam and a number of other groups in Italy. 

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<font size="-1"><i>Nov 20 - AFX</i> 

ENI SpA should dispose of its gas storage business as well as its transport activities in order to obtain a full liberalisation of the gas market, said Giuseppe Tesauro, chairman of the antitrust authority. 

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<font size="-1"><i>Nov 21, 2001 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex</i> 

Ferngas Nordbayern GmbH, the German regional gas supplier, must allow fellow German gas supplier Natgas AG to use its network for the piping of gas from Austria to a Natgas customer, following a court ruling. 

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<font size="-1"><i>Nov 21, 2001 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex</i> 

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