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>   MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS & DIVESTITURES
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> EMERA TO BUY 8.4 PCT STAKE IN SABLE GAS PROJECT
>   TORONTO, June 6 (Reuters) - - Canadian energy company Emera Inc.
>   said on Wednesday it will spend C$50 million ($33 million) to buy
>   an 8.4 percent stake in the Sable Offshore Energy natural gas
>   project in Nova Scotia, a smaller investment than one announced
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> KERR-MCGEE GETS ANTITRUST APPROVAL FOR HS BUY
>   OKLAHOMA CITY, June 6 (Reuters) - - Oil and gas company Kerr-McGee
>   Corp. said on Wednesday it had won U.S. antitrust clearance for
>   its $1.3 billion acquisition of natural gas producer HS Resources Inc..
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>   GAS PRICING/HUBS
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> NATURAL GAS CASH PRICES FALTER ON LOW DEMAND, FALLING FUTURES
>   June 7 (Btu's Daily Gas Wire) - The natural gas cash market lost
>   its footing today, losing as much as $2.00 in California where
>   demand along with power prices are falling.
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>   DRILLING/EXPLORATION
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> PANCANADIAN SAYS 'SIGNIFICANT' NORTH SEA OIL DISCOVERY
>   CALGARY, Alberta, June 6 (Reuters) - - PanCanadian Petroleum Ltd.
>   said on Wednesday its crews had made a "significant oil discovery"
>   in the central North Sea and it planned further appraisal drilling
>   later this year.
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> TENGASCO COMPLETES 36TH AND 37TH OIL AND NATURAL GAS WELLS IN SWAN CREEK
>   KNOXVILLE, Tenn., June 7 /PRNewswire/ - Tengasco  announced today
>   that it has completed its 36th and 37th successful wells in the
>   Swan Creek natural gas and oil field located in the Eastern
>   Overthrust Belt of the Appalachian Basin in Hancock County, Tennessee.
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> CONGRESS LIKELY TO KEEP LIMITS ON DRILLING
>   By Mike Soraghan, The Denver Post -- June 6 - Congress probably
>   won't lift restrictions on public lands to increase oil and gas
>   production, said Frank Murkowski, outgoing chairman of the
>   chairman of the Senate Energy committee.
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> NO OFFSHORE DRILLING FOR NOW, US SAYS
>   Jun 07, 2001 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex - Interior
>   Secretary Gale Norton confirmed in a Senate hearing yesterday that
>   the Bush administration would respect present moratoria on
>   off-shore oil drilling, but would continue to consider a possible
>   lifting of restrictions.
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> CENTURION ENERGY - EL WASTANI EAST - 1 WELL IN EGYPT DRILLING UPDATE
>   CALGARY, June 7 /PRNewswire/ - Centurion Energy International Inc.
>   is pleased to provide an update regarding drilling operations on
>   the El Wastani East - 1 well in Egypt.
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> ANALYSIS-LNG GETS NEW LOOK AS WAY TO EASE US ENERGY WOES
>   NEW YORK, June 6 (Reuters) - - With blackouts in California a
>   stark example of what is at stake if the United States runs short
>   of natural gas, liquefied natural gas, or LNG, is getting a new
>   look as a means to solve a growing U.S. energy crisis.
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>   PIPELINES
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> CANADA NATIVES DELAY HISTORIC PIPELINE OWNERSHIP DEAL
>   CALGARY, Alberta, June 6 (Reuters) - - Native leaders in Canada's
>   far north and major oil firms failed on Wednesday to reach a deal
>   on giving aboriginal people a stake in a huge natural gas pipeline
>   proposed for the vast region when one native group said it needed
>   more time to study the terms.
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> KINDER MORGAN AND CALPINE REPORT SUCCESSFUL OPEN SEASONS FOR SONORAN
PIPELINE
>   HOUSTON, June 7 /PRNewswire/ - Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.
>    and national independent power company Calpine Corporation today
>   announced that they received significant interest in the proposed
>   Sonoran Pipeline project during the open seasons that closed on
>   June 1.
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>   RATES
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> NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. DROPS SOME NATURAL-GAS RATES
>   By Anita Munson, South Bend Tribune, Ind. -- June 6 - Customers of
>   Northern Indiana Public Service Co. will pay less for gas used in June.
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>   POWER PROJECTS
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> DYNEGY TO BUILD POWER PLANT IN MICHIGAN; RENAISSANCE POWER PROJECT
> WILL GENERATE POWER TO MEET PEAK DEMAND IN 2002
>   June 7 (News Release) - Dynegy Inc.  today announced plans to
>   construct a 680-megawatt (MW) natural gas-fired peaking facility
>   in Carson City, Mich.
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>   ANNOUNCEMENTS
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> BP DRILLS DOWN ON SCIENT EXPERTISE IN BRANDING AND DIGITAL BUSINESS
>   NEW YORK, June 6 /PRNewswire/ - Scient, today announced its role
>   in launching www.bp.com, the new Web portal for BP, Europe's
>   largest company.
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> STRIKING WORKERS REACH AGREEMENT WITH CHICAGO UTILITY
>   By Ted Gregory, Chicago Tribune -- June 6 - Leaders of an
>   estimated 1,050 workers on strike against Peoples Gas Co. since
>   May 19 reached agreement with the company Tuesday and are
>   recommending the union's membership approve the deal.
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>   FINANCIAL
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> HARKEN ENERGY SEEKS TO REFOCUS ON U.S. NATURAL GAS
>   HOUSTON, June 6 (Reuters) - - Harken Energy Corp. said Wednesday
>   its directors approved a restructuring effort to focus on its U.S.
>   assets, particularly its natural gas prospects.
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> THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT, DTE ENERGY'S EARLEY TELLS ANALYSTS
>   TROY, Mich., June 7 /PRNewswire/ - With the merger with MCN Energy
>   Group and a firm footing in a host of energy products and
>   services, DTE Energy  is strategically and financially poised to
>   increase earnings growth to 8 percent annually, Anthony F. Earley
>   Jr., chairman and chief executive officer, told about 70 analysts
>   today at the company's Diversified Growth Conference.
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> ENRON SUBSIDIARY SETS OUT TO CAPTURE PART OF RETAIL NATURAL GAS MARKET
>   By Rick Jurgens, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. -- June
>   6 - An affiliate of Enron Corp., the politically potent and wildly
>   profitable Houston-based energy conglomerate, has got a deal for you.
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>   INTERNATIONAL
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> SHELL IN TENDER FOR CHINESE BILLION DOLLAR PROJECT
>   Jun 07, 2001 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex - Shell, the
>   Anglo-Dutch oil company, ExxonMobil and BP Amoco have been
>   shortlisted to assist in the construction of a gas transport
>   pipeline from Xinjiang to Shanghai.
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> LUNDIN OIL IS FOR SALE
>   Jun 07, 2001 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex - Lundin Oil,
>   the Swedish oil company, is planning a hive off of parts of its
>   activities and to sell the remaining part.
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> GAS NATURAL JOINS FORCES WITH ENEL
>   Jun 07, 2001 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex - Gas Natural,
>   the Spanish gas group, has signed a LPG trading accord with
>   Italy's largest electricity company Enel.
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> STATOIL WILL CONTINUE TO SELL THE GOVERNMENT'S OIL AND GAS
>   Jun 07, 2001 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex - Statoil, the
>   Norwegian state-owned oil group, will continue to receive several
>   million Norwegian kroner from selling oil and gas for the
>   Norwegian government.
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> STAVANGER INHABITANTS ARE MODERATELY INTERESTED IN STATOIL SHARES
>   Jun 07, 2001 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex - Erling
>   Overland, chief executive of Statoil, the Norwegian state-owned
>   oil group, hosted the group's first meeting with potential private
>   investors yesterday.
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