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 	 	    Dear Eric,  I'm Washington Bureau Chief Peter Cook filling in for Jay Rickerts.    Next week from the Washington bureau, we'll keep you updated on a new effort on Capitol Hill to rush energy legislation through Congress.  Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma is one of many making the push with hopes of attaching the comprehensive energy bill that has already cleared the House to a Defense Appropriations bill in the Senate.  If successful, the energy bill could be voted on as early as next week.   Next Wednesday marks the first FERC meeting for new Chairman  Pat Wood.  The Commission's last meeting was canceled due to terrorist attacks on Washington, D.C. and New York City.  The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will also meet on Wednesday to discuss possible legislation on securing the nation's energy infrastructure.  We'll have updates on these events from the Washington bureau next week.    Houston Correspondent Kim Benestante will be covering the Houston Energy Dialogue 2001 Conference that begins on Monday.  The Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources is expected to be there along with other delegates from Indonesia.  Kim will bring us updates from the conference next week.   The Houston bureau will also bring us a report on U.S. rigs and how their numbers are down.  Raymond James & Associates John Tasdemir talks about the reasons for the low rig count next week.   Also next week from Houston, Stolt Offshore Vice President  Gordon Barksdale is penciled in to join us.  Barksdale will talk about the company's achievement of a high "lay rate" for a large diameter pipe on the Williams East Breaks pipelay project.    Finally from Houston, ENL's Gale Smith will bring us a report on a  Rice University program dedicated to studying solar weather.  Join us for these reports and interviews from Houston next week.   Spokesperson for CAL ISO Greg Fishman will talk about new agreements between the grid operator and renewable energy resources.  ENL's Kym McNicholas also says Fishman is expected to give a load and supply forecast for the month of October.   Also on Monday, the California Energy Commission is expected to vote on possible changes to the power plant siting process.  The changes could potentially give applicants a greater opportunity to communicate with the staff.  Kym will follow any progress from the Commission next week.   Kym will talk more with Phoenix Consulting Principal Susan Schneider next Tuesday.  Schneider will join us from the West Coast bureau to discuss her concerns with PG?Corporation and Pacific Gas & Electric Company's reorganization plan.   Keep in mind things are subject to change at a moment's notice.  Occasionally guests cancel or change time slots.  We'll continue to do our best to keep you updated on future interviews and events.     Be sure to watch our newscasts every business day - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, at the top of every hour.     Keep it on energynewslive.com  for all your energy news.  	 				
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