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See more info on this valuable resource at http://www.energycentral.com/links/show_mi.cfm?id=100416         TOP STORIES     Petro-Canada to buy Veba assets for C$3.2 billion  CALGARY, Jan 29 (Reuters) Petro-Canada said on Tuesday it had agreed to buy the international oil and gas operations of Veba Oil & Gas Gmbh for C$3.2 billion ($2 billion) in a deal that would make it Canada's largest integrated oil and gas company.     Judge Says Port of Houston Must Move Pipelines for Dredging of Ship Channel  By Nelson Antosh, Houston Chronicle, Jan. 29 U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes has ruled that the Port of Houston Authority, and not companies, should pay the cost of lowering pipelines to accommodate the deepening of the Houston Ship Channel.     Atlanta Gas Light Seeks Agreement with Public Service Commission on Rates  By Matthew C. Quinn, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , Jan. 29 Atlanta Gas Light Co. wants to reach a settlement with the Public Service Commission over its rates, top executives said Monday.      Press Release      WORLD ENERGY SOLUTIONS SURPASSES $250 MILLION IN ENERGY TRANSACTIONS USING EXCELERGY'S TECHNOLOGY  WORCESTER, MA and LEXINGTON, MA (January 29, 2002) Energy procurement and management services leader World Energy Solutions Inc. today announced that more than $250 million worth of power and natural gas was bought and sold on its Internet-based exchange during 2001. World Energy Solutions, which is now using Excelergy Corporation's technology platform, managed the exchange of 2.5 billion kilowatt hours in electricity alone, making it the undisputed leading retail electric exchange in North America.      National Energy Policy      President Bush Backs Refusal to Surrender Files from Cheney's Energy Panel  By Bennett Roth, Houston Chronicle, Jan. 29 President Bush on Monday defiantly backed his administration's refusal to hand over energy task force records to the investigative arm of Congress, calling the demand "an encroachment on the executive branch's ability to do business."      Congress, White House in Tug-of-War over Energy Policy Talks  By James Kuhnhenn, Knight Ridder Washington Bureau, Jan. 29 Congress wants to know who met with Vice President Cheney's energy policy task force in private last year -- especially who from Enron and other energy companies.          ADVERTISEMENT    Public Utilities Fortnightly magazine is offering advertising opportunities in their March 15th issue, covering E-Commerce, B2Bs and Security topics. In addition to reaching Fortnightly readers, this issue will receive bonus distribution at the Electric Power/E-ProCom Conference. Contact Joseph Paparello for details at paparello@pur.com or 703-847-7759.         Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures      Montana Public Service Commission Unanimously Approves NorthWestern's Acquisition of Montana Power's Utility Business  SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Montana Public Service Commission today unanimously approved NorthWestern Corporation's pending acquisition of The Montana Power Company's energy transmission and distribution business.      Swift says completes purchase of NZ's TAWN assets  WELLINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) Swift Energy of the United States said Tuesday it had completed the acquisition of a 97 percent stake in the TAWN oil and gas assets from the New Zealand arm of Royal Dutch Shell Group.      EnCana opener: Merged PanCanadian-Alberta Energy hints at acquisitions   JAMES STEVENSON, CALGARY, Jan 28, 2002 (The Canadian Press via COMTEX) -- Canada's new oilpatch heavyweight began flexing its muscles Monday and hinting at international takeovers, while analysts said Alberta Energy and PanCanadian Energy could provide a model for future mergers.      E.ON Places Pressure on Government  Jan 28, 2002 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex The battle by E.ON AG, the German utilities group, to obtain ministerial permission (Ministererlaubnis) for its planned acquisition of Ruhrgas AG, the gas company, is entering a new round after the German cartel office refused to approve the deal.      Renewed Bid for Rhenag  Jan 29, 2002 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex RWE Gas AG, the gas subsidiary of German energy giant RWE, and Thuga AG, energy holding subsidiary of fellow energy group E.ON AG, are renewing an offer to independent shareholders in the 'new' Rhenag Rheinische Energie AG and Thuga Beteiligungen AG.      Centrica expands in pounds 437m Canadian purchase  Jan 29 - Independent - London CENTRICA, the British Gas to AA road services group, yesterday doubled its presence in the Canadian energy market with the C$1bn (pounds 437m) acquisition of an Ontario-based heating company.      Legislation/Regulation      Senate panel probes Enron's energy market impact  WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Federal regulators testifying before a Senate panel on Tuesday said no new enforcement powers were needed to police energy markets in the wake of Enron Corp.'s collapse.      Arthur Andersen Faces Closer Scrutiny on Enron Debacle  Chicago Tribune, Jan. 28 With the first round of hearings investigating the collapse of Enron Corp. now complete, congressional leaders say they have many more questions--and plans for more hearings--regarding what role the Chicago-based Andersen accounting firm may have played in the energy giant's failure.      Enron understated lobbying spending -research group  WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) Bankrupt energy firm Enron Corp understated by almost $1 million how much it spent on lobbying Washington for the first half of 2001, the Center for Responsive Politics said on Tuesday.      US panel seeks data on Andersen-Enron consulting  WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday sought additional information from embattled auditor Andersen about consulting work it did for now-collapsed Enron Corp., as well as details about who was involved in shredding documents related to Andersen's audit of the energy firm's books.      RPT-SEC staff's accounting report sits unfinished  WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Securities and Exchange Commission staff began drafting a report in 2000 that criticized the way accounting firms rate each other's work but the report lies unfinished despite renewed interest in audit issues raised by the collapse of Enron Corp.      Analysis: Enron's shock waves keep growing   By MARTIN SIEFF, Senior News Analyst, WASHINGTON, Jan 28, 2002 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Like a giant tidal wave that steadily picks up force and towering height the closer it gets to land, the political shock waves from the Enron collapse are growing by the day rather than diminishing, and now they are shaking the Bush administration's ship of state, despite all the shrewd tactical moves that have been made to contain them.      Gas Pricing/Hubs      Cold winter to stage a comeback in U.S., Salomon says  NEW YORK, Jan 29 (Reuters) The mild winter in the United State should recede and more normal frigidity should prevail for the rest of the season, according to the Outlook 2002 report of Salomon Smith Barney.      Canadian spot natgas prices fall with weather  CALGARY, Alberta, Jan 29 (Reuters) Canadian spot natural gas prices moved down on Tuesday because of warmer weather in the west and modestly weaker U.S. physicals in the east, sources said.      NYMEX Hub gas ends up, short cover props Feb at expiry  NEW YORK, Jan 29 (Reuters) NYMEX Hub gas ended higher Tuesday in moderate trade, with February lifted by some short covering ahead of its expiration following seven straight losing sessions, industry sources said.      U.S. day-ahead natgas dips, seen firm late-week  SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 29 (Reuters) Most U.S. spot natural gas prices, catching up with Monday's late NYMEX selloff, on average lost ground Tuesday, but quotes firmed late in the session as futures rallied on some short covering.      Drilling/Exploration      Despite Cutbacks, BP Stresses Alaska Ambitions  By Tony Hopfinger, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska, Jan. 26 BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. is sitting on 7 billion barrels of North Slope oil and gas and wants to recover as much as it can over the coming decades, president Steve Marshall said Friday.      Futures      Feb Futures Expires Above $2 as Funds Flock to Cover Shorts  Jan. 29 (Btu's Daily Gas Wire) February natural gas futures pushed sharply higher towards the end of the trading session before expiring up 8.3 cents at $2.006. Special Offer from this Publisher!       Natural gas extends weakness as fundamental situation deteriorates   Jan 29, 2002 (TradeSignals via COMTEX) -- Natural gas futures continued to forge southwards in Monday's session as fund selling pressure weighed on proceedings.      Pipelines      Petroleum Producer Phillips Tries to Cut Risks in Alaska Gas-Line Project  By Tony Hopfinger, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska, Jan. 26 Phillips Alaska Inc. wants Congress to streamline federal permitting and protect the company from low prices before it will move ahead with a North Slope natural gas pipeline to the Lower 48.      Australia Tasmania Duke gas work starts  MELBOURNE, Jan 29 (Reuters) Duke Energy International, a unit of U.S. power firm Duke Energy Corp, said on Tuesday construction had started on the A$400 million undersea gas pipeline that will deliver gas beneath Bass Strait to Tasmania for the first time.      Hong Kong & China Gas sees China west-east pipeline deal finalised in 2-3 mths   BEIJING, Jan 28, 2002 (AFX-Asia via COMTEX) -- Hong Kong and China Gas, one of the three members of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group consortium bidding to take part in China's west-east gas pipeline project, hopes an agreement with PetroChina will be finalised in the next two or three months, the Business Weekly reported, citing managing director Alfred Chan.      WORK STARTS ON DUKE ENERGY INTL'S TASMANIAN GAS PIPELINE   SYDNEY, Jan 29, 2002 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) -- Construction of the $A400 million ($US206.88 million) Tasmanian Gas Pipeline started today, with the first trenches going down in the Tamar Valley.      Rates    For more information on rate tariffs visit Gas Rate Tariffs   [IMAGE]    Missouri Regulators Approve Rate Cut for Missouri Gas Energy Customers  By Steve Everly, The Kansas City Star, Mo., Jan. 29 State regulators on Monday approved a lower cost-of-gas rate for Missouri Gas Energy customers.      Laclede Gas Asks Missouri Regulators for Rate Increase  By Repps Hudson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Jan. 26 The typical homeowner's natural-gas go up $4.40 a month later this year if state regulators approve a request filed Friday by Laclede Gas Co.      Ex-Customers of Buffalo, N.Y.-Based National Fuel Gas Not Eligible for Refund  By David Robinson, The Buffalo News, N.Y., Jan. 26 If you're a former National Fuel Gas Co. customer who was overcharged by the utility last year, you're not eligible to collect part of the $45.6 million that the company is refunding to its customers next month.      General      Appleton, Wis., Analyst Says Enron Inquiry Could Impact Employee-Owned Firms  By Judy Waggoner, The Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis., Jan. 28 What the Watergate scandal did to the Nixon administration is what the Enron debacle is threatening to do to America's 11,500 employee-owned companies.      Enron collapse latest shock to Houston's economy  By Ellen Chang, HOUSTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) The collapse of Houston-based energy trading giant Enron Corp., the latest in a string of blows to the Texas city, puts the local economy in peril for the near term, according to one economist.      Developments related to the Enron collapse and investigation  By The Associated Press, Jan 29, 2002 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- Developments Tuesday related to the Enron collapse and investigation:      Officials Say Enron Chairman's Resignation Won't Affect Omaha, Neb., Utilities  By Steve Jordon, Omaha World-Herald, Neb., Jan. 26 Kenneth L. Lay's resignation from Enron Corp. will not affect the delivery of natural gas to utility customers or delay next week's scheduled transfer of Omaha-based Northern Natural Gas Co. to a new owner, officials said Thursday.      Andersen CEO Says Scandal Has Been Tough, But Firm Will Survive  By Delroy Alexander, Chicago Tribune, Jan 29 The Andersen accounting firm's chief executive acknowledged Monday that the ongoing scandal over its audits of Enron Corp. had cost Andersen business, but he said longtime clients remain loyal and he predicted the firm would survive.      Charities Benefit from Enron Cash  By Jeff Zeleny, Chicago Tribune, Jan. 28 When former Enron employee Rebekah Rushing opened an account at the Humble Community Bank in Texas to help her jobless colleagues, she hoped her deposit of $90 would slowly multiply from the kindness of ordinary citizens.      Enron Ethics Manual and Much More for Sale on eBay  By William Hageman, Chicago Tribune, Jan. 28 They may not exactly be laughing all the way to the bank, but some former Enron employees are at least smirking these days.      Art exhibit is telling lens on Enron culture  By C. Bryson Hull, HOUSTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) It is probably the only funny collection of tombstones in the world.      Trading/Marketing      CFTC chairman says no market manipulation by Enron  WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) Bankrupt Enron Corp. did not try to engage in market manipulation at any futures exchange, the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission told a Senate panel on Tuesday.      ICE e-exchange to start U.S. clearing system in Feb  LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) IntercontinentalExchange, the energy and metals Internet trading platform, said on Tuesday it planned to introduce clearing systems for its U.S. oil and natural gas trades by the end of next month.      ICE takes 20 pct of UK, Belgian natgas trading  LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) IntercontinentalExchange said on Tuesday it had taken one fifth of the British and Belgian over-the-counter natural gas trading market in the two months since the system launched.      Energy Traders Under Scrutiny   By BRAD FOSS AP Business Writer, NEW YORK, Jan 28, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- Enron Corp. is not the only energy trader whose books are getting a closer look.      Enron collapse does not mean energy futures mkts need reform - US regulators   WASHINGTON, Jan 29, 2002 (AFX-Asia via COMTEX) -- US federal regulators said the country's energy futures markets do not need reforming in the wake of Enron Corp's recent collapse.      Sempra Energy Trading Acquires Enron Metals Limited  STAMFORD, Conn., Jan 29, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Sempra Energy Trading, the wholesale energy trading subsidiary of Sempra Energy, today announced that it is acquiring London-based Enron Metals Limited, the leading metals trader on the London Metals Exchange (LME).      Legal      Retirement Plan Is Focus of Class-Action Lawsuit by Former Enron Employees  By Rosanna Ruiz, Houston Chronicle, Jan. 29 More than 400 former Enron Corp. employees have filed a federal class-action lawsuit demanding company executives, Arthur Andersen and the administrator of their retirement plan "make good" on its losses.      People      Scandal Surrounds Columbia, Mo., Native, after Leaving Helm of Enron  By Chris Birk, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Jan. 28 Dan Simon was just out of Chicago airspace when it hit him.      Army Official Comes under Scrutiny over Ties to Enron  By Patty Reinert, Houston Chronicle, Jan. 29 Army Secretary Thomas White, a former top executive at Enron Corp., is coming under scrutiny by congressional investigators probing links between the Bush administration and the collapsed Houston energy trader.      Wife of Former Enron Chairman Says Lay Did No Wrong, But Couldn't Stop Crash  By Bill Murphy, Houston Chronicle, Jan. 29 The wife of former Enron Chairman Ken Lay said he would have acted to fix the company's problems if he hadn't been kept in the dark by accountants from Arthur Andersen and outside legal counsel.      Lay's wife seeks to distance her family from Bush  WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) The wife of Kenneth Lay, former chief of Enron, the biggest financial backer in President George W. Bush's 2000 campaign, said on Tuesday her family was closer to Bush's parents than the current first couple.      Hastert backs Bush's withholding of energy records  WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Dennis Hastert on Tuesday backed President George W. Bush's decision not to hand over records to congressional investigators on involvement by Enron Corp. and other companies in developing the White House's energy policy.      Baker backs Cheney on Enron   By PATRICK J. KILLEN, TOKYO, Jan 29, 2002 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- U.S. Ambassador Howard Baker, a former senator and White House chief of staff, said Tuesday he would not criticize Vice President Richard Cheney for invoking the doctrine of separation of powers in declining to disclose information to Congress about his talks with Enron, Corp. officials.      Enron Names Stephen Cooper Interim CEO, Chief Restructuring Officer  Jan 29, 2002 - AFX News Limited Enron Cop said it has appointed Stephen Cooper, a managing partner at Zolfo Cooper LLC, as interim chief executive and chief restructuring officer, following the resignation last week of former CEO and chairman Kenneth Lay.      Jesse Jackson Meets with Former Enron Chairman Lay about Workers' Plight  By Janette Rodrigues, Houston Chronicle, Jan. 29 As former Enron employees gathered in a church across the street from the bankrupt company's headquarters, the Rev. Jesse Jackson met for nearly an hour with Ken Lay on Monday and reported that Lay seems truly concerned with the workers' financial plight.      NEWSMAKER-Restructuring pro Cooper faces Enron challenges  NEW YORK, Jan 28 (Reuters) Stephen Cooper, the partner in restructuring firm Zolfo Cooper who is expected to take over the reins of Enron Corp., may not succeed in reviving the bankrupt energy firm, industry watchers say. But it won't be for lack of trying.      Financial      Enron Investments Lured Pension Giant CalPERS  By Pamela Yip, The Dallas Morning News, Jan. 28 CalPERS invested in two of Enron's controversial outside partnerships, which the company used to move debt off its balance sheet.      Houston-Based Natural-Gas Compression Firm Takes Hit in Enron Aftermath  By Nelson Antosh, Houston Chronicle, Jan. 29 Hanover Compressor Services, a major provider of natural gas compression services and equipment, is getting thrashed on Wall Street for minor ties to Enron Corp. and suggestions of off-balance-sheet financing.      Liquidation seen as increasing prospect for Enron  By C. Bryson Hull, HOUSTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) There may not be enough of Enron Corp. left to reorganize now that its major money-making unit is gone, making liquidation a more probable and less palatable option, analysts and bankruptcy experts said on Monday.      ICE e-bourse considers IPO, says enjoys fast growth  LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Energy and metals electronic trading platform IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) is considering floating its shares under an initial public offering, the U.S.-based company's chief executive officer Jeff Sprecher said on Tuesday.      With Enron collapse, other energy companies' books get scrutinized   By BRAD FOSS AP Business Writer, NEW YORK, Jan 28, 2002 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- Enron Corp. is not the only energy trader whose books are getting a closer look.      Veba Was Already Concerned Over Enron Creative Accounting in 1999  Jan 28, 2002 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex Veba AG, the former German energy group which has now been merged with Viag to form the utilities giant E.ON AG, broke off merger talks with Enron, the stricken US energy trading company, in 1999, owing partly to the US group's debts in subsidiaries which were not publicly known, and partly because Enron was obviously speculating over a takeover of the German power group..      Enron Employees' 401K Disasters Send Message to Diversify  By David Ranii, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C., Jan. 29 The devastating losses suffered by Enron employees whose 401(k) plans were heavily invested in Enron stock have pointed a glaring spotlight at the obvious remedy: diversification.      Virginia State Workers Retirement System Reports $60 Million Loss in Enron  By Tom Shean, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va., Jan. 29 The retirement system for state employees and many municipal workers and teachers in Virginia estimated Monday that it lost $60 million from its investments in Enron Corp., the bankrupt energy company under investigation for possible accounting fraud and other misdeeds.      Financial - Results      Williams delays earnings, shares take a dive  HOUSTON., Jan 29 (Reuters) - Energy trader and pipeline operator Williams Cos. on Tuesday delayed the release of its full fourth-quarter earnings report as it explored the possible financial impact of lingering financial ties to its former subsidiary Williams Communications.      WPS Resources earnings rise 52 percent  GREEN BAY, Wis., Jan 29 (Reuters) Energy holding company WPS Resources Co. on Tuesday reported a 52 percent increase in fourth-quarter earnings, as higher profits in nonregulated businesses offset a drop in income at its electric and gas utility operations.      Williams Comm says no problems from assessment  TULSA, Okla., Jan 29 (Reuters) Telecommunications network operator Williams Communications Group Inc. on Tuesday said that the assessment being done by its former parent Williams Cos. Inc. has no impact on its operations or financial performance.      TransCanada PipeLines profit slips, dividend up  CALGARY, Alberta, Jan 29 (Reuters) - TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. said on Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit slipped 5 percent, but the country's top pipeline operator raised its dividend for the second time in as many years, saying growth plans were on track.      Noble posts Q4 net loss vs. year-ago profit  HOUSTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) Independent energy company Noble Affiliates Inc. on Tuesday posted a fourth-quarter net loss, reversing a year-ago profit, on sharply lower oil and natural gas prices, and added it will slash capital spending in 2002.      ChevronTexaco Suffers $2.5B Loss   By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer, SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 29, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- The newly combined ChevronTexaco Corp. stumbled to a fourth-quarter loss of $2.5 billion as the company paid for the aftershocks of its merger and revised its outlook in the depressed energy market.      International      BG Group Foresees India As Core Asset  Jan 28 - Associated Press BG Group PLC said Monday it plans to develop India as one its biggest sources and markets for natural gas after wrapping up its $350 million buyout of Enron Oil & Gas India Ltd.      Enron Australia in Liquidation  Jan 29, 2002 - Associated Press The Australian arm of Enron was placed into liquidation Tuesday, two months after its debt-ridden parent entered the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history.      Methanex eyes expansion in Chile  VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Methanol producer Methanex Corp. sees the possible expansion of its operations in Chile in its bid to extend favorable supply agreements for natural gas, company officials said on Tuesday.      Gas Natural Gains 40% of Enron's Spanish Clients  Jan 28, 2002 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex Spanish gas company has gained 40 per cent of US energy group Enron's clients in Spain, according to sector sources, as part of its strategy to enter the electricity sector.      Hidrocantabrico Concludes Gas Agreement with Eni Group  Jan 28, 2002 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex Spanish power utility Hidrocantabrico (HC) will have a powerful ally to develop its gas business in Spain.        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