HOUSTON - Enron announced today the launch of EnronOnline, a global 
Internet-based transaction system for wholesale energy and other 
commodities.  EnronOnline will allow participants to not only view commodity 
prices in real-time but also to directly transact with Enron over the 
Internet free of commission. The transaction system will go live on Nov. 29, 
1999, with the launch of North America natural gas to be followed by all 
other products over the next six weeks.
 "EnronOnline offers customers the next level of wholesale energy transaction 
service by having easy and simple access to Enron,s prices and products," 
said Jeffrey K. Skilling, president and COO of Enron.  "This Internet system 
complements Enron,s extensive marketing capabilities and gives our 
counterparties the choice of transacting over the telephone or instantly 
through our website."
Enron,s customers across the world will be able to access several hundred 
traded products through EnronOnline. The company will leverage its wholesale 
market expertise to publish real-time prices for power, natural gas, coal, 
weather products, liquids, petrochemicals, pulp and paper, emission credits 
and other commodities in the Americas, Europe and Asia. It will continue 
expanding web-based commodity and product offerings globally.
 "Unlike other Internet commodity service providers, EnronOnline doesn,t 
match buyers with sellers," said Skilling.  "Customers will be able to 
instantaneously conduct transactions directly with an Enron company as a 
principal." 
Real-time capabilities in the United States will be delivered wherever 
possible through Enron Communication, Inc.,s intelligent fiber optic network. 
This system is designed to combat web latency and create a true real-time 
environment online for Enron,s customers.
 A preview of the system is currently available at www.EnronOnline.com. 
 Enron is one of the world,s leading electricity, natural gas and 
communications companies.  The company, which owns approximately $34 billion 
in energy and communications assets, produces electricity and natural gas, 
develops, constructs and operates energy facilities worldwide, delivers 
physical commodities and financial and risk management services to customers 
around the world, and is developing an intelligent network platform to 
facilitate online business.  Enron,s Internet address is www.enron.com and 
the stock is traded under the ticker symbol, "ENE."