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February 20, 2002

What's New on platts.com?

Platts Enron Report Read about the implications of Enron's bankruptcy on the
financial and energy communities.
(http://www.platts.com/features/enron/index.shtml)

Examining the Costs of Merchant Generating Assets - Insurance and
Power-Marketing Fees: To provide more transparency when applying net revenue
analysis, Standard & Poor's will publish ongoing comments exploring components
of both fixed and variable costs of operating generating assets in a market
environment. (http://www.platts.com/risk_management/sandp/analysis.shtml)

Quote of the Day A selection of industry/OPEC viewpoints.
(http://www.platts.com/quote.shtml)


ENERGY INSIGHT:
(for Platts Premium Customers)

Bush unveils voluntary alternative to Kyoto Protocol
President George W. Bush, a year after he rejected the Kyoto Protocol, released
a climate-change plan Feb 14 calling for voluntary measures to reduce the rate
of growth of US carbon dioxide emissions. (http://www.einsight.com)


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Futures Round-up

NYMEX: Crude to open lower absent fresh news
NYMEX March crude oil is called to open 27 cts lower at $20.61/bbl Wednesday.
April Brent is called to open 34 cts lower at $20.18/bbl. March heating oil is
called to open 50 pts lower at 53.90 cts/gal and March unleaded gasoline is
called to open 50 pts lower at 58.75 cts/gal.

IPE Brent Focus: IPE Brent crude drifts lower, API builds anticipated
Front-month April futures stood at $20.17/bbl at 1134 GMT, 35 cts weaker than
Tuesday's close. April had ticked lower from $20.30/bbl, the opening and high of
the day. The May contract slipped by 25 cts to trade at $20.35/bbl by the same
time.



News Round-up
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to see the full story.

OIL:
Husky Energy confirms Petrochina talks on possible deal
Canadian Husky Energy Tuesday confirmed that it "has had discussions with
PetroChina and other parties" over possible deals.
(http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#59136)

NATURAL GAS:
APX gas plans delayed by internal market spats
Amsterdam Power Exchange's plans to offer natural gas products have been set
back by disagreements among Dutch gas market participants, APX CEO Bert den
Ouden said Wednesday. (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#59174)

PETROCHEMICALS:
Brazil to end energy rationing Mar 1
Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso decided Tuesday to end a
nine-month energy rationing program on Mar 1, 2002 allowing downstream
petrochemical producers forced by the program to cut energy consumption, and
thus output, to return to normal output levels, a government spokesman said
Tuesday. (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#59149)


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ELECTRIC POWER:
France set to pledge further opening of power market
France looks set to pledge a further opening of its power market to competition
at next month's European heads of state summit in Barcelona, an industry source
said Wednesday. (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#59172)

NUCLEAR:
Nevadans sue US government over Yucca Mountain recommendations
Key Nevada repository opponents asked a federal court to throw out Energy
Secretary Spencer Abraham's recommendation of the proposed repository site at
Yucca Mountain, Nevada, and President George Bush's concurrence, claiming
neither complied with federal law. (http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#59147)

COAL:
Indiana coal bill sees opposition
Opponents of Indiana Senate Bill 29, which would encourage the use of advanced
clean-coal technology and the development of new baseload electric generating
plants, rallied at the Statehouse in Indianapolis against the legislation.
(http://www.platts.com/archives.shtml#59153)

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