In its first year of operation, products traded on IntercontinentalExchange's over-the-counter markets reached the following volume levels:

- Crude oil and refined products: 1.8 billion barrels
- Natural gas: 28 trillion cubic feet
- Power: 1.1 billion megawatt hours
- Precious metals: 83 million gold-equivalent ounces

The total notional value of transactions on the Exchange in its first year was over $400 billion.

During the same period, volumes on the IPE, acquired by Intercontinental the past summer, reached the following levels:

- Brent crude futures and options: 18,157,500 lots
- Gas oil futures and options: 7,229,403 lots
- Natural gas futures: 513,655 lots

The total notional value of the 25.9 million lots traded on IPE over the last twelve months was in excess of $500 billion.

Market participation on the Exchange continues to expand at a rapid rate and currently includes over 365 of the world's largest energy and financial commodity firms making it one of the most widely distributed online professional marketplaces in the world. Moreover, over 300 customers in over 30 countries use IPE's markets on a regular basis.




Justin Rostant
Enron Financial Trading Desk.
Phone: 713-853-6460
Mobile: 832-264-6333
Fax: 713-646-3239