Friends:

The NYMEX issued the following notice regarding the EIA report that is scheduled
for its first release tomorrow around 10:30 a.m.

BNP Paribas Commodity Futures



Notice No.  02-129
Date:  May 8, 2002

To:     All NYMEX  Division Members

From:J. Robert Collins, Jr.,  President

Re:      EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report and Explanation of  Survey
Methods Compared to AGA Natural Gas Storage Survey


On May 9 at 10:30 a.m. EDT, the Energy Information  Administration (EIA) will
release its first weekly natural gas storage report.  Prior to this, the
American Gas Association (AGA) provided weekly natural gas  storage estimates.
At 4:00 p.m. EDT today, EIA will release a paper which will  compare AGA and EIA
survey methods and include estimates of natural gas storage  for the weeks
between March 15 and April 26, 2002. Additionally, EIA will  release a file
containing weekly natural gas stocks from 1994 through April 19,  2002 that will
be used for historical comparisons included in the EIA Weekly  Gas Storage
Report. A description of the methodology used to develop these  estimates will
also be included in the file. The paper and file can be accessed  at
www.eia.doe.gov/oilgas/other/natwhatsnew.html.






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