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 	   THIS ISSUE BROUGHT TO YOU BY       Do the right energy professionals have your company's white papers? Gain exposure to thousands by including them in the industry's most respected information resource - the Energy Central Research Report Center. Users are able to quickly sort and view all included documents. Make sure yours is included. To learn how to submit your white papers, e-mail mjohnson@energycentral.com. http://www.energycentral.com/sections/research         TOP STORIES     Utility Eyes Pipeline to Ship Gas to Arizona from Wyoming  By Ed Taylor, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz., Jan. 11 Salt River Project and two partners want to build a 300-mile natural gas pipeline and underground storage complex in western Arizona that would bring additional gas supplies to electric power plants in Tempe and Gilbert.     Pakistan to revive Turkmen gas project only when peace in Afghanistan  Jan 12, 2002 - Agence France-Presse The two-billion-dollar gas pipeline project from Turkmenistan to Pakistan via Afghanistan will be revived as soon as peace returns to the war-torn country, Pakistan's petroleum minister said Saturday.     Georgia Public Service Commission Extends Emergency Natural Gas Service  By Matthew C. Quinn, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jan. 11 Eligibility for emergency natural gas service was extended Thursday to an additional 6,000 households in Georgia -- but officials are beginning to wonder how many people actually need the help.      Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures      Westcoast says takeover by Duke nearly complete  VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan 10 (Reuters) - The British Columbia Supreme Court and two regulatory agencies have given their approval to Westcoast Energy Corp's planned takeover by Duke Energy Corp., the Canadian company said on Thursday.      CNOOC may buy Enron oil field   China, Jan 11, 2002 (ChinaOnline via COMTEX) -- The China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) is on the market for an oil field and may purchase one from U.S.-based Enron Corp.      Italian Oil Company Reportedly Plans to Offer Another Bid for Enterprise Oil  By Brian O'Connor, Daily Mail, London, Jan. 11 Italy's ENI kept the bid heat on Enterprise Oil with strong hints that it would come back with another offer.      Legislation/Regulation      Enron spread the wealth around Washington  WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Former energy-trading giant Enron Corp. not only lavished campaign donations on President George W. Bush, but was one of America's biggest political contributors, spreading money across both parties on Capitol Hill.      THE ENRON COLLAPSE / Scandal could taint White House  Jan 13 - San Francisco Chronicle As the White House scrambles to release information about its contacts with energy giant Enron, it is fighting the perception that the company bought its way into the Bush administration.      Enron Asked Bush Administration for Help Calling Off Bankers  By Ken Moritsugu, Knight Ridder Washington Bureau, Jan. 12 As Enron Corp. tried to stave off financial collapse last fall, the company's president asked a senior Bush administration official to call its bankers, the Treasury Department said Friday.      U.S. Rep. Waxman seeks more data from Enron's Lay  WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) A high-ranking House Democrat on Saturday asked Enron Corp. Chairman Kenneth Lay to provide details on communications between the company and its employees last summer regarding the financial condition of Enron.          ADVERTISEMENT    Gain the competitive intelligence you need to make informed business decisions. Energy Central's Operating Plant Experience Code (OPEC) is a must for all aspects of analyzing nuclear power plant performance. Identify causes of poor performance, compare lost generation trends, and set performance criteria! Free trial - visit http://www.energycentral.com/sections/databases/OPEC          Gas Pricing/Hubs      Canadian natgas mostly higher with stronger NYMEX  NEW YORK, Jan 11 (Reuters) Canadian spot natural gas prices mostly rose slightly on Friday, taking cues from stronger NYMEX futures trade in some pre-weekend short covering, industry sources said.      U.S. spot natgas falls on weekend demand, temps  SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 11 (Reuters) U.S. spot natural gas prices traded mostly lower Friday, pressured by lighter weekend energy demand and mild weather early next week.      NYMEX Hub gas ends mixed, fronts up on short covering  NEW YORK, Jan 11 (Reuters) NYMEX Hub gas ended mixed Friday in moderate trade, with front months lifted by some short covering ahead of the weekend despite concerns about excess inventories and a sluggish economy, sources said.      U.S. Gas Spot Market Stagnates; Canada Climbs on Supply Concerns  Jan. 11 (Btu's Daily Gas Wire) The natural gas spot market across the U.S. held relatively unchanged from Thursday's values, according to traders. Special Offer from this Publisher!       Drilling/Exploration      Denver's Delta Petroleum Joins Lawsuit against U.S. over Offshore Drilling  By Steve Raabe, The Denver Post, Jan. 11 A Denver energy company has sued the U.S. government in a dispute over oil and natural gas fields off the coast of California.      Feds Move to Overturn Calif. Order   By DAVID KRAVETS Associated Press Writer, SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 10, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- The Bush administration urged a federal appeals court Thursday to overturn a court order blocking oil and natural gas exploration off California's central coast.      Futures      Natural gas consolidates in rangebound trade   Jan 14, 2002 (TradeSignals via COMTEX) -- Natural gas futures edged higher in Friday's rangebound trade as light short covering support underpinned quiet trade.      Pipelines      Malaysian, Thai foreign ministers to discuss gas pipeline Monday   KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13, 2002 (AFX-Asia via COMTEX) -- Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar will hold talks on Monday with his Thai counterpart Surakiart Sathirathai which will include discussions on a controversial gas pipeline project, Bernama news agency reported.      Federal Regulators Begin Rolling Out New Rules  Jan 12, 2002 - Cox News Service Pipeline operators must monitor closely for corrosion and file more detailed reports on spills and other incidents under new rules adopted by the federal Office of Pipeline Safety.      Rates    For more information on rate tariffs visit Gas Rate Tariffs   [IMAGE]    Atlanta Gas Light Co. Seeks $50 Million Rate Hike  By Matthew C. Quinn, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jan. 12 Atlanta Gas Light Co. wants to raise its natural gas rates by $50.3 million a year.      Rigs      Baker Hughes-U.S. rig count down 27, Canada up 134  NEW YORK, Jan 11 (Reuters) The number of rigs searching for oil and gas in the United States fell by 27 to 856 during the week ending Jan. 11, according to oil services firm Baker Hughes.      General      Houston feds collected significant information on Enron  By C. Bryson Hull, HOUSTON, Jan. 11 (Reuters) The top federal prosecutor in Houston on Friday said his office had collected a significant amount of information about the collapse of Enron Corp. before being recused from the case because of personal relationships with employees of the fallen energy trader.      More South Dakotans Ask for Help with Heat Bills  By Russ Keen, American News, Aberdeen, S.D., Jan. 11 Even with mild winter weather and lower prices for heating fuels than a year ago, the number of South Dakotans applying for help from the state Low Energy Assistance Program is up 4.5 percent.      Accounting Firm of Enron Corp. Admits to Destroying Relevant Documents  By Laura Goldberg, Houston Chronicle, Jan. 12 Andersen, Enron Corp.'s auditor, said Thursday its employees destroyed "a significant but undetermined number" of electronic and paper documents in recent months relating to work it did for the Houston-based company.      Differing Versions in Enron Affair   By PETE YOSTA Associated Press Writer, WASHINGTON, Jan 11, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- Transformed in just one day from the nation's biggest bankruptcy to a major political controversy, some of the players in the Enron affair are already giving conflicting versions of who said what to whom.      Key dates in Enron's collapse  Jan 11 - San Francisco Chronicle Enron Corp., formed in 1985 and based in Houston, was the largest natural gas merchant in North America and the largest marketer of electricity in the United States before its collapse.      Morale falling faster than Enron stock / Enron's master of disaster  Jan 11 - San Francisco Chronicle Enron employees, whose retirement plans vanished amid the debris of the energy giant's bankruptcy, are quietly pointing federal investigators toward the man they think most responsible for the fiasco: former Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Skilling.      Allegheny Energy Supply Company, Salt River Project and Sempra Energy Resources Announce Open Season for Proposed Desert Crossing Gas Storage and Transportation System  PHOENIX, AZ., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ The Desert Crossing Gas Storage and Transportation System (Desert Crossing) is holding an Open Season for customers interested in capacity, beginning today and extending through Feb. 8, 2002.      Williams Energy Donates $300,000 to Bakersfield, Calif.-Area United Way  By Erin Waldner, The Bakersfield Californian, Jan. 11 The United Way of Kern County has more than $300,000 coming its way.      Trading/Marketing      UBS to Buy Enron Trading Operation   By BRAD FOSS AP Business Writer, NEW YORK, Jan 11, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- Enron Corp. took an important step Friday in getting its once-influential energy trading operation running again, as Swiss-owned investment bank UBS Warburg won the bidding to buy a big part of the ailing company.      Deals/Contracts      Indusrial Gas Consumers Complain About Pemex Gas Contract   MEXICO CITY, Jan 11, 2002 (Reforma/Corporate Mexico by Internet Securities, Inc. via COMTEX) -- Mexico's steel sector and natural gas distributors asked that the Energy ministry cancel Petroleos Mexicanos' (Pemex) natural gas contracts with industrial consumers once it has recovered its own losses, reported Mexico City daily Reforma.      Kuwait, Qatar, Exxonmobil Sign Gas Agreement  Jan 11, 2002 - Xinhua News Agency Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil Middle East Gas Marketing Limited on Friday inked an agreement on key terms of supplying Qatari gas to Kuwait.      Legal      Prosecutors Face Tough Challenges in Enron Investigation  Chicago Tribune, Jan. 11 Government attorneys face major obstacles in their investigation of Enron Corp., legal experts say, and while prosecution is possible, it could take many months to find evidence of crime.      Enron Probe Could Complicate UBS Warburg's Attempts to Sell Assets  By Melita Marie Garza, Chicago Tribune, Jan. 12 Even as investment bank UBS Warburg won a bidding contest for Enron Corp.'s wholesale energy trading business, legal experts said the widening criminal investigation of Enron could complicate the bankrupt company's efforts to sell off its remaining assets.      People      City Misses Deadline to Hire Boss for Philadelphia Gas Works  By Mark McDonald, Philadelphia Daily News, Jan. 8 Almost a year ago, the Street administration cut a deal with state regulators: Let us collect more money from Philadelphia Gas Works ratepayers and we'll hire a new CEO by Dec. 31.      Enron CEO Ken Lay resigns from Compaq's board  NEW YORK, Jan 11 (Reuters) Ken Lay, chief executive of troubled energy giant Enron Corp., stepped down from Compaq Computer Corp.'s board of directors on Dec. 31, a spokesman for the No. 2 personal-computer maker said on Friday.      Justice Dept: Enron Funded Ashcroft   By KAREN GULLO Associated Press Writer, WASHINGTON, Jan 11, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- Shortly after he was confirmed as attorney general, John Ashcroft was invited by Enron Corp. Chairman Kenneth Lay to speak at an exclusive meeting of corporate leaders, Justice Department officials said Friday.      Bush and Enron chief rose out of the same circles of achievement   By DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press Writer, WASHINGTON, Jan 12, 2002 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- President George W. Bush bestowed the nickname "Kenny Boy" on embattled Enron executive Kenneth Lay back when the two were up-and-comers in Texas.      Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Promotes Staffer to Executive Director  By David DeKok, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 11 The state Public Utility Commission Thursday promoted from within to fill the key position of PUC executive director.      New CEO for Enron crude oil marketing unit EOTT  HOUSTON, Jan 10 (Reuters) EOTT Energy Partners L.P., a publicly traded limited partnership that markets and transports crude oil, said Dana Gibbs has been elected as its chief executive officer.      Robert Rubin disclosed as an Enron contact   WASHINGTON, Jan 12, 2002 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- A Senate panel probing energy conglomerate Enron Corp.'s sudden collapse sent a subpoena Friday to Texas Republican Sen. Phil Gramm's wife, Wendy Gramm, panel sources confirmed.      Labor/Human Resources      BP layoffs first in oilpatch as lower energy prices force belt-tightening   JAMES STEVENSON, CALGARY, Jan 10, 2002 (The Canadian Press via COMTEX) -- BP Canada's 100 layoffs are the first of 2002 as the oilpatch implements austerity measures to ride out lower natural gas and oil prices.      Enron Misled Employees on Stock   By PETE YOST Associated Press Writer, Jan 12, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- In a pair of e-mails to his employees in August, the chairman of now-bankrupt Enron touted the company's stock and declared that the energy trader giant's growth "has never been more certain."      Financial      U.S. energy firms reap record profits in 2000--EIA  WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (Reuters) Bolstered by sharply higher prices for oil and natural gas, profits for U.S. energy firms set a new record in 2000, soaring 133 percent to $53.2 billion from the prior year, according to a report released on Friday.      Andersen's future at stake after Enron  NEW YORK, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Andersen, once the creme de la creme of accounting firms, has been knocked to its knees after a series of revelations about its audit of bankrupt energy trader Enron Corp.      National Fuel Seeks Ok to Double Executive Bonus Plan  Jan 13, 2002 - Buffalo News National Fuel Gas Co. is asking its shareholders to approve changes in its long-term bonus plan for top executives that could double the amount of money they could earn if the Buffalo-based energy company does well.      Prompted by Enron's Collapse, Administration to Review Pension, 401(k) Rules  By Pamela Yip, The Dallas Morning News, Jan. 11 Reacting to the Enron debacle, President Bush on Thursday ordered his economic team to undertake a rare review of rules regulating company pensions and 401(k) plans.      International      Bahia Preempts Enron Natgas Sale   Brazil, Jan 11, 2002 (BNamericas.com via COMTEX) -- Brazil's Bahia state government has received shareholders approval to suspend a shareholders' agreement with its partners in local natural gas distributor Companhia de Gas da Bahia (Bahiagas), Gazeta Mercantil reported.      Gas Transporters Concerned over Subsidy Proposal   Brazil, Jan 11, 2002 (BNamericas.com via COMTEX) -- Newcomers to the Brazilian natural gas transport market have expressed concern over suggestions that the government may introduce a subsidy to lower the costs of transporting natural gas for thermoelectric power plants.      Gas Natural suffers from rising electricity prices  Jan 11, 2002, (Expansion /FT Information via COMTEX) -- Spanish electricity companies Endesa, Union Fenosa, Hidrocantabrico and Iberdrola were charging a historic high of 15 eurocents (Pta25) per kilowatt hour of electricity yesterday.      Linking energy, softwood a mistake, U.S. ambassador tells B.C.   DENE MOORE, VANCOUVER, Jan 11, 2002 (The Canadian Press via COMTEX) -- North America must move away from depending on the Middle East for its energy, U.S. Ambassador Paul Cellucci told members of Vancouver's business community Friday.        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