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Atlas Pipeline buys Triton Coal from Vulcan  NEW YORK, Jan 18 (Reuters) Atlas Pipeline Partners, operator of gas pipeline systems in the U.S., announced on Friday it was planning to acquire Triton Coal Company from New Vulcan Coal Holdings.     Saudi gas committee meets top ExxonMobil officials  RIYADH, Jan 19 (Reuters) Officials from Saudi Arabia and ExxonMobil have met to chart progress in the kingdom's huge gas opening in which the supermajor has star billing, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported overnight on Friday.      Energy Security      Federal Agencies Warn of Possible Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Utilities  By Seth Borenstein, Knight Ridder Washington Bureau, Jan. 18 Twice this week federal security agencies have warned city, county and state officials about possible terrorist attacks on American utilities, according to threat advisories that Knight Ridder obtained.      National Energy Policy      Bush Refuses Congress' Request for Data on Cheney-Enron Talks  By Bennett Roth, Houston Chronicle, Jan. 18 The White House on Thursday rejected congressional requests that it make public information about Vice President Dick Cheney's energy task force that met six times with Enron officials last year.          ADVERTISEMENT    Public Utilities Fortnightly magazine is providing last minute advertising opportunities in their annual "Gas Executives Forum" issue. In addition to reaching Fortnightly's influential readers, this issue will receive bonus distribution at the GasMart/Power 2002 Conference. Contact Joe Paparello for details at paparello@pur.com or 703-847-7759.         Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures      E.ON to ask govt to lift cartel block on Ruhrgas buy  FRANKFURT, Jan 19 (Reuters) - German utility E.ON said on Saturday it would ask the government to overrule a cartel office decision to block its purchase of a 25.5 percent stake in Ruhrgas, the country's main natural gas supplier.      Federal Trade Commission Wants More Details about Phillips-Conoco Merger Deal  By Russell Ray, Tulsa World, Okla., Jan. 18 The Federal Trade Commission is seeking more information about Phillips Petroleum Co.'s planned merger with Conoco Inc.      Chinese Oil Co. to Buy Properties  Jan 18 - Associated Press China's offshore oil and gas producer CNOOC Ltd. said Friday it has agreed with international oil producer Repsol-YPF to acquire nine Repsol subsidiaries in Indonesia for $585 million in cash.      Legislation/Regulation      All But One Texan in Congress Received Donations from Enron  The Dallas Morning News, Jan. 18 Enron has been a powerful source of political contributions in Texas, giving money to all but one member of the state's congressional delegation.      House Investigators Focus on Enron Auditors  By Jerry Seper, The Washington Times, Jan. 19 House investigators probing the collapse of Enron Corp. have focused on officials at the Houston-based company's accounting firm, Arthur Andersen & Co., trying to determine who at Andersen gave the order to destroy thousands of Enron financial records and why.      Enron collapse looms as U.S. election fodder  AUSTIN, Texas, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Democrats are making an election-year attempt to charge Republicans with guilt by association in the Enron scandal, but Republican operatives say the accusations will not stand up.      Senate energy panel says sets Jan 29 hearing on Enron  WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (Reuters) The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee said on Friday it has scheduled a hearing for Jan. 29 on the collapse of energy trading giant Enron Corp.      Responding in 'timely' way to Enron requests-US Trsy  WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (Reuters) Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill responded on late Friday to a lawmaker's request for details of Treasury contacts with officials from bankrupt Enron, saying that requests from the many government bodies examining the energy giant's collapse would be addressed in a "timely" manner.      Enron Donations   By The Associated Press, Jan 17, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- Enron individual and company contributions from 1989 through 2001 to members of Congress who are on committees investigating the company's collapse.      Congress Members Took Enron Donations   By JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press Writer, WASHINGTON, Jan 18, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- More than $700,000 in campaign donations has gone from Enron Corp. to the members of seven congressional committees investigating its collapse, but none of the lawmakers has decided to drop out of the probe.      Bush can't put Enron behind him   By MARTIN SIEFF, Senior News Analyst, WASHINGTON, Jan 18, 2002 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- President George W. Bush has so far proven masterful at toppling murderous tyrants and the terrorists they protect half way around the world.      Connecticut Democratic Leaders Seek Answers for Agency's Loss to Enron  By Ken Dixon, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport, Jan. 17 Democratic majority leaders Wednesday announced support for legislative hearings into the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority's apparent loss of $220 million in a deal with the bankrupt Enron Corp.      Gas Pricing/Hubs      NYMEX Hub gas ends mixed, fronts off on weather, techs  NEW YORK, Jan 18 (Reuters) NYMEX gas ended mixed Friday in a holiday-shortened session, with front months pressured by a soft physical market, fairly mild weather forecasts next week and some technical selling after yesterday's sharp slide, sources said.      Canada natgas eases ahead of U.S. holiday weekend  NEW YORK, Jan 18 (Reuters) Spot natural gas prices in Canada eased Friday, taking cues from lower U.S. gas prices and expectations of weak demand early next week due to the Martin Luther King Day holiday on Monday, industry sources said.      Despite Expected Snow, Cash Slides with Futures, Coming Warmth  Jan. 18 (Btu's Daily Gas Wire) Cold weather and snow are expected for central and eastern portions of the country today and Saturday, but the falling futures contract and forecasts calling for temperatures to rise back into the 50s next week allowed gas prices for weekend delivery to slip. Special Offer from this Publisher!       Holiday weekend, temps push U.S. spot natgas lower  SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 18 (Reuters) U.S. spot natural gas packages for delivery through Tuesday were pushed lower Friday, with most dealers pinning the drop to lighter demand over the Martin Luther King Day holiday weekend.      Production      Shell starts two new U.S. Gulf oil and gas fields  NEW YORK, Jan 18 (Reuters) Two new subsea fields in the U.S. Gulf, Crosby and Einset, have started up, Shell Exploration & Production Co. (SEPCo) said on Friday.      Gas Supply/Demand      Denver Energy Consultant Says U.S. Could See Natural-Gas Crunch Again  By Steve Raabe, The Denver Post, Jan. 18 Today's low natural-gas prices could leave Americans in a future supply squeeze, a Denver energy consultant said Thursday.      Drilling/Exploration      Pakistan awards exploration rights to Canadian firm  KARACHI, Jan 18 (Reuters) Pakistan has awarded an oil and gas exploration concession to a joint venture led by a Canadian firm Scimitar Hydrocarbons Corporation in central Punjab province, the official APP news agency said on Friday.      Arctic Drilling Won't Harm Polar Bears   By JOHN HEILPRIN Associated Press Writer, WASHINGTON, Jan 17, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- Interior Secretary Gale Norton believes there's room for both polar bears and oil drillers in a remote Alaska refuge.      Futures      Naturals gas edges lower in cautious pre-weekend trade.   Jan 22, 2002 (TradeSignals via COMTEX) -- Natural gas futures edged further south in Friday's session as market anxiety emerged to weigh on pre-weekend trade.      LNG      China gas hopes brighten   By Tracey Joynson, Jan 19, 2002 (The West Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australia is on a short list to provide China with about $A1.1bn worth of liquefied natural gas (LNG) a year.      Pipelines      Egypt Exports Natural Gas To Jordan  Jan 18 - Middle East News Online Egyptian and Jordanian officials discussed the establishment of a USD 200 million natural gas pipeline project, as part of Egypt's plan to extend its natural resources to the Levant.      Path of pipeline still not known  Jan 19 - The Charleston Gazette A proposed natural gas pipeline could be seen from such places as Hawks Nest State Park.      Rates    For more information on rate tariffs visit Gas Rate Tariffs   [IMAGE]    6% gas bill rise is on the way  Jan 19 - The Herald - Glasgow GAS bills for ScottishPower customers are to increase by an average of 6%, more than three times the rate of inflation, from next month.      Lgw Bills Not Shock They Were Last Winter  Jan 17 - The Commercial Appeal After monthly utility bills of up to $212 last winter, William Duckworth won't quibble with the $73 bill he got from Memphis Light, Gas & Water last month.      Rigs      Baker Hughes-U.S. rig count up 13, Canada up 10  NEW YORK, Jan 18 (Reuters) The number of rigs searching for oil and gas in the United States rose by 13 to 869 during the week ending Jan. 18, according to oil services firm Baker Hughes.      Domestic Oil and Gas Rig Count Up   HOUSTON, Jan 18, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the United States this week increased by 13 to 869.      General      Florida to Investigate Purchase of Enron Stock for State Pension Fund  By Mark Hollis, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Jan. 18 Florida Attorney General Bob Butterworth said Thursday that his office has opened an investigation into whether a money-management firm hired by the state's pension fund acted improperly when it made poorly timed purchases of Enron stock.      Ex-Andersen Employees Doubt Former Colleague Acted Alone in Destroying Files  By Mike Tolson, Houston Chronicle, Jan. 18 When the glare of publicity suddenly found him, David B. Duncan was cast as a rogue accountant, panicked into a shredding frenzy by the thought of investigators sifting through his auditing team's paperwork.      Enron's Broadband-Unit Hype Didn't Match Reality  By Tom Fowler, Houston Chronicle, Jan. 18 A year ago this month, at Enron's annual analysts' meeting at the Four Seasons Hotel in Houston, then-President Jeff Skilling was emphatic about the potential of the company's broadband Internet business.      CHRONOLOGY - Rise and fall of energy giant Enron  NEW YORK, Jan 18 (Reuters) Following are key dates in the history of energy trading giant Enron Corp.:      Enron at box office? Never say never in Hollywood  LOS ANGELES, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Here's the pitch: A thriller about a tough working mom who tries to blow the lid off a financial scam at a giant energy company that ultimately leads to the biggest bankruptcy in U.S. history and threatens to drag down the White House with it.      Execs Struggle With Enron Scandal   By CONNIE CASS Associated Press Writer, WASHINGTON, Jan 19, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- Clearly, in the pinched language of damage control, "mistakes were made."      CIOs Offer Perspectives and Insights on Shared Services at the Utility  By Jon T. Brock, IssueAlert, Jan. 17 (Scientech) Four chief information officers (CIOs) for electric and gas utilities participated on a panel entitled "Shared Services" this last Tuesday at the Energy-IT Conference in New Orleans. Special Offer from this Publisher!       KUB's fee balloons for gas service calls today; Gas, electric now equal  Jan 18 - News Sentinel Beginning today, gas customers of the Knoxville Utilities Board will begin paying a minimum of $39.95 for service calls.      Trading/Marketing      Dynegy CEO Says Energy Trading Is Not Guilty of Causing Enron Debacle  By Nelson Antosh, Houston Chronicle, Jan. 18 Dynegy Chairman and Chief Executive Chuck Watson said Thursday that Enron's downfall should not become an indictment of the energy-trading business.      Bankruptcy judge approves UBS-Enron trading deal  NEW YORK, Jan 18 (Reuters) - A U.S. bankruptcy court judge on Friday approved UBS Warburg's plan to buy Enron Corp.'s energy trading business, the one-time crown jewel of the troubled company.      Warburg Skims Cream from Top of Enron Trading Operations  Jan. 20 (California Energy Markets) This week Enron Corporation and Swiss banking giant UBS AG revealed details of their arrangement to have the UBS Warburg affiliate take over Enron's wholesale trading operations, including the EnronOnline electronic trading platform. Special Offer from this Publisher!       Deals/Contracts      Russia, Vietnam, Japan Sign Agreement on Oil, Gas  Jan 20, 2002 - Itar-Tass News Agency Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Khristenko has signed a trilateral agreement under which the Russian foreign trade company Zarubezhneft, the Vietnamese state corporation PetroVietnam and the Japanese corporation Idemitsu will set up a consortium to develop an oil field on Vietnam's continental shelf.      OPPD awards contract to Enron unit  Jan 19 - Omaha World - Herald The Omaha Public Power District Thursday entered a contract with a subsidiary of the bankrupt energy giant Enron, but officials with the electric utility said the deal does not put Omaha ratepayers at risk.      Legal      Enron lawyer raised partnership concerns-Salon.com  NEW YORK, Jan 18 (Reuters) An Enron Corp. lawyer raised the alarm last summer at the energy trader about off-balance-sheet partnerships that helped drive it into bankruptcy, said Internet media company Salon.com on Friday.      Judge orders Andersen to stop shredding documents  HOUSTON, Jan 18 (Reuters) A Texas judge on Friday ordered accountancy firm Andersen to halt the destruction of documents relating to its auditing of energy trading firm Enron Corp.which collapsed into bankruptcy late last year.      States File Lawsuit Against Enron   By ROBERT TANNER AP National Writer, Jan 18, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- With the Enron collapse wiping out at least $1 billion from the retirement funds of teachers, firefighters and other public employees, states are joining a class-action lawsuit to win back some money from the once-giant energy trading company.      People      As Ex-Regulator, Enron Director Should Have Seen Signals, Critics Say  By Jim Landers, The Dallas Morning News, Jan. 18 Wendy Lee Gramm's official profile begins with a bouquet from The Wall Street Journal, which in 1999 called her "the Margaret Thatcher of financial regulation."      Enron Chairman Is Missouri Native and University of Missouri-Columbia Grad  By David Goldstein, The Kansas City Star, Mo., Jan. 18 Embattled Enron chairman Kenneth Lay is an alumnus of the University of Missouri-Columbia who endowed a $1.1 million chair in international economics three years ago.      Madison Gas and Electric names CEO Wolter Chairman  MADISON, Wis., Jan 18 (Reuters) Madison Gas & Electric Co. on Friday said it named President and Chief Executive Gary Wolter to the additional post of chairman.      Former Enron executive quits as Texas PUC chairman  AUSTIN, Texas, Jan 18 (Reuters) - A former Enron Corp. executive resigned on Friday as chairman of the Texas Public Utility Commission amid concerns his ties to the scandal-tainted company could hurt Gov. Rick Perry.      Enron lobbyist Racicot elected Republican party chairman   By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press Writer, AUSTIN, Texas, Jan 18, 2002 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- The Republican National Committee elected Marc Racicot, a former state governor and lobbyist for Enron Corp., as party chairman Friday, brushing off concerns about his ties to the failed energy giant.      Clinton Giving Enron Cash to Charity   NEW YORK, Jan 18, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that she would donate her campaign contributions from Enron to a charitable fund being set up to help employees of the failed energy giant.      Fuel      FPL pulls a switch; Plan to burn natural gas is cause for cautious optimism  Jan 18 - Sarasota Herald Tribune Four years after losing a lengthy battle to burn a controversial fuel substitute, Florida Power & Light is ready to do what many critics wanted the utility to do all along -- switch to cleaner- burning natural gas.      Financial      Enron Fires Andersen as Its Auditor  By Julie Mason, Houston Chronicle, Jan. 18 As evidence surfaced Thursday that Arthur Andersen was worried about Enron Corp.'s accounting and conflicts of interest as early as February, the one-time energy giant fired Andersen as its auditor.      Enron Head Touted Stock Amid Trouble   By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer, WASHINGTON, Jan 19, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- Buy the company's stock, Enron Chairman Kenneth Lay urged employees a month after he was warned that the energy-trading giant faced potential accounting scandals.      Shareholders in Small Houston Oil Firm Mutiny over Company's Freefall  By Michael Davis, Houston Chronicle, Jan. 19 A nasty fight is escalating between shareholders and management of Adair International Oil and Gas, a small Houston oil company that has been making big promises but so far has not delivered.      Andersen's Pride and Morale Take Hits in Midst of Enron Scandal  By Delroy Alexander, Chicago Tribune, Jan. 19 As revelations in the Enron scandal rain down on the Andersen accounting firm, its employees have found themselves transformed from the confident champions of a mighty industry to players in one of the most sordid stories in the history of American business.      Energy Forecast Dismal  By Russell Ray, Tulsa World, Okla., Jan. 18 U.S. oil and gas producers should prepare for lower revenues and prices in 2002.      U.S. Taxpayers May Have to Pay Millions for Enron's Overseas Losses  By James Kuhnhenn, Knight Ridder Washington Bureau, Jan. 19 In the aftermath of Enron's collapse, which ruined the investments and retirement accounts of thousands of Americans, U.S. taxpayers may have to pay millions of dollars for the company's losses from overseas investments.      ChevronTexaco moves to keep 26.5 pct Dynegy stake  HOUSTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) Dynegy Corp, which pulled out of a deal to acquire rival energy trader Enron Corp. in November, said on Thursday oil giant ChevronTexaco Corp. will exercise its right to buy new shares of Dynegy, thus retaining a 26.5 percent stake.      Enron, Auditor Pin Blame on Each Other   By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer, WASHINGTON, Jan 18, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- Enron Corp. and its auditor, Arthur Andersen, are trying to pin responsibility on each other for allowing questionable financial practices to continue and push Enron toward bankruptcy.      Memo Warned of Enron Meltdown   HOUSTON, Jan 19, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- A memo in which an Enron Corp. whistle-blower raised serious concerns that the company would "implode in a wave of accounting scandals" was initially a response to chairman Kenneth Lay's promise to answer employee questions, a newspaper reported.      Report notes growing gas demand despite recession  Jan 19 - Tulsa World Pipeline companies such as Williams Cos. Inc. and El Paso Corp. need to invest about $3.2 billion a year through 2015 to meet increased demand for natural gas, an industry group says.      Financial - Results      Houston-Based Kinder Morgan Energy Companies Report Record Yearly Earnings  By Michael Davis, Houston Chronicle, Jan. 18 Kinder Morgan Energy Partners and its general partner Kinder Morgan both reported record annual earnings Thursday, driven by strong internal growth and a good performance by newly acquired pipelines and storage facilities.      NUI posts lower 1st-qtr results, cuts '02 outlook  BEDMINSTER, N.J., Jan 18 (Reuters) NUI Corp., a natural gas company, on Friday posted lower first-quarter earnings and lowered its earnings outlook for 2002, citing a sluggish economy, ongoing weakness in the telecommunications equipment sector and extremely warm temperatures.      International      Totalfina eyes Enron's Dabhol-India official  BOMBAY, Jan 19 (Reuters) - France's Totalfina Elf is interested in buying a stake in ruined energy giant Enron Corp's Dabhol Power Company (DPC), an Indian official said on Saturday.      Petrobras Eyes Enron's Stake in TGS   Argentina, Jan 18, 2002 (BNamericas.com via COMTEX) -- Brazil's federal energy company Petrobras is eyeing the stake that US-based power company Enron owns in Argentine natural gas transport company Transportadora de Gas del Sur (TGS), according to business newspaper Buenos Aires Economico.      MPs demand Ofgem keep price controls on utilities  Jan 18 - The Guardian More than 35 MPs yesterday signed an early day motion calling on Ofgem, the energy regulator, to keep the remaining price controls on gas and electricity which it proposes to abolish.      Montedison unbundles gas transport, storage unit  Jan 18 - AFX Montedison SpA said it has met a legal requirement to separate, or "unbundle", its gas transport and storage activities into a new separate unit called Edison T&S.      Two executives from Gazprom subsidiary charged with abuse of authority  Jan 18 - Associated Press Prosecutors charged two top executives late Friday from a subsidiary of the world's largest gas company Gazprom with abuse of authority, the first indictments handed down in an investigation after a Kremlin-urged crackdown on Russia's freewheeling gas industry.      Mexico's state-owned oil company to launch largest investments in 20 years   MEXICO CITY, Jan 17, 2002 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- Mexico's state-owned oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, will invest 134 billion pesos (dlrs 14.7 billion) in 2002 out of a total budget of 218 billion (dlrs 23.9 billion) the company's director said Thursday.        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