Dear Eric,  The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission made several major decisions at their last meeting of 2001. On Thursday, the Washington bureau will examine the Commission's latest orders, including the FERC's approval of the country's first Regional Transmission Organization. EnergyBusinessWatch Editor-in-Chief Howard Buskirk will join us in Washington during the 11:00 a.m. ET newscast to bring us his insight on the FERC.   On Thursday, the Washington bureau will also bring us any progress from Congress on reaching a deal on an economic stimulus package. Lawmakers are trying to come to an agreement before they head home for the holidays.   President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev will address various energy topics during a speech at Rice University in Houston on Thursday. Nearly 160 deposits of oil and gas have been discovered in Kazakhstan, one of which is the largest known deposit in the world.   We'll also report the latest developments from Houston regarding Enron's bankruptcy case. Dynegy Lead Counsel David Burns talks to the Houston bureau about getting the Enron bankruptcy case moved to Texas. Join us on Thursday for these reports and more from the Houston bureau.   The California Public Utilities Commission is holding a prehearing conference on Thursday to discuss the potential impact of Enron's Chapter 11 filing on California energy markets. We'll have details from the West Coast bureau tomorrow.    Closing Prices for Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2001    Crude: $19.80/bbl +$0.20  Unleaded: $0.5581/gallon+$0.0077    Heating Oil: $0.5613/gallon+$0.0144    Gas:$2.616/mmBtu -$0.041     DataSynapse CEO Peter Lee will speak with us from the AMEX in New York on Thursday. Lee will discuss distributed computing technology and why he expects the energy industry to embrace the innovations during the 3:00 p.m. ET newscast.   Broadcasting Note: OPEC will hold an extraordinary meeting to discuss the production cuts and exports scheduled to take effect on January 1. ENL Houston Correspondent Kim Benestante will be in Cairo, Egypt on Friday, December 28th to bring us live coverage of the meeting.   Keep in mind things are subject to change at a moment's notice. Occasionally guests have to cancel or change time slots. We'll continue to do our best to keep you updated on future interviews and events.   Be sure to watch our newscasts every business day - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, at the top of each hour.  	 				
 						 	
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