Weather

Todd,
Per our discussion on moving forward with the development of a Weather
Trading and Valuation engine. I have discussed the high level requirements
with Joseph Koothrappaly and have identified an IT lead to manage the
project. As discussed, the project will have the same project formula as the
"Thunderball" project with 3-6 month deliverables. Also, the need to have
co-operative development between Houston and London will be established for
Global roll out of the Weather system. The main focus will be a intranet
trade capture and position with a callable valuation engine. The plan calls
for Phase I roll out for January 1, 2001. Next steps will need to be
discuss as soon as possible. Topics that need to be addressed are definition
of Phase I, joint development between Houston and London, and duel
development between Steve Stock's valuation team and my trading team. Keep in
mind that though multiple teams will have development assignments, one person
will manage the effort across teams.

Richard