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----- Original Message ----- From: <gasnews@mail.energycentral.com< To: <jbelcher@chemweek.com< Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 11:36 PM Subject: Daily Gas News - 6/6/01 < < ______________________________________________________________________ < < ENERGY CENTRAL GAS NEWS FOR 6/6/01 - 29 NEW ITEMS < ______________________________________________________________________ < < ** TO CHANGE TO THE HTML-ENHANCED VERSION OF THIS SERVICE - < ** go to http://www.energycentral.com/sections/services < < For more news visit us at http://www.energycentral.com/sections/gasnews. < See the end of this message for information on submitting press releases, < subscribing/unsubscribing, advertising and other Energy Central products. < < ______________________________________________________________________ < < ENERGY CENTRAL NEWS SPONSOR < ______________________________________________________________________ < < Free 2-week trial to Restructuring Today is available to Energy < Central users. 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Click here for your FREE posting: http://www.energycentral.com/sections/jobs/ < < ______________________________________________________________________ < < ACCOUNT STATUS!!! < ______________________________________________________________________ < < You are currently not a subscriber to the Energy Central < Daily Gas News Service. < [ ] 17-1674: Type an 'x' between the brackets to request information < on subscribing to Energy Central Daily Gas News < < ______________________________________________________________________ < < NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY < ______________________________________________________________________ < < GOOD MARKS FOR BUSH ENERGY POLICY AS CA TRIES TO SOLVE ITS PROBLEMS < June 5 (Utility Spotlight) - While California lawmakers continued < their struggle last week to come up with answers to their < persistent energy problems, a consulting firm gave generally good < marks to the new Bush energy policy and the New York ISO held out < hopes that the state and New York City may be able to avoid < blackouts even during hot summer weather. < --< NEWS SUBSCRIBERS can access this article for free! < [ ] 55-18: You can request a 4 week FREE trial to Utility Spotlight < < < SEN. MURKOWSKI URGES DEMOCRATS TO HELP BOOST US ENERGY OUTPUT < Jun 05, 2001 - BridgeNews - The departing Republican chairman of < the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Tuesday urged < Democrats not to ignore the production of oil, natural gas, < electricity and nuclear power when they consider the energy < problems the confronting the U.S. < --< NEWS SUBSCRIBERS can access this article for free! < < < DEMOCRATIC SHIFT IN SENATE DIMS PROSPECTS FOR BUSH ENERGY PLAN < By David Ivanovich, Houston Chronicle -- June 4 - The Bush < administration has drawn up a comprehensive strategy to address < the nation's sundry energy troubles. < --< NEWS SUBSCRIBERS can access this article for free! < < < ______________________________________________________________________ < < MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS & DIVESTITURES < ______________________________________________________________________ < < WESTCOAST ENERGY TO SELL CANADA, US GAS LINE CAPACITY < VANCOUVER, B.C., June 4 (Reuters) - - Westcoast Energy Inc. said < on Monday it will sell 250 million cubic feet a day (mmcfd) of < natural gas transportation capacity offered recently in two < proposed pipeline expansions in western Canada and the U.S. < Pacific Northwest. < --< NEWS SUBSCRIBERS can access this article for free! < < < SAN ANTONIO-BASED FUEL COMPANY BUYS CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, REFINERY < By Bill Day, San Antonio Express-News -- June 5 - In the past < year, as he has watched his company's profits soar, Valero Energy < Corp. CEO Bill Greehey has aggressively spent money on acquisitions. < --< NEWS SUBSCRIBERS can access this article for free! < < < < ///------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------\\\ < < A new comprehensive 150-page study of the Distributed < Generation (DG) industry is now available to Energy Central < Users! Visit http://www.energycentral.com/global/sho_rpt.cfm?id=100058. < < \\\-------------------------------------------------------------/// < < ______________________________________________________________________ < < GAS PRICING/HUBS < ______________________________________________________________________ < < SSB, LEHMAN SEE RETURN OF 'LOST DEMAND' KEY FOR PRICES < June 6 (NGI's Daily Gas Price Index) - As natural gas storage < levels last week erased the long standing deficit when compared to < last year's levels, turning it into a surplus for the first time < since January 2000, analysts are being forced to take another look < at their natural gas price forecasts for the remainder of 2001 and < for full year 2002. < --< NEWS SUBSCRIBERS can access this article for free! < [ ] 55-24: You can request a 30 day FREE trial to NGI's Daily Gas < Price Index < < < NATURAL GAS WEEKLY UPDATE < June 5 (EIA) - A slowing in the rate of net injections to storage < caused prices to rise briefly, however the week-to-week levels < were lower in both the cash and futures market < --< NEWS SUBSCRIBERS can access this article for free! < < < EXPERTS PREDICT NATURAL GAS PRICES TO RISE IN COMING YEARS < By Ben Spiess, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska -- June 3 - Soaring < natural gas prices have abruptly dropped; so how does that affect us? < --< NEWS SUBSCRIBERS can access this article for free! < < < ______________________________________________________________________ < < FUTURES < ______________________________________________________________________ < < JULY FUTURES FALLS ON WEATHER SKEPTICISM, LARGE AGA BUILD SEEN < June 5 (Btu's Daily Gas Wire) - July natural gas futures settled < down 17.7 cents at $3.892 after tumbling 21.9 cents to a $3.85 < low. July futures came under sharp pressure after the nearby month < failed to test major resistance at $4.18, posting a two-week high < at $4.175 earlier in the session. < --< NEWS SUBSCRIBERS can access this article for free! < [ ] 55-40: You can request a free 4 week free trial to BTU's Daily < Gas Market Report. < < < ______________________________________________________________________ < < PIPELINES < ______________________________________________________________________ < < HOUSTON: KINDER MORGAN TO EXPAND PIPELINE < Jun 05, 2001 - Energy24 - Kinder Morgan Energy Partners has < announced a $9 million expansion project on its CALNEV pipeline, < which transports gasoline, jet fuel and diesel fuel to Las Vegas. < --< NEWS SUBSCRIBERS can access this article for free! < < < ALASKA GOVERNOR, CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER FORM PIPELINE PARTNERSHIP < Anchorage Daily News, Alaska -- June 1 - Hailing what he termed a < "new partnership of prosperity," Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles said < Thursday that he and Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien had < agreed to try to speed development of a natural gas pipeline from < Alaska to the Lower 48. < --< NEWS SUBSCRIBERS can access this article for free! < < < PIPELINE DEAL SHORTCHANGES ROANOKE, VA.-BASED GAS SUPPLIER < The Roanoke Times, Va. -- May 31 - The sweet deal has gone sour. < --< NEWS SUBSCRIBERS can access this article for free! < < < WESTERN VIRGINIANS TO OPPOSE DOMINION-DUKE ENERGY PLAN FOR GAS PIPELINES < The Roanoke Times, Va. -- June 1 - Dominion and Duke Power will < face organized opposition from Floyd and Patrick County residents < if they pursue building gas pipelines through Southwest Virginia. < --< NEWS SUBSCRIBERS can access this article for free! < < < ______________________________________________________________________ < < RATES < ______________________________________________________________________ < < SOME NORTHEAST OHIO RESIDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR CHEAPER NATURAL GAS < By Betty Lin-Fisher, Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio -- June 2 - About < 450,000 Northeast Ohio residents who already are part of a buying < group for lower electricity rates are now eligible for cheaper < natural gas, too. < --< NEWS SUBSCRIBERS can access this article for free! < < < ______________________________________________________________________ < < DEALS/CONTRACTS < ______________________________________________________________________ < < HOUSTON-BASED MARATHON OIL COMPANY JOINS SAUDI GAS VENTURE < By Tom Fowler, Houston Chronicle -- June 5 - Houston-based < USX-Marathon Group has taken over Enron Corp.'s abandoned stake in < a $25 billion natural-gas venture in Saudi Arabia. < --< NEWS SUBSCRIBERS can access this article for free! < < < EXXONMOBIL UNIT NAMED BY PETROCHINA FOR GAS PIPELINE PROJECT IN CHINA < Jun 05, 2001 - AFX News Limited - Exxon Mobil Corp said its < subsidiary, ExxonMobil China Gas Pipeline Ltd, in cooperation with < CLP Ltd, has been short-listed as a foreign participant by < PetroChina Co Ltd for the West-to-East Gas Pipeline Project in China. < --< NEWS SUBSCRIBERS can access this article for free! < < < SAUDI ARABIA SIGNS $25B NATURAL GAS DEALS < Jun 05, 2001 - United Press International - Saudi Arabia has < signed a series of deals worth $25 billion with eight < international oil companies to develop three giant gas projects in < the country, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported Tuesday. < --< NEWS SUBSCRIBERS can access this article for free! < < < OPEC SIGNS DEAL WITH SHELL ENERGY SERVICES CO. FOR DISCOUNTED < NATURAL GAS; CUSTOMERS TO SEE MAJOR SAVINGS THIS WINTER < CLEVELAND, June 5 /PRNewswire/ - Northeast Ohio Public Energy < Council and Shell Energy have reached an agreement for a one-year < contract for natural gas services to residents of the 95 NOPEC communities. < --< NEWS SUBSCRIBERS can access this article for free! < < < ______________________________________________________________________ < < PEOPLE < ______________________________________________________________________ < < SENATE APPROVES PENNSYLVANIA REGULATOR FOR SPOT ON FEDERAL ENERGY COMMISSION < By Akweli Parker, The Philadelphia Inquirer -- June 3 - During < four years as a state utility regulator, Nora Mead Brownell < developed a reputation for feistiness but fairness. < --< NEWS SUBSCRIBERS can access this article for free! < < < ______________________________________________________________________ < < FINANCIAL < ______________________________________________________________________ < < PEABODY ENERGY SEES $15 MLN PRE-TAX GAIN < ST. LOUIS, June 4 (Reuters) - - Peabody Energy Corp. on Monday < said it expects to record a pre-tax gain of about $15 million for < the period ending June 30 due to a ruling that allows coal < companies to collect refunds of taxes paid on exported coal. < --< NEWS SUBSCRIBERS can access this article for free! < < < BOULDER, COLO., OIL PROSPECT FIRM MAY BENEFIT FROM HIGH GAS PRICES < By Matt Branaugh, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. -- June 5 - With < the country facing high gas prices, independent companies hunting < for oil prospects -- like Boulder's High Plains Petroleum Corp. -- < find themselves in a good position. < --< NEWS SUBSCRIBERS can access this article for free! < < < CATERPILLAR IS POISED FOR ENERGY CRISIS < By Paul Gordon, Journal Star, Peoria, Ill. -- June 5 - When the < word came from Washington, D.C., recently that the nation's energy < crisis was going to get worse this summer, it was music to < Caterpillar Inc.'s ears. < --< NEWS SUBSCRIBERS can access this article for free! < < < ______________________________________________________________________ < < INTERNATIONAL < ______________________________________________________________________ < < STATOIL CONSULTANTS UNDER INVESTIGATION < Jun 05, 2001 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex - Statoil, the < Norwegian oil and energy group, is soon to be listed on the stock exchange. < --< NEWS SUBSCRIBERS can access this article for free! < < < EXXON MOBIL TO LEAD NATURAL GAS PROJECT IN SAUDI ARABIA < By Dianne Solis, The Dallas Morning News -- June 4 - Nearly three < years ago, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz < invited a small group of oilmen to a mysterious tea at the < ambassador's residence in McLean, Va. < --< NEWS SUBSCRIBERS can access this article for free! < < < MERONO TAKES ACTION TO GUARANTEE SPAIN'S ELECTRICITY SUPPLY < Jun 05, 2001 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex - The Spanish < energy commission will from this year prepare an annual report on < anticipated short- and medium-term demand for gas and electricity < and on the measures to ensure supply, according to the chairman of < the commission, Pedro Merono, speaking yesterday at a conference < on the New Economy organised by a leading Spanish daily. < --< NEWS SUBSCRIBERS can access this article for free! < < < AME INFO, ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, OIL AND GAS BRIEFS COLUMN < By Peter J. Cooper, Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News -- June 3 < - IRAQI HALT SPOOKS THE MARKET: Analysts expect oil prices to < spike outside the Opec target range of USD22-28 this week, as Iraq < seems certain to carry out its threat to turn off its oil supply. < --< NEWS SUBSCRIBERS can access this article for free! < < < LUKOIL TO BE ALLOWED TO PURCHASE 33 PER CENT IN LITHUANIA'S MAZEIKIU NAFTA < Jun 05, 2001 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex - Russian oil < giant LUKoil's chances of becoming a co-owner in Lithuania's < Mazeikiu nafta have increased sharply. < --< NEWS SUBSCRIBERS can access this article for free! < < < STATOIL CONSULTANTS IN SHARE ISSUE SCANDAL < Jun 05, 2001 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex - Statoil, the < Norwegian state-owned oil and energy group, is to be privatised < and listed on the stock exchange. < --< NEWS SUBSCRIBERS can access this article for free! < < < UNION FENOSA IN TWO NATURAL GAS SUPPLY CONTRACTS < Jun 05, 2001 - FT World Media Abstracts via Comtex - Union Fenosa, < the Spanish electricity company, is close to completing < negotiations and signing two major natural gas supply contracts as < part of of its strategy to become Spain's second gas operator. < --< NEWS SUBSCRIBERS can access this article for free! < < < < ___________________________________________________________________________ < < NEED INFORMATION ON THE POWER INDUSTRY? < ENERGY CENTRAL'S GOT IT! < ___________________________________________________________________________ < < ENERGY CENTRAL DAILY GAS NEWS < An e-mail news service that delivers every major story every < day directly to your e-mail address. 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