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  [IMAGE] December 20, 2001 [IMAGE]   [IMAGE] Volume IV, Issue 108 [IMAGE]     Email : info@otcjournal.com   URL : http://www.otcjournal.com    To OTC Journal Members:      [IMAGE] Year End Update on Astralis LTD (OTC BB: ASTR)   [IMAGE]  We started covering Astralis at the end of September, prior to the completion of a merger which made Astralis a public company. At the time we were very excited about the public having the opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a potential medical breakthrough at a valuation commensurate with levels generally reserved for sophisticated investors in the biotech industry.   While the stock has been lackluster for the last two months, the company announced an Agreement on December 12th which serves to reinforce our original hypothesis.   By way of reminder, Astralis "has completed clinical studies in Venezuela using first generation Psoraxine to treat 3,000 psoriasis patients, the majority of whom responded positively with few side effects. Of the 3,000 treated patients, 638 achieved complete remission, whilst nearly half of all patients experienced a reduction in disease of between 70% and 90%, as measured by the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI), a validated outcomes measure. Overall, 96% of the patients had a positive response to Psoraxine, although these results have not yet been independently verified." from December 12 press release.   On December 12th, Astralis revealed it had entered into several agreements with SkyePharma PLC (NASDAQ: SKYE), a British pharmaceutical company which specializes in drug delivery technologies.   The press release revealed that Astralis will pay a $5 million license fee for drug deliveries technologies. Conversely, SkyePharma will invest $20 million directly into Astralis in the form of a convertible preferred security in return for 15.3% of the company.   SkyePharma's investment of $20 million in return for 15.3% of the company implies they see upside in Astralis' technology at a $130 million valuation, a level from which they certainly hope and intend to make a substantial return on their investment.   Based on the current price of the stock, and our estimate of 38 million shares issued and outstanding, the market is currently placing a value on the company of just over $100 million.   Simply put, this means Astralis can be purchased up to about $3.40 per share before you are paying more than SkyePharma was willing to pay. They are investing $20 million.   SkyePharma's revenues were up 40% through the first six months of 2001, an explosive growth rate and the sign of a well managed company.   Look for this stock to start behaving better in 2002. Once the funding is completed, Astralis will be positioned to apply for an upgraded listing to either the NASDAQ or the American Stock Exchange.   The risk associated with an investment in Astralis is mitigated greatly by the capital they now have to fund the New Drug Application and a partnership with a successful international biotech company.   Here is the complete text of the news release for your review:     Wednesday December 12, 6:01 am Eastern Time  Press Release  SOURCE: SkyePharma PLC; Astralis LTD   SkyePharma and Astralis Enter Agreements For Promising New Psoriasis Treatment  LONDON, and FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire -- SkyePharma PLC (Nasdaq: SKYE; LSE: SKP) and Astralis LTD (OTC Bulletin Board: ASTR - news) announce several agreements concerning the formulation and development of Astralis' novel injectable vaccine therapy, Psoraxine(TM), for the treatment of all forms of psoriasis, a chronic skin disorder that affects approximately 3% of the world population.   Under the terms of a technology access agreement, SkyePharma will receive from Astralis a US$5 million license fee, which will be recognised as revenue over the lifetime of the contract, for access to DepoFoam and other relevant drug delivery technologies. In addition, through a service agreement, SkyePharma will provide all development, manufacturing, pre-clinical and clinical development services for second generation Psoraxine, up to the completion of Phase II clinical studies. On completion of Phase II studies, Astralis will offer SkyePharma the option to acquire the worldwide licensing and distribution rights to Psoraxine. If SkyePharma does not take the option, Astralis will seek a marketing partner to fund Phase III clinical studies and to provide a sales and marketing infrastructure. It is anticipated that an Investigational New Drug (IND) application to start Phase I-B clinical studies will be filed with the US Food and Drug Administration in the first half of 2002.   In a separate transaction, SkyePharma will make a total equity investment in Astralis of up to US$20 million in convertible preferred shares, on payment for which SkyePharma will own 15.3% of Astralis. SkyePharma will make an initial investment of US$10 million on signature of the agreement. The remaining US$10 million investment will be paid at times and in quantities, amongst other conditions, dependent on the date of filing the US IND, up to January 31, 2003.   There is no approved cure for psoriasis. Most approved treatment protocols provide temporary or incomplete relief and may, with certain systemic treatments, cause serious side effects. Psoraxine, developed by Astralis' Chairman Dr. Jose Antonio O'Daly MD, PhD, is a protein that stimulates cells from the patient's immune system to reverse the inflammatory process responsible for psoriasis symptoms.   Astralis has completed clinical studies in Venezuela using first generation Psoraxine to treat 3,000 psoriasis patients, the majority of whom responded positively with few side effects. Of the 3,000 treated patients, 638 achieved complete remission, whilst nearly half of all patients experienced a reduction in disease of between 70% and 90%, as measured by the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI), a validated outcomes measure. Overall, 96% of the patients had a positive response to Psoraxine, although these results have not yet been independently verified.   Professor James Leyden, a Board member of the American Academy of Dermatology and past chairman of the Dermatology Foundation, said, ``I have had the opportunity to review the data generated in Venezuela, and was very encouraged by the results. I believe Psoraxine could be an exciting new treatment alternative for many of the world's psoriasis sufferers. We look forward to becoming an integral part of the ongoing clinical program.''   Michael Ashton, SkyePharma's chief executive officer commented, ``Our ability to provide Astralis with manufacturing, pre-clinical, clinical and regulatory services, as well as access to a broad drug delivery technology platform, makes SkyePharma ideally suited to their needs. We, in turn, are very excited by the opportunity to share in Astralis' promising discovery. It is rare to find a potential drug that has already shown such encouraging, early-stage clinical results in around 3,000 patients.''   Astralis' Chief Executive Officer, Mike Ajnsztajn, said, ``We are excited to enter into this agreement with SkyePharma, because they have a proven track record in achieving FDA approval for novel products as evidenced by the dermatological product, Solaraze, indicated for actinic keratosis. This relationship will enable us to validate the results from our prior clinical studies and to move aggressively toward gathering the necessary data for US regulatory and marketing approval. SkyePharma's equity investment confirms our collective commitment to introduce this promising product.''   This press release may contain forward-looking statements regarding SkyePharma PLC or Astralis LTD. Actual results may differ materially from those described in the press release as a result of a number of factors, including but not limited to the following: There can be no assurance that Psoraxine will be successfully developed or manufactured, or that final results of human clinical trials will result in the regulatory approvals required to market products, or that final regulatory approval will be received in a timely manner, if at all, or that patient and physician acceptance of this product will be achieved. SkyePharma PLC and Astralis LTD undertake no obligation to revise or update any such forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.   Notes   Astralis LTD, an emerging biotechnology company based in New Jersey, focuses on the research and development of novel treatments for immune system disorders and skin diseases. Psoraxine, the company's first product, is an innovative drug under development for psoriasis, and is based on the company's discovery of a new gene sequence of proteins. To date, clinical data suggest remission of this skin condition in patient trials in Venezuela.   SkyePharma PLC, an established drug delivery company, based in the UK, provides innovative services to major pharmaceutical partners from the point of drug discovery through the approval process. Its five technologies, oral, injectable, inhalation, topical, and nanoparticulate solubilisation encompass the vast majority of delivery systems in use by the pharmaceutical industry. For more information, visit SkyePharma's web site at http://www.skyepharma.com .   Psoriasis   Psoriasis is a chronic, genetically based remitting and relapsing scaly and inflammatory skin disorder that affects approximately 3% of the world's population. Psoriasis symptoms result from the overproduction of skin by blood cells associated with the immune system. These blood cells become confused and act as though the skin was damaged, manufacturing skin cells at a much faster rate than is required by undamaged skin. The overproduction of skin can cause everything from itchy rash like patches to painful pustules and massive inflammation. Most current treatments are sub-optimal and some systemic treatments can cause serious side effects.    Additional information can be obtained from:  International Federation of Psoriasis Associations at  http://www.ifpa-pso.org   US National Psoriasis Foundation at http://www.psoriasis.org   The Psoriasis Association (UK) Tel: +44 (0) 1604 711129  SOURCE: SkyePharma PLC; Astralis LTD       Charts Provided Courtesy Of TradePortal.com    The OTC Journal is a proud partner of the SwingWire.com Online Investment Community . A next generation Online Analyst Exchange providing Members the ability to search, review, track and monitor some of the Internet's best Online CAs (CyberAnalysts). Members have the opportunity to potentially achieve higher returns by viewing top performing portfolios and receiving real-time alerts from favorite CAs.    SwingWire.com  also has a lucrative incentive model for experienced investors and traders who consistently outperform the market. 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GE thinks that once we finalize the terms of this contract that this contract
will form the basis for future purchases by Enron and not just ENA.  Do we
need to involve other Enron biz units in the sign off process?

	Kay Mann@ENRON
	05/15/2001 11:41 AM

		 To: Sheila Tweed/HOU/ECT@ECT, Scott
Dieball/ENRON_DEVELOPMENT@ENRON_DEVELOPMENt, Roseann
Engeldorf/Enron@EnronXGate, pthompson@akllp.com, John G
Rigby/ENRON_DEVELOPMENT@ENRON_DEVELOPMENT, John
Schwartzenburg/ENRON_DEVELOPMENT@ENRON_DEVELOPMENT
		 cc:
		 Subject: World Hunger Contract

Hi there.

I am attaching for the group's consideration a red line that I ran comparing
the current working draft (v4) with the draft John R. recently circulated to
Tax and Insurance.

I suggest that Pete Thompson keep the typewriter on this.  We are getting so
close to the end, I would really like to try to avoid confusion.

I am also attaching a clean copy of the current active version, and the
current list of issues under consideration.  I suggest we work through this
list and turn another draft before soliciting Cris/Herman and Lisa's
comments.  We should also give the ENA commercial reps the opportunity to
review it at that time.

Kay


Applegate is eyed for power plant

Jun. 2, 2001
Associated Press Newswires
Copyright 2001. The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - A hydropower firm has applied for a preliminary permit
from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to study the feasibility of
building a hydropower plant at Applegate Dam.

Symbiotics LLC, a subsidiary of Northwest Power Services Inc., based in
Rigby, Idaho, and Ecosystem Research Institute in Logan, Utah, want to
retrofit the dam to produce about 12 megawatts of electricity.

The dam, on the Applegate River about 20 miles south of Medford, currently
has no hydropower capacity. It was built in 1980 by the U.S. Corps of
Engineers.

"The price of energy has made it economical now to look at a project of this
kind," said Hart Evans, a spokesman for ERI. "We started looking at a lot of
different dams this year to see what the potential is for hydropower plants."

Applegate Dam is one of more than 100 dams for which ERI has filed
preliminary permit applications in the Pacific Northwest, including Savage
Rapids Dam on the Rogue River just upstream from Grants Pass, Evans said.

Northwest Power and ERI, which he described as an environmental consulting
firm, have been working jointly on power projects for 25 years, Evans said.

Symbiotics was launched early this year to focus exclusively on hydropower,
he said.

The permit, if granted, would give the firm three years to study the project,
said FERC spokeswoman Celeste Miller in Washington, D.C.

"It does not authorize any construction," Miller said. "If an applicant
determines at the end of the permit period that they want to develop the
project, then they would have to file for a license."


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Vince:  FYI

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Walton, Leann
Sent:	Monday, May 21, 2001 5:08 PM
To:	Crenshaw, Shirley
Subject:	Reviewers

Can you please remind Vince to approve Maureen's reviewers today?

Thanks!
Leann


Do you recall the name of the Delaware business trust (which owned the oil
and gas assets) that ECT executed a master with?  My memory is shot.  SS


Can you check with the trader on this deal.  We have had to change several
deals input with this CP name.  I believe it should be FPL Energy Power Mktg.
not  Florida Power & Light Company.  I think one is a utility which would be
local and one is a marketer, who can trade anywhere.

Thanks!


THis Guy is looking for Quants!

Regards

Bj?rn Hagelmann
Director
Rac - Market Risk Management
E-Mail: bjorn.hagelmann@enron.com
Office:  + 1 713 345 7984
Trade Floor: +1 713 345 0338
Mobil:   + 1 281 451 4156

-----Original Message-----
From: Jodie Hagelmann [mailto:JHAGELMANN@houston.rr.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 05:41
To: Hagelmann, Bjorn
Subject: Fw: MRI ENERGY

----- Original Message -----
From: Todd Bertges <mailto:tbertges@mrportland.com>
To: JHAGELMANN@houston.rr.com <mailto:JHAGELMANN@houston.rr.com>
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 1:27 PM
Subject: MRI ENERGY

TODD BERTGES
Recruiter, Energy Staffing Group
Management Recruiters of Portland, Inc.
Phone: (503) 290-1179
Phone: (800) 979-8701 ext. 1179
Fax: 503-282-4380
E-mail: tbertges@mrportland.com <mailto:tbertges@mrportland.com>
Web: www.mrportland.com/html/energy.htm <http://www.mrportland.com/html/energy.htm>


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Please advise of any revisions  to the attached.


---------------------- Forwarded by Gregg Penman/Corp/Enron on 07/27/2000
09:48 AM ---------------------------

Roy Rodriguez
07/26/2000 11:48 AM
To: Jeffrey T Hodge/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc: Cary M Carrabine/Corp/Enron@Enron, Laura Luce/Corp/Enron@Enron @ ECT,
Richard Tomaski/Corp/Enron@Enron @ ECT, Tim.Hermann@enron.com, Gregg
Penman/Corp/Enron@Enron, Barbara G Dillard/Corp/Enron@Enron@ECT,
k.staszak@pecorp.com, S.Halfin@pecorp.com
Subject: MEH as a Hub Customer Contract

Jeff,
MEH is requesting to be a Customer of PGL's Hub, to do so we need to execute
a PALS agreement (see attached).  I believe this is the same document ENA and
EMW have already executed.

Upon approval,  please review and fax a signed  "authorized" copy to Laura
Luce for signature.  Our fax number is 312-541-2728.  Legal questions
regarding the document should be forwarded to PECORP's Simon Halfin
(312-240-4411).

Thanks You

---------------------- Forwarded by Roy Rodriguez/Corp/Enron on 07/26/2000
11:33 AM ---------------------------

k.staszak@pecorp.com on 07/26/2000 11:13:44 AM
To: bdillar@enron.com, d.wear@pecorp.com, richard.tomaski@enron.com
cc: roy.rodriguez@enron.com, j.slechta@pecorp.com

Subject:

and here is that attachment we talked about, okay!!

 <<PALS Agreement.doc>> Sorry!

Kathy Bunda
312-240-4361

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contact the sender and delete the material from any computer.

 - PALS Agreement.doc


We're on to play on Sunday at 4:30 at River Oaks Country Club.  We're going to meet at Rogers' house at 4:20.  His address is 3011 Ella Lee and his home phone is 713-523-5704.  Directions:

Going north on Kirby, Ella Lee is the 3rd or 4th street north of Westheimer.  Go left (west) on Ella Lee off of Kirby.  His house is about 1/2 a block down on the left (old, red brick house).

See you Sunday.

Billy Braddock
Manager - Enron Power Marketing Inc.
713-345-7877 (work)
713-646-4940 (fax)
713-503-2166 (cell)


mackle's # is 781-639-2752


I do not know any negatives about this counterparty.

	Tana Jones
	08/25/2000 10:16 AM

		 To: Alan Aronowitz/HOU/ECT@ECT, Harry M Collins/HOU/ECT@ECT
		 cc:
		 Subject: Media General

I need a quick reply on a ClickPaper counterparty below.  If I do not hear
from you I will take it that it is OK.
----- Forwarded by Tana Jones/HOU/ECT on 08/25/2000 10:15 AM -----

	Camille Gerard@ENRON
	08/25/2000 10:11 AM

		 To: Tana Jones/HOU/ECT@ECT
		 cc: Brandon Wax/HOU/ECT@ECT
		 Subject: Media General

Tana,

We are needing a quick Legal blessing for Media General today.  Tom should be
emailing us
today but I wanted you to know before this.

Media General, Inc.
333 East Grace Street
Richmond, VA
CPID  79935

Let me know if you need more details.

Thanks!
Camille


Saudis Set to Select Firms for Gas Projects
The Wall Street Journal, 05/14/01

Cheney task force seeks input from interest groups
Associated Press Newswires, 05/14/01

COMPANIES & FINANCE UK: Independents drill deep to strike rich seams: A new
generation of smaller oil companies is emerging; a group that has discovered
how to be competitive, writes David Buchan: Financial Times; May 14, 2001

Bush energy team covers all the bases
Chicago Tribune, 05/14/01

QATAR: UAE's Dolphin may seek new partners if Enron exits.
Reuters English News Service, 05/14/01

UAE: UPDATE 1-Saudi expected to name gas race winners on Tuesday.
Reuters English News Service, 05/14/01

Saudi Oil Council To Meet Tue On Gas Projects -Sources
Dow Jones Energy Service, 05/14/01

RFID chip will help speed up business
The New Straits Times, 05/14/01

India: Godbole panel report may suggest MSEB bifurcation
Business Line, 05/14/01

Tertiary will be primary
Business Standard, 05/14/01
Acegas shares, potential for growth (Acegas, le potenzialita di crescita del
titolo)
La Repubblica, 05/14/01
Roundabout to the Oval Office
The Washington Post, 05/14/01
Largest LNG 13 Conference Opens Today
Korea Times, 05/14/01

International
Saudis Set to Select Firms for Gas Projects
By Bhushan Bahree
Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal

05/14/2001
The Wall Street Journal
A16
(Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.)

NEW YORK -- After more than two years of talks, Saudi Arabia is about to
announce its choice of international oil companies for three huge natural-gas
projects that will mark a reopening of the kingdom's energy sector to Western
investment, a quarter century after it was nationalized.
But the announcement, and the signing of memorandums of understanding early
next month, will mark only the beginning of serious negotiations on terms for
the three ventures, which together will need investment of some $25 billion.
It will be months before final agreements are signed.
"We expect to have an agreement -- a final agreement -- signed somewhere at
the end of the year, or, hopefully, the first quarter of next year," said
Saudi Oil Minister Ali Naimi in an interview last week.
Saudi Arabia's 11-member Supreme Petroleum Council is expected to meet today
to endorse the companies recommended by a ministerial committee led by
Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal. In the following week, Saudi Arabia
is expected to communicate its decision to the oil companies from both sides
of the Atlantic that have been vying for a role in the three projects. By the
end of the month, the chosen consortium members and Saudi officials are
expected to agree on which three companies will lead the projects. This will
be a prestigious role in a country that is the world's largest oil exporter,
has more than a quarter of the world's oil reserves and has the fifth-largest
reserves of natural gas.
As with any negotiations for such huge projects, industry rumors abound. All
three so-called oil supermajors -- Exxon Mobil Corp., Royal Dutch/Shell Group
and BP PLC -- have been mentioned as project leaders, particularly for the
plum Ghawar project, named after the world's largest onshore oil field, whose
environs are expected to yield large volumes of gas. The Ghawar project,
known as Core Venture 1, is projected to require about $15 billion in
investment. Core Venture 2 is on the Red Sea coast. The third project is in
Shaybah, a recently developed oil field in the kingdom's Empty Quarter, a
southeastern region bordering the United Arab Emirates.
The companies say they have no idea who will be named to the consortia, or
who the Saudis will choose from a short list of 11 companies -- Exxon Mobil,
Shell, BP, Chevron Corp., TotalFinaElf SA, ENI SpA, Enron Corp., Occidental
Petroleum Corp., Marathon Oil Canada Inc., Conoco Inc. and Phillips Petroleum
Corp. -- to lead each project. But they all have their hopes.
"We would be very disappointed if we are not the lead operator" for the
Shaybah project, said Archie Dunham, Conoco's chairman and chief executive.
Since Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah invited major oil companies to return to
the kingdom in October 1998, negotiations have focused on such broad issues
as the scope of the projects and their integrated nature -- from exploration
and production of gas to the making of petrochemicals and electricity -- as
well as the notion that the companies will need adequate returns on their
investment.
Soon, the project leaders will have to start the bargaining on such issues as
the roles to be played by national champions Aramco and petrochemicals
company Saudi Basic Industries Corp.
---
Alexei Barrionuevo in Houston contributed to this article.
--- Population Pressure

Saudi Arabia is opening up its energy sector, in a bid to bolster the
economy as population grows

-- Population
21.3 million (growing over 3.5% per year)

-- Unemployment rate*
27%-35% of males

-- Real GDP Growth Rate
7.6%

-- Oil Production
9.3 million barrels per day

-- Natural-Gas Reserves
204.5 trillion cubic feet

-- Natural-Gas Production/Consumption
1.68 trillion cubic feet

*Unofficial estimate for 1999

Note: Figures are estimates for 2000 except natural-gas production,
which is for 1999

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration

Copyright , 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Cheney task force seeks input from interest groups
By SHARON THEIMER
Associated Press Writer

05/14/2001
Associated Press Newswires
Copyright 2001. The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House team developing a national energy plan has
met with more than 130 interest groups, from environmentalists and unions
often at odds with Republicans to major Bush supporters given private
sessions with Vice President Dick Cheney.
The vice president, Cabinet secretaries and others on a special task force
have solicited ideas behind closed doors, hoping the privacy would encourage
a free exchange of ideas.
The White House has declined to provide names of participants - even to
Congress.
But interviews with participants detail a massive outreach where diverse
interests have met with task force executive director Andrew Lundquist.
Cheney's time has been reserved for meetings with more select participants
such as power wholesaler Enron Corp. and the Edison Electric Institute, both
GOP donors.
Houston-based Enron is the world's top buyer and seller of natural gas and
electricity.
"The way the task force is set up, they don't have the staff or time to have
a huge host of companies come through the door. They have told us to work
through our associations to the extent we can," said Don Duncan, vice
president of government relations for Phillips Petroleum Co.
Participants said the meetings, typically 20 minutes to 45 minutes, included
about a dozen to 100 interest group members and a few task force members and
staff.
No details were disclosed. Instead, administration representatives summarized
the nation's energy problems or listened as groups briefly offered background
and proposals. Many sent detailed materials to the task force outlining their
priorities.
At a half-hour meeting in late March with White House strategist Karl Rove
and Bush economic adviser Larry Lindsey, nuclear energy executives tried to
make sure the two knew about the production records the industry has set over
the past few years. At one point, Rove asked if anyone was looking to build a
nuclear power plant. An executive with Exelon replied that his company was
thinking about it, meeting participants said.
Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham has attended several meetings, including one
with Teamsters President James Hoffa and an hourlong session in California
with Democratic Gov. Gray Davis, who contends the administration has done
little to help the power-strapped state.
Like other governors, Davis was asked to provide one page on the state's
power crisis, including a description of the problem, an anecdote about it
and possible solutions.
"They're asking for a one-page memo on possibly the biggest crisis ever
affecting the state, with a massive ripple effect for the nation," Davis
spokesman Steve Maviglio said. "I think it demands more attention than a
one-page memo."
Cheney spokeswoman Juleanna Glover Weiss said the task force has been
studying the California problem almost daily.
At a meeting between Abraham and about 100 coal industry representatives in
late April, task force staffers handed out a briefing packet that outlined
national energy needs, and then they listened to industry proposals.
"I thought the purpose was one, to reassure people in the coal industry that
coal was going to play a large role in the energy mix, and essentially when
the plan is unveiled that they're going to be looking to people to help
martial this through Congress," said Bill Banig, a lobbyist for the United
Mineworkers Union.
White House officials said the meetings are not designed to encourage
lobbying and that task force members were carefully instructed on what was
permissible under federal law.
Cheney's meetings included Enron, Edison Electric Institute, California
Republicans, and the senators from Nevada, home to the proposed Yucca
Mountain federal nuclear waste site. The vice president plans to meet with
the renewable-energy industry this week.
Enron ranked among Bush's top 10 presidential campaign contributors, giving
more than $110,000, and helped sponsor a $7 million party fund-raiser last
month.
The Edison Electric Institute gave Republican candidates more than two-thirds
of its $193,000 in contributions last year. Edison International, whose
holdings include the Southern California Edison electric utility, is also a
major donor, giving $535,000 to Republicans last year and $330,000 to
Democrats.
Enron spokesman Mark Palmer said Cheney met with Enron executives because the
power wholesaler is a respected member of the industry, not because it was a
contributor. Enron wants the administration's energy plan to ease electricity
transmission bottlenecks, give companies incentives to invest in new
transmission and make the wholesale power market as open as possible, he
said.
Tom Kuhn, the institute's president, said it is "totally ludicrous" to think
political donations played a role.
Cheney's meeting with Edison board members, held at the institute's
invitation, lasted 15 minutes to 20 minutes. Cheney spoke about the task
force process, Kuhn said. He said Cheney's remarks were consistent with the
vice president's public statements.
Edison wants to see new generation and transmission systems built, including
coal, natural gas and nuclear and hydroelectric power, Kuhn said.
Democrats in Congress sought a list of participants in the meetings, but
Cheney's office responded by only listing broad categories and no names. That
has left fodder for political attack.
"You can't just take advice from one interest group or set of interest groups
when you do these things," said Dave Albersworth of the Wilderness Society,
whose group has met with Lundquist but was denied its request to talk with
Cheney.
Weiss countered that the energy task force has collected information from
more than 130 groups since January in an "almost Herculean effort" to draw
input from all sides.
"People deserve the right to petition their government and not expect a full
laundry list of who's called to be announced," she said.
Enron spokesman Palmer said he is not seeking such privacy. "I'm happy to
tell people what we're advocating for. I'd rather be talking about policy
than about politics," he said.
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		COMPANIES & FINANCE UK: Independents drill deep to strike rich seams: A new
generation of smaller oil companies is emerging; a group that has discovered
how to be competitive, writes David Buchan: Financial Times; May 14, 2001
By DAVID BUCHAN

		The UK's listed small oil companies may have dwindled in number. But they can
rightly say, echoing Mark Twain's words, that reports of their collective
demise are exaggerated.
		Indeed, many in the UK-based exploration and production companies, dubbed
"independents" in the sense of being untied to any refining and marketing,
believe they have more of a role than when their kind first started operating
in the North Sea 30 years ago.
		After the takeovers in recent years of Lasmo, Monument and British Borneo,
there may only be about a dozen significant UK-based "independents" left. Yet
they amount to virtually the entire European E&P sector: the only significant
exception being Lundin Oil of Sweden.
		Many of the UK independents began life as local partners of US companies in
the 1970s when the Labour government of the period gave preference to
consortia with a local flavour.
		But this rationale disappeared when the Thatcher government took a more
free-for-all approach to letting anyone develop the North Sea - though at the
same time it did create the biggest UK independent by floating off British
Gas' oil interests as Enterprise Oil. Enterprise is the only UK independent
that is more than a niche or regional player. As such its E&P assets would be
a significant addition to an oil major, hence the persistently rumoured
interest in taking it over.
		As the North Sea became more competitive and difficult, some of the UK-based
independents began to look elsewhere. "Unlike US independents which have
always tended to be less interested in drilling outside North America, those
in the UK have always tended to be more sympathetic to exotic parts of the
world", says Mark Redway of Teather and Greenwood.
		Unfortunately, the obvious exotic new province that happened to open up in
the early 1990s was the former Soviet Union. One company, Ramco Energy,
dipped in and out very successfully, recently selling its 2 per cent stake in
the Azerbaijan International Oil Consortium for Dollars 150m (Pounds 104.8m).
		Other UK independents - Aminex, Soco and Dana Petroleum - ventured into
Russia and got stuck. While Aminex finds it hard to downplay Russia (because
it has little elsewhere), Soco these days stresses its Mongolia and Vietnam
operations. Another UK independent, JKX Oil & Gas, went into Ukraine, a
country notorious for non-payment of energy bills. With diplomatic help from
Tony Blair, the prime minister, JKX has just survived a legal attempt to rob
it of its Ukraine assets.
		Two other independents have sunk more fruitful roots in Asia. "Cairn Energy
now has as big a stake in Bangladesh's gas production as Shell, and it would
be left, if Enron (the US energy company) were to quit India, as the biggest
foreign player in India," says Iain Reid of UBS Warburg. Premier Oil is now a
substantial Asian gas company, with production in Burma, Indonesia and
Pakistan and long term contracts in Thailand and Singapore.
		But there are risks in these Asian ties. The obvious political one concerns
Burma. Last year the UK government asked Premier to quit Burma because its
presence was helping the military regime. Premier refused, and said it would
carry on.
		The other risk, according to Mr Redway, is economic and it applies also to
Cairn. Because there is no real world market for gas, Cairn and Premier are
"very dependent on the strength of the local economies". But then, Mr Redway
is an analyst who believes that independents' competitive edge lies in
exploration rather than production. He therefore rates Fusion Oil & Gas
highly as "the purest exploration investment opportunity in the E&P sector".
		Dana similarly vaunts its exploration expertise, but to a different end. Its
goal, according to Tom Cross, chief executive, is to find oil and then swap
exploration for production assets. "This avoids the expensive development
stage of building platforms and pipelines and so on". Then at the other end
of the spectrum are production-focused companies, such as Paladin, Tullow Oil
or Venture Production. Roy Franklin, Paladin's chief executive, makes no
bones about his company's scavenger strategy, spotting rich pickings
overlooked by the majors.
		The majors are not always ready to sell, particularly recently when the oil
price rise has widened the gap in price expectations between buyers and
sellers.
		But Paladin was last year able to buy PetroCanada's assets in Norway, and is
this year interested in bidding for some of what the Norwegian state is
selling off.
		As its name suggests, Venture Production, a private Aberdeen-based company
with North Sea and Trinidad operations, is focused on extraction, not
exploration. And so are other private companies such as Intrepid, Consort
Energy and Highland Energy, formed in the past three or four years. This new
generation of company tends to be more cautious than the older one.
"Exploration has probably been the best way to destroy shareholder value,"
says one executive.
		The other risk the new oilmen want to avoid is the vagaries of the stock
market. "By focusing on production, the new companies are more predictable in
terms of cash flow and earnings," says Mike Wagstaff, Venture's finance
director.
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News
Bush energy team covers all the bases
Sharon Theimer, Associated Press

05/14/2001
Chicago Tribune
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(Copyright 2001 by the Chicago Tribune)

The White House team developing a national energy plan has met with more than
130 interest groups, from environmentalists and unions often at odds with
Republicans to major Bush supporters.
Vice President Dick Cheney, Cabinet secretaries and others have solicited
ideas behind closed doors, hoping the privacy would encourage a free exchange
of ideas.
The White House has declined to provide names of participants even to
Congress.
But interviews with participants detail an outreach program where diverse
interests have met with task force executive director Andrew Lundquist.
Cheney's time has been reserved for meetings with more select participants
such as power wholesaler Enron Corp. and the Edison Electric Institute, both
GOP donors.
"The way the task force is set up, they don't have the staff or time to have
a huge host of companies come through the door. They have told us to work
through our associations to the extent we can," said Don Duncan, vice
president of government relations for Phillips Petroleum Co.
Participants said the meetings, typically 20 minutes to 45 minutes, included
a dozen to 100 interest group members and a few task force members and staff.
No details were disclosed. Instead, administration representatives summarized
the nation's energy problems or listened as groups briefly offered background
and proposals. Many sent detailed materials to the task force outlining
priorities.
Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham has attended several meetings, including one
with Teamsters President James Hoffa and an hourlong session in California
with Democratic Gov. Gray Davis, who contends the administration has done
little to help the power-strapped state.
Like other governors, Davis was asked to provide one page on the state's
power crisis, including a description of the problem, an anecdote about it
and possible solutions.
"They're asking for a one-page memo on possibly the biggest crisis ever
affecting the state, with a massive ripple effect for the nation," Davis
spokesman Steve Maviglio said. "I think it demands more attention than a
one-page memo."
Cheney spokeswoman Juleanna Glover Weiss said the task force has been
studying the California problem almost daily.
At a meeting between Abraham and 100 coal industry representatives in late
April, task force staffers handed out a briefing packet that outlined
national energy needs, and then they listened to industry proposals.
"I thought the purpose was one, to reassure people in the coal industry that
coal was going to play a large role in the energy mix, and essentially when
the plan is unveiled that they're going to be looking to people to help
marshal this through Congress," said Bill Banig, a lobbyist for the United
Mineworkers Union.
White House officials said the meetings are not designed to encourage
lobbying.

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QATAR: UAE's Dolphin may seek new partners if Enron exits.
By Kedar Sharma

05/14/2001
Reuters English News Service
(C) Reuters Limited 2001.

DOHA, May 14 (Reuters) - Dolphin Energy Ltd (DEL) may invite new foreign
investors to join its project to route Qatari gas to the United Arab Emirates
as U.S. Enron Corp looks set to bow out, industry sources said on Monday.
"New partners are a possibility," Khaldoun al-Mubarak, project manager for
DEL, majority owned by the UAE's Offsets Group (UOG), told Reuters.
"But at the moment we are in the midst of finalising the formal (development
and production sharing) agreement with Qatar which should be done by
September at the latest."
Qatar and DEL in March signed a "commercial term sheet agreement" which
outlined the conditions of the upstream agreement for the long-awaited $3.5
billion project.
UOG currently owns 51 percent of DEL, with the remainder held equally by
France's TotalFinaElf and Enron.
"Enron is going through major global restructuring," Mubarak said. "(But)
they haven't officially notified us about their intention to pull out."
Enron officials declined comment.
Mubarak said interest in DEL was running high.
"Everyone is asking for a stake," he said.
The gas deal would entitle DEL to develop a tract of Qatar's giant North
Field and produce up to two billion cubic feet per day (cfd) of gas.
UOG is to invest $2 billion in developing the North Field tract, drilling and
setting up production facilities.
The remaining $1.5 billion would be invested to lay a pipeline and set up
receiving terminals at Dubai's Jebel Ali and Taweelah in Abu Dhabi.
First gas is targeted to reach the UAE capital Abu Dhabi by late 2004 or
early 2005. About one billion to 1.5 billion cfd of Qatari gas would be
consumed by utilities in Abu Dhabi with the remainder supplied to Dubai.

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UAE: UPDATE 1-Saudi expected to name gas race winners on Tuesday.
By Peg Mackey

05/14/2001
Reuters English News Service
(C) Reuters Limited 2001.

DUBAI, May 14 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC) is
expected to meet on Tuesday and announce the oil majors chosen for its
multi-billion dollar gas investment opening, industry sources familiar with
the negotiations said on Monday.
The sources said the SPC is expected to name ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch/Shell
as lead players in three so-called core projects involving the kingdom's
upstream gas sector - off-limits to foreign oil firms since nationalisation
in 1975.
Signing of memoranda of understanding (MOUs) would most probably take place
in early June, the sources said.
The anticipated announcement would mark the biggest advance in the kingdom's
gas initiative, valued at an initial $25 billion, since Riyadh unveiled its
energy investment opening over two years ago.
But the hard work has yet to start on the opening of Saudi Arabia's gas
sector, the world's fourth biggest. "The fiscal regime and regulatory details
have not been developed," said one source.
FINAL CUT
Riyadh is expected to trim back its original shortlist of 11 potential
foreign investors revealed last summer. Those companies had been grouped
under three core venture consortia - South Ghawar, Red Sea and Shaybah.
For ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch/Shell, securing the lead role in Saudi
Arabia's core ventures would entitle them to operate the package and get the
biggest slice of the projects, analysts said.
Other industry sources said ExxonMobil, the world's biggest energy company,
was tipped for the top slot in core venture 1 (South Ghawar) as well as in
core venture 2 (Red Sea).
Royal Dutch/Shell was in pole position for core venture 3 (Shaybah), the
sources added.
Both oil supermajors already have significant foreign investment in the
kingdom and feature as top customers of Saudi oil, the analysts said.
ENERGY DRIVERS
An urgent need to create jobs and grow the economy are driving Saudi Arabia's
landmark energy opening.
And analysts said big oil companies were prepared to help the kingdom achieve
those aims even if the return on their investment was relatively low.
"Major oil companies just cannot miss this opportunity," a source said. "The
gas projects will show profits."
But just how much revenue oil companies will generate by selling water and
electricity in the Saudi domestic market remains to be seen.
On paper, at least, the kingdom's domestic gas sector looks set for
impressive growth.
Domestic gas demand, now running at about 3.4 billion cubic feet per day, is
forecast to grow at more than seven percent a year over the coming decade.
Saudi Arabia has meanwhile made clear that its prized oil sector, the world's
biggest, remains off limits.
Even so, oil companies still hold out hope for eventual involvement in oil,
the kingdom's lifeblood.
"The companies are just as happy with gas, but oil remains the ultimate
objective," a regional analyst said.
"Saudi Aramco is still putting up strong defence barriers, but eventually
they could open up the oil sector once they feel comfortable working with the
majors."
The Saudi gas initiative seeks foreign oil companies' help in developing the
kingdom's known gas reserves as well as investment in downstream projects fed
by gas supplies, such as power and desalination.
The following companies have been shortlisted for the gas projects:
Core venture 1 (South Ghawar Area) - ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch/Shell, BP ,
TotalFinaElf , Chevron and ENI .
Core venture 2 (Red Sea Area) - TotalFinaElf, ExxonMobil, Marathon , Enron
/Oxy , Conoco , Royal Dutch/Shell.
Core venture 3 (Shaybah Area) - Royal Dutch/Shell, ExxonMobil, Marathon,
Conoco, TotalFinaElf, Phillips and Enron/Oxy.

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Saudi Oil Council To Meet Tue On Gas Projects -Sources

05/14/2001
Dow Jones Energy Service
(Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.)

DUBAI -(Dow Jones)- International oil companies vying for a stake in Saudi
Arabia's downstream gas projects, expect to be notified soon on whether they
have been selected to participate, industry sources in the kingdom said
Monday.
Saudi Arabia's Supreme Petroleum Council is set to meet Tuesday and shortly
after, announce its final selection for each of the three core ventures on
offer, the sources said.
The Saudi Arabian committee negotiating with international oil companies on
the Gas Initiative, submitted its proposals for consortium members and
leaders to the country's Ministerial Council in April. These were then passed
on to the SPC for final approval.
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah, who heads the SPC, is in Bahrain Monday
attending a Gulf Cooperation Council leaders' summit along with Saudi
Arabia's foreign minister, Saud Al Faisal, who heads the gas negotiating
committee.
Saudi Arabia invited international oil companies in October 1998 to
participate in proposals for downstream gas projects and upstream gas
enhancement.
After a series of meetings between the negotiating committee and IOC's in the
past year, the following companies were shortlisted for each project.
Royal Dutch/Shell Group (RD), BP PLC (BP), Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM), Chevron
Corp. (CHV), Total Fina Elf S.A. (TOT) and ENI SpA (E) for Core Venture 1,
the $15 billion South Ghawar Area Development.
For Core Venture 2, the Red Sea Development, Enron Corp. (ENE) and Occidental
Petroleum Corp. (OXY) are bidding jointly and Exxon Mobil, Total Fina Elf,
Marathon Oil Canada Inc. (T.M), Shell and Conoco Inc. (COCA) were listed.
And for Core Venture 3, the Shaybah area, Total Fina Elf, Conoco, Phillips
Petroleum (P), Enron and Occidental, Exxon Mobil, Shell and Marathon Oil were
listed.

With all those shortlisted expected to play some role, the immediate and
essential question for each of the IOC's is whether they will be selected to
lead and operate a project, with Core Venture 1 the most sought after,
industry sources said.
Exxon Mobil and Shell have been tipped as frontrunners for this venture.
The operator's role will be more crucial than ever here as it will be
responsible for directing further negotiations on the projects at hand which
will lead to final deals probably by year end.
Also, operators are expected to decide and direct how the project's
individual and large components will be developed, details the Saudis haven't
finalized, sources said.
The three ventures have been estimated at a combined value of about $25
billion.
-By Dyala Sabbagh, Dow Jones Newswires; 9714-331-4260;
dyala.sabbagh@dowjones.com

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Business
RFID chip will help speed up business

05/14/2001
The New Straits Times
Main/Lifestyle; 2*
26
(Copyright 2001)

THE combination of recently developed "stick-on" Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID) chip technology with a global positioning system (GSP)
will transform and quicken the pace of doing business in the oil and gas
industry.
And Malaysia must adapt to this shift to maintain her global positioning.
Global management and technology consultant Global Energy Strategy Practice
which is working in partnership with Accenture Sdn Bhd wants to promote this
idea locally.
Global Energy Strategy Practice partner Paul Spence said that applying this
latest combined technology, car owners can fill up a petrol tank without
resorting to human contact or to the use of a credit card.
Relevant personal data embedded in the RFID chip would be machine read and
the required quantity of petrol delivered, as if right out of a science
fiction movie.
This surreal development is made possible through the application of
ubiquitous-commerce (u-commerce) whereby computers and machines communicate
with each other to affect an impression of an omnipresent intelligence.
Such technology is economically available today. "There are technology
suppliers who are offering these capabilities."
The technology also has applications outside the oil and gas industry.
Communications between machines can now allow or deny access of individuals
to restricted zones.
In an interview in Petaling Jaya recently, Spence said: "A lot of my clients
now are asking, whether that same technology can be used to restrict access
into hazardous areas, plants or production sites.
"Can a warning alarm be fitted to the individual or to an assistant? There
are lots of safety, health and environment applications around that."
"Guru in the field" is another potential application where a combination of
RFID chips, video cameras, personal digital assistants (PDA) and personal
computers can deliver distant technical advice on- site.
"An industry client operating in the North Sea oil fields has a prototype
mounted on a workman's helmet which sends snap-shots to experts on the other
side of the world.
"The effect of this new combined technology on global financial and commodity
markets is to lock them in tighter correlation.
"The days of being able to arbitrage for profits between geographical markets
are shortening within the energy industry. Enron which is the biggest oil
trader in the US is now hedging on weather derivatives."
Accenture partner Lim Beng Choon said that to compete globally, the oil and
gas industry in Malaysia would have to implement this new technology to
remain connected to global markets.

Caption: Lim ... connected.

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India: Godbole panel report may suggest MSEB bifurcation

05/14/2001
Business Line (The Hindu)
Copyright (C) 2001 Kasturi & Sons Ltd (KSL); Source: World Reporter (TM) -
Asia Intelligence Wire

MUMBAI, May 13. THE second part of the Dr Madhav Godbole committee report is
expected to be submitted to the State Government on May 15.
While the first part of the report recommended renegotiation of the power
purchase agreement with Enron's Dabhol Power Company, the second part is
expected to suggest bifurcation of the Maharashtra State Electricity Board,
sources said. The committee, which has been given the mandate to negotiate
with Enron officials to make DPC power more acceptable, had a marathon
meeting on May 11 to finalise the second half of the report.
"The committee has been considering the bifurcation of MSEB," a source said.
"The idea is to try and separate the distribution from generation and
transmission." While generation and transmission can be controlled by the
State, there may be a suggestion to privatise the distribution arm. Over 1.5
lakh MSEB employees had gone on a strike to oppose a Bill to unbundle the
board into three divisions - generation, transmission and distribution - due
to fear of privatisation.
MSEB, the State's leading power company, has been facing huge losses due to
delay in payments and theft of power. The second part of the report is
expected to address the problem in detail.
Part one of the report submitted on April 10 had said: "...none of the
solutions espoused for independent power producers, in general, and DPC, in
particular, is tenable without the reforms of MSEB, especially its
distribution business, which it shall address in part II of the report."
The report is expected to "suggest appropriate measures to ensure that the
interests of the State, MSEB and electricity consumers of the State of
Maharashtra are properly and adequately considered, evaluated and
safeguarded," according to the terms of reference laid down when forming the
committee.
The committee originally consisted of Dr Madhav Godbole, Mr Deepak Parekh, Dr
E.A.S. Sarma, Dr Rajendra Pachauri and the State Energy Secretary, Mr Vinay
Mohan Lal. The MSEB Chairman, Mr Vinay Bansal, has been inducted as part of
the panel after the submission of the first part and before the beginning of
negotiations with Enron.
Archana Chaudhary

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The Smart Investor
Tertiary will be primary
Indira Vergis

05/14/2001
Business Standard
2
Copyright (c) Business Standard

These are volatile times for world business. There are increasing jitters
that a slowing US economy could dampen prospects for the global economies.
Many developing regions, especially in Asia, are bracing themselves for a
bout of slightly lower growth.
But two countries, India and China which together account for about half the
region's gross domestic product (GDP_ will still continue to see their GDP
grow at six per cent, forecasts the Asian Development Bank.
Many Indian economists agree with ADB's projections. In fact, they view the
prediction of a six per cent growth in India's GDP as benign. Nearly 54 per
cent of India's GDP is delivered by its services sector and a modest
performance by this sector, some economists say, will be enough to hold up
the GDP at six per cent. There are others who hope that better agricultural
performance could prompt the economy to hand in a better scorecard.
However, the Indian industry remains trapped in the doldrums, suffering from
a lack of consumer confidence and investments. Very few economists expect to
see signs of recovery sprouting any time soon.
An interest rate cut is considered vital by many to energise the sector. And,
they argue, there are certain economic indicators that encourage such a move.
Inflation is running at very low levels and the nation's foreign exchange
reserves are currently high enough to provide a strong defence to the Indian
currency. Surprisingly, our trade balance, which threatened to spiral out of
control by surging oil prices last year, has been contained. Since then, oil
prices have retreated and are expected to remain subdued. While a rate cut
may go some way in reviving sentiment and activity in the industrial sector,
stirring up consumer demand will still hinge on a normal monsoon.
Rain, rain, come again
For many economists, the prediction of India clinging to its current GDP
level is heavily contingent on a normal spell of monsoon this year.
"According to our assessment, we believe the Indian economy will grow by
around 6.5 per cent this fiscal year," says Chetan Ahya, vice president at J
M Morgan Stanley Securities.
In 2000-01, agricultural growth withered under a poor monsoon and a
subsequent drought in many parts of the country. For the second year in a
row, growth in the sector sank below one per cent. It stood at 0.9 per cent
compared with 0.7 per cent the previous year. While agriculture accounts for
only 24 per cent of GDP, it remains the most keenly-watched sector by
economists. "The performance of the agricultural sector is important because
of its linkages to the economy both on the supply side and on the consumption
side," says Mohan Nagarajan, chief economist at Credit Analysis and Research
Ltd (CARE). "It would lead to a better performance of agro-based industries,"
he adds.
More significantly, roughly 60 per cent of Indians still depend on
agriculture for their livelihood. "A good crop means that demand for
everything, from everyday use goods like toothpaste to larger items like
tractors will pick up," says Nagarajan. Economists are hoping that a good
monsoon will budge growth in the sector to around 1.5 to 2.5 per cent.
In service of the economy
Another key sector economists will be watching out for will be services.
India's services sector ranging from finance, insurance, hospitality to
transportation and communication slowed its pace in 2000-01. With growth
weakening by a whole per cent to 8.4 in 2000-01, sluggishness in this
important sector has been blamed for dragging down the overall GDP. Most
economists expect the sector to post either relatively flat growth or edge
slightly higher this year. But, it's performance will be vital to ensure that
overall GDP holds at six per cent. "Even if the agriculture and industry
numbers fall again but services sees even seven to eight per cent growth, it
will be enough to keep the GDP around six per cent," says Nagarajan.
Construction activity a services component that includes housing, roads and
other infrastructure projects demonstrated surprisingly good growth of 8.7
per cent and is expected to maintain the pace. Road construction is tipped to
show increasing levels of activity as work on the ambitious highway linking
Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Calcutta intensifies.
Chiming in will be the housing industry, benefiting in recent years from tax
reliefs and attractive financing schemes, and which have encouraged more
people to buy houses.
Another segment slated to witness good growth will be IT-enabled services,
says Morgan Stanley's Ahya. "We are emerging as the services workshop of the
world," he says. IT-enabled services like call centres and data processing,
though currently generating tiny revenues, are slated to turn into big money
spinners in the years ahead.
The telecommunications industry will also see improving levels of investment.
"The penetration of services is so low, that it has an intrinsic high growth
rate," says Ahya. For a taste of the market, consider this: out of the 100
Indians, only one uses the Internet and less than three own a telephone.
A good home show
And there could be a pleasant surprise in store for industry amid all the
gloom over its performance.
Adequate liquidity conditions are spurring expectations of a cut in interest
rates. Broad money(M3) a gauge of total money available in the economy
increased 16.2 per cent in 2000-01 against 14.6 per cent last year.
While the Reserve Bank of India had cut the bank rate in March, the belief is
that a further cut of 50 basis points is imminent. The bank rate the rate at
which the central bank lends to commercial banks currently stands at seven
per cent. Aiding the cause is the inflation data which shows the wholesale
price index at a tame 5.84 per cent. With economists betting that oil prices
will remain in the $24-28 a barrel range, inflation is not expected to
exhibit the oil price-inspired gyrations of last year. A cut could coax the
industry to step up activity, though admittedly, much would still depend on
rural demand.
Neighbours' envy
And while many Asian countries watch with increasing nervousness the impact
of an American downturn on their economies, India and China can afford to
remain relatively placid about global developments. That's because they are
less dependent on the US for their own economic health. That is expected to
shield them somewhat from being blown off-course like some other Asian
nations by the ill-wind of an American slump in demand.
With exports making up less than 10 per cent of India's GDP, its economy is
clearly not export-driven. In contrast, nearly 35 per cent of Indonesia's GDP
comes from exports, 57 per cent for Thailand, and 50 per cent for the
Philippines.
Yet, despite claiming only a small percentage of GDP, India's exports
remained a bright spot amid some gloomy economic data. Exports raced ahead 20
per cent to $44.1 billion in 2000-01. It was the second consecutive year of
good exports growth. On the flip side, imports rose, too, during the same
period to Rs $49.1 billion. But non-oil imports, however, declined 15 per
cent to $34.2 billion. That helped narrow the trade gap to $5.74 billion from
$12.79 billion the previous year.
Still, India can ill-afford to ignore completely the risks of an American
slump in demand. The US is India's largest trading partner and, in 2000-01, a
quarter of its exports headed to that nation. Besides, by taking in nearly 70
per cent of India's software exports, it is also India's most important
software exports destination.
Booming software exports accompanied by remittances by Indians living
overseas have been the primary factors exerting a calming influence on
India's balance of payments of position, especially in times of economic
turbulence. For example, last year, while a surging oil import bill
threatened to rattle the nation's trade gap, inflows from
invisibles(including income from software and Indians living abroad) came to
the rescue helping India limit its overall current account deficit.
It's a sobering realisation that has compelled the National Association of
Software and Service Companies(NASSCOM) to lower its exports forecast to
between $8.5 billion to $9 billion from its previous figure of $9.5 billion.
Earlier, it had also revised estimates for 2000-01 lower to $6.2 billion from
$6.3 billion. Still, observers say it isn't a cause for depression.
"They are still talking about growth. It is a decline in the growth rate and
not an actual downturn itself," points out John Band, chief executive
officer, ASK-Raymond James and Associates. And remittances look set to
maintain their pace as well. "Most remittances are still from Indians who
live in the Middle East, and I don't see any slowdown from this segment,"
says CARE's Nagarajan. Remittances totalled $9.8 billion in the nine months
to December 2000. Software exports brought in $4.6 billion during the same
period.
Foreign institutions support
Another recent 'feel-good' sign has been evident in the stock markets too.
Between January and April 2001, eigners poured in Rs 7,368 crore into India's
equity markets - a phenomenal 15 per cent more than what they invested in the
whole of calendar 2000.
Yet, experts aren't reading too much into it. In the past few months,
investors have been fleeing from a shower of profit warnings in the US and
seeking cover in alternative investments. As they rejuggle their portfolios,
some money will inevitably flow into India and other countries, experts say.
Because it isn't affected so much by what's happening externally, they see
India as some kind of a safe haven," says ASK's Band.
Yet some hesitation
Recently, gunning for more foreign direct investments (FDI), the government
opened more sectors for foreign and private participation, including
pharmaceuticals, hotels, banking and astonishingly, even defence. However,
tempting FDI has always been a vexing issue for India.
In 2000-01, FDI did improve slightly, moving 26 per cent higher than the
previous year to $2.4 billion. Yet, China a market India is frequently
compared with in terms of size and potential attracted 20 times more FDI in
the same period. Economists now shrug off FDI as a tool to kick-start
investment in the country. "It's a pittance and it probably will remain
stagnant," says an economist at a foreign research house.
The reasons are not hard to find. Foreigners seeking to invest in India have
many fences to cross. Frequent changes in sector policies, chaotic
infrastructure facilities and nightmarish bureaucratic redtape have often
left foreigners tired and wary of doing business in India.
The stress of investing in India is most clearly visible in the recurring
concerns that have stubbornly dogged US energy giant Enron's 2,148 MW power
project in Dabhol in Maharashtra. After being forced to renegotiate a power
supply deal in 1995 after concluding it in 1992, Enron has hit the headlines
once again.
This time, an almost bankrupt state electricity board (SEB) refuses to pay
its dues for power received and the state government refuses to honour its
commitment to pay in case the SEB defaults.It's led to intense speculation
that, after suffering repeated snags for nearly a decade, Enron might simply
pull out of the project altogether. A disturbing turn of events, since, till
recently, Enron Corp was the biggest foreign investor in India.
It will not be the first time that exasperation will have egged on a foreign
investor to pull out of a project. Earlier, US-based Cogentrix Energy had
also walked out of its $1.5 billion 1,000 MW Mangalore power project citing
endless bureaucratic hurdles.
And there has also been some disappointment over India's much-hyped 300
million middle class which was supposed to be growing rapidly. Many
international firms, inspired by this figure, had scrambled to set up
operations to conquer a huge chunk of this market. Now many are struggling to
break even and still learning to adapt to local tastes a key ingredient for
success. That's why despite all its attempts to open up various sectors,
India still remains a tough sell.
Outlook
With a little help from the rains, India could notch up a growth rate of six
per cent. Many economists have also pointed out that a reforms-studded budget
could also inject some enthusiasm in the patient that is the economy. Strong
measures include plans to reform labour laws and government employment. These
are expected to boost the economy's development, though in the long run.
The recent opening up of various sectors could also revive sentiment,
although whether this will translate into FDI flows is arguable. Still, every
bit helps. The fact remains that it will have to persist in trying to
accelerate the pace of growth if its ambitions of turning into an economic
powerhouse are to be realised. After all, for the second most populous nation
in the world with one of the biggest markets, its economic power is still
nowhere near the figure its size suggests.

Acegas shares, potential for growth (Acegas, le potenzialita di crescita del
titolo)

05/14/2001
La Repubblica
41
Copyright (C) 2001 Abstracted from La Repubblica in Italian; Source: World
Reporter (TM)

Italian brokers Rasfin SIM have indicated the potential for growth in the
shares of Acegas, the former municipal utility of the Italian city of
Trieste. Acegas closed the first quarter of this year with turnover of L137bn
(+45 per cent). Results attributed in part to the start of production of
Estenergy, a consortium of the utilities of Udine, Trieste, Gorizia and Enron
of the US, which supplies energy and services to parts of Friuli.
Also significant, according to Rasfin, were investments over the period,
which totalled L43bn.

Copyright , 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

A Section
IN THE LOOP Al Kamen
Roundabout to the Oval Office
Al Kamen

05/14/2001
The Washington Post
FINAL
A19
Copyright 2001, The Washington Post Co. All Rights Reserved

Sometimes even Cabinet officers can lose their way in the White House. So
there was Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson, clearly lost
Friday at a fork in a corridor near White House spokesman Ari Fleischer's
office.
"How do you get to the Oval Office?" he asked a group of reporters and was
directed to the right door, according to a wire report.
Fleischer, though, told reporters that was the wrong answer.
"How do you get to the Oval Office? First you win the Iowa caucus, then you
lose the New Hampshire primary, then you make a comeback in South Carolina,"
he quipped as he recalled President Bush's early primary campaign last year.
Passport, Please
Meanwhile, folks at Thompson's HHS may be taking to calling him "Tightwad
Tommy." Seems a memo went out March 15 undermining Alaska and Hawaii's claims
to be part of the United States.
Employees "must clear . . . international travel" with the office of the
deputy chief of staff for operations, said the memo from the deputy chief, Ed
Sontag. To clarify, "HHS employees seeking to travel outside the continental
U.S." for meetings and conferences, must get permission and then file trip
reports within two weeks.
This sent officials calling around, asking whether trips to those states were
to go through the international travel approval system just as if they were
going to Russia or the Congo.
Apparently so. The edict would appear to include even the nearby Virgin
Islands and practically next-door Puerto Rico as well. Loop Fans can only
hope this outrage doesn't spread to other agencies. It would make for some
cold winters.
Chewing Out on the Bush Beat
Speaking of Fleischer, the usually affable spokesman is not reluctant to get
tough with reporters when he believes they've stepped out of line.
Sheriff Fleischer was on duty Thursday and upset with Houston Chronicle
reporter Bennett Roth. Bush that morning urged parents to talk more to their
kids about the dangers of drugs.
Roth, at Fleischer's daily briefing, asked: "Ari, the president talked about
parental involvement today. How much has he talked to his own daughters about
both drugs and drinking? And given the fact that his own daughter was cited
for underage drinking, isn't that a sign that there's only so much effect
that a parent can have on their children's behavior?"
Fleischer responded brusquely: "No, I think, frankly, there are some issues
where I think it's very important for you all in the press corps to recognize
that he is the president of the United States; he's also a father. And the
press corps has been very respectful in the past of treating family matters
with privacy, and I'm certain that you're going to do so again. I hope so."
Fleischer later called Roth to chastise him, telling him his question had
been "noted in the building."
Competing to Oversee the Corps
Former Mississippi representative Mike Parker, a Democrat-turned-Republican
who lost a gubernatorial bid a couple of years back, had been seen as the
pick to be assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, overseeing the
Army Corps of Engineers.
Parker, a former undertaker, had support from the barge industry, the various
corps constituencies and fellow Mississippian Trent Lott, the majority leader
of the Senate.
But the Pentagon's choice was Lawrence Izzo, recently retired president of
Enron Engineering and Construction Co. who has been in the mix for several
jobs. Izzo, a West Point grad, had 23 years at the Corps before going to
Enron, former home of Army secretary-designate Thomas White.
The majority leader was said to be most unhappy. The latest word is Parker's
getting the job.
Ex-Reporters Move On
Kenneth J. Klein, a former reporter who has worked for 17 years for Florida
Sen. Bob Graham (D), most recently as chief of staff, is joining the Outdoor
Advertising Association of America as executive vice president for government
relations.
Former Washington Post colleague Thomas W. Lippman, a 33-year national,
foreign and financial reporter and author who became vice president of
communications at the World Wildlife Fund in 1999, is moving next month to be
managing director at communications consulting firm Chlopak, Leonard,
Schechter & Associates.
Confirmation Countdown
Staff writer Michael Grunwald contributed to this report.

http://www.washingtonpost.com

Copyright , 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Largest LNG 13 Conference Opens Today

05/14/2001
Korea Times
Copyright (C) 2001 Korea Times; Source: World Reporter (TM)

The largest-ever International Conference and Exhibition on liquefied natural
gas (LNG 13) opens today for a four-day run at the Convention and Exhibition
Center (COEX) in southern Seoul.
A total of 125 companies and organizations represented by 2,500 delegates and
exhibitors from 50-odd countries, including Japan, the United States, Britain
and Australia, are participating in the international event, co- organized by
the Korea Gas Union and the Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS).
Commerce, Industry and Energy Minister Chang Che-shik will be delivering
congratulatory remarks on behalf of Prime Minister Lee Han-dong who is
currently on an official trip to the Middle East. There will be a visual
presentation from Lee during the opening ceremony.
``We have spent more than a year preparing for this international event which
is the largest in terms of the number of participants and exhibitors,'' said
Lee Seung-hwan, chairman of the Korean National Organizing Committee.
LNG 13 is 15 percent larger than the conference and exhibition held in
Australia back in 1998 which reflects the growth of the industry, Lee
explained, adding that the demand for LNG has been increasing rapidly here in
Korea.
A wide range of topics will be presented during the four days of conferences
and exhibitions, helping to showcase the importance of the LNG industry.
Among the numerous papers to be presented at the triennial event are ``Old
World, New World, Tomorrow's World: How LNG Has Changed Since LNG 12'' and
``The Next Generation of LNG Plants.''
``Hosting this meaningful event in Korea will help elevate Korea's image in
the international market, particularly with the sheer scale and size of LNG
13,'' said Kim Myung-kyu, president and CEO of KOGAS and chairman of the
Korea gas Union.
The conference will include paper sessions, workshops, poster sessions and
film presentations while exhibitors will demonstrate their exclusive
technologies for the exploration and production of LNG as well as plant
construction.
The official sponsors of LNG 13 are the International Gas Union, the Gas
Technology Institute and the International institute of Refrigeration while
the major sponsors are Shell Gas and Power, KOGAS, LG-Caltex, SK-Enron, the
Qatari Group, TotalFinaElf, British Petroleum and Exxon Mobile.
In addition to the conference and exhibition, there will be a technical visit
to the Inchon LNG Receiving Terminal in Inchon, about 50 kilometers west of
Seoul, on Friday.

Copyright , 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Your presence is requested at a  training session of Profiles Mgr. Testing &
Demo.

Date                                        10/11/00

Time                                         3:30-5:30

Location                                  EB 564

Thanks
Lola


Donna Fulton is getting FERC new iD numbers for EOL.
---------------------- Forwarded by Christi L Nicolay/HOU/ECT on 12/12/2000
10:36 AM ---------------------------

David Forster@ENRON
12/12/2000 11:25 AM
To: Christi L Nicolay/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc:

Subject: Re: FERC ID's

---------------------- Forwarded by David Forster/Corp/Enron on 12/12/2000
11:25 AM ---------------------------
From: Stephanie Sever@ECT on 12/12/2000 11:03 AM
To: David Forster/Corp/Enron@ENRON
cc:

Subject: Re: FERC ID's

Dave,

Currently there are no active users for FERC.  They have had 9 Guest IDs -
all expired.

Thanks,
Stephanie

David Forster@ENRON
12/12/2000 10:53 AM
To: Stephanie Sever/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc:
Subject: FERC ID's

Stephanie,

Can you check into this?

Thanks,

Dave
---------------------- Forwarded by David Forster/Corp/Enron on 12/12/2000
10:53 AM ---------------------------

	From:  Christi L Nicolay @ ECT                           12/08/2000 03:20 PM

To: David Forster/Corp/Enron@Enron
cc: Donna Fulton/Corp/Enron@ENRON

Subject:

Dave--Do any FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) personnel have
current active EOL passwords?  Thanks.


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Reservation status has changed. Details of the reservation are listed below:
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John,

Bill Bradford is on vacation. I passed your question regarding EXMAR credit
rating
to Debbie Brackett.

Vince


Gentlemen,

 I continue to speak to an attorney for help with the investment structure
and a mortgage broker for help with the financing.  Regarding the financing,
I am working with Jim Murnan at Pinnacle Mortgage here in Houston.  I have
sent him some information on the project, but he needs financial information
on you.  Can you please send it to him.  His contact information is:  phone
(713)781-5810, fax (713)781-6614, and email jim123@pdq.net.

 I know Larry has been working with a bank and they need my information.  I
hope to pull that together this afternoon.

 I took the liberty of calling Thomas Reames from the Frog Pond document.  He
was positive about his experience overall.  He did not seem pleased with the
bookkeeping or information flow to the investor.  I think we should discuss
these procedures in advance.

 Let's continue to speak or email frequently as new developments occur.

Phillip


yes i will

From:	Sarah Wesner/ENRON@enronXgate on 05/04/2001 09:50 AM
To:	John Arnold/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc:	Joseph Deffner/ENRON@enronXgate
Subject:	Fimat (Soc Gen Line)

John - I got a call from Warren Tashnek today.  He is concerned about the usage of the Fimat line because the trading volume is not covering its costs.   He wanted to know how to increase business with Enron.  I referred him to you.  As you know, he is so nice and not trying to start a fight with us but needs more trades to justify the cost of the line.  Will you please address this with him?

Thanks, Sarah


Looking forward to meeting you in a couple of weeks.


Sally - fyi
Matt - please add Sally to the distribution going forward.
Thanks
Sheri
---------------------- Forwarded by Sheri Thomas/HOU/ECT on 08/25/2000 01:48
PM ---------------------------

From:  Matt Motsinger
    08/24/2000 05:07 PM

To: Louise Kitchen/HOU/ECT@ECT, David Forster/Corp/Enron@Enron, Kimberly
Hillis/HOU/ECT@ect, Jeffrey A Shankman/HOU/ECT@ECT, Lorraine
Becker/HOU/ECT@ECT, Leonardo Pacheco/Corp/Enron@Enron
cc: Sheri Thomas/HOU/ECT@ECT, Torrey Moorer/HOU/ECT@ECT, Jennifer deBoisblanc
Denny/HOU/ECT@ECT, Matt Motsinger/HOU/ECT@ECT
Subject: EOL Average Deal Count as of 08-23-00

The following files contain a graphical view of the average deal count per
month by Commodity for EOL and OTC transactions since the launch of
EnronOnline. This information is for comparitive analysis only.  Do not
update links when opening these files.

AVERAGE DEAL COUNTS FOR ALL COMMODITIES (excluding Global Liquids, which are
monthly totals)

NA GAS BREAKOUT BY REGION (Non-Averaged, including Volume and Notional Value)

If you have any questions regarding this breakout, please contact one of the
following:

Torrey Moorer x3-6218
Matt Motsinger x3-5221
Pete Berzins x5-7594

Matt
EnronOnline


Please read the attached.  This is one of my friends from the  "B" group.
She is a free-lance writer for several magazines.  Do you know of anyone she
could interview?  What not you?

Debra Perlingiere
Enron North America Corp.
1400 Smith Street, EB 3885
Houston, Texas 77002
dperlin@enron.com
Phone 713-853-7658
Fax  713-646-3490

----- Forwarded by Debra Perlingiere/HOU/ECT on 06/15/2000 11:24 AM -----

	"Susan Avera Roth" <roths@orbitworld.net>
	06/15/2000 09:23 AM

		 To: "Debra. Perlingiere@enron. com" <Debra.Perlingiere@enron.com>
		 cc:
		 Subject: Help!

Debra,
 Hey, I'm hoping maybe you can help me out. I know this is a stretch, but
I'm desperate.I'm working on a story for Image Magazine. It's about people
from around the world who have moved to Brazoria County and their
experiences here. I've done four stories from England to Australia, but
cannot locate anyone from Latin America. Do you know if Enron would have
someone from Central or South American and they now live in B.C.?
Susan


Ginger:

In preparation for the WTO Strategy Conference Call on Monday, February 28,
2000 Joe Hillings thought the attached would be helpful to the participants.

If there is any additional material Rick would like Joe to distribute, please
let us know.

Thanks.

Lora Sullivan
202-466-9142

To: Joe Hillings/Corp/Enron@ENRON, James D Steffes/HOU/EES@EES, Chris
Long/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Mark Schroeder/LON/ECT@ECT, John
Hardy/ENRON_DEVELOPMENT@ENRON_DEVELOPMENT, Steven J Kean/HOU/EES@EES
cc: Lora Sullivan/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Marcia A Linton/HOU/EES@EES, Amy
Fabian/Corp/Enron@Enron, Sharon Killey/LON/ECT@ECT, Helen
Rizzo/ENRON_DEVELOPMENT@ENRON_DEVELOPMENT, Maureen McVicker/HOU/EES@EES

Subject: WTO Strategy Conf. Call: Confirmation

The call mentioned above has been scheduled.  Please see below.

Date:  Monday, February 28

Time:  8:00am cst/9:00am est/2:00pm London

Numbers: 1-800-283-1805 (Domestic)
  703-736-7385 (Int'l)

Duration of the call should be 1 1/2hrs.  Thanks and please call if you have
any questions.

gngr
---------------------- Forwarded by Ginger Dernehl/HOU/EES on 02/22/2000
03:00 PM ---------------------------

	Enron Energy Services

	From:  Ginger Dernehl                           02/22/2000 11:30 AM
	Phone No: 713 853-7751

To: Joe Hillings/Corp/Enron@ENRON, James D Steffes/HOU/EES@EES, Chris
Long/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Mark Schroeder/LON/ECT@ECT, John
Hardy/ENRON_DEVELOPMENT@ENRON_DEVELOPMENT, Steven J Kean/HOU/EES@EES
cc: Lora Sullivan/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Marcia A Linton/HOU/EES@EES, Amy
Fabian/Corp/Enron@Enron, Sharon Killey/LON/ECT@ECT, Helen
Rizzo/ENRON_DEVELOPMENT@ENRON_DEVELOPMENT, Maureen McVicker/HOU/EES@EES
Subject: WTO Strategy Conf. Call:URGENT REPLY NEEDED

Please let me know if the time below will work on your calendars for the
above mentioned meeting.

Monday, February 28, 8-9:30am cst/9:00-10:30am est/or 2-3:30pm London

Please respond at your earliest convenience.

Helen Rizzo * - Rick would like John to attend if these times will work into
his schedule.

Thanks and please call if you have any questions.

gngr

	Enron Energy Services

	From:  Ginger Dernehl @ EES                           18/02/2000 16:04
	Phone No: 713 853-7751

To: Joe Hillings/Corp/Enron@ENRON, James D Steffes/HOU/EES@EES, Chris
Long/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Mark Schroeder/LON/ECT@ECT, John
Hardy/ENRON_DEVELOPMENT@ENRON_DEVELOPMENT, Steven J Kean/HOU/EES@EES
cc: Lora Sullivan/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Marcia A Linton/HOU/EES@EES, Amy
Fabian/Corp/Enron@Enron, Amber Keenan/LON/ECT@ECT, Helen
Rizzo/ENRON_DEVELOPMENT@ENRON_DEVELOPMENT, Maureen McVicker/HOU/EES@EES

Subject: WTO Strategy:URGENT REPLY NEEDED

Rick would like to hold a conference call regarding the above subject.  In
checking with Rick's, Steve's & Mark Schroeders schedules the times below
would work best for their calendars and Thursday the 24th is the date with
the most possibilities.  Please let me know if any and all of these times
would work for you to attend.  Thanks and please call if you have any
questions.

gngr

Thursday, February 24
Anytime after 11:00am cst/12:00pm est/4:00pm London


<<BETA - Amerex>> Your message

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  Subject: BETA - Amerex
  Sent:    Tue, 20 Mar 2001 17:11:09 -0600

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Jimmy Welder on Tue, 20 Mar 2001 17:09:04 -0600

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attached is redrafted language which can "stand alone" or we can also
incorporate the chart. (Jared, I think you have some prior language we can
use, and we may have to rename one or two parts of the chart).  SS


Teb:

Rob asked that you attend this as well.  Let me know if you can make it.  If not, I will invite Blair.

Jan
X53858

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Moore, Jan
Sent:	Monday, February 04, 2002 2:07 PM
To:	Cobb Jr., John; Fancler, Dan; Geaccone, Tracy; Y'barbo, Paul; Donoho, Lindy; Lohman, TK; Hanagriff, Richard
Subject:	Fuel Meeting Rescheduled

The meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday, February 5 @ 2:00 p.m. will be rescheduled to
Thursday, February 7 @ 2:00 p.m. in EB1336.  Please let me know if you have a conflict.

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Moore, Jan
Sent:	Wednesday, January 30, 2002 1:40 PM
To:	Cobb Jr., John; Fancler, Dan; Geaccone, Tracy; Y'barbo, Paul; Donoho, Lindy; Lohman, TK; Hanagriff, Richard
Subject:	Fuel

A meeting has been scheduled for next Tuesday, February 5 in EB1336 to discuss the following:

TW fuel sales, imbalances and UAF
TW Daily Balancing Report

Please let me know if you have a conflict.

Jan Moore
X53858


David, can you point D'Arcy in the right direction in ENA or ESA.

Regards
Delainey
---------------------- Forwarded by David W Delainey/HOU/ECT on 10/20/2000
09:11 AM ---------------------------

D'Arcy Carroll@ENRON
10/18/2000 04:14 PM
Sent by: Monica Matias@ENRON
To: David W Delainey/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc:
Subject: CV - Ex-pat realocation

I would like to introduce myself for consideration to working within your
respective groups, but also including some commercial ideas relative to the
South American region and elsewhere.

I would ask at your convenience for confirmation of your interest, or not,
and availability for meetings during the week of Oct 16th-20 in Houston.

I am available, in the meantime, to respond to any information you need,
including clarifying any of my experience at or prior to Enron.

Thank you in advance for any effort extended in my behalf.


refer to your white binder


Teb has a meeting at 2:30.  Is everyone available at 3:30?  Jim D. how about you, since it will be 4:30 there?  Jim  (Still in 3907)

Is everyone available today at 2:30 to discuss the KUA and FPC meters issues?  I will get a room and notify everyone of the location.  Jim D., we will call from the meeting location.  Thx, Jim


You are invited to your belated birthday lunch on me this Friday (or other
day next week if it is better for you).  RSVP by email!

Cordially,
Mary Cook
Enron North America Corp.
1400 Smith, 38th Floor, Legal
Houston, Texas   77002-7361
(713) 345-7732 (phone)
(713) 646-3490 (fax)
mary.cook@enron.com


Hi Robin,

Here are a few txt files you may find useful.

And something I should have given you a long time ago.

a.k.a. whipthebrian.exe