As Final Exams Begin, Power Is a Big Question
The New York Times, 05/13/01

British Telecom
The Times of London, 05/12/01

Houston needs to think small about future technology
Houston Chronicle, 05/13/01

Panel plots new course for area's future / Education, economics, quality of
life top group's list of needed improvements
Houston Chronicle, 05/13/01

MSEB not to pick up 15 pc in DPC after phase II completion
Press Trust of India Limited, 05/13/01

Enron plans to pull out of Gulf gas project: MEED
Agence France-Presse, 05/13/01

SMALL BUSINESS / Pleasure cruisin' / Yacht fleet owner offers customers what
amounts to limo service on the lake
Houston Chronicle, 05/13/01

More power to reform agenda
The Economic Times, 05/13/01

India Power Min: New Power Deal With Enron Unit Possible
Dow Jones International News, 05/12/01

India: Talks begin on Dabhol issue
Business Line (The Hindu), 05/12/01

India to allow 3rd party sale if DPC, MSEB jointly approach
Press Trust of India Limited, 05/12/01

DEFAZIO CALLS FOR STATE TO BUY PGE TO PROTECT RATES
Portland Oregonian, 05/12/01

Congressman suggests state buy PGE
Associated Press Newswires, 05/11/01

National Desk; Section 1
As Final Exams Begin, Power Is a Big Question
By JODI WILGOREN

05/13/2001
The New York Times
Page 16, Column 4
c. 2001 New York Times Company

For final exams, prepared students pack extra pens, calculators, bottled
water, granola bars. And, at the University of California's Berkeley campus
this year, a flashlight.
As state officials and utilities struggle to maintain the power supply during
California's continuing energy shortage, administrators and professors at the
31,000-student campus are planning for the possibility that rolling blackouts
may disrupt exams, which began on Friday and run through next Saturday.
''People here are used to interruptions,'' Sara Abbas, 21, a senior
communications major, said with a shrug as she studied in a cafe near campus.
''People walking in, people running around buck naked and whatnot. People
have cut the power lines. They just reschedule.''
In an e-mail message sent Wednesday, the executive vice chancellor, Paul R.
Gray, advised instructors to use ''individual discretion to decide the
disposition of their examinations once the exam has started.'' Among the
options: delay the test until the lights return; postpone it until a
Saturday; grade the incomplete test; or cancel the exam altogether.
Professors are also encouraged to check a Web site to see if their exam rooms
have windows. ''In some classrooms,'' Mr. Gray noted, ''students may have
sufficient natural light.''
The rolling blackouts could hit most of the campuses of the University of
California and California State University. The two systems are embroiled in
a legal dispute with Enron Energy Services, a Houston-based company that, in
February, cut short a four-year contract to provide electricity directly to
the universities. For now, the two systems -- among the largest energy
consumers in the state -- are being supplied by Pacific Gas and Electric and
Southern California Edison.
Though several medical centers and the Davis, Los Angeles and Riverside
campuses of the University of California system are exempt from the
blackouts, the rest of the campuses have been put on alert.
At Berkeley, the warning from Mr. Gray only heightened pre-exam stress
levels.
''Stopping in the middle of a final would be detrimental to my grade because
I save the hardest questions until the end,'' said Heidi West, 20, a
sophomore majoring in political science.
Aaron Chung, a senior studying cognitive science, said it would be unfair to
grade half-finished exams because he often circled answers instinctively,
planning to return later with more care. ''The only thing I don't have a
problem with is if the professors give everyone A's,'' Mr. Chung, 23, said.
''You have to be under a lot of duress for that to happen.''
Gary L. Firestone, a biology professor, said he would move his 500-member
class out into the sunshine and tell students to spread their blue books on
the grass. But Jeff Good, a graduate student who teaches Introduction to
Syntax and Semantics, said he would probably cancel the exam because the
final counts for only 20 percent of the grade.
That is what Michelle Chen, a junior linguistics major in Mr. Good's class,
is hoping for.
''I would love a blackout,'' Ms. Chen said. ''I'm going to turn on my
air-conditioner. My toaster, too.''

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Business
British Telecom
Patience Wheatcroft

05/12/2001
The Times of London
News International
Final 4
55
(Copyright Times Newspapers Ltd, 2001)

BRITISH TELECOM has inflicted enough damage on itself in the past year. But
others are still lining up to put the boot in. Hours after the company
announced a Pounds 5.9 billion rights issue and the separation of cash-hungry
BT Wireless, Moody's Investors Service lowered BT's credit rating. This
thumbs-down will cost BT an extra Pounds 35 million a year on existing loans
as well as making future working capital more expensive.
The timing is odd. One of the two other main agencies presented with the same
BT proposals maintained its rating and the other edged it down so little that
change-of-rating clauses were not triggered. In the meantime, the market
prices of BT debt have been rising. The Enron Cost of Credit, which measures
the overall risk premium on BT borrowing, has halved since mid February. Such
costly inconsistencies must focus more critical attention on the agencies,
whose power has grown out of proportion to their accountability.
Moody's verdict is, however, peanuts compared with the cost to BT of the
whims of Stephen Byers and the UK competition authorities. Moody's will no
doubt be aghast to learn that Yell could be worth Pounds 1 billion less as a
result.
In 1996 the Monopolies and Mergers Commission found that BT's Yellow Pages
had an 85 per cent monopoly of its market and made it sign undertakings to
cut prices by 2 per cent a year in real terms. The Office of Fair Trading has
reviewed this report; predictably, it has found that the enforced price cuts
have kept competition down and kept Yell's market share up.
The reasoning behind OFT advice that annual real price cuts should be doubled
is closed to scrutiny until Mr Byers has a new BT undertaking. But it appears
to argue that the market is still a monopoly, so Yell must be charging too
much, so prices should fall further.
The result, according to those formerly eager to buy Yell, is that a growth
business has been turned into a stagnant one, losing all momentum. This
sounds typical of the dead hand of UK regulation. It must strengthen the
resolve of BT's new leaders to remodel what the authorities so hate to the
greater advantage of shareholders.

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OUTLOOK
Outlook
Houston needs to think small about future technology
WILLIAM DYLAN POWELL

05/13/2001
Houston Chronicle
2 STAR
4
(Copyright 2001)

OK, it's test time - sort of like a breakfast-time Rorschach test for Outlook
readers. Here we go: What's the first thing that comes to mind when someone
mentions Houston?
Time's up. Your answers may have been energy, medicine or seemingly random
acts of highway closure. But how about something very, very small? While
Houston may not exactly be synonymous with all things tiny, we may want to
start giving more mind share to the world of the miniature. As technology
advances, Houston may owe a great deal to the study of small substances.
Nanotechnology is the study of creating functional structures on a molecular
scale (the prefix "nano" means one billionth, or 10 to the ninth power
numerically). Its theories and practices give scientists the means to
construct useful entities using the smallest known particle of unaltered
matter.
Before your eyes glaze over in a terminology-induced science class flashback,
you should hear some of the possibilities that this technology could afford
residents of the Bayou City and their respective commercial enterprises. The
possibilities give the works of science fiction author Ray Bradbury a run for
their money, and include producing computers the size of viruses or factories
that could fit neatly on your desk. Cancer-destroying robots could roam a
patient's innards like mounted police at a spring break celebration.
Eventually, all diseases and mutations could be eliminated. And all
manufacturing processes would become waste-free, both in terms of the
environment and from a business process standpoint.
Sound like science fiction? Maybe, but truth is rapidly catching up with
fiction. A team of university researchers recently figured out how to make a
functional switch out of a single organic molecule. Discoveries such as these
have spawned several branch fields of study including nanobiotics, NEMS
(nanoelectromechanical systems) and nanomedicine.
This technology would surely change the world. But it would especially affect
Houston. Applications for nanotechnology are a great fit for Houston's
economic landscape. The chemical industry already has begun conducting
research in small-sizing certain chemical compounds. And the energy industry,
still our darling, has great interest in the power management possibilities
of nanotech. This could be Houston's next great vehicle for economic
development.
Nay-sayers have expressed caution regarding progress in this field on two
separate fronts. First on how distant potential commercial offerings remain;
and secondly on the potential dangers of combining genetic engineering,
nanotechnology and robotics (for fear of creating self-assembling intelligent
machines as often portrayed in science-fiction movies). But too much
technological progress is happening at once for the possibilities not to whet
the appetites of the entire scientific and business communities.
Already, developmental overtures have been heard from Houston's little sister
to the north. The Dallas-Fort Worth region and its growing base of
semiconductor, light assembly and defense industries are keeping a close eye
on developments in small science. In March, a private-sector company donated
$2.5 million to the University of Texas at Dallas for nanotech research. And
a handful of Dallas-area groups have been quietly conducting research of
their own. This money augments the federal government's nearly half-billion
dollar allotment of 2001 research funding for nanotechnology. Houston has its
own projects, but they receive far less publicity.
Houston's public nanoscience efforts have been centered mostly on Rice
University's grand Turks of academia. Pushing the envelope of academic
excellence as usual, Rice's heavyweight research barons continue to generate
and distribute knowledge on the many potential applications of this exciting
technology. But as successful as they are, they receive far less publicity
and support than other less commercially significant disciplines.
On May 29, leaders from the energy, medical and technology sectors will
converge at the Houston Technology Forum to discuss various technology trends
that will affect Houston's future. Will the keynote speakers (chief
executives from Compaq, the Texas Medical Center and Enron) address the issue
of what Houston is doing to prepare for advances in nanotechnology and its
potential economic impact on the region?
I certainly hope so. Energy, medicine and technology are the terra firma of
Houston's economy. Each of these industry sectors could reap profound
benefits by bringing nanotechnology's concepts to light.
Sure, the fruits of this nascent science are still a long way off. But it's
going to become remarkably important sooner than we think. So while
Houstonians are well known for our love of largeness, it's time to think
small. Let's take a careful evaluation of what this technology could mean to
our city and its economic development.

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A
Panel plots new course for area's future / Education, economics, quality of
life top group's list of needed improvements
MIKE SNYDER
Staff

05/13/2001
Houston Chronicle
4 STAR
33
(Copyright 2001)

A group of prominent business executives, worried that Houston's reputation
as an unpleasant place to live imperils its future, is developing a plan to
transform the city's educational system, urban design and economic base.
The work of the Center for Houston's Future, a nonprofit group affiliated
with the Greater Houston Partnership, reflects growing concern that Houston
must reposition itself as a vibrant, desirable destination if it is to
compete in an economic climate that empowers skilled workers to live wherever
they choose.
Creating such a "livable city," leaders of the effort say, would in turn
enrich the lives of every Houstonian.
"The interests of the business community are fully aligned with the interests
of the community at large," said Eugene H. Vaughan, a money management
executive and board chairman of the Center for Houston's Future.
A report prepared for the organization by a business-based task force
recommends that local leaders challenge long-held assumptions that have
discouraged meaningful land-use planning. It sketches a vision of Houston 20
years from now in which technology and other tools have revolutionized public
education, "livable city centers" have changed the physical landscape and
current civic leaders have groomed a new, more diverse generation of
successors.
The report argues that the business community's traditional leadership role
in Houston's civic affairs should continue. But it suggests the models of
business influence that prevailed in "the old days" should be re-examined.
"Those were the days when oil was king, and Houston was the energy capital of
the world - the days when a handful of `big' leaders, including CEOs of major
corporations, could meet in a room together and decide on the future of
Houston," the report states.
"But times have changed, and there is far less tolerance in Houston's highly
diverse, egalitarian society for a hidden oligarchy to run things, no matter
how benevolent those leaders might be."
The center's board includes top executives of some of Houston's most
successful and influential companies, including Enron Chairman Ken Lay; Ned
Holmes, chairman and CEO of Parkway Investments/Texas Inc.; James Royer,
president and CEO of Turner, Collie & Braden Inc.; William White, president
and CEO of WEDGE Group Inc.; and Jim Kollaer, president and CEO of the
Greater Houston Partnership.
Vaughan said the stature of the board members is an indication that the group
is not likely to generate plans that will simply sit on a shelf.
"They've got so many demands on their time that they're not going to fool
around with something that is ill-conceived," he said.
Rice University sociology professor Stephen Klineberg, one of the experts who
advised the task force that generated the report, agreed that the center's
work could be very influential.
"This is the first time there's been a systematic, coordinated effort on the
part of the business community" to improve Houston's quality of life,
Klineberg said.
The Center for Houston's Future was created in the early 1990s primarily as a
source of research information for the partnership, Houston's premier
business organization. But its role changed about two years ago, Vaughan
said, when Holmes became chairman of the partnership and encouraged the
center to take an aggressive approach to planning for the region's future.
Last summer, the center organized three workshops attended by 36 people
representing a cross section of the business community. These 10-day,
seven-night events, led by professional facilitators and featuring various
guest speakers, produced a report outlining four possible future Houston
scenarios.
James D. Calaway, a member of the center's board, said the details outlined
in the four scenarios are intended to be "illustrative" and are not
necessarily the actions the organization ultimately will recommend. However,
they provide insight into the direction of the group's thinking, he said.
In the first scenario, based on the assumption that local planning and
decision-making proceed much as they have in the past, the workshop
participants speculate that tension between the city and suburbs increases to
the point that the Legislature strips Houston of its annexation power.
Development is greatly restricted because of failure to meet clean-air
standards, property values plummet and the City Council must pass a large tax
rate increase.
Houston becomes a stronghold of low-wage, service-sector employment, and the
gap between rich and poor widens: "For many who live there, it's simply a
large urban sprawl, adrift in the global economy, or it's a three-year
hardship post on the way to something more desirable."
Scenario two suggests that Houston's leaders transform the educational system
by developing a "Teacher Network" that delivers Internet-based educational
resources into every classroom and teacher's home in the region. This in turn
leads to a communitywide electronic educational network, with every home in
the Houston area connected to the Internet by 2007.
These efforts, combined with universal, full-day preschool care, lead to
state-of-the-art local schools by 2010, with almost universal high school
graduation rates and 75 percent of these graduates going on to college or
technical training programs.
The report does not estimate the cost of these measures or identify how they
would be funded. Potential sources, Calaway said, include local, state and
federal tax money, private grants and reallocation of funds now being spent
on more traditional educational programs.
In scenario three, local leaders take bold steps to overcome Houston's
reputation for sprawl, dirty air and lack of green space - perceptions that
hamper efforts to attract the talent needed to keep the region economically
competitive.
These leaders develop a vision of Houston based on the creation of "livable
city centers" - major activity centers targeted for redesign and
redevelopment - and the connection of these centers through "personal and
public transport in corridors that delight the eye."
Within the centers, streets are reconstructed to better accommodate
pedestrians. Financial incentives prompt developers to provide a wide range
of housing styles, including substantial affordable housing. The Main Street
light rail line is built, succeeds spectacularly and is followed by more rail
lines extending in various directions.
To accomplish these goals, the report states, local leaders must overcome
their "ingrained suspicion of planning," and the City Council must adopt
"new, more prescriptive development standards" within the livable city
centers. Early successes lead to a public referendum authorizing the
expenditure of $8 billion over 20 years to create the "livable city."
Scenario four focuses on making Houston a "crossroads of the world economy."
The city's business leadership becomes broader and more diverse, and it turns
its energy toward diversifying the economy.
The energy industry, adapting to the new economic climate, transforms its
business model and creates new, high-tech enterprises. Space, nanotechnology
and biotechnology research help launch hundreds of companies that quickly
become significant global players.
The workshop participants concluded that Houston must accomplish key elements
of scenarios two, three and four if it is to become a "true world-class city
in which to live and conduct business."
Calaway and Vaughan said the next steps will include designating committees
to develop specific recommendations in each of the broad areas studied, such
as education and quality of life. Working groups then will be established to
begin translating these ideas into policy, they said.
Although the center is focused on the long term, they said, it must produce
results as soon as possible.
"If we do not get serious about this, 20 years from now we're going to be a
low-wage environment, putting people in very, very dead- end jobs," Calaway
said during a recent presentation on the group's work to members of the
nonprofit Gulf Coast Institute.
"We've got to get the quality of life right, but we've also got to make sure
that we educate these kids for our future."

Mugs: 1. Ken Lay (p. 45); 2. Ned Holmes (p. 45); 3. James Royer (p. 45); 4.
Jim Kollaer (p. 45)

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MSEB not to pick up 15 pc in DPC after phase II completion

05/13/2001
Press Trust of India Limited
(c) 2001 PTI Ltd.

Mumbai, May 13 (PTI) Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) has decided
not to pick up the remaining 15 per cent equity in Enron-promoted Dabhol
Power Company (DPC), which it was earlier supposed to, after the complete
construction of the entire USD three billion power project in Dabhol.
"It is true that we had promised to take the 15 per cent, translating into
infusion of around USD 65 million and given the serious financial stress the
board is facing, it is not going to be possible for us to participate in the
phase II of the project", a senior MSEB official told PTI here Sunday.
Currently, Enron International owns 65 per cent, MSEB -15 per cent, General
Electric and Bechtel 10 per cent each.
However, MSEB is yet to send an official intimation to DPC in this regard,
the official said adding the board would inform the company soon after the
completion of the project.
DPC's USD 1.87 billion phase II would be fired on June seven, 2001, thus
marking completion of the 2,184 MW project.
DPC, which received a Foreign Investment and Promotion Board clearance in
last December for its 10.83 billion foreign Direct Investment, has not been
able to scout an alternative fifth partner for MSEB's equity.
The company had decided to off load the 15 per cent of its current holding of
65 per cent to a new entity, as according to the company's global
debt-consolidation it needed to maintain its stake at 50 per cent in DPC
after its completion.
In order to avoid any delay, Enron had agreed to meet up with the equity
shortfall as per the former's agreement with its lenders.
(THROUGH ASIA PULSE) 13-05 2001

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Enron plans to pull out of Gulf gas project: MEED

05/13/2001
Agence France-Presse
(Copyright 2001)

DUBAI, May 13 (AFP) - Enron Corp. of the United States plans to pull out of a
project to deliver Qatari gas to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Middle East
Economic Digest (MEED) reported on Sunday.
Enron is a partner in the Dolphin Energy project along with the
Franco-Belgian company TotalFinaElf and the Abu Dhabi government- owned UAE
Offsets Group (UOG). Its role is to build a pipeline under the Gulf between
Qatar and Abu Dhabi.
"The profit margin for Enron would be low. At present, the Dolphin project is
being developed primarily as an upstream venture," an industry source told
MEED.
Another industry publication, Middle East Economic Survey (MEES), reported
last week that the two other partners regarded Enron's estimated cost for
constructing and laying the 350-kilometre (220- mile) undersea pipeline as
too high.
"There is talk of new partners," a source with TotalFinaElf, whose role is to
develop a block in Qatar's giant North Field, told MEED. "But whatever
happens, we are staying."
On March 14, Qatar and the UAE inked a 25-year term sheet agreement on the
project, setting the volume at two billion cubic feet (20 million cubic
metres) of natural gas per day.
Differences over pricing and volumes had put back the signing of the
agreement for two years after a first statement of principle for Dolphin was
inked by Qatar and UOG in March 1999.
According to MEES, Qatar Petroleum and UOG have finally agreed on a gas price
formula of 1.3 dollars per million BTU (British thermal units) following
"high-level political intervention from Qatar and Abu Dhabi".
TotalFinaElf and Enron are strategic partners in the multi- billion-dollar
project, each holding a 24.5 percent share in Dolphin Energy Limited (DEL),
with UOG retaining a controlling 51 percent stake.
From Abu Dhabi, the gas is to be distributed inside the emirate and on to
Dubai and Oman. An extension to Pakistan through an undersea pipeline is also
planned, as part of a regional gas network.
hc/rp

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BUSINESS
SMALL BUSINESS / Pleasure cruisin' / Yacht fleet owner offers customers what
amounts to limo service on the lake
CAROL RUST
Special to the Chronicle

05/13/2001
Houston Chronicle
2 STAR
1
(Copyright 2001)

KEMAH - Tom Lober trundled home from second grade with a three- tiered wooden
box he'd made at school.
"This is my houseboat," he told his mother 35 years ago. "When I grow up, I'm
going to live on a boat."
His practical-minded mother put the "boat" to work as a patio plant stand
until it finally rotted from a decade of exposure.
On a recent evening, Lober stood on the bow of one of his four charter
yachts, enjoying the sunset-tinted water and a mild breeze as the 100-foot
luxury boat moved quietly from Clear Lake into Galveston Bay.
"This is what I love," Lober said, scanning a horizon dotted with distant
boats. "The others are here to party, but this is it for me."
The founder and owner of Star Fleet Entertainment Yachts spoke calmly against
the din of a mini-Mardi Gras heating up on middeck, where bead-clad
executives were letting their hair down at their annual appreciation party
for a major customer. A Mae West look- alike hired for the event meandered
among them, handing out cigars and sultry comments in her mermaid-cut white
dress studded with faux pearls and a white feather boa twirled about her
neck.
In the eight and one-half years since the 42-year-old Lober started Star
Fleet, he's seen everything from fire-eaters to hula dancers as entertainment
on the hundreds of custom cruises his staff of 70 puts together each year.
Last year, the company booked 400 cruises, which translated into $2.3 million
in gross sales, in events ranging from Gulf Coast versions of company picnics
to a bat mitzvah with a Gilligan's Island theme. One guy recently plunked
down $2,000 to charter an entire boat for a date.
One of Lober's seven captains is, handily, a licensed minister for weddings.
Star Fleet staff recently added squirt guns, Hula Hoops and limbo sticks as
regular on-board equipment.
"It's a bizarre business," Lober said. "Nothing seems unusual anymore."
Nearly all Star Fleet's cruises include dinner. His kitchen staff does the
prep work for hors d'oeuvres and main courses on land near the marina,
transferring them to a generous galley on board before customers arrive. The
galley crew does the final cooking.
Star Fleet Entertainment Yachts is one of about a dozen businesses of its
size in the country that provides strictly private charter yacht cruises, but
Lober has hundreds of competitors locally.
"I'm competing with caterers, hotels, restaurants - anyone in the eating,
drinking and party business," he said. "People say there are two things
you're never supposed to own: a boat and a restaurant. I put a restaurant on
a boat."
Last month, he launched what he believes is the first-ever water limousine, a
30-foot yacht complete with wet bar, sound system, leather couches, TV and
VCR that takes small groups to waterfront restaurants and bars, just like a
limo does on land.
Sometimes, his clients hop off and dine at one of the restaurants on the
Kemah Boardwalk while the limo is anchored beside it. In other cases, waiters
deliver the food to the boat, equipped with removable dining tables that can
seat 14, and the customers dine while cruising Clear Lake.
Lober was a natural shoo-in for a career on the water. His father owned a
supply boat business in Houston and a fleet of shrimp boats based in
Trinidad. He eventually became president of his dad's supply boat business
after getting a master's degree in maritime management from Texas A&M
Maritime Academy in Galveston in 1981.
But he still had that idea from second grade that grew from living on a boat
to providing exclusive entertainment on the water.
In 1986, he joined the Passenger Vessel Association, a national group of
vessel owners that provides public or private cruises for gaming, ecotourism
or other entertainment. He attended seminars, talked to boat owners,
researched trends in the industry and tried to figure out what it would take
to float his idea.
Lober drew up plans for a boat big enough to accommodate up to 150
passengers, but with a three-foot draft to keep from running aground in the
notoriously shallow Clear Lake and Galveston Bay.
"I wanted to be able to take that boat anywhere on the lake," which is five
feet deep in places, he said.
Bankers were skeptical when he approached them for a loan.
"This was a new business in Houston that had never been done before," Lober
said. "They had no confidence.
"I finally got to the point where I'd just take my business plan into a bank
and say, `I know I'm not going to get a loan - just look at what I've got and
tell me what it needs,' " he said.
Even without a loan in place, Lober began hands-on research. During the week,
he still worked at his father's supply boat business, but flew to Fort
Lauderdale, Fla., on weekends to work as a deck hand and food server for a
charter yacht company to learn the business from the bottom up.
After a year of loan seeking, he found a lender at the Passenger Vessel
Association's annual meeting. Caterpillar Finance agreed to lend him 60
percent of the $950,000 in construction costs if he installed Caterpillar
engines on the boat.
Construction took a year, during which Lober continued his research, serving
drinks on weekends aboard a charter boat on the Detroit River and Lake St.
Clair.
Finally, Lober launched Star Gazer in October 1993.
The maritime academy might have taught him how to navigate by the stars, but
it didn't prepare him for marketing.
"I didn't know what I was doing," Lober said. "The first year, I spent
$125,000 in marketing blunders," including a $50,000 mass mail campaign that
he called "a total flop."
Marketing was twice as expensive as he thought it would be and took twice as
long for potential customers to understand the concept he was trying to sell,
he said. Meanwhile, his boat sat in the stall for up to three weeks at a
time.
Lober had a $30,000 monthly overhead in debt service, office rental,
insurance and slip fees, and "I still had to pay it if the boat didn't leave
once," he said.
Panicked, he joined the Greater Houston Partnership to seek out ideas, and he
got one: target marketing.
He and his small staff scrutinized every detail about the people who used the
boat and set out to find more like them. He set his sights on the corporate
client, which makes up about 70 percent of his business today. Corporate
customers include Enron, Exxon Mobil, Shell, Continental Airlines and Katy
Mills mall.
"We have had our party with Star Fleet every year for five years," said Ravi
Lal, director of ethylene division of Technip, based in San Dimas, Calif.
"The first year, I wanted to do something special that I hadn't seen before.
Everybody likes it, and everybody wants to come back."
Business slowly began to build, and word spread. Lober added the 90-foot Star
Cruiser in 1997, the 74-foot Star Spirit in 1999, and brought in a fourth,
the Lake Limo, last month. Also in 1999, he bought 6 acres with 600 feet of
waterfront and built Star Fleet Marina. While part of that land is still
undeveloped, it eventually will become a parking lot for 500 cars when Lober
adds a fifth large yacht, Star Ship, sometime in the future.
"We plan to add Star Ship when we're turning down enough business from the
other boats," he said.
After more than eight years, Lober has yet to take home a salary, putting
everything back into the business.
The more he puts back, the more business he can accommodate.
But Lober and his staff still keep close tabs on their customers.
"We track everything - which individuals, what type of event, whether they
prefer sit-down dinners, how they heard about us - you name it," he said.
It's a lot of details. He knows that blackout shades, pull-down projector
screens and multiple microphone jacks are needed for presentations, and that
some clients like to be picked up at one of the Galveston hotels or other
locations on the Houston Ship Channel.
If a customer hires a deejay, a crewmember provides padding to put underneath
the CD player on the bandstand because dancing on the steel dance floor
causes the player to bounce.
Lober's three full-time cruise consultants handle charter buses to and from
the marina, limos, menus, photographers and decorations. They work with Star
Fleet's in-house florist and theme designer to provide floral arrangements
for sit-down dinners and Hawaiian leis of fresh orchids and hibiscus for a
major retailer's party, for which the florist helped transform the boat's
stanchions into palm trees.
And consultants have their own suggestions, such as bestowing captains' hats
instead of the usual corsages to employees with top sales who were being
honored at a recent floating awards banquet.
Lober believes his company's custom service brings customers back.
"They handle all the details once, and after customers go on that first
cruise, they're sold on the concept," he said. "People love something
different. We provide a different kind of party. If they do it once, they
usually want to do it again."
But cruises aren't limited to parties, Lober said. Customers have chartered
boats for banquets, retreats, new product introductions, incentive awards
dinners and for scattering loved ones' ashes.
About 60 percent of Star Fleet's business is repeat and referral. The recent
corporate party featuring the Mae West look-alike was the fifth the company
has chosen to have with Star Fleet.
Part of Lober's initial marketing problem - which continues today - is that
Houstonians just don't realize how close to the water they are.
"It's not like Fort Lauderdale, where water is part of the landscape," he
said. "In Houston, there's no high-visibility location to see the water, just
one spot on Loop 610 that overlooks the Port of Houston. Even in Clear Lake,
there are only one or two places when you drive around the lake that you can
actually see the water. We don't have a San Francisco Bay or New York Harbor.
So people have to be reminded."
He also has to deal with the misconception that only the very rich can afford
cruises, Lober said.
"Some people think they can't afford a luxury yacht, but when they compare
our complete package with upscale restaurants, hotel banquet facilities,
country clubs and wedding manors, we are quite competitive," he said. "And
our food is gourmet quality. Just like a five-star hotel, we never cut
corners."
Event cruises start at $40 per guest including food, bar, entertainment, tax
and gratuities.
Lober depends heavily on customer surveys to develop the service he and his
crew provide. And customers informally give Star Fleet staff new ideas with
some of the extras they bring aboard, such as the squirt guns, Mardi Gras
beads, Hula Hoops and limbo sticks.
"We learn a lot from our customers," he said. "We see what they do, take the
best and give it back to them."
Because customer surveys indicate that about 20 percent of Star Fleet's
business comes from being seen on the water, Lober and his captains make
their crafts as visible as possible whenever they take them out. The real
opportunity for hot-dogging comes when a customer charters two or three
boats, and they raft up to become the Star Fleet flotilla, with customers
moving from one boat to another. A three-boat charter can handle up to 375
guests.
But one boat can still do a lot of advertising.
At the recent corporate party, Mae West joined the other revelers who were
slinging Mardi Gras beads at al fresco diners as Capt. Tony DeFore edged Star
Gazer close to the Kemah waterfront. They may not have known it, but they
were doing a little of Lober's public relations work for him.
As the boat pulled back into the Star Fleet Marina, Lober pointed out a barge
under construction. When it is finished - by the end of the year, he hopes -
the bottom floor will be a galley for food preparation, the second the Star
Fleet office and the third floor an 1,800-square-foot apartment.
It will kind of resemble that three-tiered wooden box he brought home from
school years ago, Lober says.
And he's going to live at the top.

Photos: 1-2. Left: Star Gazer, first of the Star Fleet Entertainment Yachts,
launched in 1993, sets sail for Southshore Harbor earlier this month. From
left to right are bartender Bridget Byous, server Leona Clark, Cruise
Director Edith Mitchell and President Tom Lober. Below: Cruise Director Edith
Mitchell unties the Star Gazer's bow line (color); 3. Star Fleet
Entertainment yachts President Tom Lober watches server Leona Clark polish
silverware for a buffet dinner aboard the Star Gazer. Last year, the company
booked more than 400 cruises, generating $2.3 million (color, p. 4)

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More power to reform agenda
Soma Banerjee

05/13/2001
The Economic Times
Copyright (C) 2001 The Economic Times; Source: World Reporter (TM)

THE electricity industry is often identified as the black sheep in the
infrastructure sector which has continued to lag behind despite an overdose
of government support.
Despite being one of the earlier industries to be opened up, private
investments in this sector have failed to take off.
Worse, the only sizeable project which was something to write home about
Enrons Dabhol Power plant in Maharashtra is currently a under cloud with its
promoters involved in a legal battle with the state entity and its sole
consumer for non-payment of bills. Policy makers and investors in the energy
sector are still groping to find ways and means to improve the performance of
this key industry.
Although private investments were expected to come in a big way in creating
new capacities, policy uncertainties and above all the poor financial health
of the consumer, in most cases the SEBs, have posed major problems for power
plant developers.
After about ten years of liberalisation, the private sector has to its credit
only about 5000 MW and according to projections by experts investments in
greenfield projects are unlikely before four to five years.
The factors that have been taken into consideration in the current projection
are almost inbuilt into the system. For one, there is a general agreement
that stressing on generation alone without doing much on the distribution
front has eroded the financial health of most SEBs.
``Private power developers cannot be expected to invest in projects till they
are assured that they will be paid for the energy produced, experts say.
But like the recent Montek Singh Ahluwalia report maintains, such reforms
cannot be done overnight and will require minimum five to seven years before
they break even.
The sector has already seen major exits like Cogentrix and Powergen and if
the current trends are anything to go by it would not be long before Enron
too says Sayonara India, claim sources in the power industry.
IPPAI, an association for private power investments, feels that the flip-flop
by the government as far as power policies are concerned have made it
difficult for investors to take decisions.
``Take this as an example at one time there were more than 200 MoUs signed up
for private power projects, the government provided counter guarantees for
eight projects, of which only three have taken off. Of this the Enron project
is already facing problems of nonpayment, says a senior source.
According to estimates drawn up by financial institutions like Power Finance
Corporation an organisation responsible for monitoring the financial health
of the SEBs and helping them with their reform programmes almost all the SEBs
have registered a negative turnover. Which is why the financing or
escrowability of SEBs across the country has been reduced to zero.
According to Union power minister Suresh Prabhu, the states are now
responsive to changes and reforms and the recent drive initiated by the
Centre to work with the state governments was expected to yield results.
But this sector has seen far too many committees which have failed to yield
much hope and it is only sheer determination of SEBs and political will that
can help this backbencher.

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India Power Min: New Power Deal With Enron Unit Possible
By Himendra Kumar
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES

05/12/2001
Dow Jones International News
(Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.)

NEW DELHI -(Dow Jones)- India is hopeful the Maharashtra State Electricity
Board's power purchase agreement with the U.S. energy company Enron Corp.'s
(ENE) Indian unit Dabhol Power Co. can be renegotiated and the DPC's dispute
over payments be settled, the country's federal Power Minister Suresh Prabhu
said.
In a weekend interview with Dow Jones Newswires, Prabhu said the very fact
that the DPC had come to the negotiating table for discussions on its power
price was an indication that Enron was keen to save its India project.
A special panel, set up by the Maharashtra state government, met with
representatives of the DPC, for the first time Friday and agreed to another
meeting May 23.
Friday's meeting lasted for more than two hours.
"I am of the view that a negotiated settlement is possible since the first
meeting of DPC with the Maharahtra state expert panel went off well. There
has been a positive response both from the DPC and the MSEB after the
meeting. The central government will also reciprocate by participating in a
meaningful dialogue. The next meeting will really decide on how it all goes,"
Prabhu said.
Earlier this week, in an e-mail to Dow Jones Newswires from Houston, Enron
Vice President John Ambler however, said, "While we have constantly
maintained that we are open to continuing a dialogue towards resolving
issues, this (Friday) meeting should in no manner be construed as an open
offer from DPC to renegotiate the terms of the contract."
The Maharashtra state government contends that the price paid for electricity
from the Dabhol power plant, India's biggest-ever foreign investment at $2.9
billion, is "unaffordable" and seeks to renegotiate tariffs.
A recent committee appointed by the government, the Godbole panel,
recommended that the power purchase agreement be renegotiated.
Dabhol has come under fire because of the relatively high cost of its power.
Critics object to Dabhol charging 7.1 rupees ($1=INR46.8825) a kilowatt-hour
for its power, compared with INR1.5/kwh charged by other suppliers.
The 2,184-megawatt DPC project in Maharashtra has been mired in financial
disputes after the Maharashtra State Electricity Board, its main customer,
failed to pay the December 2000 and January bills. The Godbole panel is
working toward lowering the DPC's power tariff and allowing the sale of
excess power to the federal government or its utilities. A restructuring of
the DPC's stakeholding may also be on the agenda.
The Maharashtra government has asked the committee to try to negotiate a
revised agreement within a month. The DPC currently operates a 740-megawatt
naphtha plant contributing about 0.7% to India's installed capacity. Enron
has maintained that work will be completed by the year-end in the second
phase of the Dabhol project that will add 1,444 MW to its capacity. The plant
will switch from naphtha to liquefied natural gas as a fuel source in 2002.
Texas-based Enron has a 65% stake in the DPC and is the project's largest
shareholder. Other shareholders include the MSEB with 15%, and General
Electric Co. (GE) and Bechtel Enterprises (X.BTL) with 10% each.
-By Himendra Kumar, Dow Jones Newswires; 91-11-461-9427;
himendra.kumar@dowjones.com

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India: Talks begin on Dabhol issue

05/12/2001
Business Line (The Hindu)
Copyright (C) 2001 Kasturi & Sons Ltd (KSL); Source: World Reporter (TM) -
Asia Intelligence Wire

MUMBAI, May 11. OFFICIALS of Enron India today met the expert committee
headed by Dr Madhav Godbole to discuss the fate of Enron's Dabhol Power
Company.
Mr A.V. Gokak, Union Government representative, who was appointed only last
night, could not attend the meeting due to the short notice.
Lenders to the project who were to attend the meeting stayed away.
Instead, Mr A.G. Karkhanis, former Executive Director, Industrial Development
Bank of India, attended as observer on behalf of foreign and Indian lenders,
Mr Vinay Mohan Lal, Energy Secretary, told reporters here after the meeting.
When asked about Enron's reluctance to renegotiate, Mr Lal said: "They are
coming again on May 23. What does that mean?"
Though none of those present at the meeting was willing to give more details,
senior State Government officials had earlier told Business Line that the
State would be willing to discuss phase II only after a decision on the
rebate slapped on DPC.
"Basically our strategy will be to bring the Rs 401- crore rebate payable by
DPC to the centre-stage," the official said. "The company has not mentioned a
single word about the rebate in any of their letters to either the MSEB or
the State. And we, on the other hand, have discussed anything but the rebate
in our letters to DPC," he said.
Mr Wade Cline, Managing Director, Enron India, did not comment on whether the
company would issue the preliminary termination notice.
The Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) Chairman, Mr Vinay Bansal, and
Mr Lal had last evening briefed the Democratic Front constituents about their
stand vis-a-vis Enron.
They are understood to have told the political brass of the State that MSEB
does not need the second phase of the Dabhol power project.
They categorically said MSEB would not buy power from DPC-phase II, it is
learnt.
MSEB also reiterated its stand that DPC should adjust the dues owed by it
against the non-performance penalty.
Senior MSEB officials said the board had replied to the arbitration notice
issued by DPC and made its position clear. The board is of the opinion that
DPC should adjust Rs 213 crore - the December and January bills - against the
Rs 401 crore penalty for performance default.
The State Government also has backed the MSEB in its replies to the three
arbitration notices served on it. It has said that since MSEB does not accept
the charges - non-compliance with the power purchase agreement (PPA) -
leveled against it, the State is not bound to pay.
The Centre too is understood to have backed MSEB in its preliminary reply to
the conciliation notice from DPC.
Today's meeting was attended by Mr Cline, Mr Neil McGregor, President, DPC,
Mr Mukesh Tyagi, Vice-President, DPC, and Mr Sanjeev Khandekar, VP, DPC, and
Mr Mohan Gurunath, Chief Financial Officer, DPC.
Among the renegotiation panel members, Mr Deepak Parekh, Mr E A S Sarma and
Mr Kirit Parikh were also unable to attend. The next meeting is scheduled on
May 23, Mr Lal said.
Gokak nominated to panel: The Government has nominated former fertiliser and
telecom secretary, Mr A.V. Gokak, to the arbitration committee involving
Dabhol Power Company (DPC).
The Power Ministry had earlier mooted the additional solicitor general, Mr
Harish Salve's candidature for the job.
The conciliation process, however, has been hanging fire as the third
conciliator is yet to be appointed. Dabhol Power Company had written to the
Centre last month seeking six names for selection of a mutually acceptable
conciliator to kick- start the conciliation process.
DPC's letter to the Finance Ministry was seen in the context of the
substantial delay between the initiation of the conciliation process three
weeks ago and the finalisation of the conciliators. Soon after the
conciliation process was initiated, DPC decided to invoke political force
majeure and moved in for arbitration - a prelude to termination of the
project.
Our Bureau

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India to allow 3rd party sale if DPC, MSEB jointly approach

05/12/2001
Press Trust of India Limited
(c) 2001 PTI Ltd.

Mumbai, May 12 (PTI) The Federal Government will allow sale of power to a
"willing buyer" if the Enron-promoted Dabhol Power Company (DPC) and
Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) will together approach the power
ministry with a concrete proposal for their 2,184 mw project in Dabhol.
"I will give whatever status they want, including a mega project one, if DPC
and MSEB jointly approach the Centre (Federal Government) for the same",
Indian Power Minister Suresh Prabhu told reporters here Saturday.
He said the Indian Government would extend its cooperation to the Maharashtra
government (western state) "in every way" to resolve the imbroglio between
MSEB and DPC.
When pointed out that both the state government and DPC were of the opinion
that federal power utility National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) should
buy the power, Prabhu said NTPC cannot do so as it was power selling entity
and not buying one.
"There is no question of NTPC buying power from the project since long term
power purchase agreements (PPAs) have been signed by NTPC with the buying
states", he reiterated.
Prabhu said the Indian Government would also try and find out potential
buyers of DPC power "if other states were willing to buy the same".
Earlier in his meeting with state chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, the
latter had suggested that NTPC sell the excess power over and above the
300-400 MW needed for the state from the 740 MW phase-I and soon to be
commissioned phase-II of 1,444 MW, to other needy states.
(THROUGH ASIA PULSE) 12-05 2001

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LOCAL STORIES
DEFAZIO CALLS FOR STATE TO BUY PGE TO PROTECT RATES
DAVE HOGAN AND JEFF MAPES of the Oregonian Staff

05/12/2001
Portland Oregonian
SUNRISE
C01
(Copyright (c) The Oregonian 2001)

Summary: The suggestion generates little enthusiasm and critics suspect it's
motivated by the lawmaker's possible race for governor
"I believe this is an extraordinary opportunity and a way that we can
insulate almost a quarter of our population and a core of Oregon's business
community from the craziness that is going on in the energy wholesale
markets." -- U.S. REP. PETER DeFAZIO D-ORE.
The state of Oregon should consider buying investor-owned Portland General
Electric to help protect Oregonians from gyrations in the electricity market,
U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio declared Friday.
Gov. John Kitzhaber reacted politely and said he'll explore the idea, but
others said it's a long shot because of political, financial and timing
factors.
Critics said the proposal appeared aimed more at attracting attention to
DeFazio's potential candidacy for governor than anything else.
Several companies already are considering buying the utility, but DeFazio
said state ownership could help keep PGE customers' electricity rates low and
generate profits that could help the rest of Oregon.
"I believe this is an extraordinary opportunity and a way that we can
insulate almost a quarter of our population and a core of Oregon's business
community from the craziness that is going on in the energy wholesale
markets," said DeFazio, D-Ore.
PGE serves about 725,000 retail customers, mostly in the Portland area, and
is owned by Houston-based Enron Corp. PGE's sale to Nevada's Sierra Pacific
Resources for $3.1 billion officially fell apart last month. Other possible
buyers include Northwest Natural and ScottishPower, which owns PacifiCorp.
While Enron and PGE officials declined to comment Friday, legislative leaders
showed no particular enthusiasm for DeFazio's idea.
"I appreciate his efforts, but I don't think it's the right idea at this
time," said House Speaker Mark Simmons, R-Elgin. He said the state already
has a package of bills aimed at spurring more energy production and
conservation.
Senate President Gene Derfler, R-Salem, said he'd be willing to sit down and
talk with DeFazio. "I would not just shut the door," he said, but he doesn't
plan to devote much work to the proposal. Derfler questioned whether state
government could run a utility as efficiently as a business.
DeFazio said a PGE purchase would offer several benefits. State ownership
would put control of PGE in local hands instead of those of a faraway
corporation such as ScottishPower. For PGE customers, state ownership would
provide some protection and stability in electricity rates. It also would be
a good investment that would pay for itself and perhaps pump revenue back
into the state's coffers.
The purchase could be financed with tax-exempt bonds sold by the state.
DeFazio said state Treasurer Randall Edwards had told him the idea was "in
the realm of possibility."
DeFazio's idea is an intriguing one and could provide some benefits, said Bob
Jenks, executive director of the Citizens' Utility Board, which represents
customers of investor-owned utilities such as PGE.
Jenks said the primary benefit would be that, if the state bought PGE, the
utility would be able to buy lower-priced electricity from the Bonneville
Power Administration, which is required to sell power at lower rates to
publicly owned utilities. However, a publicly owned PGE wouldn't be able to
buy the lower-priced BPA power for about five years because of electricity
sales contracts that already are in place.
And even if PGE were able to buy lower-priced BPA power, that wouldn't
necessarily translate to lower electricity bills for PGE customers, Jenks
said. In addition, he said it could increase rates for other publicly owned
utilities because the BPA has a shortage of cheap hydropower.
The state Public Utility Commission would have to approve any sale of PGE,
but outgoing PUC Chairman Ron Eachus criticized DeFazio's proposal, saying it
had the potential to increase rates both for PGE customers and for publicly
owned utilities. He also said it seemed designed to get political attention
for DeFazio's potential candidacy.
"I think we're in the political season where people are proposing grandiose
schemes that aren't very well thought out, and this seems to be one of
those," Eachus said.
DeFazio conceded that a high-profile proposal focused on a Portland-area
issue such as the ownership of PGE would be a good way for a candidate to
build support for a run for governor, but he said that had nothing to do with
his plan.
You can reach Dave Hogan at 503-221-8531 or by e-mail at
davehogan@news.oregonian.com.

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Congressman suggests state buy PGE
By CHARLES E. BEGGS
Associated Press Writer

05/11/2001
Associated Press Newswires
Copyright 2001. The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Congressman Peter DeFazio on Friday proposed that the
state buy Portland General Electric as a way to hold down power costs.
The Democrat outlined his plan after presenting it to Gov. John Kitzhaber,
who said he would ask his energy advisers to analyze it.
PGE is Oregon's biggest electric utility, serving more than 700,000
customers. DeFazio said a state purchase of the company could insulate many
Oregonians from "the craziness in power markets."
DeFazio said the state could buy the company by issuing revenue bonds and
have the utility operate as a public power entity.
He said the purchase would give the state a diverse mix of transmission
rights along with hydropower, gas, coal and renewable energy sources.
"While I have not exhaustively researched the proposal, it does appear to be
feasible," said DeFazio, an opponent of electric deregulation.
Enron Corp., the Texas-based owner of PGE, is trying to sell the utility.
Sierra Pacific last month abandoned its plan to buy PGE for $3.1 billion,
citing increasing difficulties in the current market and the political
environment in the West.
Kitzhaber said he's not opposed to the idea of the state buying a private
utility, as long as it would benefit consumers.
DeFazio said PGE has been a profitable company, and putting it in public
ownership could give it preference over private utilities for the Bonneville
Power Administration's hydropower.
The congressman's suggestion wasn't welcomed by the Legislature.
"Thanks, but no thanks," said House Speaker Mark Simmons.
"Philosophically, I think it's the wrong approach," he said. "We have a
bipartisan package of bills dealing with the issue."
Among those are his measure to delay partial electric deregulation for large
businesses and a bill to speed up the process for siting temporary generating
plants.
Senate President Gene Derfler didn't reject the idea, but said the
Legislature doesn't have enough time in the current session to take on a job
like a utility purchase.

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Attached is a responsibility matrix for London - Project Doorstep action
steps.  The listing consists of controls findings, action steps, proposed
timelines, and proposed sponsors and responsibility assignments for the
completion of the action steps.  The purpose of this matrix will be to review
and monitor it on an ongoing basis to ensure that items are being
appropriately addressed and completed.  Please take a moment to review all
sections of the listing and communicate any comments or revisions you may
have to me as soon as possible.  We would like to have a final version of
this document in place by May 12.


andy,
are you still at enron?
--- Andrew.H.Lewis@enron.com wrote:
>
> Hey Eva,
>
> Got your message, was waiting for you to write more.
>  I'll have to check
> with Sandra, but I haven't heard her say if she got
> your postcards.
>
> Robin came back from her honeymoon and you can't
> tell when she's blushing
> she's so red.
>
> The last two AGA's have been great.  One was a 40
> cent move and the other
> was 20 cents (what's better than Wednesdays?).
>
> That's it for now.
>
> Must go see Suey.
>
> - Big Lew
>

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The actual mwh growth from Q12000 to Q1 2001 was 3.56% (59,426,845 mwh to
61,543,268 mwh).  Through my calculations, which I will describe below, I
arrived at a weather-normalized growth of 4.28% (59,114,067 mwh to 61,646,157
mwh).  While I would not say that load growth exactly matches my figure, I
feel confident that load growth in ERCOT was in the range of 3.5% to 4%, year
over year.

Methodology

To arrive at the 2000 typical loads, I estimated the model using two and one
half years of data (7/1/97 through 12/31/99) and inserted typical ERCOT
weather for the period of January 1 through March 31, 2000.  I used the
resulting loads in my analysis for typical first quarter 2000 loads.  The
amount of data I used to estimate the ERCOT model in this example is standard
for each of the load forecasting models I have developed (when that amount of
data is available).

To arrive at the 2001 typical loads, I estimated the model using two and one
half years of data (7/1/98 through 12/31/00) and inserted typical ERCOT
weather for the period of January 1 through March 31, 2001.   I used the
resulting loads in my analysis for typical first quarter 2001 loads.

I then compared the results, which I have summarized above.

Let me know if you have any questions.


Attached is a special summary of all the recent RTO compliance filings
submitted October 16.

FERC has a sizable task facing them to review these filings.


BLOOMBERG
580280 - changed to APB

580168 - added broker fee

580159 - added broker fee

580169 - STCA buys El Paso through Bloomberg (Chris had it in with Calpine)

Thanks,
Kate

Evelyn Metoyer@ENRON
04/12/2001 02:01 PM
To: Kate Symes/PDX/ECT@ECT
cc:

Subject: 4/12/2001 Checkout

BLOOMBERG

Jeff Richter
deal 580280
Bloomberg does not recognize

Chris Mallory
I am missing the following deal  per Bloomberg:
Enron buys from El Paso 25 mw Q3'01 SP light at $228

deal 580168
Bloomberg shows fee of $.005

Mike Swerzbin
deal 580159
Bloomberg shows fee of $.005

PREBON
All deal are o.k.

Amerex West
All deals are o.k.


- 11-21-01letter.doc


too complicated

	Enron Capital Management

	From:  David Baumbach                           01/04/2001 10:51 AM

To: Patrick Ryder/NA/Enron@Enron, Eric Bass/HOU/ECT@ECT, O'Neal D
Winfree/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc:
Subject: Craps

http://www.gamblingmachine.com/craps/


Jason (et al):

We are approaching somewhat of a slow-down in active harvesting development, and therefore it is a prime opportunity to begin hashing out what is required to gather the West Power load data you have previously mentioned.  We should get together personally to better organize this initiative, but some things to "prime the pump" are:

1)  What are the requisite sites involved?  (URLs, etc)
2)  What is the frequency of "jobs"?  (how often do we scrape the data; once a day, x number of time a day, etc).
3)  What is the nature of the data we are scraping?  (this will help us to determine if we already have a database schema that this will fit into, or if we need to extend/develop one)

These are just some topics to get us started...you may have already answered some/all of these previously, but I feel they deserve mentioning again, if for no other reason than to make sure we are all on the same page moving forward.

Please reply with your availability over the next few days (as well as anyone else you feel should be involved in this effort), and I will have Amanda schedule a meeting/room for us to get this started.

Thanks,
Chris


Attached are the latest draft Exhibits for the Marketing Strategy and the
Trading and Risk Policy for your review.  If you have any questions or
comments before we get together on Monday, please call me on my cell phone
at 713-569-5786.

 - Exhibit A - Marketing Strategy v8.doc
 - EXHIBIT B - MDEA Trading and Risk Policy v9.doc


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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"I think there is going to be some heartburn on the part of
police chiefs to take on this role because this is not how
we usually do business."
-KEN YARBROUGH, police chief of Richardson, Tex., on Attorney General John
Ashcroft's request for help interviewing 5,000 Middle
Eastern men.

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/22/national/22POLI.html?todaysheadlines

NATIONAL
=========================
Police Are Split on Questioning of Mideast Men

Police chiefs are concerned that Attorney General John
Ashcroft's request that they help interview thousands of
Middle Eastern men seems like racial profiling.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/22/national/22POLI.html?todaysheadlines

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Connecticut Woman, 94, Is Fifth to Die From Inhalation
Anthrax

Medical investigators began searching for clues as to how a
widow who rarely left her house had become the country's
fifth recent anthrax fatality.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/22/nyregion/22ANTH.html?todaysheadlines

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Hints of an Alzheimer's Aid in Anti-Inflammatory Drugs

Middle-age and elderly people who took anti-inflammatory
drugs like ibuprofen or naproxen for at least two years
were apparently protected from Alzheimer's disease.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/22/health/22ALZH.html?todaysheadlines

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INTERNATIONAL
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Foreign Militants Seek Safe Passage From Afghan City

Foreign militants trapped inside Kunduz have asked to leave
Afghanistan through a protected corridor and travel to
Pakistan.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/22/international/asia/22KUND.html?todaysheadlines

-----

How bin Laden and Taliban Forged Jihad Ties

Osama bin Laden's relationship with the Taliban helped lead
the Afghan religious movement into a more global jihad and,
eventually, doom.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/22/international/asia/22TALI.html?todaysheadlines

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Saudi Sees No bin Laden-Iraq Link

Saudi Arabia's former intelligence chief said Wednesday that
his government had seen no evidence that the Iraqi
government had provided support to Al Qaeda.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/22/international/middleeast/22SAUD.html?todaysheadlines

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BUSINESS
=========================
Employees' Retirement Plan Is a Victim as Enron Tumbles

The rapid decline of the Enron Corporation has devastated
its employees' retirement plan, which was heavy with
company stock.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/22/business/22RETI.html?todaysheadlines

-----

Circling the Wagons Around Enron

Officials of Dynegy weighed whether to seek to renegotiate
the terms of the company's agreement to acquire Enron,
while Enron and its bankers sought to shore up the
company's finances.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/22/business/22ENRO.html?todaysheadlines

-----

Reports Suggest Recovery Soon, but Not Exactly a Robust One

The economy remains weak but reports suggest it is no longer
worsening, giving weight to the increasingly popular view
that a recovery is only a few months away.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/22/business/22ECON.html?todaysheadlines

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TECHNOLOGY
=========================
What Did You Do Before the War?

New fears and new data tools are yielding a boom in
background checks -- even after your hired.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/22/technology/circuits/22CHEC.html?todaysheadlines

-----

Microsoft's Top Lawyer Sets Retirement

On the heels of two major settlements, William H. Neukom,
the legal field general in Microsoft's antitrust conflicts,
said that he would retire next year.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/22/technology/22SOFT.html?todaysheadlines

-----

A Thermometer That Squawks When the Bird Is Done

By providing remote readouts, digital meat thermometers are
designed to take the worry and the guesswork out of cooking
the holiday turkey.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/22/technology/circuits/22HOWW.html?todaysheadlines

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POLITICS
=========================
Bush Says War May Go Beyond Afghan Border

President Bush said that the United States would take the
war on terrorism to nations beyond Afghanistan that harbor
terrorists.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/22/politics/22BUSH.html?todaysheadlines

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Ridge to Seek Big Increases for Fight on Terror

Tom Ridge, the director of homeland security,  said that he
will seek new spending for federal law enforcement agencies
and public health facilities.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/22/politics/22RIDG.html?todaysheadlines

-----

Some Wonder Where Pataki Has Been During Uphill Fight for
Billions

Gov. George E. Pataki remained curiously silent while New
York politicians spoke up as the White House and Congress
tried to clamp down on federal aid for New York.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/22/nyregion/22AID.html?todaysheadlines

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SPORTS
=========================
High-Flying Suns Pull Knicks Back to Earth

With Stephon Marbury directing the action, the Suns put on a
high-flying, dunk-laden display as they dominated and
deflated the Knicks.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/22/sports/basketball/22KNIC.html?todaysheadlines

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Gruden Is Brains Behind the Raiders

The Oakland Raiders' Jon Gruden possesses a multilayered
personality that has led many N.F.L. general managers to
call him the best young coaching talent in years.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/22/sports/football/22GRUD.html?todaysheadlines

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Giant Optimism Well Above .500 Level

Despite losses in four of their last six games, the Giants
still stress the positives about their season and expect to
win most of their remaining games.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/22/sports/football/22GIAN.html?todaysheadlines

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ARTS
=========================
Where Old Pianos Go to Live

Unlike most museums, this important collection of historic
19th-century pianos is meant to be used.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/22/arts/design/22PIAN.html?todaysheadlines

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Ballet as Balm in a Tribute to a City on the Mend

It was certainly not your usual opening of   a winter season
by the New York City   Ballet.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/22/arts/dance/22GALA.html?todaysheadlines

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Catching the World in the Act of Changing

The man who recorded the events of Sept. 11, Evan Fairbanks,
has made a Zapruder film for our time.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/22/arts/design/22MAGN.html?todaysheadlines

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NY REGION
=========================
Connecticut Woman, 94, Is Fifth to Die From Inhalation
Anthrax

Medical investigators began searching for clues as to how a
widow who rarely left her house had become the country's
fifth recent anthrax fatality.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/22/nyregion/22ANTH.html?todaysheadlines

-----

Some Wonder Where Pataki Has Been During Uphill Fight for
Billions

Gov. George E. Pataki remained curiously silent while New
York politicians spoke up as the White House and Congress
tried to clamp down on federal aid for New York.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/22/nyregion/22AID.html?todaysheadlines

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Developer Briefs Bloomberg on Plans to Rebuild Towers

Larry A. Silverstein, the developer who holds the lease on
the World Trade Center, met with Mayor-elect Michael R.
Bloomberg and said that he would go ahead with plans to
rebuild at the site.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/22/nyregion/22MIKE.html?todaysheadlines

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OP-ED
=========================
Hunger in the City
By BOB HERBERT
There is something very wrong, in a society as affluent as
ours, when families have to choose between food and rent.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/22/opinion/22HERB.html?todaysheadlines

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By WILLIAM SAFIRE
Here is the trick in political prognostication: Take what
you know to be true and then play   fast and loose with the
possible.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/22/opinion/22SAFI.html?todaysheadlines

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Educating the World
By GENE SPERLING
The United States should commit to getting all the world's
children in school.
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I think Tana can delete the entry now, right Stephanie?

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	Tana Jones@ECT
	03/14/2001 04:26 PM

		 To: Samantha Boyd/NA/Enron@Enron, Cheryl Nelson/NA/Enron@Enron
		 cc:
		 Subject: JP Morgan Securities Inc. (Electronic Order)

The above counterparty has been created in the Financial Trading Agreements
Database and is listed as a master swap agreement, and it's not.  It is an
Electronic Trading Agreement and needs to be moved down to "Other
Agreements".  Please let me know when that is done and I will delete the
entry in  the master swap agreement database.  Thanks!


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Can you take a look at this and let me know what you think...
---------------------- Forwarded by Tana Jones/HOU/ECT on 12/15/99 10:03 AM
---------------------------

	Enron Technology

	From:  Linda Zhou                           12/15/99 10:01 AM

To: Tana Jones/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc:
Subject: Financial Trading Agreements Jurisdictional Database

Hi Tana,

  I created the first phase of Fiancial Trading Agreements Jurisdictional
Database -->  ,  feel free to play around in the database, let me know if
you're comfortable of it and any modifications that you think that will
improve the database.

Thanks,
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when you have Mac or Max on the phone, make sure that we are receiving a response to the DDP and Export House questions.  Or a date when this will be produced.  Isn't there an obligation on there part to have a response within a certain number of days once they have the question(s) in hand?  Secondly, I would not think he could keep us from the customs broker since the activity performed serves as proof that the DDP requirements were met (which is a contractual obligation).

Thanks, Ron.

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Davis, Britt
Sent:	Wednesday, December 19, 2001 3:11 PM
To:	Tapscott, Ron; Edison, Andrew
Cc:	Zikes, Becky; Mann, Kay
Subject:	RE: EEPC v. SWPC/In re Industrial Bridge

     I just got off the phone with Mac Miller, SWPC's attorney.  I told him that the January 8 extension was a surprise to my business client, who was not inclined to agree to it.  However, my client wanted the following information ASAP:

     1.  An estimated cost of producing and shipping the discovery requested from SWPC.

     2.  The earliest possible time frame on getting the documents and interrogatory answers from SWPC.

Miller, not surprisingly, said that this was a surprise to him, but I made clear that my instructions from my client were very firm, and he understood that.  Miller did say that this put him in a bit of a bad position, as SWPC had apparently initially not wanted to agree to any extension, and play "hard ball", and he convinced them otherwise.

Miller was in the middle of about three urgent projects, but we agreed we would speak tomorrow morning when he was less rushed and he could give me a realistic time frame for production.

Miller said he thought what he had from SWPC did include a document that showed when the DDP was paid.  Miller first said that we wouldn't like the answer, because it was before the damage, then said he really couldn't say that, because he didn't know.   Otherwise, he has not requested the customs brokers' file yet, which is in Houston, and will not give me authority to speak with the customs broker about this (nor would I have expected him to).  I got the impression that SWPC itself may not yet have sent Miller all the documents responsive to the DDP/Export House discovery requests.

In the morning, I will have our copy service come over and review the documents we will need to produce (since I have not had a chance to review the file for responsiveness, we may not have to produce everything, and may spend less money than the estimate reflects) to SWPC.   Also, I am not familiar with the discovery requested by SWPC that may be due; for instance, whether it includes interrogatories for which we need to draft answers and have someone available who can sign.   I will get my arms around this in the morning and then call you.

Let me know if there is anything else I can do.

Britt

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Tapscott, Ron
Sent:	Wednesday, December 19, 2001 2:15 PM
To:	Davis, Britt; Edison, Andrew
Cc:	Zikes, Becky
Subject:	RE: EEPC v. SWPC/In re Industrial Bridge

I think first we need to know what the cost would be.  secondly, will we have a net billing since we will have a cost to produce our documents.  example

our cost to produce documents for them       $400
SW cost to produce documents for us          $500

we owe them                                              $100

is this how that will work?????????

thanks, ron.

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Davis, Britt
Sent:	Wednesday, December 19, 2001 2:02 PM
To:	Edison, Andrew; Tapscott, Ron
Cc:	Zikes, Becky
Subject:	RE: EEPC v. SWPC/In re Industrial Bridge
Importance:	High

     Just so I'm clear:

     Does this mean I am supposed to tell Max Miller, SWPC's attorney, that we do not wish to wait until January 8, and want to exchange documents ASAP?

     If so, I need to call him immediately, and see what his reaction is.  I also need to make arrangements to review and produce the documents that we need to send to him.

     Let me know.

     Britt

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Edison, Andrew
Sent:	Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:48 PM
To:	Tapscott, Ron
Cc:	Zikes, Becky; Davis, Britt
Subject:	RE: EEPC v. SWPC/In re Industrial Bridge

Britt is going to take care of that.

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Tapscott, Ron
Sent:	Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:33 PM
To:	Edison, Andrew
Cc:	Zikes, Becky; Davis, Britt
Subject:	RE: EEPC v. SWPC/In re Industrial Bridge

Andy,

I take it that you will be following up on the estimated cost for us and SW to exchange documents?

Thanks, Ron.

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Davis, Britt
Sent:	Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:06 PM
To:	Tapscott, Ron; Edison, Andrew
Cc:	Zikes, Becky
Subject:	EEPC v. SWPC/In re Industrial Bridge

	I am standing by for further instructions.  Let me know if there is anything else you want me to be doing.

	Britt


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Just wanted to let everyone know that we will be out in position manager for
Sunday, 3/18.  We're out a total of 102MW, 17MW for HE11-16.  This is an LV
Cogen schedule that is going real-time.

Thanks,
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---------------------- Forwarded by Vince J Kaminski/HOU/ECT on 04/24/2001
12:46 PM ---------------------------

Shirley Crenshaw
04/24/2001 10:16 AM
To: ludkam@aol.com
cc: Vince J Kaminski/HOU/ECT@ECT
Subject: Vince's Itinerary

Hi Ludmilla:

Here is Vince's itinerary for tomorrow evening and Thursday.

Shirley


This is the preliminary results of "round 2" of testing the management
report.  I will give you the highlights tomorrow in our meeting.  (Stephen's
comments pretty much cover it).

Sheri
---------------------- Forwarded by Sheri Thomas/HOU/ECT on 08/28/2000 09:16
AM ---------------------------

From:  Sheri Thomas
  08/28/2000 09:17 AM

To: Andy Zipper/Corp/Enron@Enron
cc:
Subject: Test Results of EOL Management Report

Let me know if you want us to go over this with you.

Sheri
---------------------- Forwarded by Sheri Thomas/HOU/ECT on 08/28/2000 09:15
AM ---------------------------
From: Stephen Simpson@ENRON on 08/25/2000 06:19 PM
To: Louise Kitchen/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc: David Forster/Corp/Enron@Enron, Torrey Moorer/HOU/ECT@ECT, Sheri
Thomas/HOU/ECT@ECT, Mark Thibodeaux/HOU/ECT@ECT, Andrew
Parsons/Corp/Enron@Enron
Subject: Test Results of EOL Management Report

Louise,

I have attached a draft of the newly revised report on our test results of
the EOL Management Report for your review.  Please keep in mind this is a
tentative draft.  Mark and Andrew still want to perform some QA on the
results and Torrey is still looking into some of the observations.

To summarize, we observed a significant improvement from the last test we
performed a few months ago.  The systemic problems that created a large
volume of the discrepancies in our previous testing have been greatly
reduced.  The majority of the discrepancies identified in the most recent
testing are primarily a result of random data entry errors and some deal
booking changes made in the back office without the Product Control Group's
knowledge.  Torrey has already corrected the most significant discrepancies
and is continuing to investigate the smaller items.

Andrew and I will both be on vacation for the week of August 28.  When we
return, we will set up a meeting with you and Dave to discuss the final
results once Torrey has had time to conclude his research.

Steve


Not until all of the key electricity fixes are included in the package - remember RTOs are still voluntary, the Courts have yet to require FERC to do away with the Native Load exception, and NERC is in charge of reliability.  This is clearly the biggest issue for the Publics.

Jim

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Nicolay, Christi L.
Sent:	Friday, August 03, 2001 2:09 PM
To:	Steffes, James D.; Connor, Joe; Novosel, Sarah; Maurer, Luiz; Shelk, John
Subject:	FW: RTO-Related Tax Provisions

Thanks John!
This is the legislation that the munis were saying they needed instead of the "temporary" IRS regs that protect them now.  Hopefully, the senated will approve.
 -----Original Message-----
From: 	John Shelk
Sent:	Thursday, August 02, 2001 6:32 PM
To:	Christi L Nicolay
Cc:	Linda Robertson; Chris Long
Subject:	RTO-Related Tax Provisions

Following up on our conversation last night, Linda was right (I have to eat some crow!), but the RTO-related tax changes were in fact included in the tax title of the energy package reported by the House Ways and Means Committee and included in the omnibus energy package that was approved last night.  Specifically, the tax provisions would (1) address the "private use" issue that could otherwise be detrimental to the municipal bonds of public power entities and (2) address the tax consequences of a transfer of transmission assets from an IOU to an RTO (current law would make this a taxable event, the bill would let the IOU reinvest the proceeds in other utility property, liberally defined, and thus defer the tax.  In sum, on both counts, this is what EEI and APPA had negotiated.  The ball is now in the Senate's court on these tax issues. Given this movement on these tax issues, they should not be used as insurmountable hurdles in the RTO process.

We have hard copies of the relevant statutory language and explanatory materials for your use.   I will get them to each when you are next in the office "between RTO rounds" at FERC.


Steve,

Attached is a term sheet describing our proposal for September.  The changes are highlighted in yellow.  One of the things you guys might be interested in looking at long term is extending the current fixed price deals that you have and blending the price.  Another is a peaking option or cap.  We can talk about these things on the phone.
Give me a call when you have a chance to review the term sheet and let me know what you guys want to do.

Thanks,

Kim


We are not giving any more money in California.  To that end we just sent a letter to the D's saying, essentially, "we're giving the money we thought we were going to give you to the N.Y. Disaster Relief fund."   Prior to the "no more money" decision, we also concluded that it made no sense to give individual donations.  So ... the following should a letter similar to the following should work:

"Thank you for your kind invitation to participate in your October 24 reception.  Earlier this year, we made a corporate decision to direct our campaign dollars in California to the California Republican Party and not participate in individual races."

Jeff: your thoughts??


please provide any comments asap
----- Forwarded by Shonnie Daniel/HOU/ECT on 08/31/2000 05:31 PM -----

	"HAL HALTOM" <HALTH@andrews-kurth.com>
	08/31/2000 05:11 PM

		 To: <Shonnie.Daniel@enron.com>
		 cc: "ROB TAYLOR" <TAYLR@andrews-kurth.com>
		 Subject: Revised Purchase and Sale Agreement

Attached is a revised draft of the Purchase and Sale Agreement incorporating
the changes we discussed today.  Please send me your comments to this revised
draft.   Hal.

 - BL NBP PSA.doc


Did this come from you?
 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Hayden, Frank
Sent:	Monday, October 29, 2001 1:32 PM
To:	Lavorato, John
Subject:	FW: New Business Unit Limits Until Further Notice

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Port, David
Sent:	Monday, October 29, 2001 1:30 PM
To:	Wilson, Shona; Thibodeaux, Kenneth; Abel, Chris
Cc:	Valdez, Veronica; Murphy, Ted; Buy, Rick; Hagelmann, Bjorn; Hayden, Frank
Subject:	FW: New Business Unit Limits Until Further Notice

 The following  Business Unit VaR limits will be adjusted until further notice, for close 26th October

	Group			Existing		Adjusted
Enron America			$100MM		$75MM
Enron Global Assets		 --			$0.2MM
EWS Office of the Chair		$3MM			--
Enron Europe			$34MM			$6MM
Enron Global Markets		$23MM			$15MM
Enron Inustrial Markets		$8MM			$5MM
Enron Broadband Services	$4MM			$0.5MM
Total Trading			$115MM		$85MM


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	From:  Kristin Gandy @ ENRON                           01/03/2001 05:03 PM

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Subject: Visiting Candidates

Your invited to participate in an informal lunch chat with two possible
Wharton Spring candidates.

When:  January 8th, 2001
Time:  12:00pm- 1:00pm
Where:  11C2

Michele Nezi Marvin and Tess Dyer will be the facilitators of the lunch but
for catering purposes I need to know by Friday at 11:00am if anyone else from
the Wharton team can join the event.

Please RSVP to me as soon as possible to ensure your lunch selection.

Thank you for your participation,

Kristin Gandy


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