![](media/image1.jpeg){width="8.5in" height="3.5027777777777778in"}U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

**Office of Electricity Delivery and\
Energy Reliability**

**ENERGY ASSURANCE DAILY**

**September 27, 2005**

## Highlights/Major Developments

**Update: Hurricane Rita and Hurricane Katrina**

For the latest damage assessment and restoration efforts concerning
hurricanes Rita and Katrina see the latest Gulf Coast Hurricane
situation report from the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability (OE) of the U.S. Department of Energy @
[http://www.oe.netl.doe.gov](http://www.oe.netl.doe.gov/). Starting with
September 24^th^, a combined Hurricane Rita /Katrina situation report
has been prepared called the Gulf Coast Hurricane situation report.
Prior Hurricane Rita and Hurricane Katrina situation reports can be
found at that link as well.

For the latest statistics on shut-in oil and gas production in the Gulf
of Mexico, please click on the following link:
[*http://www.mms.gov/*](http://www.mms.gov/)

**Two Entergy Power Plants Reportedly Damaged by Rita**\
Industry sources told Platt's that two of Entergy Corp\'s power plants,
the 1,890 MW oil- and gas-fired Sabine plant and the 425-MW RSCogen
plant, were damaged by Hurricane Rita and went off-line due to the
storm. Entergy said it has 14 units in the area affected by Hurricane
Rita and that 12 units were now off-line.\
[http://www.platts.com/Electric%20Power/News/6097723.xml?S=n](http://www.platts.com/Electric Power/News/6097723.xml?S=n)

######## Bunkering Activity Resumes in New Orleans and Houston

######## Although bunkering operations resumed in the two ports, congestion is reported. The Port of New Orleans is also not going to be back to full operational capability for many months.

<http://www.platts.com/Oil/News/7066883.xml?S=n>

[www.portno.com](http://www.portno.com/)

**Waiver of Jones Act Extended Until October 24**

An extension (to October 24) for the waiver of the Jones Act was signed
Monday by DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff. The waiver, initiated after
Hurricane Katrina, allows foreign shipping vessels to transport
petroleum and refined petroleum products between domestic ports.
Department of Energy Secretary, Samuel Bodman, commented, \"In the
aftermath of these two hurricanes, the administration remains committed
to using the tools at our disposal to ensure our nation\'s fuel markets
remain well supplied."

<http://www.platts.com/Oil/News/6098454.xml?S=n>

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### Damage Assessment Reports on Offshore Oil and Gas Rigs and Platforms

Delta: <http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/050927/delta_petroleum_rita.html?.v=1>

Noble: <http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/050927/noble_corp_rita.html?.v=1>

Ensco:
<http://biz.yahoo.com/cbsmb/050926/87221d3ab2d04b36b8e141dca6166298.html?.v=1>

Whiting:
<http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/050927/whiting_petroleum_outlook.html?.v=1>

Parker: <http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050927/datu028.html?.v=28>

Transocean: <http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050927/275612.html?.v=1>

TODCO: <http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050927/datu031.html?.v=29>

Pride International:
<http://biz.yahoo.com/cbsmb/050927/f1f2946dc6b746e89271aadfdc144dc7.html?.v=1>

**Power Generators in East Having Problems Getting Natural Gas**

The problem stems from the lack of natural gas coming out of the Gulf
Coast at present.

Reuters, 13:50 September 27, 2005

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######## Electricity

**Substation Fire Caused Power Outage to 10,000 Customers in Texas**\
About 10,000 Austin Energy customers lost power due to a fire at the
Howard Lane substation early Tuesday. All power was restored by 6 a.m.

<http://www.news8austin.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=146450>

Exelon\'s 1,163 MW LaSalle 2 Nuke in Illinois Reduces to 60 Percent

The company trimmed output last night to repair a drain valve.

Bloomberg News, 11:12 September 27, 2005

San Antonio City Public Service's 415 MW JT Deely Coal-fired Unit 1 in
TX Shut September 26

The utility said it was investigating vibration problems on the boiler
feed pump turbine when the turbine tripped, causing the unit to trip.

Reuters, 14:16 September 27, 2005

### AEP's 1,077 MW Cook 2 Nuke in Michigan Returns to Full Power

The unit shut on September 22 to repair a reactor coolant pump.

Reuters, 13:50, September 27, 2005

### NPPD's 778 MW Cooper Nuke at Full Power by Tonight

The unit was shut on September 23 to repair an air leak in the main
condenser.

Bloomberg News, 09:07 September 27, 2005

**TXU's 750 MW Martin Lake Coal-fired Unit 1 in TX Shut September 26**

The unit shut to repair a reheat tube leak.

Reuters, 07:46 September 27, 2005

For information on damage and restoration efforts to the electricity
infrastructure and the number of power outages due to Hurricanes Rita
and Katrina, please see the Gulf Coast Hurricane situation report from
the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) of the
U.S. Department of Energy at the following link:
[http://www.oe.netl.doe.gov](http://www.oe.netl.doe.gov/).

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######## Petroleum

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**Several Refineries Shutting to Install Clean-Fuel Units**

The Toledo Blade reported that BP shut down a portion of its Toledo,
Ohio, oil refinery to install equipment allowing the plant to meet
produce the new Ultra low sulfur gasoline and diesel. It will be offline
until the end of October. Two other refineries in Ohio, Sunoco\'s
150,000 barrel-a-day plant in Oregon and Valero\'s 170,000 barrel-a-day
plant in Lima, are also having clean-fuel units installed, the paper
said

07:32 September 27, 2005

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### Occidental to Make First Shipment of Libyan Crude Oil to U.S in 20 Years

Occidental Petroleum Corporation is making its first shipment of Libyan
crude oil to the U.S. market in 20 years. The lifting of economic
sanctions on Libya, which were in place for nearly 20 years, allows
approximately 900,000 barrels with an API gravity of 36 degrees and low
sulfur content to be delivered to the United States.

<http://biz.yahoo.com/pz/050927/86806.html>

**Chevron Resumes Oil Production at Nigerian Facilities**

After shutting both of its Nigerian facilities due to militia threats,
Chevron Corporation announced today that it has restarted production at
both oil platforms. Production of 27,000 barrels per day has resumed.
Chevron expects to have an additional 60,000 bpd into production by
early next year, with all output resumed by early 2007.

<http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/050927/nigeria_oil.html?.v=2>

IEA Says 42-45 Million Barrels of Fuel Stocks Released to U.S.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday it had released 42
to 45 million barrels of fuel stocks out of 60 million offered after
Hurricane Katrina swept through the U.S. Gulf.

Reuters, 06:41 September 27, 2005

For information on damage and restoration efforts to the petroleum
infrastructure due to Hurricanes Rita and Katrina, please see the Gulf
Coast Hurricane situation report from the Office of Electricity Delivery
and Energy Reliability (OE) of the U.S. Department of Energy at the
following link:
[http://www.oe.netl.doe.gov](http://www.oe.netl.doe.gov/).

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######## Natural Gas

**First Oregon Proposal for LNG Terminal to be Reviewed by FERC**

This Thursday, FERC will review the first of several proposals for LNG
Terminals in Oregon. The first proposal is from Northern Star Natural
Gas for a \$520 million LNG receiving terminal in Bradwood, Oregon.

[http://powermarketers.netcontentinc.net/newsreader.asp?ppa=8kowu%5D%5BejnpvwtVUlh%27%40%3E%20bfek%5Cv](http://powermarketers.netcontentinc.net/newsreader.asp?ppa=8kowu%5D%5BejnpvwtVUlh'@> bfek\v)

For information on damage and restoration efforts to the natural gas
infrastructure due to Hurricanes Rita and Katrina, please see the Gulf
Coast Hurricane situation report from the Office of Electricity Delivery
and Energy Reliability (OE) of the U.S. Department of Energy at the
following link:
[http://www.oe.netl.doe.gov](http://www.oe.netl.doe.gov/).

######## Other News

Nothing to report.

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######## Energy Prices 

+-------------------------------+-----------+-----------+------------+
|                               | **Latest  | **Week    | **Year     |
|                               | (09       | Ago**     | Ago**      |
|                               | /27/05)** |           |            |
+-------------------------------+-----------+-----------+------------+
| **CRUDE OIL**                 | 64.94     | 66.24     | 49.56      |
|                               |           |           |            |
| **West Texas Intermediate     |           |           |            |
| US**                          |           |           |            |
|                               |           |           |            |
| \$/Barrel                     |           |           |            |
+-------------------------------+-----------+-----------+------------+
| **NATURAL GAS**               | 14.84     | 12.76     | 5.22       |
|                               |           |           |            |
| **Henry Hub**                 |           |           |            |
|                               |           |           |            |
| \$/Million Btu                |           |           |            |
+-------------------------------+-----------+-----------+------------+

> Source: Reuters

**This Week in Petroleum** from the Energy Information Administration
(EIA)

[*http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/twip/twip.asp*](http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/twip/twip.asp)

Updated on Wednesdays

**Weekly Petroleum Status Report** from EIA**\
**[*http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/weekly_petroleum_status_report/wpsr.html*](http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/weekly_petroleum_status_report/wpsr.html)

Updated after 1:00pm (Eastern time) on Wednesdays

**Natural Gas Weekly Update** from EIA

[*http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/ngw/ngupdate.asp*](http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/ngw/ngupdate.asp)

Updated after 2:00 pm (Eastern time) on Thursdays

**ENSEC threat awareness blog site** from Energy Assurance

[*http://ensec.blogspot.com*](http://ensec.blogspot.com/)