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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

**Office of Energy Assurance**

**ENERGY ASSURANCE DAILY**

**November 2, 2004**

**Electricity**

**Power Outages in Ogden, Utah Area Tuesday**\
At about 11 today, a massive power outage effected 11 substations in the
area. But Utah Power says they have fixed the problem. KSL TV News
reporters were still hearing reports of more power outages in American
Fork and Tooele. However, Utah Power says it is not aware of any
problems in those areas. <http://tv.ksl.com/index.php?nid=5&sid=130010>

**30,000 to 50,000 Xcel Energy Customers in CO Lose Power Sunday**
Thousands of residents were left without electricity and motorists were
slowed by icy roads Monday after a storm blanketed Colorado with as much
as 14.5 inches of snow. In Boulder County, some brief power outages were
reported; snow ranging from about 2 inches to more than 9 inches fell
across the area. Between 30,000 and 50,000 Xcel Energy customers lost
electricity during the peak of the storm, which moved into metropolitan
Denver Sunday evening, Xcel spokesman Steve Roalstad said. Xcel did not
report any ongoing outages in Boulder County, although there were some
Sunday night, such as in parts of Louisville, that lasted only short
periods of time.
<http://www.dailycamera.com/bdc/state_news/article/0,1713,BDC_2419_3298044,00.html>

# Mich. Fermi 2 Nuke Back at Full Power

Detroit-based DTE Energy Co.\'s 1,130-megawatt Fermi 2 nuclear unit in
Michigan returned to full power by early Tuesday, the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission said in its power reactor status report. On
Monday, DTE cut the unit to 62 percent of capacity on Oct. 31 to fix a
problem with one of the plant\'s two reactor recirculation pumps.

Reuters, 0718 November 2, 2004

# Reliant\'s Calif. Ormond Beach 2 Power Plant Back

Houston-based Reliant Energy Inc.\'s 750-megawatt Ormond Beach 2
gas-fired power unit in California returned to service by late Monday,
the California Independent System Operator said in a report. The unit
shut on about Oct. 17 due to a lightning storm. The storm caused the
unit to trip off line and damaged the unit\'s lightning arrestor, which
acts like a lightning rod.

0733 November 2, 2004

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# TXU Shuts Texas Monticello 2 Power Plant, Seen Back Soon

Dallas-based TXU Corp.\'s 565-megawatt Monticello 2 coal-fired unit in
Texas shut on Nov. 1-2 to repair a turbine reheat stop valve, the
company told Texas regulators in a report. The company expects to return
the unit to service on Nov. 3.

Reuters, 0740 November 2, 2004

# Texas Genco\'s Texas WA Parish 7 & 8 Power Units Seen Back Soon

Houston-based Texas Genco Holdings Inc.\'s WA Parish coal-fired units 7
and 8 in Texas will start up on Nov. 2-3 following unplanned boiler tube
leak repairs, the company told Texas regulators in a report on Tuesday.
Unit 7 is 560 MW and unit 8 is 560 MW.

Reuters, 0747 November 2, 2004

# North Anna Nuke in VA Reduces Power

In Virginia, Dominion reduced power at its North Anna 1 nuke to repair a
fan used to cool the conductors. By early Monday, the company repaired
the fan and started to ramp up the unit. Reuters, 1332 November 2, 2004

# Two Coal-fired Units in Ontario Shut for Short Term Outages

In Ontario, two of OPG\'s coal units, 285 MW Lakeview 5 and 494 MW
Lambton

1, shut for short-term forced outages. Reuters, 1332 November 2, 2004

**Petroleum**

**Hurricane Ivan Oil Production Shut-in Statistics**

Shut-in oil production is equivalent to 12.85% of daily production of
oil in GOM, which is approximately 1.7 million BOPD.  The 218,427
barrels per day that is currently shut-in is approximately 1.11% of the
19.7 million barrels consumed in the U.S. each day. The cumulative
shut-in oil production for the period 9/11/04-11/2/04 is 27,213,369
bbls, which is equivalent to 4.498% of the yearly production of oil in
the GOM which is approximately 605 million barrels.
<http://www.mms.gov/ooc/press/2004/press1102.htm>

# Citgo Sees Louisiana Refinery Expansion Finished Early

Citgo Petroleum Corp. said on Tuesday a crude vacuum expansion project
at its 320,000 barrel per day (bpd) refinery in Lake Charles, Louisiana,
would be completed ahead of schedule. The massive construction project,
which will increase crude processing capacity at the refinery by 105,000
bpd, is scheduled to finish in the first quarter of 2005. Previously,
the company said it expected the project to wrap in April 2005.

Reuters, 1404 November 2, 2004

**4 Iraqi Pipelines Blown Up -- Oil Exports to Turkey Halted** Iraqi oil
exports to Turkey were halted after a series of attacks, including a
major strike on a pipeline network connecting wells west of Kirkuk with
the main export pipeline and refineries further south, oil officials
said. \"We stopped exports today at 6:00 pm (1500 GMT) because of the
attacks and it will take at least 10 days to complete the repair work
and resume exports,\" said an official with the Northern Oil Co., who
wished not to be identified. Explosions hit a network connecting the
Khubbaz oil wells with refineries in Baiji and Baghdad, further south,
and the main export pipeline running to the northern Turkish terminal of
Ceyhan on the Mediterranean, said General Turhan Yusif, Kirkuk\'s police
chief. \"This is one of the most powerful and most serious attacks
ever,\" said the oil official. On Monday, oil officials in Baghdad said
the northern pipeline was pumping 400,000 barrels a day before it was
closed by a sabotage attack late Monday or early Tuesday.
<http://servihoo.com/channels/kinews/v3news_details.php?id=58467&CategoryID=47>
<http://newsobserver.com/24hour/world/story/1789424p-9652930c.html>
<http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6390736/>

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# Natural Gas

**Hurricane Ivan Natural Gas Production Shut-in Statistics** Shut-in gas
production is equivalent to 6.12% of the daily production of gas in the
GOM, which is approximately 12.3 BCFPD.  The 752.88 MMCF per day that is
currently shut-in is approximately 1.25% of the 60.184 BCF consumed in
the U.S. each day.** ** The cumulative shut-in gas production
9/11/04-11/2/04 is 111.012 BCF, which is equivalent to 2.495% of the
yearly production of gas in the GOM which is approximately 4.45 TCF.
<http://www.mms.gov/ooc/press/2004/press1102.htm>

**FERC OKs Mississippi River\'s Bid to Scrap Aged Pipe System in
South**\
FERC on Thursday gave CenterPoint Energy-Mississippi River Transmission
Corp. the green light to abandon 307 miles of 75-year-old pipeline
facilities in northern Louisiana, Arkansas and southern Missouri.
Natural Gas Intelligence, November 1, 2004
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# Duke Texas Gas Storage Site Partially Back

Duke Energy Gas Transmission said Tuesday it returned to service two of
three storage caverns at its Moss Bluff natural gas storage site in
Texas after a fire in August suspended operations. Cavern 1 is the site
of the fire that released and burned 6 billion cubic feet of gas before
burning itself out after more than six days.

Reuters, 1458 November 2, 2004

**Other News**

Nothing to report.

**Energy Prices**

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|                               | **Latest  | **Week    | **Year     |
|                               | (11       | Ago**     | Ago**      |
|                               | /02/04)** |           |            |
+-------------------------------+-----------+-----------+------------+
| **CRUDE OIL**                 | 49.60     | 56.37     | 29.24      |
|                               |           |           |            |
| **West Texas Intermediate     |           |           |            |
| US**                          |           |           |            |
|                               |           |           |            |
| \$/Barrel                     |           |           |            |
+-------------------------------+-----------+-----------+------------+
| **NATURAL GAS**               | 6.88      | 7.88      | 3.98       |
|                               |           |           |            |
| **Henry Hub**                 |           |           |            |
|                               |           |           |            |
| \$/Million Btu                |           |           |            |
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> Source: Reuters

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