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

**Office of Electricity and\
Energy Assurance**

**ENERGY ASSURANCE DAILY**

**April 4, 2005**

**Electricity\
**

**Northeast Flooding Knocks Out Power in PA\
**About 26,000 customers had no power Monday in Erie County,
Pennsylvania. Many weren\'t expected to be back in service until
Tuesday.\
Source: Associated Press, April 4, 2005\
<http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-nj-flooding,0,2128668.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines>

**KC Power & Light Get Prelim Approval to Build 800-900 MW Coal Plant in
MO\
**St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 30, 2005\
[http://powermarketers.netcontentinc.net/newsreader.asp?ppa=8knpp%5EZltppttvYVhc%216%3C%22bfek%5C%21](http://powermarketers.netcontentinc.net/newsreader.asp?ppa=8knpp^ZltppttvYVhc!6<"bfek\!)

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# Kinder Morgan\'s NGPL Resumes Service on Pipeline Segment in Northeast Texas

<http://pro.energycentral.com/professional/news/gas/news_article.cfm?id=5575365>

# Maryland Public Service Commission Approves 600 MW Plant

Catoctin Power\'s plan to build a 600-megawatt, natural gas-fired
electric plant in the Buckeystown area has been approved by the Maryland
Public Service Commission.

Source: Frederick News-Post

<http://www.energycentral.com/centers/news/daily/article.cfm?aid=5572388>

## Armored Personnel Carrier to Provide Protection to Guards at Nuke Plant in OH

Guards at the Davis−Besse Nuclear Power Plant in Oak Harbor, OH, are
getting an armored personnel carrier (APC) to protect them from gunfire
in a hostile attack. The APC has no weapons inside.

Source: Port Clinton News Herald, Ohio, March 31, 2005

<http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050331/NEWS01/503310302/1002>

Western States Plan Major Electricity System Overhaul

The governors of California, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming have agreed to
build an upgraded generation and transmission system in the region. The
grid would serve the increasing populations in the states. The project
cost is estimated at \$20 billion and would include \$5 billion of
transmission capacity and \$15 billion in power plants. Coal would make
up half of the proposed 12,000MW of generation with wind power making up
the balance.

Reuters 1544, April 4, 2005

**AEP's 690MW Oklaunion Coal-Fired Plant Shut for Repairs, TX**

The unit was shut to repair a chain conveyor. AEP said the unit would
return to service as soon as practicable.

Reuters 1526, April 4, 2005

**Southern Co.'s 883MW Hatch 2 Nuke at 58 Percent, GA**

Power was reduced at the unit over the weekend to repair a condenser
leak.

Reuters 1520, April 4, 2005

**Exelon's 1,177MW Braidwood 2 at 89 Percent, IL**

The unit was shut on March 28^th^ due to a failed electrical connection.

Reuters 1520, April 4, 2005

**Xcel's 522MW Prairie Island 2 at Full Power**

The unit shut on March 30 for work on an air heat exchanger.

Reuters 1520, April 4, 2005

**Ameren's 1,137MW Callaway Nuke at Full Power**

The unit was shut March 26^th^ to fix a water leak.

Reuters 1520, April 4, 2005

**Edison's 790MW Mohave 2 Unit Shut**

The unit was shut late Sunday for unplanned reasons.

Reuters 0758, April 4, 2005

**Judith Gap 150 MW Wind Farm Approved**\
Montana's Public Service Commission granted pre-approval to Inverergy,
which is planning a 150 MW wind farm near Judith Gap, for a 20-year
contract to sell the power to NorthWestern Energy.\
Great Falls Tribune, March 31, 2005\
<http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050331/NEWS01/503310304/1002>

**Petroleum**

### Iraq Pipeline Bombed -- Exports Through Turkey Blocked

A bomb blast has shut an oil export line in Northern Iraq, closing off
exports through Turkey. Whether the target was the export pipeline or
other energy infrastructure elements nearby is not known

Reuters, 10:13, April 4, 2005.

**Oil Tops \$58, OPEC May Raise Output**\
Oil prices hit record highs on Monday, rising to \$58.28/barrel. OPEC
President OPEC President Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah said on Monday
cartel oil ministers had begun telephone consultations on possibly
increasing production by a further 500,000 barrels per day to cool
prices.
<http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=568&ncid=568&e=9&u=/nm/20050404/bs_nm/markets_oil_dc_11>

**Amuay Refinery Back Up By Friday**

A spokesman said that Venezuela's Amuay refinery would be back to full
operation by Friday. The plant was shut last week due to a power outage.
A 75,000 bpd crude unit at the refinery has already been returned to
service.

Reuters 1440, April 4, 2005

# IEA Urges Energy Consuming Nations to Reduce Use Through Conservation

Oil Daily, April 4, 2005

**Natural Gas**

**Cheniere Initiates Open Season for Creole Trail Pipeline
Interconnect**

On Friday, Cheniere Energy's wholly owned subsidiary, Cheniere Creole
Trail Pipeline Company, Friday announced a binding open season for its
proposed 118 mile pipeline will transport gas from its Creole Trail LNG
terminal site on the Houston Ship Channel to terminate near Rayne,
Louisiana. The line will interconnect with other infrastructure with a
daily capacity of more than 12 Bcf; the line is designed to carry 3.3
bcf/d.

[**http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050401/15291.html?.v=1**](http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050401/15291.html?.v=1)

[**http://www.cheniere.com/pipeline/pipeline_main.shtml**](http://www.cheniere.com/pipeline/pipeline_main.shtml)

**Other News**

**Department of Homeland Security Releases Interim National Preparedness
Goal**

The Department of Homeland Security announced on Friday, April 1, the
publication of the Interim National Preparedness Goal. The Goal will
guide federal departments and agencies, state, territorial, local and
tribal officials, the private sector, nongovernmental organizations and
the public in determining how to most effectively and efficiently
strengthen preparedness for terrorist attacks, major disasters, and
other emergencies.

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/assessments/hspd8.htm

Source: <http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?content=4420>

**Energy Prices**

+-------------------------------+-----------+-----------+------------+
|                               | **Latest  | **Week    | **Year     |
|                               | (04       | Ago**     | Ago**      |
|                               | /04/05)** |           |            |
+-------------------------------+-----------+-----------+------------+
| **CRUDE OIL**                 | 56.86     | 54.06     | 34.29      |
|                               |           |           |            |
| **West Texas Intermediate     |           |           |            |
| US**                          |           |           |            |
|                               |           |           |            |
| \$/Barrel                     |           |           |            |
+-------------------------------+-----------+-----------+------------+
| **NATURAL GAS**               | 7.80      | 7.07      | 5.81       |
|                               |           |           |            |
| **Henry Hub**                 |           |           |            |
|                               |           |           |            |
| \$/Million Btu                |           |           |            |
+-------------------------------+-----------+-----------+------------+

> Source: Reuters
>
> \*\*\*Note: Beginning on Wednesday of last week (March 23), the
> Reuters spot price for WTI was much less than what other sources
> reported. Although it is clear that the price of crude dropped on
> Wednesday following the release by EIA of larger than expected
> petroleum stock numbers, other sources put the drop in the range of
> \$2.00 to \$5.25 whereas Reuters reported a price drop for WTI crude
> oil of about \$6.50. On March 29^th^ the price differential appears to
> have closed with respect to the spot prices by Reuters and Bloomberg
> (\$54.26 and \$54.30 respectively).

**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/)