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

**Office of Energy Assurance**

**ENERGY ASSURANCE DAILY**

**September 29, 2004**

**Highlights/Major Developments**

**Hurricane Jeanne Information**

1.  

• Currently, nine percent or 798,912 customers in Florida remain without
power due to Hurricane Jeanne. Outages from Hurricane Ivan have been
reduced to 26,214. See tables below for county outages and restoration
schedules.

Office of Energy Assurance Situation Report, 1600 September 29, 2004

<http://www.ea.doe.gov/hurricane_jeanne.html>

Links to status reports of damage and restoration efforts put out by the
major utilities and cooperatives affected by Hurricane Jeanne are listed
below. The information reported in the Energy Assurance Daily above does
not come from press reports, but comes from information collected from
the Florida State Emergency Operations Center and by other Federal,
State and local officials monitoring and coordinating response and
restoration efforts. []{.mark}

**Florida Power and Light and Hurricane Jeanne Recovery**
<http://www.fpl.com/>

**Progress Energy Continues Restoration Process**
<http://www.progress-energy.com/aboutenergy/stormcentral/index.asp>

**Progress Energy's Power Outage Map** (Click on link below.) [View
Florida outage map by
county](http://www.progress-energy.com/aboutenergy/stormcentral/outagemaps/flaindex.asp)

**Tampa Electric Storm Information** <http://www.tampaelectric.com/>

**Clay Electric Cooperative** <http://clayelectric.com/>

**Sumter Electric Cooperative** <http://www.sumter-electric.com/>

**Central Florida Electric Cooperative** <http://www.cfec.com/>

**Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative** <http://www.wrec.net/>

**PECO Crews Work Around the Clock to Respond to Jeanne\'s Damage;
Utility Provides Important Safety Info to Customers**\
Following the damaging effects of tropical storm Jeanne, PECO crews have
been working throughout the night to repair extensive damage and restore
electricity to more than 37,000 customers in Bucks, Chester, Delaware,
Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. As of 11 a.m., about 8,700
customers remain without service. Because of the extensive and
widespread storm damage, PECO estimates that each individual job will
take about four hours to repair damage and restore service to customers.
PECO expects that electricity will be restored to all customers by late
evening tonight. <http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040929/phw025_1.html>

**Electricity**

**Pacific DC Intertie to Shut for Long Term Outage Thursday**

The DC Intertie, a key link between the Pacific Northwest and southern
California, is due to be briefly shut late Wednesday and enter a
long-term outage on Thursday. It is due to be shut for the entire fourth
quarter, limiting the flow of power south into the region\'s most
populous area.

Reuters, 1458 September 29, 2004

# AEP's Welsh 3 528 MW Coal plant Returned to Service

Reuters, 1458 September 29, 2004

# Ontario, OPG\'s Lennox 4 Oil/Gas Plant Returned to Service Reuters, September 29, 2004

**OPG's Lakeview 5 and Nanticoke 1 Coal Plants Shut**

Both the 285 MW Lakeview 5 unit and the 490 MW Nanticoke 1 unit shut on
Wednesday for short-term forced outages of approximately one week.

Reuters, September 29, 2004

# Duke\'s Calif. Moss Landing 7 Gas Unit Back in Service

Duke Energy Corp.\'s 755-megawatt Moss Landing 7 natural gas-fired power
unit in California returned to service by early Wednesday, the
California Independent System Operator said in a report. Reuters, 1056
September 29, 2004

# N.J. Salem 1 Nuke Back at Full Power

### Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.\'s 1,150 megawatt Salem 1 nuclear unit in New Jersey was back at full power early Wednesday, up from just 19 percent of capacity early Tuesday, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in its power reactor status report. The unit was shut Sept. 25 for work on part of the feed water valves called positioners, a spokesman for the plant said previously. Reuters, 0727 September 29, 2004

### 

### Hatch 2 Nuclear-Power Plant Shut Down, Company Says

### **Southern Company's 924 MW Hatch 2 nuclear unit in GA was on Saturday to repair a leak in a safety release valve. Before returning the plant to service testing showed that a main steam isolation valve was not working properly. The plant remains shut down while investigation is in progress.**

### **Bloomberg Data, 1256 September 27, 2004**

# Electric Grid Updrade Project Moves Forward in CA

A \$323 million project designed to ease energy gridlock in California
is powering forward, according to the federal agency overseeing the
work. The Path 15 upgrade involves laying 83 miles of transmission lines
in the Central Valley. \"We\'re still scheduled to come on line by the
end of the year,\" LaVerne Kyriss, a spokeswoman for the Western Area
Power Administration, said Monday.
[http://powermarketers.netcontentinc.net/newsreader.asp?ppa=8knpp%5EZjrrqvrqYUnj%27%40%3E%20bfej%5B%21](http://powermarketers.netcontentinc.net/newsreader.asp?ppa=8knpp^ZjrrqvrqYUnj'@> bfej%5B!)

**Rocky Mountain Group to Propose \$4.2-Bil of Transmission Projects**

A transmission study group for the Rocky Mountain region recommended
that two

major transmission lines be built to connect potential coal-fired and
wind

generation to West Coast markets, according to a report released
Tuesday. The

report by the Rocky Mountain Area Transmission Study (RMATS) recommends

spending \$4.26-bil on three regional projects and two 500-kV \"export\"

transmission lines.

[http://www.platts.com/Electric%20Power/News/2253708.xml?S=n](http://www.platts.com/Electric Power/News/2253708.xml?S=n)

**Petroleum**

**29% of Oil Production from Gulf of Mexico is Still Shut-in Two Weeks
After Ivan** <http://www.mms.gov/ooc/press/2004/press0929a.htm>

**DOE Says to Loan ConocoPhillips 1.5-Mil bbl of SPR Crude**

The US Department of Energy will lend ConocoPhillips 1.5-mil bbl of
crude from

the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to make up for the shortfall in US Gulf
of

Mexico production resulting from the passage of Hurricane Ivan earlier
this

month, the DOE reported and ConocoPhillips confirmed late Tuesday.

<http://www.platts.com/Oil/News/4930930.xml?S=n>

# 

# Explorer Pipeline to Shut 2 Days Because of Leak

The Explorer Pipeline said on Tuesday it shut its Gulf Coast-to-Tulsa,
Oklahoma, section of its oil products pipeline at about noon CDT (1700
GMT) because of a leak. It will take an estimated two days to fix the
leak and resume flow on the 660,000 barrels per day line to Tulsa, said
Rod Sands, vice president and chief operating officer for Explorer. The
28-inch line runs from Houston to Glenpool, Oklahoma, near Tulsa.
Deliveries into Glenpool are expected to be suspended until repairs are
made.

Reuters, 1737 September 29, 2004

# Kinder Morgan Resumes CA Pipeline Operations

Pipeline operator Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. said it has resumed
operations on two of its California refined products pipelines after
shipments were temporarily halted following an earthquake earlier on
Tuesday. Shipments along pipelines between Concord, Fresno, San Jose and
Bakersfield, California, were halted after a late-morning earthquake
struck near Parkfield, California. The stoppage was precautionary and
there were no indications of pressure loss that might indicate a crack
or rupture in the pipelines, Kinder Morgan spokesman Rick Rainey said.
Reuters, 1656 September 29, 2004

**Oil Ends Below \$50 on Nigerian Cease-Fire**\
Oil prices slid from record highs above \$50 a barrel Wednesday as the
U.S. government reported a surprise increase in crude stocks and rebels
in Nigeria\'s oil-rich delta region agreed to a preliminary cease-fire
with the government.
<http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/040929/markets_oil_15.html>
<http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/040929/nigeria_rebel_3.html>
<http://biz.yahoo.com/ft/040929/106c8a8e_1219_11d9_863e_00000e2511c8_4.html>

**Natural Gas**

# About 19% of Daily Production of Natural Gas in Gulf of Mexico is Still Shut-in

<http://www.mms.gov/ooc/press/2004/press0928.htm>

**FERC OKs Expansion of Still-in-Progress Cheyenne Plains Pipeline**\
Cheyenne Plains Gas Pipeline, a subsidiary of El Paso Corp., hasn\'t
even finished constructing its 380-mile line to deliver Rocky Mountain
natural gas supplies to eastern marketers, and FERC has issued a
certificate to expand the system.
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Natural Gas Intelligence, September 28, 2004

**NYMEX October Gas Expires Up 46.1 Cents**

The NYMEX October gas futures contract rolled off the board up 46.1 cts
to settle at \$5.723/MMBtu due to a massive, unanticipated short
covering rally, sources said.
[http://www.platts.com/Natural%20Gas/News/9692093.xml?S=n](http://www.platts.com/Natural Gas/News/9692093.xml?S=n)

**NYMEX Opens at \$6.90/MM Btu Due to Ivan Cuts, Technical Indicators**

Spurred by ongoing speculation surrounding Hurricane Ivan\'s ultimate
damage in

the US Gulf of Mexico and strong technical indicators, the November
NYMEX gas

futures contract opened 54.9 cts higher at \$6.90/MMBtu Wednesday.
[http://www.platts.com/Natural%20Gas/News/8773509.xml?S=n](http://www.platts.com/Natural Gas/News/8773509.xml?S=n)

**Other News**

**Protecting the Ocean Environment and Ensuring Safe Operations:\
MMS and US Coast Guard Sign Agreement** In response to a changing ocean
industry including heightened interest in liquefied natural gas
terminals and increased security requirements, the Minerals Management
Service and the U.S. Coast Guard will sign a revised Memorandum of
Understanding tomorrow that details how the two agencies will work
together to regulate the oil and gas activities on the Outer Continental
Shelf. <http://www.mms.gov/ooc/press/2004/press0929.htm>

**Energy Prices**

+-------------------------------+-----------+-----------+------------+
|                               | **Latest  | **Week    | **Year     |
|                               | (9        | Ago**     | Ago**      |
|                               | /29/04)** |           |            |
+-------------------------------+-----------+-----------+------------+
| **CRUDE OIL**                 | 49.51     | 48.41     | 28.35      |
|                               |           |           |            |
| **West Texas Intermediate     |           |           |            |
| US**                          |           |           |            |
|                               |           |           |            |
| \$/Barrel                     |           |           |            |
+-------------------------------+-----------+-----------+------------+
| **NATURAL GAS**               | 5.44      | 5.88      | 4.57       |
|                               |           |           |            |
| **Henry Hub**                 |           |           |            |
|                               |           |           |            |
| \$/Million Btu                |           |           |            |
+-------------------------------+-----------+-----------+------------+

> Source: Reuters

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

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