![](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 12, 2005**

## Highlights/Major Developments

**Large Portion of Los Angeles, CA Loses Power -- Millions Affected\
**The city was investigating the cause and extent of the outage.
Electrical power was knocked out shortly before 1 p.m. after two power
surges, and traffic was snarled at intersections throughout the city
when stop lights went dark. The lights also went out at downtown
high-rises. The Police Department went on \"full tactical alert,\"
meaning no officers were allowed to leave duty. The weather in Los
Angeles was not unusually hot Monday.\
[*http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/12/la.power.outage.ap/index.html*](http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/12/la.power.outage.ap/index.html)\
[*http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4843155&ft=1&f=1001*](http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4843155&ft=1&f=1001)\
[*http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-09-12-voa60.cfm*](http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-09-12-voa60.cfm)

**Update: Hurricane Katrina**

OFFICE OF ELECTRICITY DELIVERY AND ENERGY RELIABILITY (OE)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Hurricane Katrina Situation Report #33

**September 12, 2005 (3:00 PM EDT)**

######### HIGHLIGHTS

Currently, 435,966 customers remain without electric power in Louisiana
and Mississippi due to Hurricane Katrina -- this is an improvement of
over 35,500 customers from yesterday's situation report. This is down by
over 2.2 million from a peak of 2.7 million customers that were without
power after Hurricane Katrina struck the region.

Entergy reports that transmission line work to the LOOP's Fourchon
facility is complete and that service was switched on at 6:30PM
yesterday. This will restore additional offshore crude oil to
refineries.

NOAA reported this morning that tropical storm Ophelia is now located
about 205 miles east-southeast of Charleston South Carolina, or about
260 miles south-southwest of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Ophelia is
moving toward the west at nearly two miles per hour and a gradual turn
toward the Northwest at a slow forward speed is expected during the next
24 hours. Its outer rainbands are very near the coast of the Carolinas.
Maximum sustained winds are near 70 miles per hour with higher gusts.
The storm may again strengthen into a hurricane during the next 24
hours. Tropical storm force winds extend outward 160 miles from the
center.
<http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT1+shtml/120844.shtml>

Warning of the possibility of coastal flooding from Hurricane Ophelia,
Gov. Michael F. Easley of North Carolina has sent 200 National Guard
soldiers to staging centers and ordered a mandatory evacuation of
tourists on Ocracoke Island, on the Outer Banks (which is reachable only
by ferry.

NOAA on 9/11 issued another space weather warning for a power solar
flare. NOAA cautions communications groups are already experiencing
problems due to this activity. Electrical power systems are at
increasing risk for service disruptions. The utilities through the ES
ISAC are aware of the solar activity and possible geomagnetic effects.
No electrical power system problems have been reported to DOE at this
time.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has authorized the restart of the
Waterford Nuclear Plant, near Taft, Louisiana. Workers are performing
maintenance unrelated to the hurricane prior to initiating procedures
leading to restart of the reactor.

The Brunswick nuclear reactor, on the southern coast of NC, is currently
under a hurricane watch due to Hurricane Ophelia. All systems have been
checked and are operating properly. If there is a hurricane warning, the
unit must be in hot shutdown within two hours of winds reaching 73 mph.

The Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport has set Tuesday,
September 13, as the date to re-open the Airport to scheduled passenger
air service following the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Cargo flights
will resume immediately. Armstrong International Airport has been
operational since Tuesday, August 30, for humanitarian relief flights
and civilian and military rescue efforts.

On 9/9/05, the Environmental Protection Agency extended two waivers for
the Richmond, VA, and Atlanta, GA, areas. A second reformulated gasoline
(RFG) waiver for the Richmond, VA, area was issued due to continued
shortages of RFG. The waiver, which expired on 9/9/05, is now extended
through September 23, 2005. A second extension was issued for counties
in the Atlanta area waiving gasoline RVP and sulfur regulations until
midnight on October 5, 2005.

DOE staff are at the National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) at
FEMA HQ, the Interagency Incident Management Team at HQ, FEMA Region IV,
and the State Emergency Operation Centers (EOC) in Louisiana and
Mississippi for several weeks. DOE staff have been deployed in North
Carolina and South Carolina as part of the Ophelia Preparedness Plan.
The FEMA Region IV office in Atlanta has resumed 24/7 operations.

**PETROLEUM AND GAS INFORMATION**

According to MMS reports on 9/12, 12.82 percent of 819 manned platforms
and 2.24 percent of 134 rigs remain evacuated in the Gulf of Mexico
(GOM). Today's shut-in oil production is 860,636 BOPD. The shut-in oil
production is equivalent to 57.38 percent of the normal daily oil
production in the GOM, which is currently approximately 1.5 million
BOPD.  Shut-in gas production was 3.784 BCFPD. This shut-in gas
production is equivalent to 37.84 percent of the normal daily gas
production in the GOM, which is currently approximately 10 BCFPD.

Improvement in GOM Shut-in Oil and Gas 8/30/05 -- 9/12/05

  ---------------- ---------------------------- -------------------------
  **Date**         **Percent of GOM Oil         **Percent of GOM Gas
                   Shut-in**                    Shut-in**

  August 30        95.20                        87.99

  August 31        91.45                        83.46

  September 1      90.43                        78.66

  September 2      88.53                        72.48

  September 3      78.98                        57.80

  September 4      No data reported             No data reported

  September 5      69.57                        54.13

  September 6      58.02                        41.06

  September 7      57.37                        40.36

  September 8      60.12 \*                     40.20

  September 9      59.88                        38.29

  September 10     59.84                        38.21

  September 11     No data reported             No data reported

  September 12     57.38                        37.84
  ---------------- ---------------------------- -------------------------

\*Oil Production Shut-ins continue to decline, despite the apparent rise
in the figures released by MMS. According to MMS, this rise in the
statistics occurred today because a company just reported a significant
amount of shut-in oil production today that has been shut-in since the
hurricane hit, but was not reported as such due to communications
problems.

The repair or replacement of flooded substations will delay restoration
of transmission service to several refineries downstream of New Orleans.
Inspection of customer facilities is required before service can be
restored.

According to the U.S. Coast Guard, Mobile Bay is open to all traffic
with a draft of 43 feet or less. The Mobile River is open to all traffic
with a draft of 40 feet or less. Theodore Channel is open to all traffic
with a draft of 37 feet or less. The Port of Gulfport is now open to all
traffic with a draft of 30 feet or less for daylight transit only. The
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway is open to all traffic from the Inner Harbor
Navigational Canal in New Orleans to MM 350 (Aucilla River, FL). The
Baptiste Collete alternate route is open to vessels with a draft of 9.5
feet or less. The US Coast Guard reports that the Captain of the Port
New Orleans has established a safety zone on the Lower Mississippi River
from the Southwest Pass sea buoy to mile marker 116. All vessels with a
draft of greater than 39 feet can only transit the area in daylight and
with the permission of the Captain of the Port New Orleans. Note that
the Inner Harbor Navigational Canal in New Orleans is still closed to
all vessels.

The State University of New York Maritime College reported that its
training ship, the 565-foot Empire State VI, will be utilized to berth
up to 700 ConocoPhillips employees and contract workers as they begin
repairs on strategic infrastructure and facilities at ConocoPhillips'
oil refinery in Belle Chasse, Louisiana. The ship should arrive in New
Orleans on September 16th.

The tables below show no change in the five shutdown refineries and
company confirmation of status of two refineries with reduced runs.

> Table 1. Shutdown Refineries

+------------+----------+-----+----------+----------------------------+
| **         | **Lo     | **S | **Ca     | **Current Status**         |
| Refinery** | cation** | tat | pacity** |                            |
|            |          | e** |          |                            |
|            |          |     | **(bb    |                            |
|            |          |     | l/day)** |                            |
+------------+----------+-----+----------+----------------------------+
| Conoco     | Belle    | LA  | 247,000  | No power - major damage    |
| Phillips\* | Chasse   |     |          |                            |
+------------+----------+-----+----------+----------------------------+
| ExxonMobil | C        | LA  | 187,200  | No power - water damage    |
|            | halmette |     |          |                            |
+------------+----------+-----+----------+----------------------------+
| Murphy     | Meraux   | LA  | 120,000  | No power -- water is       |
|            |          |     |          | starting to recede,        |
|            |          |     |          | currently making           |
|            |          |     |          | assessment of damage,      |
|            |          |     |          | leaking crude oil tank     |
|            |          |     |          | repaired                   |
+------------+----------+-----+----------+----------------------------+
| Shell      | St Rose  | LA  | 55,000   | Awaiting Norco restart     |
| Chemical   |          |     |          |                            |
+------------+----------+-----+----------+----------------------------+
| Chevr      | Pa       | MS  | 325,000  | Damage unknown --          |
| onTexaco\* | scagoula |     |          | assessment being made      |
+------------+----------+-----+----------+----------------------------+

# Table 2. Refineries with Reduced Runs

+-------------+---------+-----+---------+----------------------------+
| *           | **Loc   | **S | **Cap   | **Current Status**         |
| *Refinery** | ation** | tat | acity** |                            |
|             |         | e** |         |                            |
|             |         |     | **(bbl  |                            |
|             |         |     | /day)** |                            |
+-------------+---------+-----+---------+----------------------------+
| Motiva      | Convent | LA  | 235,000 | Restarted -- company       |
| (Shell)     |         |     |         | confirmed that refinery    |
|             |         |     |         | should reach full          |
|             |         |     |         | production this week.      |
+-------------+---------+-----+---------+----------------------------+
| Motiva      | Norco   | LA  | 226,500 | Restarted -- company       |
| (Shell)     |         |     |         | confirmed                  |
+-------------+---------+-----+---------+----------------------------+

**ELECTRICITY INFORMATION**

### STATE OUTAGE DATA 

+---------------------+--------------------+---------------------------+
| **Utility**         | **Customers w/o    | **% Customers w/o Power** |
|                     | Power**            |                           |
|                     |                    | **from Katrina**          |
+---------------------+--------------------+---------------------------+
| Louisiana\*         | 344,850            | 31%                       |
+---------------------+--------------------+---------------------------+
| Mississippi         | 91,116             | 6%                        |
+---------------------+--------------------+---------------------------+

> \*Louisiana data is reported by the Louisiana Public Service
> Commission and their percentage outage numbers are used in calculating
> the percentage of total outage.

**STATE REPORTS**

Mississippi and Louisiana

In Louisiana 344,850 customers remain without power, as reported by the
Louisiana Public Service Commission (LAPSC) (5:30 AM 9/12/05 latest
report).

Significant Louisiana Outage Data by Parish (5:30 AM 9/12/05)

  ------------------------------------- ------------- -------------------
  **UTILITY**                           **OUTAGES**   **% customers w/o
                                                      power**

  **Jefferson**                         61,923        30%

  **Lafourche**                         1,749         3%

  **Livingston**                        1,271         3%

  **Orleans**                           176,292       86%

  **Plaquemines**                       7,619         81%

  **St. Bernard**                       28,308        99%

  **St. Tammany**                       49,633        46%

  **Tangipahoa**                        2,787         5%

  **Washington**                        14,297        54%
  ------------------------------------- ------------- -------------------

\*Louisiana data and percentages are reported by the Louisiana Public
Service Commission.

Only Parishes with outages of more than 1,000 customers are shown

Louisiana Outage Data by Utility (5:30 AM 9/12/05)

  ------------------------------------- ------------- -------------------
  **UTILITY**                           **OUTAGES**   **% customers w/o
                                                      power**

  **Entergy Louisiana**                 102,830       22%

  **Entergy Gulf States**               286           \>1%

  **Entergy New Orleans**               176,292       86%

  **DEMCO**                             1,533         2%

  **SLECA**                             362           2%

  **Wash-St. Tammany**                  31,650        70%

  **CLECO**                             31,897        39%

  **Total**                             **344,850**   **31%**
  ------------------------------------- ------------- -------------------

\*Louisiana data and percentages are reported by the Louisiana Public
Service Commission.

As of 8:05 AM 9/11/05, Mississippi had 91,116 customers without power,
which represents 7 percent of customers in the state, including 25,451
Mississippi Power customers and 65,665 customers of the Electric Power
Associations of Mississippi (EPAOFMS). Mississippi Power, Entergy and
TVA have completed initial restoration activities to customers able to
receive power.

Mississippi Power has completed initial restoration efforts and 6,500
workers were released to assist other companies as of 9/11/05.
Mississippi Power will keep some workers for at least a few days to
continue restoring service to customers when they are able to receive
power.

Entergy reports that they have sufficient generation on-line to support
southeast Louisiana requirements.

The repair or replacement of flooded substations will delay restoration
of transmission service to several key loads, including refineries
downstream of New Orleans, but customers have extensive damage as well.
In flooded areas the safety of customer's facilities must be validated
by the applicable local authorities before service can be restored. The
repair and inspection of customer facilities may constrain restoration
in some areas.

**Additional Information**

**Hurricane Katrina\
Evacuation and Production Shut-in Statistics Report\
as of Monday, September 12, 2005**

Next Report will be issued on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 at 1:00 PM
CDT\
For information concerning the storm click on
**[www.mms.gov](http://www.mms.gov/)**

This survey reflects 55 companies' reports as of 11:30 a.m. Central
Daily Time.

  --------------- ----------- ----------- --------------- ----------- ----------- -----------
  **Districts**   **Lake      **Lake      **Lafayette**   **Houma**   **New       **Total**
                  Jackson**   Charles**                               Orleans**   

  **Platforms     0           0           0               5           100         105
  Evacuated**                                                                     

  **Rigs          0           0           0               0           3           3
  Evacuated**                                                                     

  ** **                                                                            

  **Oil, BOPD     0           782         7,520           72,546      779,788     860,636
  Shut-in**                                                                       

  **Gas, MMCF/D   0           28.04       8.90            584.32      3,162.58    3,783.85
  Shut-In**                                                                       
  --------------- ----------- ----------- --------------- ----------- ----------- -----------

[http://www.mms.gov/ooc/press/2005/press0912.htm](http://www.mms.gov/ooc/press/2005/press0906.htm)

These cumulative numbers reflect updated production numbers from all
previous reports.  The reports only represent input received by 11:30
a.m. CDT.  If a company does not report by 11:30 a.m. it is not included
in the special information release, but it is included in the cumulative
shut-in production. This may result in an apparent increase in the
cumulative report amount.

**Shells Reopening More Gasoline Stations in New Orleans**\
100 percent of Shell-branded stations in Baton Rouge are back up and
running, and 19 percent of locations in New Orleans have reopened. only
12 percent of the stations in New Orleans were open last Friday. 
<http://www.shell.com/home/Framework?siteId=us-en&FC2=/us-en/html/iwgen/news_and_library/storm_updates/katrina/zzz_lhn.html&FC3=/us-en/html/iwgen/news_and_library/storm_updates/katrina/storm_update_katrina120905.html>

**Hurricane Pollution Recovery Efforts Continue in New Orleans\
**For latest details (updated September 12 pm) on amount of oil spilled
by company and efforts to clean up pollution see:
<http://www.uscgstormwatch.com/external/?cid=1008&fuseaction=external.viewDocument&documentID=83185>

**Update on Status of Waterways and Ports Affected by Katrina as of 1400
September 12**\
<http://www.uscgstormwatch.com/external/?cid=1008&fuseaction=external.viewDocument&documentID=83248>

######## Electricity

**See Los Angeles Power Outage Story under Highlights / Major
Developments**

**SCE's 290 MW Big Creek Hydro Unit in CA Shutdown on September 12**\
14:56 September 12, 2005\
\
**TXU's 565 MW Monticello 1 Coal-fired Unit in TX Shutdown on September
12**\
The unit tripped due to a problem with the interface valve.\
Reuters, 14:56 September 12, 2005\
\
**TXU's 750 MW Martin Lake 1 Coal-fired Unit in TX Shutdown on September
10**\
Reuters, 08:20 September 12, 2005\
\
**TXU's 750 MW Martin Lake 3 Coal-fired Unit in TX Returned to Service
on September 12\
**Reuters, 08:20 September 12, 2005\
\
**SCE's 790 MW Mohave 1 Coal-fired Unit in NV Shutdown September 12,
2005\
**Reuters, 14:39 September 12, 2005\
\
**OPG's Oil- and Gas-fired Lennox 1 Unit in Ontario returned to Service
September 12\
**Reuters, 14:16 September 12, 2005\
\
**OPG's 490 MW Coal-fired Nanticoke 1 Unit in Ontario Shutdown
September** 9\
Reuters, 14:16 September 12, 2005\
\
**Mirant's 682 MW Pittsburg 7 Gas-fired Unit in CA Returns to Service
September 11**\
The unit shutdown last Thursday for planned and unplanned reasons.\
08:17 September 12, 2005\
\
**PEPCO to Accelerate Construction of Transmission Facilities\
**Due to the closing of the Potomac River Generating Station by Mirant
Corporation last month, PEPCO announced that it will initiate a process
with the District of Columbia Public Service Commission to accelerate
the construction of underground transmission lines in the Washington,
D.C. area.\
<http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050909/dcf041.html?.v=14>

######## 

######## 

######## 

######## Petroleum

# Power Outage in Los Angeles Shuts down Valero Refinery in Wilmington [**http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2005/09/12/daily8.html?from_rss=1**](http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2005/09/12/daily8.html?from_rss=1)  SPR Sale Ends, Awards to be Announced This Week Companies had until Friday, September 9, to submit offers for the 30 million barrels of crude oil for sale from America's Strategic Petroleum reserve. The Department of Energy will award sales contracts by the end of this week to the companies that submitted the highest bids for the crude and can provide the necessary letters of credit to guarantee the purchases. [**http://www.fossil.energy.gov/news/techlines/2005/tl_spr_drawdown2005_1.html**](http://www.fossil.energy.gov/news/techlines/2005/tl_spr_drawdown2005_1.html)

### Golden Eagle Refinery Up and Running

Tesoro this afternoon said that the FCC at its 170,000 b/d Golden Eagle

refinery in the Bay area has returned to 100% of capacity. A fire last
month knocked the FCC out of commission.

OPIS September 12, 2005

**California Gasoline Pollution Standards Relaxed**

In order to increase supply, and reduce the fear of gasoline shortages
caused by Hurricane Katrina, California will allow oil companies to sell
winter blend gasoline starting now. Normally, the winter blending season
begins October 31. Officials at the California Air Resources Board said
this will increase emissions, but will enable refiners to make more
gasoline.

Source: http://www.kansas.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/12610237.ht

m?source=rss&channel=mercurynews_local

For additional information on petroleum, see Highlights/Major
Developments

**Natural Gas**

# Damage Assessment -- Crosstex Energy

Crosstex Energy reports that all of their gas processing plants in South
Louisiana are operating normally, after being shut down for several
days. No significant damages was sustained to any of the plants.

<http://biz.yahoo.com/bizj/050912/1162904.html?.v=1>

### Lyons, Kansas Must Replace Gas Lines

The town of Lyons, Kansas was ordered by a state agency to replace all
of its 28 miles of gas distribution lines within a year after multiple
gas leaks were discovered. After surveying 10 percent of the lines, 47
leaks were found.

<http://pro.energycentral.com/professional/news/gas/news_article.cfm?id=5941313>

For additional information on natural gas, see Highlights/Major
Developments

######## Other News

Nothing to report.

######## Energy Prices 

+-------------------------------+-----------+-----------+------------+
|                               | **Latest  | **Week    | **Year     |
|                               | (09       | Ago**     | Ago**      |
|                               | /12/05)** |           |            |
+-------------------------------+-----------+-----------+------------+
| **CRUDE OIL**                 | 63.29     | 65.83     | 43.86      |
|                               |           |           |            |
| **West Texas Intermediate     |           |           |            |
| US**                          |           |           |            |
|                               |           |           |            |
| \$/Barrel                     |           |           |            |
+-------------------------------+-----------+-----------+------------+
| **NATURAL GAS**               | 10.68     | 11.56     | 5.12       |
|                               |           |           |            |
| **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)

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**Natural Gas Weekly Update** from EIA

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