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

**Office of Electricity and\
Energy Assurance**

**ENERGY ASSURANCE DAILY**

**May 11, 2005**

######### Electricity

**Storms Leave 13,000 Without Power in Omaha, NE**

Strong storms moved through metropolitan Omaha the night of May 10
leaving as many as 13,000 people without power.

Omaha.com, May 11, 2005

<http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=1638&u_sid=1408717>

**Power Outage Affects 12,000 in Utah**

Weather was the cause for most of the outages. In some cases snow was
pushing tree limbs into power lines causing them to short.

<http://tv.ksl.com/index.php?nid=5&sid=204360>

**Duke Considers New Nuclear Plant, Plans to Expand Existing Plants**

The company is seeking bids for up to 1,500 MW starting in 2009 to gauge
demand for a new plant. Duke plans to modernize and expand two existing
plants.

Reuters 08:59, May 11, 2005

**Alliant's 561 MW Duane Arnold Nuke at 60 Percent**

The unit was reduced to work on a condensate pump. Although the unit
will remain in service during the repairs, the company did not give a
completion date.

Reuters 13:22, May 11, 2005

**Wind Turbine Collapses in Oklahoma**

A 300-foot wind turbine broke in half and collapsed at a wind farm in
Weatherford, Oklahoma on May 6. The cause of the collapse is currently
under investigation. No one was injured.

<http://www.energycentral.com/centers/news/daily/article.cfm?aid=5657852>

**Nantucket Sound Wind Energy Delivery Cable Gets Approval**

The Massachusetts Energy Facility Siting Board voted to approve the
cable on May 10. The cable would connect a proposed 420 MW wind farm to
be built in Nantucket Sound to an existing onshore substation.
Preliminary approval for the cable came last July and the vote on May 10
finalized the decision.

<http://pro.energycentral.com/professional/news/power/news_article.cfm?id=5658167>

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######## Petroleum

**Update - Utah Oil Field May Not be as Large as Reported**

Initial news reports of the oil field find in Utah claimed that the
deposit might contain as much as a billion barrels of oil and would be
the largest on-land oil find in 30 years. The small U.S. energy company
that discovered the field, Wolverine Gas and Oil, is currently pumping
1,500 barrels per day from the deposit and says they are just beginning
to explore other deposits. According to Reuters, a description of the
oil field as the largest in 30 years did not officially come from the
company.

Reuters 15:24, May 11, 2005

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######## Natural Gas

Nothing to Report.

Other News

Nothing to Report.

######## Energy Prices 

+-------------------------------+-----------+-----------+------------+
|                               | **Latest  | **Week    | **Year     |
|                               | (05       | Ago**     | Ago**      |
|                               | /11/05)** |           |            |
+-------------------------------+-----------+-----------+------------+
| **CRUDE OIL**                 | 50.39     | 50.22     | 40.30      |
|                               |           |           |            |
| **West Texas Intermediate     |           |           |            |
| US**                          |           |           |            |
|                               |           |           |            |
| \$/Barrel                     |           |           |            |
+-------------------------------+-----------+-----------+------------+
| **NATURAL GAS**               | 6.63      | 6.49      | 6.24       |
|                               |           |           |            |
| **Henry Hub**                 |           |           |            |
|                               |           |           |            |
| \$/Million Btu                |           |           |            |
+-------------------------------+-----------+-----------+------------+

> Source: Reuters

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

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**Weekly Petroleum Status Report** from EIA**\
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**Natural Gas Weekly Update** from EIA

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