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

**Office of Electricity and\
Energy Assurance**

**ENERGY ASSURANCE DAILY**

**May 10, 2005**

######### Electricity

**Storm Knocks Out 44,500 Customers in Galveston, TX Sunday Evening\
**Of the 44,500 people without electricity, 1,763 were still without
power 1,763 Monday afternoon. CenterPoint Energy which owns most of the
lines, poles and transformers affected, had workers around the clock
restoring power. Texas-New Mexico Power in Texas City also had power
outages. Many residents were out of power for more than 18 hours.\
<http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=57d433e612074764>

**CMS Energy 789 MW Palisades Nuke in MI Declares Unusual Event**

CMS contained a problem with the primary cooling system while keeping
the plant at full power. There were no injuries to employees or the
public.

Reuters 13:48, May 10, 2005

**IPA\'s 900 MW Intermountain 1 Coal Fired Unit Shut**

The unit was shut May 9 for unknown reasons.

Reuters 15:29, May 10, 2005

                                  

**Calpine\'s 861 MW Delta Gas Fired Plant Shut**

The plant was shut May 9 for unknown reasons.

Reuters 15:29, May 10, 2005

                            

**DTE\'s 260 MW La Paloma 2 Gas Fired Unit Shut**

The unit was shut on May 10 for unknown reasons.

Reuters 15:29, May 10, 2005

 

**Duke\'s 510 MW Moss Landing 2 Unit Shut**

The unit was shut on May 9 for unknown reasons.

Reuters 15:29, May 10, 2005

**PECO Nears Completion of Reliability Measures**

Pennsylvania Energy Company expects more than 200 local reliability
projects to be completed by June 1. The company invested more than \$200
million in electricity delivery infrastructure to ensure strong
reliability through summer and beyond.

[http://powermarketers.netcontentinc.net/newsreader.asp?ppa=8knpp%5EZmontollRSmk%216C%29bfek%5Cv](http://powermarketers.netcontentinc.net/newsreader.asp?ppa=8knpp^ZmontollRSmk!6C)bfek\v)

**Proposed Coal Plant Mired in Connection Problems with Allegheny
Energy**

Longview Power LLC has been attempting to reach an agreement over the
connection of a proposed 600 MW coal plant with Allegheny Energy's
transmission system since 2003. Longview claims that Allegheny is
violating FERC and PJM interconnection requirements by not providing
documentation supporting their rejection of proposed connection routes.

<http://pro.energycentral.com/professional/news/power/news_article.cfm?id=5654922>

######## Petroleum

ConocoPhillips' 250,000 bpd Louisiana Refinery Shut

The refinery in Belle Chasse, Louisiana, shut down due to a power outage
early Tuesday.

Reuters 10:33, May 10, 2005

**Nigerian Pipeline Damaged by Sabotage**

The 10,000 barrel per day pipeline in the southern delta region of
Nigeria was repaired just two weeks ago. It was not immediately clear
who was responsible for the attack.

Reuters 07:01, May 10, 2005

**OPEC Quotas Will Remain**

Iran's OPEC governor said Tuesday that production quotas are still in
effect despite comments last week from the cartel's president that the
quotas were irrelevant. He stressed that non-adherence to the quotas was
not the same as abandoning the quota system entirely.

<http://www.platts.com/Oil/headlines.jsp>

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######## Natural Gas

**Report Warns of Risk from Attack on LNG Terminal**

In a report released Monday for the Rhode Island attorney general, a
former counterterrorism official warned that an attack on a liquefied
natural gas facility in urban New England could cause major damage and
overwhelm emergency services. The report comes as KeySpan Corp. seeks
approval to expand an existing LNG facility near Providence.

Reuters 18:45, May 10, 2005

Other News

Nothing to Report.

######## Energy Prices 

+-------------------------------+-----------+-----------+------------+
|                               | **Latest  | **Week    | **Year     |
|                               | (05       | Ago**     | Ago**      |
|                               | /10/05)** |           |            |
+-------------------------------+-----------+-----------+------------+
| **CRUDE OIL**                 | 51.76     | 49.60     | 38.90      |
|                               |           |           |            |
| **West Texas Intermediate     |           |           |            |
| US**                          |           |           |            |
|                               |           |           |            |
| \$/Barrel                     |           |           |            |
+-------------------------------+-----------+-----------+------------+
| **NATURAL GAS**               | 6.67      | 6.61      | 6.14       |
|                               |           |           |            |
| **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)

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/)