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Subject: Upstream Capacity

On Thursday last week the Commission eliminated the old "Texas Eastern" rule  that required pipelines to obtain prior FERC approval before contracting for  transportation and storage capacity on upstream or downstream pipelines.
The  new rule allows pipelines to acquire and use such capacity without going to  FERC first.
The rule does reiterate that bundled sales of gas are still  prohibited, and further provides that the acquiring pipeline will be  financially at risk for the costs of the acquired capacity.
Interestingly,  the acquiring pipeline apparently has the option of selling the acquired  capacity under its own rate schedules or of releasing the capacity pursuant  to its capacity release program.
The order is silent on whether the price  cap applies to short term releases of acquired capacity.
While we are still  reviewing the order and may provide additional guidance at  a later time, I'd  emphasize for now that our normal contract approval procedures and authority  thresholds should be deemed to apply to capacity contracts.
For example,  the "Approval Authorization for Cash Expenditures" dated Feb. 3, 2000  provides Dave and Steve with authority up to $250,000 on operating expense  obligations.
Please contact me if you have any questions on this matter.
DF
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Danny, I'm resending as I had the same problem Cindy did.
I'll give you a  call later today after I've talked to Harris to discuss the various Gallup  scenarios to make sure you and I are on the same page.
The plan that makes  the most sense in my mind is to ram the 10,000/d  project through asap, with  no firm contracts to preserve our options on a NEWCO structure.
We'll  simultaneously implement a new approach on San Juan fuel transport if  possible and then throw the big expansion into the hopper at FERC in January  as Stan suggested.
I hope that timetable is doable--it all depends on
Subject: Pueblo

Latest Tino-gram:  Apparently high power prices at 4 Corners have DOE excited  about the project all of a sudden.
The latest configuration is in the  300-380 mw range.
Tino needs us to check if the ENA guys would be interested  in buying the surplus capacity on a demand charge basis (I think these are  basically tolling agreements--ENA would pay a monthly capacity reservation
Subject: TW

Lets talk about this on the 4th or 5th.
I'll have Martha set up a meeting.=  =20 Note that this will catch the Sempra negotiated rate deals, but not our=20 January deals (yet).
DF
Subject: Hafslund - DMS 12596

Mark:  We figured this out...
In looking at CARP we found discrepancies for both purchases and sales on the 12th that explained the difference between the CP and Enpower.
When I autosheduled these existing deals, our numbers equal theirs.
I marked this DMS as complete.
Thanks for your help.
Subject: BPA December

Lisa:  Thanks for the info.
yesterday.
We are almost there with BPA in December.
Attached is the remaining dispute.
Could you provide TAGs to support our numbers?
Ugh!
Hopefully this is it.
Jenny
Subject: Break

Lisa,       Breakfast sandwiches and coffee could be in order this morn.
Let me know if you are down and when you can go.
Also tell Jsarnow.
late, Darren
Subject: BPA Cuts

We were cut 40 MW today by BPA for peak hours on 6/18 at COB on enpower deal number 305699.
Lisa purchased replacement power from Avista at $30.
Enpower 897712  We presold power to Avista at $33.50 for the month and are now buying it back from them at $30 to book out.
Of course, BPA should not charge us for the 27.25 supply price under their contract.
Subject: BPA - Dec. 2001

Lisa:  Houston found another small dispute for Dec. 2001 with BPA.
Please see the attached.
In sum, based on BPA's figures, it looks like we doubled up by adding numbers from the 25th to numbers for the 26th (hence, doubling the 26th) According to them:  12/26 Deal 381345 = 600 MW total (not 1200)  Deal 380414.1 = 200 MW total (not 400)  Please check the scheduling sheets and let me know if you agree.
Thanks!
Jenny
Subject: BPA 12/01 - sale dispute

Lisa:  This is supporting documentation for a dispute from 12/01 with BPA.
I will give you a hard copy of the request from Houston.
Thanks!
Subject: Phone List

Lisa,  Here's the phone list you requested.
Where I found multiple numbers, I bolded the first number.
Let me know if you need changes.
Kathy
Subject: Outstanding DMS requests - week ending June 21

Hello-  For my own use, I put together the attached list of outstanding DMS requests and plan to do so at the end of each week.
It occurred to me that perhaps this spreadsheet would be a helpful tool for all of you to see as well.
If you have any additions/corrections (my apologies for any mistakes!
), please let me know.
Also, please let me know if you would like me to forward to you an updated spreadsheet like this on a weekly basis.
Note:  I only pulled "Need Further Documentation" requests from bankruptcy forward.
Thanks!
Subject: Williams Energy News Live -- today's video newscast

=09 =09    Dear Randy,  I'm Washington Bureau Chief Peter Cook filling in = for Jay Rickerts.
In Washington, we'll continue to examine the major ener= gy issues expected to arise during the New Year.
We'll take a look at what=  Congress will do with comprehensive energy and electricity legislation.
O= ur Washington bureau will also follow the FERC and its push for regional tr= ansmission organizations and wholesale competition.
These are some of the=  issues we'll look at as 2002 begins.
On Wednesday, energy consultant and=  former Assistant Secretary of Energy during the Clinton Administration Rob= ert Gee will join us in the Washington bureau.
He'll give us his take on t= he U.S. relationship with OPEC and we'll get his assessment on the start of=  retail competition in Texas.
Gee will join us during the noon ET newscast=  on Wednesday.
The big switch is coming to Houston - On Wednesday we'll b= ring you a report on deregulation starting in Texas on January 1.
The Hous= ton bureau will have details on how the power grid reacted to the switch, a= nd get an update from retail electricity providers.
Also from Houston, = John S. Herold, Inc. CEO Arthur Smith says upcoming earnings releases may h= old some unwanted surprises.
He'll join us from Houston on Wednesday to dis= cuss his company's research report and what we can look forward to in 2002.=   Catch these reports from the Houston bureau on Wednesday.
Closing P= rices for Monday, Dec. 31, 2001    Crude: $19.84/bbl -$0.57   Unleaded: $0.= 5725/gallon -$0.0157   Heating Oil: $0.5507/gallon -$0.0158   Gas: $2.570/m= mBtu -$0.204   Scheduling Note: We're dark on New Year's Day.
We'll see yo= u Wednesday at 9:00 a.m.
ET.
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Be sure to watch our newscasts every busine= ss day - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Subject: Citizens flows on TW

We need to protect the flows to Citizens on TW.
I know you guys have been working on this, but Citizens continues to receive cuts.
Please secure the supply off of TW.
Let Sempra know that IB Link gas will not do.
Thanks,
Subject: Dec 01 and Jan 02 Gas Nominations for ECS with TW

I've located the Gas Nomination information that was prepared for Dec. 01 and updated to include Jan. 02 business.
The Dec.01 numbers differ slightly from the initial numbers generated by James Centilli at TW as well as the numbers that Stephanie Miller conveyed in her Dec. 18th memo.
These values are based on the nomination worksheets & actual power bills from he respective utilities.
Thanks
Subject: Decision on Furnas Jan 22

We just had a call with Novak, Barquin (V&E) and Tozzini on options for next  Monday such as economic equilibrium, arbitration, litigation etc.
We will be  putting all the results together for you by Friday Morning.
In the mean  time, it may be helpful for you to reflect on the following (particularly the  table).
This is really starting to bring it into focus for me.
We will try  to do the same for our options on Monday's decision.
Subject: projects

Dan,  Sorry I forgot.
Things have been intense lately on Cuiaba.
Below you will  find a summary which addresses your request.
Please let me know if you want  more details.
Subject: Citi Offering Circular

Cliff, Did we ever produce this?
I thought we decided to wait and see if we were  going to use bonds.
If it exists, is there any reason why a potential buyer  of Cuiaba should not see it?
Tracee - There is documentation on the KFW hedge as you know.
The only thing  we could provide on the OPIC loan is a requirement of the lenders to be fixed  which would be in the CTA if it was required in this instance (or the other  OPIC documents).
It could be that the only requirement was in the OPIC FOGA  which originally required us to be fixed within 12 months of funding.
However, we modified this and now we must select either a Citibank bank loan  which would be fixed prior to funding by a swap or if we issue bonds they  will be fixed rate.
Please see FOGA.
Subject: Calls

I was just trying to touch base after the lender call this morning and  debrief.
I thought you and John were great, particularly John's step-in on  the heat rate/degradation issue.
Thanks to both of you.
I also wanted to visit on the latest plan for the ridges.
Thirdly, I wanted to discuss your thoughts on the achievability of our  positions with SCC and Siemens.
Finally, we should circle up on the TAA once we get Cliff's response.
He led  me to believe that we really had little to fear in the discussion I had with  him.
Regards
Subject: GSA revision

Rick,  In preparation for the meeting with the lenders on Tuesday I was reviewing  the GSA and I wonder if YPF has any force majeure claims which could impede  our rights to terminate.
I know they indicated at least verbally that they  had encountered some problems in Argentina.
Although a stretch has Dean or  Novak indicated that this could be a defense?
Subject: Warranty

I spoke with Dick Vincent who indicated that we will have no problem  obtaining 12 mos renewable business interruption insurance when we go  operational on gas.
This should solve the warranty issue with the banks  because it covers defects, design, and workmanship on the turbines and  includes lost profits, etc.
Incidentally, for insurance purposes the  turbines are designated DE3 which is not a new technology designation.
Typically we will always have this coverage in place but if their is a  supplier warranty then the party providing the warranty pays ahead of the  insurer.
In the case where the supplier does not pay or the warranty has  ended then the insurer will pay.
Now we just need to come up with a fix for the drop dead date.
Regards,
Subject: Wife's surgery and Bersani

I will be out on Th & FRi because my wife is having surgery.
I can't have my  cel on in the hospital but I will have it with me and will check voice mail  from time to time.
Shelly Butler with the Associate program HR indicated that by giving Tracee  the short term employment we will be responsible for her termination package  at the end of that time (approx.
6 mos or $40,000).
We probably need to do  some structuring here, no?
Subject: Vintage Gas & List of Potential Bolivian Producers

The lenders would like a list of the potential producers in Bolivia for  Cuiaba I and if info is available on their holdings please provide that as  well.
Can we also give the details of the Vintage transaction as an example  of our capabilities?
If their consent is required can you obtain?
KFW is ok on relying solely on the back-up fuel supply support but OPIC is  not there yet.
Also, KFW is offering to allow us to go back to floating on interest rate.
They will provide the cost within the next 24 hours, but they have indicated  that it will be significantly less than US$250,000 for a current estimated  annual savings of 60 bps.
This sounds like a good move to me.
Subject: GSA and Furnas Consent

In preperation for our call, the memo which was requested.
I will also be  able to brief you on this week's progress with Furnas.
I have a lawyer  tracing the section reference for the Eletrobras performance guarantee which  appears as brackets in the memo.
I should be able to advise you of the exact  reference tomorrow morning when we talk.
Regards,
Subject: Insurance

According to Cliff Shedd, we would be covered by insurance if we terminated  the contract with Furnas and Furnas failed to pay the termination payment.
However the insurers will only pay after we receive an arbitration judgement  against them and the refuse to honor the judgement.
I assume we would also  have to exhaust our remedies against trhe guarantor (Eletrobras).
Also, we are required to notify the underwriters immediately of a material  default.
Subject: You

I guess you got tied up on some real work.
Call me back when you have time.
Are you happy?
The London job sounds great and sometimes the best things  happen to us unexpectedly.
It was nice to hear your voice briefly.
I miss  seeing you.
Subject: Vacation day

I need to take a day off if you do not mind Tomorrow, Friday Feb 9 to look  after my son who will be out of school.
Dee will be traveling with Chelsea to  a dance competition.
Call me on my cell if you need me.
Subject: GSA

On Friday we distributed  RFPs for securing bridge gas.
Letters went today  to Chaco, TotalfinaElf, Andina, Maxus, BritishGas and Petrobras for them to  quote us 6-month gas with our option to extend for another 6 months.
We have  given them until March 2nd to respond.
Pete Weidler will meet with YPF (hopefully with Ernesto Lopez Anad?n) the  week of the 19th.
Subject: Mtg w/ Rebecca Mac

Sneak Preview     I'm not sure what I'm supposed to say about the Ridges and completion of the  gas line in  connection with the financing.
Also on the Interconnection issue  we are still waiting on the Tozzini memo.
We either need to have someone  riding herd on Tozzini on this (I thought it was Jose) or I need to go to SP  and make this happen.
Subject: Valentines Day

I was reviewing the pictures you sent.
You are not only an adventuress but  also a Goddess.
Happy Valentines day.
I turned Pete down on the offer to stay.
I guess I'm just ready to move on  and this feels pretty dead end here.
But I'll try and catch up with you from  time to time if I can.
Beija  Rob
Subject: Accomplishments

Bob:  not too many new ones.
1.
Continued to see increased volumes and transactions on desk.
As of  November, we have increased volumes to over 5 Bcf/day, up from about 2  Bcf/day last six month period.
We are continuing to handle month end close,  and get all volumes scheduled daily.
2.
Continued to give support to the contract exchange project.
We have  given my time and the resources from the group.
3.
Re-staffed the group after we lost some key, experienced personnel.
We  have the new guys up and running and hope to really make some things happen  from here on out.
If I think of any thing else I will let you know.
Thanks.
Subject: Patti Sullivan

Bob:  per your request, here is the rundown on Patti's activities for August  and beyond.
1.
We calculated the amount we made on her experience in handling El Paso's  transport to be close to $1 million/ month.
2.
I could not even begin to calculate the amount made just by having her  here.
If Patti had just quit with everyone else gone, the amount lost on El  Paso would be huge, including loss of credibility on our part with our  customers.
The exact amount would be close to $1 million/month I would think.
3.
The spreads out West have been huge this summer.
We were able to take  advantage of this because Patti was here to do the scheduling during a very  difficult time.
4.
When I was out for the entire month of August, Patti was not only holding  down a desk that usually three people handle, but was also filling in on  management duties.
5.
Patti worked 14 weeks in a row, including weekends, without taking a day  off.
She worked at least 12 hours a day during this time, handling several  different jobs at a time.
6.
The exact value of what Patti did is hard to determine.
I would estimate  that her presence here and stepping in to help out was woth about $5 million  to the desk.
Subject: Access to Westpower

Cooper, Phillip Allen pointed me in your direction to be added to access for  the westpower internet site?
Let me know if you need additional  information.
Thanks.
Randy x31991
Subject: "Auto-Pathing" Buy/Sells

Guys:  currently the system is designed to match upstreams and downstreams  for buy/sells in contract exchange, and the scheduler would then recreate  these paths in Unify.
In my opinion this does not guarantee data integrity  between the systems.
Carrie and I have scheduled a meeting for 1:30 pm today  in 21c2 to discuss.
Please feel free to attend and give your opinions.
Subject: Contract Exchange

I think we are on the right track from our meeting yesterday.
I talked to  Patti today and she is confirming the way we want to do things from a users  perspective.
My thought is that we get a good, general, working model as to  how the information will flow, then take it back to our groups and go over  different scenarios within each region, such as Opal Plant, Socal, etc.
We  can see how the information will flow and see what we need to tinker with.
I also have a few questions we need to think about at some point, and I did  not want to forget them.
1.
When we make a change to an existing upstream/downstream contract, how  will we notify the counterparties that a change has occurred.
2.
Should we lock out our customer's at some time so they can't make changes  at a late time?
We could do the rest over the phone.
3.
On EDI pipes, we could conceivably make changes up to 11:45 am, but it  would affect customers whose noms are due at 11:30.
I thought these were just questions we might want to think about.
I'm sure  there are a lot of others.
Thanks.
Subject: OPIC/KFW Next Steps

I spoke with Mary Mervene this morning and the llenders declined to convene  this week although we will arrange an ECA call for Thursday or Friday.
Mary  has requested that we do the following:  1) Send the Lenders and S&W the new budget info and the revised change order  summary.
2) Revise the model to reflect the new costs and the new timeline.
3) S&W will review the model and then we will repeat the exercise of  calculating fuel oil and Furnas penalty exposures.
4) Finalize sponsor support elements.
This can all occur fairly quickly except I am concerned because we have not  resolved the budget with Shell,  and theoretically the lenders can take 30  days to review the model and budget when submitted.
We also need to discuss strategy because we may want to delete the  contingency from the budget since the lenders are going to want the sponsors  to commit to some general contingency supporty anyway.
Subject: Josh Chapa

Toni:  can you please work up an offer for Josh Chapa for $60,000?
Do not  make the offer until you hear back from me, but I would like to move on this  asap.
Thanks.
Subject: Offer

Toni:  I would like to extend an offer to Cynthia Lara.
I interviewed her  last week.
The offer should be $58,000/year.
If you have any questions just  let me know or contact Patti Sullivan @ x30494 or Bob Superty.
Thanks for  your help.
Subject: Unify outage

Bob:  here is our status from this mornings outage event.
NWPL:  we were able to manually input 80% of next days nominations.
Since we  were not able to EDI, we will have to manually input all successive  nominations for the day, as well as all actual scheduled volumes in Unify.
We were also only able to get in our 80% of nominations with NWPL's help, as  they extended the nomination deadline for us.
The other 20% of next day  business will be nominated as an intra-day.
El Paso:  basically the same as NWPL..  We were able to manually get in 100%  of nominations, but only because El Paso kept their system open an extra hour  for us.
Let me know if you need aything else.
Thanks.
Subject: Analysts

Jana::  I am the manager of West Desk Logistics, and I would like to start  having analysts rotate into my group.
The gas trading desk director, Phillip  Allen is also very high on this idea.
Could you give me a call so we could  discuss?
I would like to get one of the new hires as quickly as possible.
My extension is 31991.
Thanks.
Subject: Josh Chapa

Toni:  give me a call so we can discuss Josh.
Also, I need Cynthia Lara  scheduled for interviews as soon as possible.
Thanks.
You can reach me at  31991.
Subject: Guess What

I don't know if you heard but I resigned on Friday, but I will be around  until Feb. 28.
My plan is to retire for a while.
I have attached a picture  of a cabinet I made to give you an idea of how I will be keeping my hands  busy.
You know what they say - "Idle hands are the devil's workshop".
Beija  Rob
Subject: ECA legal walk through

The discussions went well on the ECA this morning and there are no issues of  any great significance left, other than Shell's sponsor buyout proposal.
We  have one turn of the document to do but we are in good shape here (I guess  that is to say we are perfectly positioned to offer millions and millions in  sponsor support).
I want to take just a little more time on the model to  make sure everything we send will tie, but we will get it to them  on  Monday  for sure.
Subject: Interconnection

John, I jjust reviewed the interconnection memo from Claudia.
Once again it  is weak on the situation and our remedies.
Can you help Jose try to pull  this together.