Subject: ** New N.A. Natural Gas Indices **

=                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                           **ATTENTION N.A.
NATURAL GAS INDEX SUBSCRIBERS** =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =    Commencing January 2, 2002, the ICE Daily Index will be distributed at 1= 3:30 EST.
Also, the following trading hubs will be added to the existing 27=  pricing points:                                                           =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =           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2.=09Consumers Energy                                              =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                     3.=09NGPL-TXOK East                    =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =         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                                                                   =                  5.=09TGP-Z0                                               =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =         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                                                                   =                                                                          7.= =09Station 2 (WEI)                                                         =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =                                                                            =         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                                                                   =                                                                            =                                                     Additional hubs will be=  included once trading volumes reach critical mass as determined by a 90 da= y standard deviation analysis conducted by ICE.
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