=09 =09 Dear Eric, I'm Washington Bureau Chief Peter Cook filling in f= or Jay Rickerts. On Monday, International Correspondent Wolfgang Vale wil= l be live from the 18th World Energy Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina. = The focal theme this year is "Energy markets: The challenges of the new mil= lennium." Catch live reports from the first day of the 18th World Energy C= ongress on Monday. Congress returns to Washington Monday amid continuing = concern over the anthrax threat on Capitol Hill. Both the House and Senate= are expected to resume their normal schedule, which includes some action o= n energy. There are hearings scheduled on the Price Anderson Act, reducing= vehicle fuel consumption and MTBE. The main action, however, will be behi= nd the scenes in the Senate where Republicans and Democrats still differ on= whether there's time to consider a comprehensive energy bill this year. W= e'll bring you more details next week. A summit on energy efficiency is = also taking place next week from Washington. Energy Secretary Spencer Abra= ham, Senate Energy Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D)-New Mexico and Representative= Ed Markey (D)-Massachusetts will be among the speakers at the event. We'l= l have all the details from the summit next week. Houston Correspondent K= im Benestante will bring us a report Monday on Texas wind power projects. = Kim says federal and state laws helped get the idea off the ground, and now= demand for wind power is allowing the market to do very well. Kim will ha= ve all the details of wind generation success in Texas on Monday. The = Houston bureau will also have a report on how refiners will keep gasoline i= nventories well supplied once MTBE is phased out. Right now, MTBE makes up = 10 percent of the U.S. gasoline pool. Once the blending component is banne= d, refiners will look to isooctane to help supplement gasoline supplies. J= acobs Consultancy's Dan Foley will talk about the role of isooctane on Mond= ay. Former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz tells West Coast Corresp= ondent Kym McNicholas, California's energy supply crisis is understandable,= but the financial crisis is not. Kym also talks one-on-one with former Ca= lifornia Governor Pete Wilson. He gives a reflective look into what went w= rong with the state's deregulation plan and what the state needs to do to r= ecover. With earnings expected out October 31st, Calpine Corporation CEO = Peter Cartwright will talk about his company's growth this quarter compared= to this time last year. He also reacts to word the state may attempt to r= enegotiate long-term power contracts. We'll bring you details from the Wes= t Coast bureau on Monday. Get the streamers and balloons ready - Energy N= ews Live is turning one. You'll want to be sure to log on Tuesday, October= 23rd, because in celebration of ENL's one-year anniversary we've scheduled= a star-studded cast of energy industry guests. Here's a little preview: = Former FERC Chairman James J. Hoecker, Ph.D. Energy Daily Publisher Llew= ellyn King FirstCall Director of Research Chuck Hill Platts Global Direct= or of Oil John Kingston Petroleum Argus, Inc. President Dan Massey Americ= an Association of Petroleum Geologists Director Rick Fritz Keep in mind t= hings are subject to change at a moment's notice. Occasionally guests cance= l or change time slots. We'll continue to do our best to keep you updated = on future interviews and events. Be sure to watch our newscasts every b= usiness day - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, at the top of each hour. =09 =09=09=09= =09 =09=09=09=09=09=09 =09 =09 =09Peter Cook, EnergyNewsLive.com Washington Bureau Chief View today's= Energy Wrap video (Requires Windows Media Player or Real Player ) Expe= rience all that Williams Energy News Live has to offer! If you are receiv= ing this letter for the first time and wish to continue, subscribe now T= o stop receiving this letter, unsubscribe now If you are having trouble = receiving this e-mail, please let us know or call (800) WILLIAMS (800-945=
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