QUESTION: =09 =09 Dear Randy, I'm Washington Bureau Chief Peter Cook filling in = for Jay Rickerts. Just a reminder - On Friday, Houston Correspondent Kim = Benestante is live in Cairo, Egypt covering the OPEC meeting. Join us tomo= rrow as Kim brings us the latest on possible oil production cuts beginning = in January. We'll also have more reaction from here in Washington to t= he OPEC meeting. American Petroleum Institute Chief Economist John Felmy, = Ph.D., will share his thoughts on the cartel's moves and what they might me= an for the U.S. Also during the 12:00 p.m. ET newscast, The Petroleum Fina= nce Company Senior Market Analyst George Beranek will give us his assessmen= t of the market if OPEC follows through with a production cut. The Federa= l Energy Regulatory Commission has had a very busy year - from the Californ= ia crisis to the crisis at Enron, the Commission has had a full docket. On= Friday during the 10:00 a.m. ET newscast, we'll hear what former FERC Chai= rman James Hoecker thinks about the past year at the FERC and what issues m= ay surface during the New Year. As the year draws to a close, the Houston= bureau will take a look back at one of the biggest energy stories - the co= llapse of the energy giant, Enron. Houston Bureau Chief Myra Jolivet says = on Friday, the Houston bureau will review the timetable of Enron's demise, = the effects of its bankruptcy filing, layoffs and the company's downgraded = credit rating. As Texas deregulation nears, competition in the market is= heating up among retail energy providers. The Houston bureau says the Tex= as Public Utility Commission set the price to beat for areas in the state, = and competing retail energy providers are beating those prices. We'll have= all the details from the Houston bureau on Friday. West Coast Correspond= ent Kym McNicholas says on Friday, California Senator Debra Bowen talks abo= ut what to expect from the legislature in the first few weeks of 2002. Kym= says possible topics of discussion include the issuance of the state's $12= .5 billion in energy bonds, the California Power Authority and plans to get= Southern California Edison and PG?out of debt. Also on Friday from the W= est Coast bureau, California Energy Commissioner Michael Moore talks about = the gas supplies in California. Join us for these reports and more from Sa= cramento tomorrow. Closing Prices for Thursday, Dec. 27, 2001 Crude: = $20.90/bbl -$0.37 Unleaded: $0.5927/gallon -$0.0086 Heating Oil: $0.581= 5/gallon -$0.0131 Gas: $2.555/mmBtu -$0.356 Broadcasting Note: On New Y= ear's Eve, we're broadcasting through 1:00 p.m. ET. We're dark on New Year= 's Day. Keep in mind things are subject to change at a moment's notice. O= ccasionally guests have to reschedule 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 business day - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, at t= he 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 Windows Media Player: 56K | 100K | 300K Real Player: = 56K | 100K | 300K (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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QUESTION: NYISO has made several new FERC filings, which are described below: ER02-194-000: Proposed tariff amendments to implement Interregional Transmission Pilot Program for generation redispatch in emergency conditions between the NYISO and the PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (Interventions/protests due November 16, 2001). ER02-195-000: Revisions to NYISO's Market Administration and Control Area Services Tariff to revise the tariff's definition of Load Shedding. The NYISO has requested a December 28, 2001 effective date. (Interventions/protests due November 19, 2001). ER02-209-000 Filing to continue the effectiveness of provisions in NYISO's Market Administration and Control Area Services Tariff regarding certain market power mitigation penalties. The NYISO has requested a November 1, 2001 effective date. (Interventions/protests due November 14, 2001). Please contact me if you need any further information.
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QUESTION: Gavin, Thanks for taking time to explain how county ad valorem taxes in Texas work to both me and Becky. As I understand it, there are two types of county ad valorem taxes that might be relevant in this lawsuit: a tax on reserves in the ground pre-production, which is typically paid by the producer, and a tax on gas that has been produced and then stored in some sort of storage facility in that county (although I didn't ask, I again assume that the owner of the gas in the storage facility or the owner of the gas storage facility pays that tax). If I recall correctly, you advised me that none of the three Enron defendants named (Enron Corp., Enron Gas Marketing, Inc. and Intratex) had paid either of these two types of ad valorem taxes back as far as your records show. I am hoping that you can say that based on your records, none of these entities owned any reserves in Zapata County or stored in gas in Zapata County or owned any storage facilities in Zapata County (whatever the relevant question is) for as far back as your records go (I recall you mentioning that none of these entities stored gas in Zapata County, but I can't remember if I asked you if I also asked you to confirm that none of these entities owned any gas reserves in Zapata and I don't know how far back your records go). (Of course, if I have gotten any of this wrong or mischaracterized what you've said, please let me know). If I haven't worn out my welcome, would you be the right person to be able to sign an affidavit supporting the foregoing? I am anticipating that we will need to file an affidavit confirming these facts in the near future to support a motion to dismiss. I look forward to hearing from you. Britt
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