Q: =09 =09 Dear brad, I'm Washington Bureau Chief Peter Cook filling in f= or Jay Rickerts. Just a reminder - On Friday, Houston Correspondent Kim B= enestante is live in Cairo, Egypt covering the OPEC meeting. Join us tomor= row as Kim brings us the latest on possible oil production cuts beginning i= n January. We'll also have more reaction from here in Washington to th= e OPEC meeting. American Petroleum Institute Chief Economist John Felmy, P= h.D., will share his thoughts on the cartel's moves and what they might mea= n for the U.S. Also during the 12:00 p.m. ET newscast, The Petroleum Finan= ce Company Senior Market Analyst George Beranek will give us his assessment= of the market if OPEC follows through with a production cut. The Federal= Energy Regulatory Commission has had a very busy year - from the Californi= a 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 Chair= man James Hoecker thinks about the past year at the FERC and what issues ma= y 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 col= lapse of the energy giant, Enron. Houston Bureau Chief Myra Jolivet says o= n Friday, the Houston bureau will review the timetable of Enron's demise, t= he effects of its bankruptcy filing, layoffs and the company's downgraded c= redit rating. As Texas deregulation nears, competition in the market is = heating up among retail energy providers. The Houston bureau says the Texa= s Public Utility Commission set the price to beat for areas in the state, a= nd competing retail energy providers are beating those prices. We'll have = all the details from the Houston bureau on Friday. West Coast Corresponde= nt Kym McNicholas says on Friday, California Senator Debra Bowen talks abou= t 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 We= st Coast bureau, California Energy Commissioner Michael Moore talks about t= he gas supplies in California. Join us for these reports and more from Sac= ramento tomorrow. Closing Prices for Thursday, Dec. 27, 2001 Crude: $= 20.90/bbl -$0.37 Unleaded: $0.5927/gallon -$0.0086 Heating Oil: $0.5815= /gallon -$0.0131 Gas: $2.555/mmBtu -$0.356 Broadcasting Note: On New Ye= ar'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. Oc= casionally 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 th= e 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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Q: Center for the Advancement of Energy Markets Wow! What a year 2001 has been for the supporters of energy competition. For every good bit of news (Pat Wood, one of our heroes at CAEM, being selected to head the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the continuing progress that the Canadians - yes, the Canadians - have made towards energy competition), we have had to bear one disaster and misstep after another throughout the year. Let's see, in December 2000, who could have predicted.. 1. The tragic events of September 11th. 2. The California implosion. 3. Pennsylvania marketer retrenchment. 4. Price volatility and high prices (but it could have been worse if Mother Nature did not help out). 5. Bush Energy Plan ignores meaningful restructuring. 6. Enron collapse. 7. FERC Blinks on Super RTO. 8. Texas missteps in pilots for opening the market. 9. No leadership emerged to meet the crisis in restructuring. 2001 was one heck of a year - but thankfully, probably the nadir of the movement towards energy competition in North America. As CAEM looks into our crystal ball (natural gas fired, of course) for the coming year, we see a better year. Below are some of the predictions and responses from the CAEM staff about what we expect to occur. The responses below are primarily concerned with electricity, but to a lesser extent, may be applied to natural gas as well. As always, do not bet the house on what we have to say. We are just a little think tank, kind of like the little engine that could. And we can. And we do. Happy New Year! The CAEM Staff P.S. If you would like to add a prediction or two, please send an e-mail with your name and contact information to Hope Duncan at hduncan@caem.org We will post them to our web site - www.caem.org Please identify which question below is being addressed by your prediction.
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