QUESTION: the UIC-17 form I previously sent was the form and not the filled out version. Here is the real thing. > <<Injection Well Permit (Napoleonville No. 1).DOC>> - Injection Well Permit (Napoleonville No. 1).DOC
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ANS: Napleonville dewatering
Here is your conversation with my revisions marked (deletions struck through, insertions in bold). Hope this helps but feel free to call or write with any questions or comments: A: The CFTC regulates futures contracts and certain kinds of option contracts. SP: What's a futures contract? A: It is a contract for the sale of a certain kind of commodity through a regulated exchange. SP: How is the contract different than a non-futures contract? A: Ahem, just for your information, we call the non-futures contracts forward or over the counter contracts. The big difference is that the forward contract does not must go to delivery while futures contracts do not. SP: I though the futures contracts went to delivery. I remember getting all messed up on the gas side with delivery of NYMEX futures gas at the Henry Hub, and what about those stories of a guys getting a load of soy beans dumped in their front yards? A: Well, er, yes they do sometimes go to delivery, but they are not really supposed to relatively few of them go to delivery. They are supposed to more frequently (actually the vast majority of the time) net out as financial transactions. It's that option of settling financially that distinguishes the futures contract. SP: Well lets get to the point, why are physical buy sells so bad? A: That's easy. Because they look like futures contracts. They are not intended to go to delivery. And if you are trading in futures contracts you are supposed to be doing it on a CFTC regulated exchange. SP: So what you are saying is that if we deliberately net out our physical deals and never intend to even try to schedule delivery under them we are trading in futures contracts and could be subject to regulation by the CFTC? A: You've got it. But it's even worse than that - federal law says that a futures contract which is not traded on a regulated exchange is illegal: not only could the CFTC come after you but your counterparties could use that law against you to get out of performing. So you can think of each contract like that as having written a free option. SP: Well how much physicality do we have to have to make it a forward contract? A: What do you mean? SP: Well, if we settled physically one day a month but financially the other 29 days, would we have a futures contract? A: Oh for Christ's sake I've had it. I'm telling you once and for all that physical buy sells are futures contracts and you can't do them now get the hell out of my office!--
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answer: Forwards vs. Futures
Please note that the next meeting of the Enron Advisory Council is October 30-31 in London. If you plan to be in London on other business you are welcome at attend, but your attendance is not mandatory. Please contact Joannie Williamson at 713-853-1769, or via e-mail if you plan to attend. The final agenda is being developed and will be distributed well in advance of the meeting. Ken
Answer: Advisory Council Meeting - October 30-31, 2001
Here is an email: Terrel and I had a conference call with BOC this morning. The call was very positive as they were still interested in talking with us. They had a number of questions regarding the contract terms and seems like they want to sign something by week end. I need clarification on a few issues that they raised. We need to give them answers tommorow. Proposed Contract terms: 1. Houston Zone: 1.95 MW +/- 15% per settlement Interval 2. South Zone: 2.75 MW +/- 10% per settlement Interval 3. North Zone: 15 MW +/- 10% per settlement Interval 4. West Zone: 1.75 MW +/- 10% per settlement Interval ** BOC going to Balancing Energy (+4% charges) outside the band ** 1. Interruptibility - BOC wanted to understand the mechanics. Specifically, they wanted to know how Enron would work with them to maximize curtailment opportunities. They also wanted to know the quantity they could curtail (e.g. If deal is 15 MW +/- 10%, can BOC curtail 16.5 MW, or just 15 MW). Also, do they pay any penalty when they curtail (4%, etc.) 2. Scheduled maintenance - Can they sell contract power a week forward. Is there any penalty for not being within the band during those hours. 3. BOC wants a fixed price quote for all Ancillaries and ERCOT Passthroughs. However they want the ability to unwind this fixed price position should they feel they are better off with ERCOT market prices once the market becomes more transparent. What is Enron's ability to provide such a service? 4. BOC doesnt like the 4% charge in excess of Balancing Energy everytime they are outside the Quantity Band. They said that they dont want to pay more when prices are high and they are outside the band. They want a fixed fee instead of 4% of BES price. Given the bands we have placed in the contract, BOC was outside the band a. 15% of the time in their Houston Zone Interval Load b. 10% of the time in their South Zone Interval Load c. less than 1% of the time in their North Zone Interval Load d. 3% of the time in their South Zone Interval Load Regards
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A: BOC Gases Contract
Q: Along with Mike McConnell, I am active in recruiting for Enron's Analyst Program at the University of Oklahoma. We became involved in recruiting there two years ago when I learned about a targeted undergraduate program that seemed like it could be a good fit for our program. OU transformed their old PLM (Petroleum Land Management) program into the Energy Management Program in the School of Business. This undergraduate degree retains the geology, business law and other specialized classes that were part of the PLM program, but adds additional finance hours with a focus on derivatives and a trading floor course. With the added plus of many of these students growing up in or around "energy" families in Oklahoma or Texas, I thought that recruiting top graduates from this program could be beneficial to Enron. Our recruiting efforts at OU continue to be successful and our OU Energy Management graduates have done well at Enron. Our first hire from OU (and the top Energy Management student) was Jody Crook. He joined the analyst program last February after a December 1999 graduation. His first rotation has been on my team, working as a risk book administrator in gas trading. He is in the process of looking for a second rotation at the end of February, and I think that he is someone that you should consider for a rotation on your team. In addition to this last year's risk experience at Enron, Jody worked as a landman for two summers for Burlington Resources. I was very involved in recruiting Jody to Enron. I think very highly of him, and want to be sure that he has good rotations while in the Analyst program. His background and your business seem to be a good fit. Please visit with Jody as he contacts your group about a rotation. It will be well worth your time. Thanks.
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A: Recommendation for Analyst Rotation - Jody Crook
Here is an email: Bill: I will fax to you the stair-step threshold in the DB Credit Support Annex. DB made a change and we cannot locate info in Carol St. Clair's file. Also, I am checking the guaranty and other changes marked by DB. Please note that I frequently see credit derivative deals between ECT Investments, Inc. and DB (unclear where EnronCredit.com Limited fits into thiis Houston picture!) where DB is requiring an ENE guaranty as well. Do we need an ISDA here? Thanks. Sara
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A:
Deutsche Bank