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07/19/2000 -- Electric Power news briefs, July 19
TXU Electric & Gas ... FPL Energy LLC ... American Superconductor Corp. ... Rockwell Automation ... Essential.com ... Independence Pipeline Co. ... Exelon Energy ... PECO Energy Co. ... Comision Federal de Electricidad ... InterGen ... Energia Azteca X, S. de R.L. de CV
07/18/2000 -- Electric power news briefs, July 18
Calpine ... GE Power Systems ... Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Co. ... ARCO Pipe Line ... CMS Trunkline ... Bonneville Power Administration ... SeaWest WindPower Inc.
07/18/2000 -- Three US energy firms to form GridSouth
Three big energy companies operating in the Carolinas Tuesday reported plans to form a regional transmission organization with 22,000 miles of transmission lines and to be named GridSouth. CP&L Energy Inc., Duke Energy Corp., and SCANA Corp. said the proposal will be filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission by October 16 and will be consistent with FERC's intent to have all utilities in the country operating in regional transmission organizations by Dec. 15, 2001.
07/17/2000 -- Exploration/Development news briefs, July 17
BP Amoco ... Unocal ... BHP Petroleum ... ADMA-OPCO ... Petroleum Geo-Services ... KazTransGas ... Tractebel ... Rosneft ... Shell ... Lukoil ... Gazprom ... Petrotech Peruana ... Maple Gas
07/17/2000 -- Pertamina's Bontang complex to supply LNG to India
Indonesian state oil and gas firm Pertamina has reached a preliminary agreement to supply Indian Oil Co. (IOC) with 1.8 million tonnes/year of LNG from the Bontang LNG complex on the east coast of Borneo. After signing a memorandum of understanding with Pertamina last week, IOC Chairman M.A. Pathan said both companies have nominated teams to negotiate the details of the contract.
07/17/2000 -- PDVSA halts plan to sell Jose terminal
Venezuela�s state oil company has decided against selling its Caribbean crude oil terminal at Jose to a consortium headed by Enbridge Inc., Calgary, for $385 million (US). Petroleos de Venezuela SA said another operating contract could be granted to Enbridge and partners, however, following the recent cancellation of their previous contract.
07/14/2000 -- INTERTANKO: Unlawful detentions of captains, crews threaten oil supply
Oil spill incidents and the public outrage they create are prompting countries to unlawfully detain tanker captains and crew more frequently for extended periods of time, says the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (INTERTANKO), Oslo. The association said finding good crew in these circumstances will be difficult.
07/14/2000 -- Gas storage lags; AGA says too early to worry
After a June heat wave, cooler weather in California kept the lid on gas prices in the western US during the past week. But injections of natural gas into storage are still running behind last year and historic patterns, say the American Gas Association and US Department of Energy analysts.
07/14/2000 -- Osaka Gas buys stakes in Timor Sea fields
Osaka Gas Co. Ltd., Japan's second largest city gas utility, has acquired a 10% stake in the Greater Sunrise and Evans Shoal gas and condensate fields in the Timor Sea off northwestern Australia from Woodside Petroleum Ltd. and Shell Australia Ltd.
07/14/2000 -- DIAMONDS AND OIL: WHY CARTELS NEVER LAST
Cartels never last. In an interesting coincidence, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' latest flirtation with cartel behavior ends just as a much more-durable cartel unravels.
07/13/2000 -- Tractebel to buy Cabot LNG for $680 million
France's Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux unit Tractebel said Thursday it has purchased Cabot Corp. subsidiary Cabot Liquefied Natural Gas, Boston, for $680 million, vaulting the company into the ranks of major players in the important New England gas and electricity market.
07/13/2000 -- Conoco to upgrade Oklahoma refinery
Conoco Inc. said Tuesday it would expand the sulfur recovery capacity of its Ponca City, Okla., refinery by 50% to reduce SO2 emissions and take advantage of less-expensive sour crude available to the refinery. Conoco will spend $22 million to install a new amine regeneration unit at the refinery.
07/13/2000 -- FERC approves gas lines for Northeast
The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Wednesday approved certificates for two major natural gas pipeline projects to serve northeastern US markets. The commission also said it would revive a classification process for high-cost gas wells so that producers could claim an existing tax credit.
07/13/2000 -- Construction crew ruptures LA crude line
Construction crews performing road work on a Los Angeles street struck an Equilon Pipeline Co. crude oil pipeline, releasing an undetermined amount of oil near the intersection of Lincoln Blvd. and Jefferson Blvd. Pipeline flow was halted immediately, and the oil was contained quickly.
07/13/2000 -- Electric Power news briefs, July 13
Black Hills Corp. ... Indeck Capital Inc. ... Sierra Pacific Resources ... Dynegy Inc. ... NRG Energy Inc. ... Utility.com ... Guardian Pipeline ... CMS Energy Corp. ... WICOR Inc. ... Northern States Power Co. ... Viking Gas. ... Vectren Corp. ... Dayton Power & Light Co. ... HoustonStreet Exchange ... Enron Corp. ... Puget Sound Energy Inc. ... billserv.com Inc.
07/12/2000 -- GATX to sell terminals division
GATX Corp., Chicago, on Tuesday announced that it intends to sell GATX Terminals Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary specializing in the storage and distribution of bulk petroleum and chemical products.
07/12/2000 -- Nigerian pipeline explosion kills 250
At least 250 people were killed in a pipeline explosion Monday near the villages of Oviri Court and Adeje in Nigeria's Delta state. The incident is the latest in a string of similar accidents that have occurred as a result of illegal tapping of Nigeria's product pipelines.
07/12/2000 -- Cabot delivers LNG to Puerto Rican plant
Cabot Corp. unit Cabot LNG LLC, Boston, reported Tuesday it made the first delivery of LNG to Puerto Rico�s first independent power plant and LNG receiving terminal, the EcoEl�rica facility, under a 20-year agreement.
07/11/2000 -- Transportation news briefs, July 11
Calpine � Kinder Morgan Texas Pipeline � Quest Resource � Williams Gas Pipelines Central � Tennessee Gas Pipeline � Horizon Offshore ... Equilon Enterprises ... Koch Industries
07/11/2000 -- Chevron, Samedan select Williams for gas transport
In separate agreements, Chevron USA Inc. and Samedan Oil Corp. have selected units of Williams, Tulsa, to gather, process, and transport up to 115 MMcfd of natural gas from offshore wells off the coast of Alabama.

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