U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

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ENERGY ASSURANCE DAILY

June 30, 2005

Electricity

PacifiCorp’s Currant Creek Gas-fired Power Plant Began Generation

With construction continuing, PacifiCorp’s Currant Creek natural gas-fired power plant began generating electricity this week for the first time. The current simple cycle will be converted to a 525 megawatt combined cycle later this year. Completion of construction is expected in 2006.
http://www.nephitimesnews.com/0605/062905/1.htm

Update - Ameren’s 1,137 MW Callaway Nuke in Missouri Returns to 100%

Capacity was reduced at Ameren’s Callaway nuclear power plant June 29 to repair one of the plant's two feedwater pumps.

Reuters 13:36, June 30, 2005

Update - Calpine’s 605 MW Metcalf Gas-fired Unit in California Operating June 29

Calpine's Metcalf natural gas-fired power unit returned to service by late Wednesday. The unit shut June 17 for unplanned reasons.

Reuters 13:36, June 30, 2005

Update - Constellation Energy’s 825 MW Calvert Cliffs 1 Nuke in Maryland at 100%

Reuters 08:44, June 30, 2005

Petroleum

Update - OPEC Suspends Discussions on Raising Oil Production Quotas

OPEC’s president says talks on a quota increase will resume if oil returns to $60 a barrel.

Bloomberg 13:50, June 30, 2005

Enbridge to Extend Its Gulf of Mexico Pipeline Infrastructure

Enbridge Offshore Pipelines, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Enbridge Inc., will construct and operate both a natural gas gathering lateral and a crude oil pipeline lateral to connect crude oil and natural gas from the Neptune Field. Once completed, approximately 50,000 barrels per day of oil and 200 million cubic feet per day of gas will be transported through the laterals. Production is expected at the end of 2007.

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050630/305443.html?.v=1


Natural Gas

Two New LNG Terminals Approved by Federal Regulators

Exxon Mobil Corporation won approval from federal regulators to build a $600 million liquefied natural gas terminal, called the Golden Pass LNG Terminal LP, near Sabine Pass, Texas. Approval for Exxon Mobil to build an LNG terminal near Corpus Christi, Texas, was granted earlier in June. A separate proposal for a new LNG terminal in Massachusetts, called Weaver's Cove terminal, to be built by Amerada Hess Corporation was also approved.

Bloomberg 13:22, June 30, 2005

Enbridge to Extend Its Gulf of Mexico Pipeline Infrastructure

See story under “Petroleum” above.

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050630/305443.html?.v=1

Application Filed To Build Georgia-Florida Pipeline Project

An application has been filed with FERC by Southern Natural Gas, a pipeline subsidiary of El Paso Corporation, to build its proposed Cypress Pipeline, a project that had been mothballed for several years.
http://powermarketers.netcontentinc.net/newsreader.asp?ppa=8kowu%5DZmtuwqkrZUok%7DGL%7Dbfek%5Cv

Other News

Nothing to report.

Energy Prices

Latest (06/30/05) / Week Ago / Year Ago
CRUDE OIL
West Texas Intermediate US
$/Barrel / 56.50 / 59.07 / 36.92
NATURAL GAS
Henry Hub
$/Million Btu / 7.07 / 7.41 / 6.03

Source: Reuters

This Week in Petroleum from the Energy Information Administration (EIA)

http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/twip/twip.asp

Updated on Wednesdays

Weekly Petroleum Status Report from EIA
http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/weekly_petroleum_status_report/wpsr.html

Updated after 1:00pm (Eastern time) on Wednesdays

Natural Gas Weekly Update from EIA

http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/ngw/ngupdate.asp

Updated after 2:00 pm (Eastern time) on Thursdays

ENSEC threat awareness blog site from Energy Assurance

http://ensec.blogspot.com