Nuclear and cyber attacks have the potential for the “greatest impact” on an energy firms’ operations and the general welfare of the public, according to a new Utilis Energy report. The Energy Infrastructure Security 2003 report is designed to point out vulnerabilities and offer recommendations on how to protect employees, assets, operations and the public. The report includes the following: information on security in the oil, gas and power sectors and methods to quantify risks; potential threats such as vulnerabilities from explosives and sabotage; the consideration of new, high-tech cyber threats and their potential to seriously harm a firm’s operations, including vulnerabilities and suggested fixes; the exploration of legal issues and constraints to energy infrastructure and security issues; and the nuclear energy sector due to the potentially catastrophic effects of an attack on atomic facilities. The report also provides human resource issues for creating and implementing policies relating to sabotage and bomb threats. It includes several case studies that address the costs and potential impacts of terrorist attacks, their possible effects on energy markets, staff and civilians. To obtain a copy of the report, visit www.utilisenergy.com.

IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) said it launched a new tool that allows traders to link their proprietary front-end trading strategies in Excel to manage orders on the ICE platform without the need to write complex API code. The new tool, called ICEMaker, will help traders manage multiple orders and complex spread relationships using Excel formulas to integrate real-time data from ICE and third-party data feeds within the browser-based WebICE. “Having Excel formulas linked to real-time data allows us to execute on trading opportunities that would be otherwise difficult to capture,” said Bill Glass, a vice president with Meico. For more information on ICEMaker, see www.theice.com/icemaker.

Southern Union Co. named Jeryl L. Mohn interim president of Panhandle Energy. Mohn succeeds former Panhandle president and COO Christopher A. Helms. A 29-year employee of Panhandle, Mohn most recently served as senior vice president, with responsibility over operations and engineering, gas control, gas measurement, LNG operations, strategic planning, human resources and public affairs. He previously served as Panhandle’s vice president of operations and engineering. Mohn joined Panhandle in 1974 as a transmission engineer. He is a 1974 magna cum laude graduate of Wichita State University, where he received a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering. In 1998, he completed the general management program at Harvard Business School.

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