In announcing a 46% increase in third quarter earnings yesterdayled by a doubling of earnings from the company’s nonregulatedoperations, El Paso CEO William Wise said he expected the company’sacquisition of PG&E Gas Transmission Texas to win finalapprovals from the Federal Trade Commission and the Texas AttorneyGeneral’s office “literally any moment now.” He also said theCoastal merger still is expected to be completed in the fourthquarter.
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NiSource Announces Merger Job Cuts
NiSource Inc. is losing no time in preparing for the expectedNov. 1 completion of its Columbia Energy acquisition, announcingThursday that about 5% or 800 of the employees of the two companieshave been notified their positions will be eliminated Dec. 1.
Enron, Prudential Sign Long-term Energy Deal
Enron Energy Services is on track to double its energymanagement agreements this year, announcing yesterday it had signeda 10-year agreement with Prudential Insurance of America. Termscall for Enron to supply or manage the supply of electricity andnatural gas, and provide related energy management services forPrudential’s 21 corporate-owned office buildings in Arizona,Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey andPennsylvania.
Columbia Plans to Unload Propane, Petroleum Marketing
Less than one month after announcing the sale of its Cove PointLNG facilities to Williams for $150 million, Columbia already isputting more assets on the block. It has decided to sell ColumbiaPropane Corp. and Columbia Petroleum.
Columbia Plans to Unload Propane, Petroleum Marketing
Less than one month after announcing the sale of its Cove PointLNG facilities to Williams for $150 million, Columbia already isputting more assets on the block. It has decided to sell ColumbiaPropane Corp. and Columbia Petroleum.
Nymex Plans Global Electronic Exchange, For-Profit Status
The New York Mercantile Exchange took two giant steps forward last week, announcing plans to become a for-profit organization and to launch a global electronic exchange for over-the-counter forward trading and clearing of a wide range of standardized physical commodity contracts.
Nymex Plans Global Electronic Exchange, For-Profit Status
The New York Mercantile Exchange took two giant steps forwardyesterday, announcing plans to become a for-profit organization andto launch a global electronic exchange for over-the-counter forwardtrading and clearing of a wide range of standardized physicalcommodity contracts.
CMS Keeps the LNG Ships Cruising
CMS Marketing, Services and Trading (CMS-MST) continued itsliquefied natural gas (LNG) buying binge last week, announcing 10more deliveries from Qatar to the CMS Trunkline LNG facility inLake Charles, LA. The deals bring the number of announced LNGcargoes headed to the Trunkline facility over the next two years to26.
CMS Keeps the LNG Ships Cruising
CMS Marketing, Services and Trading (CMS-MST) continued itsliquefied natural gas (LNG) buying binge yesterday by announcing 10more deliveries from Qatar to the CMS Trunkline LNG facility inLake Charles, LA. The deals bring the number of announced LNGcargoes headed to the Trunkline facility over the next two years to26.
PG&E Retail Goes to Enron
PG&E Corp.’s National Energy Group continued its purge ofnon-profitable assets yesterday by announcing plans to sellPG&E Energy Services contracts to Enron Energy ServicesOperations Inc. (EES) for $85 million. The sale is subject to FERCand other regulatory reviews. It is expected to be completed by theclose of the second quarter this year.