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Showing some tiredness with the continuing round of “emergency”declarations swirling throughout California’s energy markets, stateregulators Thursday refused to consider an eleventh-hour request bySouthern California Edison Co. to modify a legislatively-setpricing formula for renewable energy and qualifying facilities (QF)from which it buys power in lieu of the current unprecedentednatural gas prices. The payment formula is based on price indicesfor gas at the California-Arizona border, which saw spot prices atthe $36 to $41/Mcf level earlier this week.

Continuing its vast divestiture program, TransCanada PipeLinesagreed to sell four natural gas pipelines and gas marketingbusinesses in Mexico to GDF International SA, a subsidiary of Gazde France for approximately $150 million. The deal includesinterest in a 700-kilometer pipeline, interest in another200-kilometer pipeline under construction, a marketing company anda company offering bundled energy services.

Continuing its vast divestiture program, TransCanada PipeLinesagreed to sell four natural gas pipelines and gas marketingbusinesses in Mexico to GDF International SA, a subsidiary of Gazde France for approximately $150 million. The deal includesinterest in a 700-kilometer pipeline, interest in another200-kilometer pipeline under construction, a marketing company anda company offering bundled energy services.

Expressing frustration but continuing its resolve, Texas-basedWestern Hub Properties is ironing out some “technical issues” offinancing with California regulators and now expects to startconstruction in February on its delayed Lodi gas storage field innorthern California.

Expressing frustration but continuing its resolve, Texas-basedWestern Hub Properties is ironing out some “technical issues” offinancing with California regulators and now expects to startconstruction in February on its delayed Lodi gas storage field innorthern California.

Prices crept mildly higher in most cases Tuesday, continuing tofeed on an early preview of winter in much of the East. A greatmajority of points ranged from flat to about a nickel higher.Exceptions included downturns for Northwest-domestic, SouthernCalifornia border and a few Northeast citygates, along with aPG&E citygate gain of about 15 cents.

Continuing on a trek to grab the lion’s share of the energyservices market, two subsidiaries of Enron Corp. yesterday inkedfinancial deals, totaling more than $1 billion that capitalize onthe Houston-based company’s energy management expertise and growthin the global risk market.

The beleaguered California independent electricity grid operatorlashed out at a recent state report to the governor on thecontinuing electricity crisis in its own submittal to the state’schief executive on Tuesday.

Continuing its climb for the sixth day in a row yesterday onhurricane news and hot weather in the Northeast andMidcontinent/Midwest, September gas futures posted a 6.1-cent gainand ended the regular trading session at $4.409/MMBtu. The Octobercontract posted a 6.6 cent gain to $4.410 and November added 6cents to close at $4.450. Volume was 67,152.