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Texas Utilities Co. subsidiary TU Integrated Solutions formed astrategic venture with ServiceMaster to own and operate an energymanagement business. The new venture has acquired all the assets ofServiceMaster Energy Management (SEM), currently a division ofServiceMaster, and will be owned 85% by Texas Utilities and 15% byServiceMaster. Texas Utilities will invest $46 million for itsshare of the venture.

Shell Oil affiliate Tejas Natural Gas Liquids LLC and EnterpriseProducts Partners L.P. have formed joint venture Entell NGLServices LLC to develop a gas liquids transportation anddistribution system. Entell’s initial asset base will includesubstantially all of Enterprise’s existing pipeline facilities inLouisiana. In addition, Entell will create a pipeline systemlinking storage at Breaux Bridge, LA, to Mont Belvieu, TX. Entellanticipates the system being capable of distributing products fromkey NGL sources in southern Louisiana directly to major NGLmarkets, including the lower Mississippi River corridor, Dixiepipeline, Lake Charles, LA, and Mont Belvieu.

TransCanada PipeLines plans to sell to the public 15.6 millionshares (excluding a 2.4 million over-allotment option) of a newlimited partnership formed to acquire and operate its U.S. pipelineinterests. The public offering would represent 78.2% of the totalinterest in the new TC PipeLines LP, which will own a 30% stake inthe recently expanded Northern Border Pipeline.

Washington Water Power’s newly formed affiliate Avista PowerInc. and Cogentrix Energy Inc. agreed to jointly build and/or buyinterests in gas-fired electric generation plants in the PacificNorthwest states of Washington, Oregon and Idaho. The first projectunder the new agreement is an approximately 270 megawatt facilityto be located in Rathdrum, ID. A power purchase agreement for theRathdrum project was signed simultaneously with the developmentagreement.

Sempra Energy Solutions, the energy services unit of SempraEnergy, and Comfort Systems USA formed a strategic alliance todeliver energy solutions to mid-sized commercial and industrialcustomers. The companies will jointly market products and servicesinitially in California and the Western United States, andeventually nationwide.

Cross Bay Pipeline Co., a limited liability company formed bysubsidiaries of Williams, Duke Energy and KeySpan Energy, announcedit is holding a 30-day open season from Oct. 15 to Nov. 13 todetermine market interest in 125,000 Dth/d of firm capacity to theNew York City metropolitan area.

Cross Bay Pipeline Co., a limited liability company formed bysubsidiaries of Williams, Duke Energy and KeySpan Energy, announcedit is holding a 30-day open season from Oct. 15 to Nov. 13 todetermine market interest in 125,000 Dth/d of firm capacity to theNew York City metropolitan area.

Houston Industries (HI) is reconfiguring its organization tocapitalize on the convergence of gas and power. HI formed HoustonIndustries Wholesale Energy Group to combine its power generation,gas transportation, and wholesale energy trading and marketingcapabilities of the company.

After three months operating as MarketSpan Corp., the companyformed by the merger of Brooklyn Union Gas parent KeySpan Energyand Long Island Lighting and Power, has decided to change its nameto KeySpan Energy. CEO Robert B. Catell said the decision was madebecause of KeySpan’s superior name recognition in its serviceterritory. The company will trade on the New York Stock Exchangeunder the symbol KSE.