Quagmire

Andersen Seeks Enron Settlement

Seeking to pull itself out of the Enron quagmire, Arthur Andersen reportedly is attempting to negotiate a settlement with Enron shareholders, unsecured creditors and employees in Enron’s 401(k) retirement plan, according to a story this morning in the Wall Street Journal.

February 22, 2002

AEC Expands Storage Holdings, Buys OK Facility

Alberta Energy Company (AEC) has pulled the Manchester GasStorage Facility in Oklahoma out of the legal quagmire surroundingthe Mountain Energy bankruptcy. AEC subsidiary Salt Plains StorageInc. purchased Manchester, which is located in Grant County, OK,for $42 million last month.

March 5, 2001

AEC Expands Storage Holdings, Buys OK Facility

Alberta Energy Company (AEC) has pulled the Manchester GasStorage Facility in Oklahoma out of the legal quagmire surroundingthe Mountain Energy bankruptcy. AEC subsidiary Salt Plains StorageInc. purchased Manchester, which is located in Grant County, OK,for $42 million last month.

March 2, 2001

Pennsylvania Gas Legislation in Limbo

Pennsylvania may have blazed the trail for state electricrestructuring, but it’s still floundering in the quagmire ofnatural gas unbundling. A legislative effort started last year byRep. Frank Tulli, Sen. Jeffrey E. Piccola and several other statelawmakers has stalled while stakeholders continue arguing overdetails in workgroups at the state Public Utility Commission andthe governor grapples with a tough decision over the potential lossof $120 million/year in gross receipts taxes.

October 5, 1998