Quest

With the focus of the White House and Congress on terrorism, Comptroller General David M. Walker said the General Accounting Office (GAO) temporarily has put the brakes on its pursuit of information and records from Vice President Dick Cheney related to the Cabinet-level energy task force.

With the focus of the White House and Congress on terrorism, Comptroller General David M. Walker said the General Accounting Office (GAO) temporarily has put the brakes on its pursuit of information and records from Vice President Dick Cheney related to the Cabinet-level energy task force.

UtiliCorp United began its quest to shore-up enough power supplycontracts to provide for the long-term needs of its 425,000customers in Missouri, Kansas and Colorado. The company is seekingto secure 1,250 MW of annual capacity for up to 15 years to helpmeet the demand from its customers.

In its quest to become the first nationally branded utility in the United States, TNPC Inc. – an alliance of Enron Corp., America Online and IBM – said that its initial public offering of 24 million common shares at $21 per share would net the company nearly $473 million to intensify its retail marketing efforts and build a customer base. The offering closes Wednesday.

In its quest to become the first nationally branded utility inthe United States, TNPC Inc. — an alliance of Enron Corp.,America Online and IBM — said yesterday that its initial publicoffering of 24 million common shares at $21 per share would net thecompany nearly $473 million to intensify its retail marketingefforts and build a customer base.

Enron Energy Services continues its quest to shore up energymanagement agreements with as many customers as it can. On theheels of an announcement Tuesday that it had signed a 10-yearagreement with Prudential Insurance of America, the Enron Corp.subsidiary announced Wednesday that it had pocketed a $1 billion,10-year energy agreement with the U.S. facilities of QuebecorWorld, the world’s largest commercial printer. The agreementexpands Enron’s original $250 million five-year contract with WorldColor Press, signed in 1998. World Color Press was purchased byQuebecor Printing Inc. last August.

Enron Energy Services continues its quest to shore up energymanagement agreements with as many customers as it can. On theheels of Tuesday’s announcement that it had signed a 10-yearagreement with Prudential Insurance of America, the Enron Corp.subsidiary announced yesterday that it had pocketed a $1 billion,10-year energy agreement with the U.S. facilities of QuebecorWorld, the world’s largest commercial printer. The agreementexpands Enron’s original $250 million five-year contract with WorldColor Press, signed in 1998. World Color Press was purchased byQuebecor Printing Inc. last August.

Taking a giant step toward successfully completing a 10-monthquest, Sempra Energy announced last week that the Nova ScotiaUtility and Review Board (URB) has said it will recommend SempraAtlantic Gas as the province’s first-ever gas distributor. Theprovincial government, which has the final say in the matter, saidit would issue a decision in the next three weeks.

Taking a giant step toward successfully completing a 10-monthquest, Sempra Energy announced yesterday that the Nova ScotiaUtility and Review Board (URB) has said it will recommend SempraAtlantic Gas as the province’s first ever gas distributor. Theprovincial government, which has the final say in the matter, saidit would issue a decision in the next three weeks.