Rep. Henry Waxman of California, ranking Democrat on the House Government Reform Committee, has obtained internal Enron Corp. e-mails that he says suggest that Chairman Kenneth Lay “misled” company employees about the prospects for Enron and its stock, just weeks before the energy trader collapsed and began its headlong plunge toward bankruptcy.
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Dingell Calls for Probe of Arthur Andersen – Enron’s Accountant
Michigan Rep. John Dingell (D), ranking member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, has called for an investigation of Enron Corp.’s accounting firm Arthur Andersen LLP, regarding the audits it performed at Enron as well as Waste Management Inc. Dingell sent a letter on Monday to the Public Oversight Board.
Senate Democrats to Respond with Own Energy Bill
In a rebuff to the Senate Republicans’ omnibus energy bill, theranking Democrat on the Senate Energy and Natural ResourcesCommittee plans to introduce his own comprehensive energylegislation this week, according to a spokeswoman.
Senate Democrats Respond with Own Energy Bill
In a rebuff to the Senate Republicans’ energy package, theranking Democrat on the Senate Energy and Natural ResourcesCommittee plans to introduce his own comprehensive energylegislation either later this week or early next week, according toa spokeswoman.
Dingell Urges Major Review Of Office of Pipeline Safety
Rep. John Dingell of Michigan, the ranking Democrat on the HouseCommerce Committee, has called on Transportation Secretary RodneyE. Slater to undertake a “thorough review and restructuring” of thedepartment’s Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) in the wake of a newreport that contends OPS officials have become too cozy with thepipelines that they are supposed to bee regulating.
Dingell Urges Major Review of OPS
Rep. John Dingell of Michigan, the ranking Democrat on the HouseCommerce Committee, has called on Transportation Secretary RodneyE. Slater to undertake a “thorough review and restructuring” of thedepartment’s Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) in the wake of a newreport that contends the agency has become too cozy with thepipelines it is supposed to be regulating.
FERC’s O’Neill Questions New Pipe Construction
A top-ranking FERC official last week dismissed suggestions thatthe Commission was dragging its feet on key pipeline projects thatwould ship natural gas to the Northeast – namely the proposedMillennium, SupplyLink, MarketLink and Independence lines. “…[W]elove new pipelines,” said Richard O’Neill, director of the Officeof Economic Policy, “but we don’t want these new pipelines to turninto stranded costs.” Also, he cited environmental concerns.
Six of Top 10 Gas Marketers Make Top 10 in Power
Yet another example of gas-power convergence shows up in NGI’sranking of the top gas and power marketers based on third quartervolumes. Three of the top five marketers of each commodity and sixof the top 10 appear on both lists.
Leading Gas Marketers Also Top NGI’s Power List
Yet another example of gas-power convergence shows up in NGI’sranking of the top gas and power marketers based on third quartervolumes. Three of the top five marketers of each commodity and sixof the top 10 appear on both lists.