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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability
ENERGY ASSURANCE DAILY
September 26, 2005
Highlights/Major Developments
Update: Hurricane Katrina
For the latest Hurricane Katrina situation report from the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) of the U.S. Department of Energy, please click on the following link: . Starting with September 24th, Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita will both be covered under one situation report called Gulf Coast Hurricane situation report found at the same link as above.
For the latest statistics on shut-in oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico, please click on the following link:
Update: Hurricane Rita
For the latest Hurricane Rita situation report from the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) of the U.S. Department of Energy, please click on the following link: . Starting with September 24th, Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita will both be covered under one situation report called Gulf Coast Hurricane situation report found at the same link as above.
Electricity
AEP’s 1,077 MW Cook 2 Nuke at 17 Percent in Michigan
The unit shut on September 22 to repair a reactor coolant pump.
Reuters, 15:17, September 26, 2005
NPPD’s 778 MW Cooper Nuke at 1 Percent in Nebraska
The unit was shut on September 23 to repair an air leak in the main condenser.
Reuters, 15:17 September 26, 2005
AEP’s 528 MW Welsh Unit 1 in Texas Shut September 24
The unit was shut to repair a boiler super heater tube leak.
Reuters, 15:27, September 26, 2005
For information on electricity outages due to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita please see the Gulf Coast Hurricane situation report from the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) of the U.S. Department of Energy at the following link: .
Petroleum
United Arab Emirates to Boost Crude Oil Production
The UAE will increase crude oil production by 8 percent to 2.7 million barrels per day by the first quarter of 2006. The extra oil will come mainly from onshore fields.
Reuters, 02:43 September 26, 2005
Update - Nigerian Oil Platform Reopens
The Robertkiri platform was reopened today after militant unrest forced Chevron to close the facility on September 23rd. The Idama platform was also closed due to unrest in the region and has not yet reopened.
Reuters, 08:51 September 26, 2005
U.S. Will Open Oil Reserve Again
President George Bush said the government is ready to open its oil reserves again to curb energy prices and urged Americans to conserve. Bush authorized the release of crude oil from the 700 million barrel reserve after Hurricane Katrina struck the gulf coast on August 29th.
Dow Jones Newswires, 14:50, September 26, 2005
For information on petroleum operations affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita please see the Gulf Coast Hurricane situation report from the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) of the U.S. Department of Energy at the following link: .
Natural Gas
Update- Non-Profit Opposes AES’ Proposed LNG Terminal in Boston Harbor
The preservation group Boston Harbor Island Alliance opposes AES Corp’s plan to build an LNG terminal on Brewster Island in Boston Harbor citing a need to “preserve and enhance this resource for future generations.”
For information on natural gas operations affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita please see the Gulf Coast Hurricane situation report from the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) of the U.S. Department of Energy at the following link: .
Other News
Update - Massey Energy Coal Preparation Plant in West Virginia Restarted
Massey Energy's Bandmill preparation plant was given permission to restart operations by the West Virginia Dept. of Environmental Protection. The plant had been shut due to a slurry spill that was polluting a nearby creek.
Update - Consol Energy Repairs to Mine Should be Complete in November
Consol Energy says that production at the Buchanan Mine should resume in November after repairs to a damaged skip hoist mechanism are completed. The mechanism was damaged September 16, causing the mine to close.
Energy Prices
| |Latest (09/26/05) |Week Ago |Year Ago |
|CRUDE OIL | | | |
|West Texas Intermediate US |65.98 |67.21 |49.56 |
|$/Barrel | | | |
|NATURAL GAS | | | |
|Henry Hub |14.84 |11.99 |5.22 |
|$/Million Btu | | | |
Source: Reuters
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