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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Electricity Delivery and

Energy Reliability

ENERGY ASSURANCE DAILY

November 29, 2005

Highlights/Major Developments

Update: Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma

For damage assessment and restoration efforts concerning hurricanes, see the Gulf Coast Hurricanes situation reports from the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) of the U.S. Department of Energy @ . For the latest statistics on shut-in oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico, please click on the following link:

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Electricity

Update: Worst Storm in a Decade Knocks Out Power to Thousands

Thousands remained without electricity following the worst storm in a decade that hit the Plains states. Especially hard hit were the Dakotas, Nebraska, and Minnesota. More than 50,000 were without power on November 29 in South Dakota and there were reports of more outages in North Dakota and Nebraska as well. Although major highways have largely been cleared, with drifts up to 8 feet, blocked roads in the Dakotas could delay restoration to some locations by several days.













High Winds Knock Out Power to 40,000 in Oklahoma and Texas Monday,

Power Restored to All Customers Same Day



20,000 DTE Customers in Detroit Lose Power Today

The power outage was caused by a malfunction at an electrical station that feeds several substations. Power went out just before noon and was fully restored shortly after 1:30 p.m., the utility said.



About 17,000 Customers Lose Power in Oregon

The attempted theft of copper wire from a power line knocked out power for a few minutes to 16,568 Pacific Power customers in eastern Linn County Monday night, a company spokeswoman reported today.



Energy Northwest Won’t Have to Cut Power at Columbia While Water Pump is Replaced

In an interview, a spokesman for Energy Northwest, the operator of the 1,157 MW Columbia nuclear generating station in Washington indicated that the company will not have to reduce the output of the plant while a service water pump is replaced. The pump is to be replaced in December.



Water Pump Glitch Shuts Dominion’s Kewaunee Nuclear Generating Station

The 591 MW Kewaunee nuclear generating station of Dominion Resources located in Wisconsin automatically shut down when a water pump failed. Dominion indicated that the facility would be back on line soon.

Bloomberg 10:24, November 29, 2005

All Units Available at Sabine

On November 29, Entergy reported that all units at its 1,890 MW Sabine generating facility in Texas were available by the middle of November. The plant suffered damage from Hurricane Rita and units 1 and 2 remained offline for more than a month after the storm. (The company had not issued reports on the progress of repairs since the end of October.)

Reuters 11:46, November 29, 2005.

OPG’s Nanticoke Unit 6 in Ontario Returns to Service November 29

The unit was shut on November 21 for unplanned maintenance.

Reuters 14:46, November 29, 2005.

SCE’s Mohave Unit 2 Returns to Service

Southern California Edison’s 790 MW unit 2 at its coal-fired Mohave generating facility returned to service on November 28, following unplanned maintenance work that began on November 24.

Reuters 18:06, November 28, 2005.

Calpine’s 240 MW Gas-fired Pastoria Generating Facility in California Shut November 27

Reuters 18:06, November 28, 2005.

Duke Energy’s 260 MW Gas-fired Moss Landing Unit 1 Generating Facility in California Shut November 27

Reuters 18:06, November 28, 2005.

Calpine’s 277 MW Gas-fired Sutter Generating Facility in California Shut November 27

Reuters 18:06, November 28, 2005.

Sempra’s 618 MW Gas-fired Termoelectrica Generating Facility in Mexico Shut November 27

Reuters 18:06, November 28, 2005.

Petroleum

BP Says Thunderhourse Will Start Up Next Summer

According to BP’s CEO, production from the Thunderhourse oil platform will commence early in the second half the summer of 2006. Weather has prevented connecting the platform to wells on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico. The platform had been scheduled to go into production late this year but damage from hurricanes Katrina and Rita caused delays. The platform is expected to produce some 250,000 b/d at its peak.

Reuters 14:50, November 29, 2005.

Boiler Glitch Shuts Unit at Valero Texas City refinery

A malfunction occurred at the 210,000 b/d Texas City refinery of Valero Energy on the morning of November 28 according to a report filed with the Texas Commission on environmental Quality. Flaring from the unspecified problem was expected to continue through the morning of November 29.

Reuters 12:52, November 29, 2005.

Sulfur recovery Unit Shut at Shell’s Deer park Refinery

According to a report filed with the Texas Commission on environmental Quality, a sulfur recovery unit at the 340,000 b/d Deer Park refinery in Texas was shut as process adjustments were being made on the sulfur recovery units were being made.

Reuters 12:44, November 29, 2005.

Natural Gas

Texas Gas Transmission Announces Open Season for Gas Storage Expansion Project

Texas Gas Transmission announced a non-binding open season to test the market for an expansion of up to 6.75 Tbtu at its Midland Kentucky gas storage facility.

Reuters 11:40, November 29, 2005.

TODCO Jackup Rig Damaged in Gulf of Mexico

TODCO announced on November 29, that it’s THE 202 jackup rig was damaged on location about 16 miles east of Galveston, Texas. The rig has been evacuated and is listing approximately 4 degrees with the bow under the water line. The company is assessing the extent of the damage and its options concerning the rig.



Enterprise Products Partners to Expand its Mont Belvieu Storage Facility

On November 29, Enterprise Products Partners LP announced that it will expand its natural gas liquids and petrochemical storage facility in Mont Belvieu, Texas. The company plans to more than double the capacity of its brine storage facility to 19 million barrels. The expansion is expected to be in service by the second half of 2006.





Other News

Nothing to report

Energy Prices

| |Latest (11/29/05) |Week Ago |Year Ago |

|CRUDE OIL | | | |

|West Texas Intermediate US |56.46 |58.30 |49.16 |

|$/Barrel | | | |

|NATURAL GAS | | | |

|Henry Hub |11.17 |10.31 |6.79 |

|$/Million Btu | | | |

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