Williams Energy News Live -- today's video newscast ,
 =09 =09    Dear Chuck,  Let the Enron hearings begin - both the Senate and=
 House begin hearings on the fallen energy giant Thursday.  The Senate Gove=
rnmental Affairs Committee hearing will focus on whether federal agencies s=
hould have foreseen the company's demise.  A second Enron hearing on Thursd=
ay in the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Oversight and Investigation=
s subcommittee will look into the destruction of Enron-related documents by=
 Andersen.  The Washington bureau will have live reports and highlights fro=
m the hearings on Capitol Hill throughout the day.   Also from Washington o=
n Thursday, another Senate subcommittee will look at whether it's time to r=
aise the Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards.  Senate Democrats are ex=
pected to add CAFE increases in their comprehensive energy bill and this he=
aring is the next step in the process.     Vinson & Elkins attorney Bill We=
iland talks with the Houston bureau about bringing oil and gas from Russia =
to the United States through the Caspian region. Weiland says there are rul=
es over which countries' ships are allowed into ports in the Caspian Sea.  =
On Thursday, Weiland will talk about the complications and added expenses t=
hese rules place on U.S. imports from the Caspian region.       Also from H=
ouston, we'll have a report on a class-action lawsuit filed against Anderse=
n.  The plaintiffs are accusing the auditing firm of racketeering.  This is=
 the first lawsuit against Andersen charging the firm with violations under=
 the RICO act.   From the West Coast on Thursday, Portland General Electric=
 Spokesperson Scott Simms joins us to discuss electricity restructuring in =
Oregon.  ENL's Kym McNicholas will speak with Simms about some new options =
for electricity customers starting March 1, 2002.  Simms joins us during th=
e 1:00 p.m. ET newscast.   We'll have earnings updates from New York on Thu=
rsday - Merrill Lynch Analyst Daniel Rolling will join us during the 2:00 p=
.m. ET newscast to discuss Arch Coal and Consol Energy earnings.  We'll als=
o be joined by UBS Warburg's Matthew Warburton Thursday.  He's going to bri=
ng us Conoco earnings and fourth-quarter expectations for the oil sector.  =
Don't miss Warburton during the noon ET newscast.     Closing Prices for We=
dnesday, Jan. 23, 2002    Crude: $19.50/bbl +$0.52   Unleaded: $0.5635/gall=
on +$0.156   Heating Oil: $0.5253/gallon +$0.112   Gas: $2.076/mmBtu -$0.03=
0   Fwd uE(Feb.): $3.43/mmBtu -$0.16   Video Library: ENL's interview with =
Secretary of Interior Gale Norton is now logged in the Video Library.  If y=
ou happened to miss the excerpts aired during our newscasts, take some time=
 and check out the interview in its entirety.   Keep in mind things are sub=
ject to change at a moment's notice. Occasionally guests have to reschedule=
 or change time slots.  We'll continue to do our best to keep you updated o=
n future interviews and events.     Be sure to watch our newscasts every bu=
siness day - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, at the top of each hour.   =09 =09=09=09=
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