enron mentions enron seeks money trading unit customers flee updatel bloomberg 12 03 01 enron says 1 5 bln bankruptcy financing correct bloomberg 12 03 01 enron acquisition bid announced standard power update 3 bloomberg 12 03 01 enron cut 4 000 jobs headquarters houston update 6 bloomberg 12 03 01 dynegy sues enron texas natural gas pipeline updatel bloomberg 12 03 01 enron insiders sold 1 2 billion stock since 1990 bloomberg 12 03 01 u banks enron debt overstated analysts say updatel bloomberg 12 03 01 enron corp cut 4 000 jobs u bulk houston dow jones news service 12 03 01 pension plans estimating millions lost enron invest dow jones news service 12 03 01 funds liquidate enron bond holdings see little recourse dow jones news service 12 03 01 eott energy partners party enron bankruptcy dow jones news service 12 03 01 us energy markets unmoved enron chapter 11 filing dow jones energy service 12 03 01 dueling enron dynegy lawsuits start long battle dow jones news service 12 03 01 stocks slide worries middle east enron dow industrials 1 late afternoon trading dow jones business news 12 03 01 dueling enron dynegy lawsuits start long battle dow jones news service 12 03 01 ferc chair sees enron fall fostering market transparency dow jones energy service 12 03 01 money enron bankruptcy filing rush job dow jones news service 12 03 01 usa enron says 4 000 workers laid reuters english news service 12 03 01 usa u house energy panel sets meetings enron reuters english news service 12 03 01 usa enron bankruptcy judge heard high profile cases reuters english news service 12 03 01 usa us northwest natural seeks buy portland general reuters english news service 12 03 01 enron field moniker uncertain wake bankruptcy associated press newswires 12 03 01 eott energy partners l p party enron bankruptcy pr newswire 12 03 01 enron seeks money trading unit customers flee updatel 2001 12 03 18 11 new york enron seeks money trading unit customers flee updatel adds traders comments 19 th 23 rd paragraphs adds details pipelines stopping shipments 20 th paragraph houston dec 3 bloomberg enron corp courting investors revive crippled trading business even loses customers fear company unable make good obligations energy companies mirant corp aquila inc taken business elsewhere enrononline web site handled 2 8 billion commodity transactions day trading plunged raising doubts enron able rescue trading business enron largest energy trader sought protection yesterday creditors bankruptcy largest u history company talks financial institutions fund wholesale trading business new ownership chief operating officer greg whalley said statement seen fallout bankruptcy think going find lot entities prepared trade enron said daniel gordon head commodities trading hagerstown maryland based allegheny energy inc owns utilities five states anyone thinks quick bankruptcy deluding houston based enron lost 26 billion market value since mid october company restated 586 million earnings disclosed executives may profited enron dealings affiliated partnerships bought enron assets enron buyer seller every transaction web site handles fraction trades company said today fire 4 000 workers houston difficult resurrect wholesale trading business enrononline valuable property practical purposes ceased operation post bankruptcy scenario may fact difficult resurrect fitch inc chicago based firm rates corporate credit said report today trading surged markets compete enron including new york mercantile exchange intercontinental exchange inc dynegy inc chief executive officer chuck watson said company energy trading web site seen increased traffic enrononline disappear said peter fusaro president global change associates inc consulting firm new york enron portfolio trades evaporating replaceable competing electronic trading platforms dynegy watson said conference call analysts investors company would try expand europe enron dominant energy trader enron said friday would fire 1 000 workers europe shutdown enrononline shut wednesday dynegy canceled plans buy enron depriving enron cash needed meet obligations ensuring company would forced seek protection creditors later week site offering trading 472 commodity products third usual offerings according company officials thursday site logged 825 trades normal amount 5 000 actively trading enron spokesman eric thode said today declining elaborate may still trading going primarily unwind positions fitch credit analyst ralph pellecchia said certainly new growth profitability intents purposes enron horsepower earnings generating machine effectively shut needs capital enron declined name leading financial institutions talks provide new capital trading business discussions successful could result creation new trading entity strong unencumbered balance sheet whalley said understand may take time counterparties resume normal trading levels entity confident business put back solid footing enron top creditors include citigroup inc citibank j p morgan chase co blackstone group helping enron financial restructuring revival enron trading business likely anytime soon analysts said may take months years ever said david chang manager natural gas trading bank america na meantime enron alienated lot suppliers customers said would difficult enron come back stopped shipping nisource inc operates 16 000 miles gas pipelines stopped shipping enron gas saturday credit concerns company spokesman kelly merritt said williams cos controls 27 000 miles pipes stopped shipping enron gas last week enron lost credibility fusaro said meantime traders become accustomed ease speed online transactions finding difficult adjust kevin cokinos co owner vice president cokinos energy corp houston said rely old network telephone brokers price quotes rather enron web site hard many deals spending much time one said cokinos whose company trades 500 million cubic feet gas day hope somebody picks enrononline come back way operated might kind tough bradley keoun new york newsroom 212 318 2310 enron says 1 5 bln bankruptcy financing correct 2001 12 03 17 55 new york enron says 1 5 bln bankruptcy financing correct corrects second paragraph say 250 million part 1 5 billion financing additional loan enron news see top nrg new york dec 3 bloomberg enron corp yesterday filed biggest bankruptcy case u history told judge new york 1 5 billion bankruptcy financing provided bank group led j p morgan chase co energy trader also asked u bankruptcy judge arthur gonzalez permission draw 250 million financing immediately keep trading operations running tries reorganize jeff st onge jim polson new york andy pratt enron acquisition bid announced standard power update 3 2001 12 03 17 05 new york enron acquisition bid announced standard power update 3 adds comment enron spokeswoman sixth paragraph washington dec 3 bloomberg enron corp seventh largest company nation become takeover target former natural gas marketer wants replace management revitalize bankrupt energy business richard ryan chief executive oak brook illinois company called standard power skilling stunned investors quit august six months becoming ceo picked 76 1 million employees investors sued enron accusing executives selling shares touting company enron stock traded high 90 august 2000 worthless company wrote 1 billion investments disclosed 1 2 billion loss shareholder equity dealings affiliated partnerships caused us lose money made money said steve lacey emergency dispatcher portland general electric enron oregon based electric utility unit lay return telephones calls seeking comment skilling spokesman declined comment lacey like many portland general 2 700 employees bought enron shares 401 k investment plan stock planned using retirement closed today 40 cents lacey filed suit enron houston nov 20 claiming company prohibited employees moving shares investment plan stock fell october billions owed bankruptcy filing houston based enron 13 units listed assets 49 8 billion debts 31 2 billion owes billions creditors citigroup inc bank new york co j p morgan chase co duke energy corp williams cos insider selling enron high energy company insiders exxonmobil corp biggest publicly traded oil company sold 410 million stock period according washington service compiles records u securities exchange commission sales pale comparison computer related technology companies microsoft corp insiders among active sellers u company sold 367 2 million shares worth 31 4 billion since 1990 records show past year microsoft insiders sold 3 6 million shares 222 million biggest seller 60 officers directors trusts control sold enron stock past decade lou pai former chairman enron newpower holdings inc made selling enron shares past decade pai sold 3 89 million shares 270 3 million pai sales made last year prices ranging 50 52 78 17 share pai reached immediately comment ken harrison former chairman ceo portland general sold almost 992 000 shares 78 million enron bought utility 1997 3 1 billion stock debt harrison also reached immediately comment would seem insiders advance warning better opportunities said david coleman editor vickers weekly insider report selling among enron insiders outweighed buying past decade insiders bought almost 488 000 shares paying total 20 7 million last executive buy enron stock former chief financial officer andrew fastow bought 10 000 shares aug 16 36 98 according washington service fastow ousted late october sec began investigation enron accounting use investment partnerships enron restated earnings almost five years october wiping 586 million profits accounted losses partnerships fastow reached comment loren steffy dallas 214 954 9453 steffy bloomberg net u banks enron debt overstated analysts say updatel 2001 12 03 16 54 new york u banks enron debt overstated analysts say updatel updates closing stock prices new york dec 3 bloomberg enron corp says owes citigroup inc j p morgan chase co bank new york co 7 55 billion largest bankruptcy case u history analysts say amount owed banks may less half differ enron yesterday said court papers owed thousands creditors 31 2 billion loans unpaid bills debts citigroup biggest creditor owed 3 billion stemming loan arranged last year enron said still banks probably hold fraction debts enron says owed banks routinely sell parts loans lenders way disperse risk banks also listed holders bonds securities fact owned investors banks listed creditors enron papers difficult piece together reality said robert napoli analyst abn amro inc owns citigroup shares syndicated portion loan could hedged credit risk derivatives citigroup largest u financial services company probably owed 1 billion analysts say much backed collateral gas pipelines able collect company profit may lowered 250 million 500 million taxes 3 cents 5 cents share taxes result involvement enron said napoli recommends investors buy citigroup shares citigroup earned 2 08 share first nine months year hurting earnings j p morgan chase enron says owed 2 1 billion says exposure totals 900 million 500 million unsecured 400 million backed collateral exposure could result 15 cent decline earnings per share said goldman sachs co analyst richard strauss second largest u bank earned 1 54 share far year j p morgan chase acts representative holders enron bonds company listed enron creditor 1 9 billion bonds may owed cent debt enron 2 45 billion debt bank new york may work much way said lehman brothers analyst henry dickson estimated bank owed 50 million much j p morgan exposure tied citigroup 3 billion loan enron credit enron even mention syndicate least five banks including j p morgan chase contributed loan according bloomberg data lead arranger citigroup likely holds 10 percent loan meaning exposure 300 million j p morgan chase share likely less bank america corp commerzbank ag barclays bank plc among enron lenders listed creditors still concern banks losses may exceed forecasts helped send shares bonds lower today citigroup shares fell 99 cents 46 91 trading new york stock exchange citigroup 7 25 percent notes due 2010 fell 107 28 32 108 21 32 pushing yield 21 basis points 6 18 percent 5 97 percent j p morgan stock lost 1 17 36 55 7 9 percent coupon notes due 2010 fell 16 per 1 000 face amount 111 3 32 pushing yield 23 basis points 6 18 percent 5 95 percent friday bank new york 7 3 percent notes maturing 2009 fell 20 per 1 000 face value 108 3 32 110 7 32 traders said yield debt rose 32 basis points 6 01 percent 5 69 percent shares dropped 1 04 38 20 big numbers big institutions said greg habeeb bond money manager calvert group banks securities going running buying bonds think enron losses big enough worry michael nol terence flanagan george stein new york enron corp cut 4 000 jobs u bulk houston christina cheddar dow jones newswires 12 03 2001 dow jones news service copyright c 2001 dow jones 201 938 5166 christina cheddar dowjones com copyright 2000 dow jones company inc rights reserved pension plans estimating millions lost enron invest christiane bird dow jones newswires 12 03 2001 dow jones news service copyright c 2001 dow jones 201 938 2046 christiane bird dowjones com copyright 2000 dow jones company inc rights reserved funds liquidate enron bond holdings see little recourse john shipman dow jones newswires 12 03 2001 dow jones news service copyright c 2001 dow jones 201 938 5171 john shipman dowjones com copyright 2000 dow jones company inc rights reserved eott energy partners party enron bankruptcy 12 03 2001 dow jones news service copyright c 2001 dow jones dow jones newswires 201 938 5400 copyright 2000 dow jones company inc rights reserved us energy markets unmoved enron chapter 11 filing kristen mcnamara jon kamp dow jones newswires 12 03 2001 dow jones energy service copyright c 2001 dow jones company inc new york dow jones u energy markets largely unmoved monday enron corp ene filing chapter 11 weekend energy companies generally maintained suspensions trading enron casting sharper eye dynegy inc dyn sued enron wrongfully terminating offer acquire one time market leader company known altered business dynegy many traders showed little concern enron suit companies say monitoring situation major energy trader aquila corp ila trading normally dynegy monitoring situation situation could change depending people evaluate spokesman al butkus said fluid situation firstenergy corp fe said also monitoring dynegy compliance credit requirements situation following closely spokesman ralph dinicola said companies continued business normally dynegy energy broker said prices north american power gas moved enron filing widely expected factors weather longer term supply fundamentals continued dominate power gas markets january gas futures new york mercantile exchange closed 7 1 cents monday 2 640 per million british thermal units power prices u northeast also weaker mild weather forecasts adequate generation weak clearing prices power prices also lower west copyright 2000 dow jones company inc rights reserved dueling enron dynegy lawsuits start long battle janet whitman dow jones newswires 12 03 2001 dow jones news service copyright c 2001 dow jones company inc new york dow jones dueling lawsuits filed former merger partners enron corp ene dynegy inc dyn beginning sure long legal battle merger acquisition lawyers predict stage far certain would win add remember 100 years war studied history asks george knapp partner law firm squire sanders dempsey llp make look brief concurrent bankruptcy filing sunday enron filed lawsuit dynegy charging former suitor grounds terminate 9 billion merger actually contributed enron collapse suit filed new york court bankruptcy petition also contends dynegy right acquire enron valuable pipeline company northern natural gas co omaha neb counter suit filed monday harris county texas dynegy seeks immediate control northern national pipeline company terms cross town rivals original merger agreement dynegy received option buy coveted property even merger fell apart injected 1 5 billion enron however matter courts decide kind lawyers paradise said tom burnett president merger insight affiliate wall street access risk dynegy contract hold buy northern natural gas assets bankruptcy judge may decide hold auction event dynegy would left equity stake enron sensing companies long legal battle dynegy may wind pipeline assets investors unloaded dynegy shares sending stock price sliding 8 monday low 26 26 copyright 2000 dow jones dow industrials 1 late afternoon trading peter edmonston 12 03 2001 dow jones business news copyright c 2001 dow jones company inc wall street journal online stocks retreated monday conflict middle east bankruptcy filing energy giant enron outweighed better expected economic data late afternoon trading dow jones industrial average 101 points 1 9751 trading nearly 150 points lower earlier day dow industrials fell 22 14 points friday meanwhile nasdaq composite index lost 22 points 1 1 1908 60 closing 2 68 points lower previous session major indexes also declined monday standard poor 500 stock index dropped 9 60 1129 90 russell 2000 index fell 2 80 458 new york stock exchange composite index shed four 575 20 bonds turned higher choppy trading dollar strengthened yen euro concerns fallout weekend suicide bombings israel damped beneficial effects economic reports exceeded wall street expectations events israel created lot uncertainty said peter coolidge senior equity trader brean murray co counteracts positive news economic front least 25 people killed weekend attacks palestinian suicide bombers jerusalem northern israeli port city haifa monday israel fired nine missiles near palestinian leader yasser arafat headquarters gaza city apparent retaliation violence overseas detracted fairly upbeat readings u economy including report commerce department consumer spending rose record 2 9 october robust spending cars big ticket items contributed reading largest jump since 1959 data series began previous record 2 6 increase september 1987 personal income virtually unchanged second month row roughly line economists forecasts commerce department also surprised economists reporting 1 9 increase total construction spending october forecasts figure falling 0 5 september construction spending revised show 0 7 drop 0 4 decline previously reported meanwhile closely watched index manufacturing activity rose expected november national association purchasing management reported monday purchasing managers index rose 44 5 last month 39 8 october economists forecasting pmi would rise 42 pmi reading 42 7 considered threshold expansion contraction wider economy november pmi 44 5 suggests economy growing albeit slowly last week national bureau economic research formally declared country entered recession back march ending longest period economic expansion u history government reported total economic activity fell annual rate 1 1 july september quarter backdrop analysts called latest napm data encouraging absorbing last month aftershock terrorist attacks manufacturing sector showed surprising resilience november norbert ore director survey said statement trend definitely right direction soon claim imminent recovery based report sector regained significant portion output lost october mr ore said matthew freedman economist economy com said napm report shows deterioration manufacturing appears slowing quite dramatically stronger expected numbers little comfort investors scrutinizing economic readings recent weeks signs business cycle hit bottom markets especially interested see rising levels unemployment put dent consumer spending considered key keeping current economic recession mild one major international markets traded lower monday u economic data helped narrow losses late day europe frankfurt xetra dax closed essentially flat london financial times stock exchange 100 share finished 0 8 lower asia tokyo nikkei 225 stock average closed loss 3 1 hong kong hang seng index dropped 1 1 meanwhile turmoil surrounding energy trading giant enron continued weekend company filed bankruptcy protection sunday houston firm simultaneously sued would merger partner dynegy less 10 billion accusing wrongful termination merger pact news impending collapse enron weighed heavily market last week market participants suggested enron bankruptcy filing largest u history continued pull stocks lower monday others said largely expected little effect share prices could hurt markets somewhere road heard lot people talking monday said mr coolidge brean murray enron shares rose 11 cents 37 cents dynegy nearly 8 financial services stocks took hit monday dragged lower negative comments analysts fears exposure enron debacle shares brokerage firm morgan stanley sank 6 goldman sachs analyst richard strauss pulled recommended list cut rating stock market perform market outperform mr strauss said 60 surge morgan stanley shares since sept 20 made expensive compared peers citigroup component dow jones industrials declined nearly 2 7 j p morgan fell 3 8 two companies advised failed merger enron dynegy find among enron largest unsecured creditors automotive stocks also trading lower monday big auto makers offered monthly sales results november shares ford motor 6 1 news expected warn week quarterly results miss forecasts separately company reported 4 4 increase total u vehicle sales helped 0 financing offers ford rival general motors also offering generous financing plans lure buyers reported 13 3 jump car truck sales year ago shares gm fell 1 4 major u market action stocks fell big board 923 7 million shares traded 1 804 stocks fell 1 291 rose nasdaq 1 17 billion shares changed hands bonds rose 10 year treasury note rose 1 4 point 2 50 1 000 invested yield moves inversely price fell 4 71 30 year bond added 3 8 point yield 5 26 dollar strengthened bought 123 93 yen traded 89 14 cents euro compared 123 44 yen 89 65 cents late friday new york copyright c 2001 dow jones company inc rights reserved copyright 2000 dow jones company inc rights reserved dueling enron dynegy lawsuits start long battle janet whitman dow jones newswires 12 03 2001 dow jones news service copyright c 2001 dow jones company inc new york dow jones dueling lawsuits filed former merger partners enron corp ene dynegy inc dyn beginning sure long legal battle merger acquisition lawyers predict stage far certain would win add remember 100 years war studied history asks george knapp partner law firm squire sanders dempsey llp make look brief concurrent bankruptcy filing sunday enron filed lawsuit dynegy charging former suitor grounds terminate 9 billion merger actually contributed enron collapse suit filed new york court bankruptcy petition also contends dynegy right acquire enron valuable pipeline company northern natural gas co omaha neb counter suit filed monday harris county texas dynegy seeks immediate control northern national pipeline company terms cross town rivals original merger agreement dynegy received option buy coveted property even merger fell apart injected 1 5 billion enron however matter courts decide kind lawyers paradise said tom burnett president merger insight affiliate wall street access risk dynegy contract hold buy northern natural gas assets bankruptcy judge may decide hold auction event dynegy would left equity stake enron sensing companies long legal battle dynegy may wind pipeline assets investors unloaded dynegy shares sending stock price sliding 8 monday low 26 26 copyright 2000 dow jones company inc rights reserved ferc chair sees enron fall fostering market transparency mark golden dow jones newswires 12 03 2001 dow jones energy service copyright c 2001 dow jones 201 938 4604 mark golden dowjones com copyright 2000 dow jones company inc rights reserved money enron bankruptcy filing rush job michael rapoport 12 03 2001 dow jones news service copyright c 2001 dow jones 201 938 5976 michael rapoport dowjones com copyright 2000 dow jones company inc rights reserved usa enron says 4 000 workers laid 12 03 2001 reuters english news service c reuters limited 2001 houston dec 3 reuters shattered energy trader enron corp lay 4 000 employees part cost cutting move wake bankruptcy filing spokesman said monday planning 4 000 job cuts houston spokesman mark palmer said 7 500 people employed company houston head office enron capped dramatic fall heights energy world sunday filing biggest bankruptcy case u history assets involved total 49 8 billion easily dwarfing 35 9 billion held texaco time 1987 bankruptcy sources said enron massive computer network shut floor floor leaders business units informed employees go home day await notice future company copyright 2000 dow jones company inc rights reserved usa u house energy panel sets meetings enron 12 03 2001 reuters english news service c reuters limited 2001 washington dec 3 reuters u congressional panel said monday scheduled meetings representatives securities exchange commission auditing firm arthur andersen enron corp explore energy giant rapid disintegration rep billy tauzin chairman house energy commerce committee directed staff meet sec enron financial auditor arthur andersen top enron executives panel spokesman told reuters committee moving aggressively pin went wrong anything congress prevent type thing happening spokesman louisiana republican said committee staff meet sec head enforcement general counsel tuesday top representatives arthur andersen wednesday spokesman said thursday three house energy committee staffers travel houston meet top enron officials begin laying groundwork hearing staffer said copyright 2000 dow jones company inc rights reserved usa enron bankruptcy judge heard high profile cases 12 03 2001 reuters english news service c reuters limited 2001 new york dec 3 reuters judge arthur gonzalez hear bankruptcy protection case enron corp veteran several high profile cases including year chapter 11 filing appliance maker sunbeam corp lucky said one lawyer represented company appeared gonzalez u bankruptcy court southern district new york lawyer requested anonymity said gonzalez viewed fair judge extremely deliberate hard working thorough told reuters think single hearing read pleadings judges laissez faire read pleadings preferring ask questions lawyer said judge gonzalez makes careful decisions asked meant gonzalez inclined favor company petitioning bankruptcy protection said well certain judges would prefer gonzalez appointed federal bankruptcy court new york 1995 recently hearing case sunbeam filed chapter 11 protection year questions accounting may federal securities regulators accused former top executives appliance maker including former chief executive albert chainsaw al dunlap financial fraud cost investors billions dollars last week gonzalez postponed hearing sunbeam second amended plan reorganization heard tuesday next march 19 coincidentally cases company accounting central accounting firm arthur andersen auditor sunbeam also enron gonzalez also oversaw 1998 bankruptcy filing livent inc canadian theater production company collapsed amid major accounting irregularities last year gonzalez bench case iridium llc satellite telephone service entered history books one costliest corporate fiascoes time washington based company cut telephone service 55 000 customers prelude court ordered liquidation iridium last act de orbit ultimately burn constellation 66 satellites network reported cost 5 billion 7 billion gonzalez cleared iridium spend 8 3 million start winding business selling remaining earth bound assets including ground stations last year also charge case involving u media holdings inc golden turtle press inc unit filed chapter 11 petitions year gonzalez hearing chapter 11 case insurance company reliance group holdings inc also australia collapsed hih insurance ltd gonzalez received degree accounting new york fordham university 1969 master degree education brooklyn college 1974 got law degree fordham university law school 1982 llm taxation 1990 new york university law school spell private practice appointed assistant u trustee southern district new york 1991 u trustee second circuit 1993 copyright 2000 dow jones company inc rights reserved usa us northwest natural seeks buy portland general chris baltimore 12 03 2001 reuters english news service c reuters limited 2001 washington dec 3 reuters northwest natural gas co said monday asked approval federal energy regulators buy portland general electric co enron corp 1 8 billion northwest expects soon file similar request u securities exchange commission company spokesman said purchase unrelated status enron northern natural gas pipeline dynegy inc claiming rights canceling bid purchase enron last week portland ore based northwest natural gas local natural gas distribution company serves 530 000 customers oregon washington oregon largest natural gas utility portland general state biggest electric utility northwest filed approval federal energy regulatory commission ferc friday similar application oregon public utilities commission nov 28 response requested may 15 2002 oregon commission watershed approval would allow northwest take operational control portland general end 2002 said northwest spokesman jim boehlke northwest said wants ferc act request feb 20 2002 enron declaration bankruptcy weekend could complicate things northwest plans portland general boehlke said northwest going forward purchase without regard going enron bankruptcy proceedings said bankruptcy court likely look favorably northwest purchase boehlke said give enron cash pay debts give enron 1 55 billion dollars cash hopefully bankruptcy court would want go forward said deal also includes 50 million common stock 200 million special preferred stock said portland general serves 733 000 oregon customers owns 26 000 miles transmission distribution lines 2 015 megawatts generation one megawatt enough power roughly 1 000 homes purchasing portland general 1997 enron agreed sell sierra pacific resources corp 2 1 billion 1999 deal abandoned april regulators california nevada barred sierra pacific divesting generation assets states needed finance purchase state regulators took action power shortage wester united states sent prices skyrocketing made states rethink plans deregulate electricity markets including asset divestitures allowed northwest move ahead purchase plans ferc rule whether combination adverse impact competition northwest expect ferc regulators raise substantive issues boehlke said copyright 2000 dow jones company inc rights reserved enron field moniker uncertain wake bankruptcy mark babineck associated press writer 12 03 2001 associated press newswires copyright 2001 associated press rights reserved houston ap enron corp current payments keep beleaguered company name houston ballpark unclear whether 2 year old enron field might identity crisis soon club officials immediately return calls monday said long enron continues exist maintains regular payments 30 year 100 million commitment downtown stadium stay enron field saddened recent events astros president pam gardner said last week enron emergency buyout suitor rival dynegy inc backed deal enron credit rating lowered junk status sad situation enron employees city houston contract enron current long case ballpark continue called enron field enron filed chapter 11 bankruptcy manhattan court meaning wants remain business reorganize settle 31 1 billion debts meantime court oversee enron business operations expenditures including stadium deal enron fall one largest bankruptcies history latest instance stadium name holder hitting skids twa dome st louis became dome america center storied airline went belly bought american airlines year psinet stadium baltimore kept moniker even namesake company wades bankruptcy others named stadiums like 3 com corp cmgi inc wading red ink dean bonham whose bonham group negotiates deals venues sponsoring companies said enron downfall affect market notable obvious effect clients well clients industry going extremely cautious enter naming rights discussions bonham said monday however even due diligence might enough bonham said enron ranked seventh fortune 500 last year 101 billion revenue must appeared rock solid signed astros bonham even noted weeks ago right stunning string negative announcements drove enron stock price well bag peanuts involved talks enron name major league soccer stadium teams companies must make sure contracts guard eventualities including bankruptcies mergers image association issues might make arrangements unattractive clients absolute right option cancel agreement bonham said net houston astros http www astros com enron http www enron com bonham group http www bonham com copyright 2000 dow jones company inc rights reserved eott energy partners l p party enron bankruptcy 12 03 2001 pr newswire copyright c 2001 pr newswire houston dec 3 prnewswire eott energy partners l p nyse eot confirmed today general partner among companies included enron corp voluntary petition bankruptcy protection filed yesterday additionally eott energy partners l p publicly traded limited partnership subsidiary partnerships filed bankruptcy protection friday press release eott disclosed among things entered interim credit facility primary lender standard chartered replace existing facility enron corp interim facility provides immediate issuance march 2002 150 million letters credit reference made friday press release eott recent form 10 q filed securities exchange commission information eott energy partners l p major independent marketer transporter crude oil north america eott transports lease crude oil purchases via pipeline includes 8 200 miles active intrastate interstate pipeline gathering systems addition eott owns operates hydrocarbon processing plant natural gas liquids storage pipeline grid system eott energy corp wholly owned subsidiary enron corp general partner eott headquarters houston eott internet address www eott com partnership common units traded new york stock exchange ticker symbol eot make opinion count click contact media relations wade gates burson marsteller 1 214 224 8408 eott energy partners l p 14 14 est copyright 2000 dow jones company inc rights reserved