transport fuel p l forwarded zimin lu hou ect 08 30 2000 11 06 zimin lu 08 30 2000 11 07 colleen sullivan hou ect ect cc andrew h lewis hou ect ect greg couch hou ect ect subject transport fuel p l colleen looking transport deals nbpl long term deal 1 2 25 26 think figured see positive fuel p l deal 1 25 26 negative fuel p l deal 2 following plot shows nymex curve 8 23 00 short term nymex moved compared 8 22 00 long term nymex moved tenor deal deal 1 start 01 sep 00 end 22 may 09 graph suggested positve fuel p l deal 2 start 01 sep 00 end 28 feb 02 graph suggested small negative p l deal 25 start 01 may 02 end 28 feb 09 graph suggested positve fuel p l deal 26 start 01 mar 09 end 31 may 09 graph suggested positve fuel p l transport book seems correct fuel p ls another point worth mention fuel cost related index price nymex basis index premium correctly interpret fuel p l need look index curve change let know thoughts zimin