=09 =09    Dear Randy,  I'm Washington Bureau Chief Peter Cook filling in = for Jay Rickerts.
Just a reminder - On Friday, Houston Correspondent Kim = Benestante is live in Cairo, Egypt covering the OPEC meeting.
Join us tomo= rrow as Kim brings us the latest on possible oil production cuts beginning = in January.
We'll also have more reaction from here in Washington to t= he OPEC meeting.
American Petroleum Institute Chief Economist John Felmy, = Ph.D., will share his thoughts on the cartel's moves and what they might me= an for the U.S.  Also during the 12:00 p.m.
ET newscast, The Petroleum Fina= nce Company Senior Market Analyst George Beranek will give us his assessmen= t of the market if OPEC follows through with a production cut.
The Federa= l Energy Regulatory Commission has had a very busy year - from the Californ= ia crisis to the crisis at Enron, the Commission has had a full docket.
On=  Friday during the 10:00 a.m.
ET newscast, we'll hear what former FERC Chai= rman James Hoecker thinks about the past year at the FERC and what issues m= ay surface during the New Year.
As the year draws to a close, the Houston=  bureau will take a look back at one of the biggest energy stories - the co= llapse of the energy giant, Enron.
Houston Bureau Chief Myra Jolivet says = on Friday, the Houston bureau will review the timetable of Enron's demise, = the effects of its bankruptcy filing, layoffs and the company's downgraded = credit rating.
As Texas deregulation nears, competition in the market is=  heating up among retail energy providers.
The Houston bureau says the Tex= as Public Utility Commission set the price to beat for areas in the state, = and competing retail energy providers are beating those prices.
We'll have=  all the details from the Houston bureau on Friday.
West Coast Correspond= ent Kym McNicholas says on Friday, California Senator Debra Bowen talks abo= ut what to expect from the legislature in the first few weeks of 2002.
Kym=  says possible topics of discussion include the issuance of the state's $12= .5 billion in energy bonds, the California Power Authority and plans to get=  Southern California Edison and PG?out of debt.
Also on Friday from the W= est Coast bureau, California Energy Commissioner Michael Moore talks about = the gas supplies in California.
Join us for these reports and more from Sa= cramento tomorrow.
Closing Prices for Thursday, Dec. 27, 2001    Crude: = $20.90/bbl -$0.37   Unleaded: $0.5927/gallon -$0.0086   Heating Oil: $0.581= 5/gallon -$0.0131   Gas: $2.555/mmBtu -$0.356   Broadcasting Note: On New Y= ear's Eve, we're broadcasting through 1:00 p.m.
ET.
We're dark on New Year= 's Day.
Keep in mind things are subject to change at a moment's notice.
O= ccasionally guests have to reschedule or change time slots.
We'll continue=  to do our best to keep you updated on future interviews and events.
Be=  sure to watch our newscasts every business day - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ET, at t= he top of each hour.
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