1.   It promotes itself as the best candidate to advise the government on energy matters.

2.   Another problem is the need to create a new energy authority to represent public interests in energy matters once ENI is privatized.

3.   Bingaman also said that energy matters were beginning to spill over into other committees and that he was trying to prevent a jurisdictional dispute.

4.   He said that ISO officials were already discussing the problem with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which governs energy matters.

5.   His new advisory panel, modeled after the National Security Council, will consist of six top officials from state agencies with expertise in energy matters.

6.   Like his predecessor, Ignacio Pichardo, Reyes Heroles has no experience in energy matters.

7.   Representatives of law firms that specialize in energy matters, two environmental groups and several state regulators also were named to the committee.

8.   The third hemispheric energy conference will be held in Caracas, and is intended to promote closer cooperation on energy matters.

9.   The White House also said it would not name outsiders who met with Cheney or White House staff on energy matters.