BRIEF SUMMARY

LIM announces the addition of the Department of Energy (EIA) Weekly Petroleum Status Report to its core date coverage. You can see the coverage by going to www.lim.com/menu/symbolmap.htm and downloading a spreadsheet summary of the coverage and MIM symbols as well as accessing the DOE website at

http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/weekly_petroleum_status_report/wpsr.html 

Historical data is available back to 1982.

It is anticipated by analysts that the DOE weekly report will become more significant to the energy market in January 2003 when its release will be timed to coincide with the API Weekly Statistical Summary on Wednesday mornings.

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For information on the U.S. Department of Energy please visit http://www.eia.doe.gov