The American trading group ENRON, in financial difficulties, has secured $1.5 bn in financing from its banks JP MORGAN CHASE and CITIGROUP to keep afloat and to enable it to save its core business, i.e., trading activities. Forced to find cash, it is being forced to sell off several of its assets. Concerned here are ENRON DIRECT, which could be sold to CENTRICA, and its British subsidiary WESSEX WATER. See EI of 1 December.