After the September 11, 2001 attacks, media attention shifted away from the company and its troubles; a little less than a month later Enron announced its intention to begin the process of selling its lower-margin assets in favor of its core businesses of gas and electricity trading.
2001年911事件后，媒体的注意力从安然和它的麻烦上转移开来；不到一个月后，安然宣布其打算开始出售其利润率较低的资产以支持天然气和电力行业的核心业务。