Spectra Energy Honors Employee Achievement With First Summit Awards Recognition

HOUSTON, July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spectra Energy has selected 26 employees as winners of the company's first Summit Award recognition program. The honorees were recognized for their outstanding actions and visionary thinking in the areas of Safety, Stewardship, Integrity, Respect, Initiative, Performance and Relationships.

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The awards process was geared towards recognizing both individuals and teams as a way to honor those whose achievements support Spectra Energy's strategic objectives and values. In keeping with its commitment to the communities that it serves, Summit Award winners were presented with a $5,000 check to be donated to their non-profit organization of choice.

"Spectra Energy employees are among the best in the industry, and that becomes even more apparent as we recognize the exemplary actions of the men and women who have been recognized through the Summit Awards," said Fred Fowler, president and chief executive officer, Spectra Energy Corp. "These honorees have raised their performance to the next level and proudly represented our core values as a company."

This year's honorees are: -- The Jewell Ridge Project Safety Team, which included Spectra Energy Transmission employees Dan Bernhard, Arthur (Cork) Cole, Monty Collins, Mona Deshotel and Daniel Tran, took steps to ensure those working on the treacherous terrain deep within the Appalachian Mountains were able to work safely. As a result of the team's extensive plan coordination, 500 employees enjoyed a safe and productive working environment free from work-related fatalities or injury. The team selected their $5,000 recognition award be donated to Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund. -- A team of Spectra Energy Transmission employees, which included Andy Drake, Rick Kivela, Steve Rapp and Bob Travers, were recognized for working cooperatively with the Department of Transportation to gain approval for a waiver allowing Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline to increase pipeline capacity and improve safety performance. The new technique incorporated advanced design and construction processes, along with rigorous, ongoing pipeline safety practices. This state-of- the-art approach, now being considered as part of new pipeline standards, reduces the need for additional infrastructure as demand for natural gas grows and will lessen the impact on the environment and the public. The team selected the Houston area Ronald McDonald House Charities to receive their $5,000 recognition award. -- Union Gas's Power Services team consisted of a diverse, cross- functional group of employees including Steve Baker, Curt Bernardi, Rick Birmingham, Carol Cameron, Mark Isherwood, Dan Jones, Mark Kitchen, Shelley MacDonald, Paolo Mastronardi, Clancy O'Hara, Mike Packer, Libby Passmore, Wayne Passmore, Chris Shorts and Greg Tetreault. This team worked with Ontario power customers and other industry stakeholders to develop and reach agreement on new power services and new service standards that were ultimately approved by the Ontario Energy Board. The team will donate its $5,000 award to the Prism Centre for Audiology and Children's Rehabilitation in Chatham. -- Ontario employee Darrin Canniff led an extraordinary community fundraising campaign totaling $2.4 million CAD to support the Chatham- Kent chapter of the United Way. Canniff also orchestrated a $120,000 CAD fundraiser for his 'Festival of Giving' campaign that supports three local charities. Canniff's $5,000 award will be split into two donations which will go to the United Way of Chatham-Kent as well as the Foundation of Chatham - Kent Health Alliance. -- Ontario Environmental Project Manager, Tony Vadlja demonstrated safety and stewardship outside of the job when he proved that quick thinking and a big heart can literally save a life. Vadlja encountered an overturned car in a water filled ditch on his way to the airport where inside he found a trapped occupant in the car. Unable to release her seat belt and holding her head above water, Tony was eventually able to free the occupant and pulled her to safety, ultimately saving her life. Tony will continue to help his community by donating his $5,000 award to Big Brothers of London Ontario Inc.

The winners were presented with the checks during a recognition ceremony held June 29 in Houston.

About Spectra Energy Corp

Spectra Energy Corp is one of North America's premier pure play natural gas midstream companies serving three key links in the natural gas value chain: gathering and processing, transmission and storage and distribution. For close to a century, Spectra Energy and its predecessor companies have developed critically important pipelines and related energy infrastructure connecting natural gas supply sources to premium markets. Based in Houston, Texas, the company operates in the United States and Canada approximately 17,500 miles of transmission pipeline, 265 billion cubic feet of storage, natural gas gathering and processing, natural gas liquids operations and local distribution assets. Spectra Energy Corp also has a 50 percent ownership in DCP Midstream, one of the largest natural gas gatherers and processors in the United States. Visit http://www.spectraenergy.com/ for more information.