As Piedmont Natural Gas Co. reported record net income Friday atits annual shareholders meeting in Charlotte, NC, Chairman and CEOJohn H. Maxheim announced his retirement from active operation ofthe company after 22 years. Maxheim said the company’s board hasnamed former Piedmont Natural Gas President and COO Ware F.Schiefer to succeed him as president and CEO.
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Four Companies Combining Propane Operations
Piedmont Natural Gas Co. of Charlotte, NC; AGL Resources ofAtlanta; Atmos Energy Corp. of Dallas; and Teco Energy of Tampa,FL; are forming a joint venture to combine their propaneoperations.
Four Companies Combining Propane Operations
Piedmont Natural Gas Co. of Charlotte, NC; AGL Resources ofAtlanta; Atmos Energy Corp. of Dallas; and Teco Energy of Tampa,FL; are forming a joint venture to combine their propaneoperations.
Industry Briefs
Duke/Fluor Daniel of Charlotte, NC, was selected by TexasIndependent Energy to provide turnkey engineering, procurement,construction and start-up services for a 1,000 MW, greenfield powerplant in Santa Clara, TX. The project is Texas Independent Energy’s(TIE) first power plant to receive financing. TIE is a jointventure of Panda Energy International Inc. and PSEG Global. “Basedon our reference power plant design, the Guadalupe Power Project isour fifth merchant power plant we are building in Texas,” saidClarence Ray, CEO of Duke/Fluor Daniel. Commercial operation ofPhase I scheduled for December 2000. Construction began thissummer.