Entities

S&P Downgrades Reliant Resources to ‘Junk’

Cutting the credit rating of Reliant Resources Inc. (RRI) and related entities to “junk” status Friday, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P) said the ratings for the companies will remain on negative CreditWatch until debt and credit facility questions can be resolved.

September 16, 2002

MarkWest Acquires Two Calgary E&P Entities for $51 M

As mergers and acquisitions attempt to live up to the pace set during 2000, Denver-based MarkWest Hydrocarbon Inc. reported it has more than doubled natural gas reserves with the $51 million acquisitions of Leland Energy Canada Ltd. and Watford Energy Ltd. — two privately owned exploration and production companies based in Calgary. The companies’ current management, which directs both Leland’s and Watford’s operations, will remain intact, MarkWest said.

August 14, 2001

Laclede Moves to Split Regulated, Unregulated Units

Laclede Gas Co. has moved to separate its regulated andunregulated entities in an effort to give the unregulated arm ofthe natural gas distributor more flexibility and financing options.The St. Louis company’s board of directors voted for authorizationfrom the Securities and Exchange Commission to reorganize.

October 30, 2000

Midcoast Grows Pipeline Ownership 41%

Midcoast Energy Resources Inc. plans to acquire Kansas PipelineCo. (KPC), MarGasCo Partnership (MarGasCo) and other relatedentities. The $190 million deal includes the Kansas Pipelinesystem, which provides gas service to the Wichita and Kansas Citymetropolitan markets. The addition of the KPC system represents a41% increase in the total miles of pipeline owned by Midcoast.

November 9, 1999

S&P assigns Duke Energy Negative Outlook

Standard & Poor’s today affirmed the ratings of Duke EnergyCorp. and related entities and assigned a negative rating outlook.

September 10, 1999
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