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Brandt Energy, a former partner in the Wild Goose Storageproject in California, is planning the development of Colorado’sfirst independent gas storage facility. The Totem Gas StorageProject is to be located about 12 miles east of the Denver Airportin a depleted gas field in the J Sand reservoir of the DenverJulesburg Basin. Brandt, Star Natural Gas, Renegade Oil & Gasand Fairchild, Ancell & Wells make up the development team forthe project, which will target growing power generation load andmarketers serving customers along the Front Range.

PG&E Corp. lured in Thomas Boren, a former top executive atSouthern Co., to lead its PG&E National Energy Group, lastweek, only a few weeks after Boren had announced his retirement atSouthern. Boren, 50, will be president and CEO of the PG&Edivision, which includes PG&E Gas Transmission, PG&E PowerTrading, and PG&E Energy Services.

PG&E Corp. lured in Thomas Boren, a former top executive atSouthern Co., to lead its PG&E National Energy Group, lastweek, only a few weeks after Boren had announced his retirement atSouthern. Boren, 50, will be president and CEO of the PG&Edivision, which includes PG&E Gas Transmission, PG&E PowerTrading, and PG&E Energy Services.

Southern Energy Inc. (SEI), one of Southern Co.’s mainsubsidiaries, named S. Marce Fuller its new CEO last week. Underthe leadership of the former CEO, Tom Boren, SEI reported $69million in second-quarter 1999 earnings, compared with $25 millionfor the same period last year. Now it is up to Fuller to continuehis success.

Southern Energy Inc. (SEI), one of Southern Co.’s mainsubsidiaries, named S. Marce Fuller its new CEO Tuesday. Under theleadership of the former CEO, Tom Boren, SEI reported $69 millionin second-quarter 1999 earnings, compared with $25 million for thesame period last year. Now it is up to Fuller to continue hissuccess.

ANR Pipeline brought in a big gun this week to mow down theopposition to its proposed Wisconsin expansion project. It hiredformer Wisconsin Public Service Commission Chairman CharlesCicchetti, now a consultant with the Pacific Economics Group and abusiness professor at the University of Southern California, totout its project over others, particularly the competing GuardianPipeline.

MCN Energy said last week deliberate financial miscalculationsby several former employees at CoEnergy trading, its unregulatedgas marketing subsidiary, led to a net loss of $2.7 million,significantly lower earnings in 1997 and 1998, and slightly higherearnings in 1Q99.

Nicholas J. Bush, former president of the Natural Gas SupplyAssociation (NGSA), has been charged with one count of criminalmail fraud and one count of tax evasion in connection for his rolein allegedly embezzling more than $2.8 million through fakeconsulting contracts from the producer trade group.

Nicholas J. Bush, former president of the Natural Gas SupplyAssociation (NGSA), has been charged with one count of criminalmail fraud and one count of tax evasion in connection with his rolein the embezzlement of more than $2.8 million from the producertrade group.