Lured

Chesapeake Energy Corp. founder Aubrey McClendon, who was forced to retire as CEO on April 1, has leased office space in Oklahoma City and lured two executives to what appears to be the start of at least one new company.

A spreading revival of enthusiasm for Arctic natural gas prospects has lured an elder statesman of the Canadian resource hunt out of retirement to broadcast reminders of bearish lessons learned the hard way during the last burst of polar drilling.

A spreading revival of enthusiasm for Arctic natural gas prospects has lured an elder statesman of the Canadian resource hunt out of retirement to broadcast reminders of bearish lessons learned the hard way during the last burst of polar drilling.

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.

Lured by the chance to be a main supplier for the wealth ofgas-fired power plants planned for Texas, Aquila Energy bought theKaty Hub from Western Gas Resources last week. The $100 milliondeal is expected to close by April 30, although it still needs toclear the Federal Trade Commission’s Hart-Scott-Rodino Act.

Lured by the chance to be a main supplier for the wealth ofgas-fired power plants planned for Texas, Aquila Energy bought theKaty Hub from Western Gas Resources Monday. The $100 million dealis expected to close by April 30, although it still needs to clearthe Federal Trade Commission’s Hart-Scott-Rodino Act.