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Austin-based Southern Union Co. has named David W. Stevens as executive vice-president of utility operations and Dennis K. Morgan as executive vice-president of administration. The company said Stevens will be responsible for overseeing the company’s natural gas operating divisions: Southern Union Gas, Missouri Gas Energy, Atlantic Utilities, PG Energy, and New England. In addition, Stevens will oversee the customer service, engineering and gas supply departments. Stevens is currently the president of Southern Union Gas. Morgan will be responsible for overseeing a broad range of corporate administrative functions, including legal, human resources, risk, environmental matters, and corporate communications. Southern Union is an international energy distribution company serving nearly 1.6 million customers in Texas, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Florida and Mexico.

Fluor Corporation and Duke Energy Corp. named Jeff Faulk president and CEO of Duke/Fluor Daniel, a joint venture of the two companies that provides global engineering, construction and operating services to fossil-fueled power generating facilities. Faulk comes to the partnership from Fluor Daniel, where he most recently served as senior vice president, operations for the Americas, within the energy & chemicals strategic business unit. Harvey Padewer, group president of Energy Services for Duke Energy, said the partnership is poised to emerge as the clear leader in fossil-fueled power generation under Faulk’s leadership. “Last year, Duke/Fluor Daniel was building one out of every 3 MW of natural gas-fired generation under construction in the U.S.,” Padewer said. “The industry is beginning to take serious notice of this partnership and its global project portfolio — that includes everything from combined cycle plants to innovative clean- burning coal technology.”

Aquila Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of UtiliCorp United, on Tuesday named Dean Fuller as its senior vice president and general manager for its midstream services group based in Houston and San Antonio. The company also appointed two more members to the group: Steve Anderson to the position of commercial vice president and Mike Williams to the position of vice president of operations and engineering. Anderson, who has been in the business for more than 25 years, will be responsible for all of Aquila’s midstream commercial activity including supply and business development, while Williams, who has worked in the industry for more than 20 years, will be responsible for the company’s midstream asset operations and integrity, as well as value extraction

Aquila Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of UtiliCorp United, on Tuesday named Dean Fuller as its senior vice president and general manager for its midstream services group based in Houston and San Antonio. The company also appointed two more members to the group: Steve Anderson to the position of commercial vice president and Mike Williams to the position of vice president of operations and engineering. Anderson, who has been in the business for more than 25 years, will be responsible for all of Aquila’s midstream commercial activity including supply and business development, while Williams, who has worked in the industry for more than 20 years, will be responsible for the company’s midstream asset operations and integrity, as well as value extraction

Northern Indiana Public Service Co. (NIPSCO) named BarrettHatches president and CEO. Hatches, who will join NIPSCO April 2,will oversee all natural gas and electric distribution operationsof the utility serving more than 700,000 natural gas customers and430,000 electric customers across the northern third of Indiana.Hatches also will serve as CEO of NiSource’s other Indiana naturalgas distribution companies, Northern Indiana Fuel and Light, andKokomo Gas and Fuel. Hatches, 45, currently is president and CEO ofAlaska-based ENSTAR Natural Gas, a gas distribution subsidiary ofSEMCO ENERGY.

Dynegy Inc. announced that David Pope has been named presidentof Calgary-based Dynegy Canada. He will oversee Dynegy Canada’smarketing and trading of natural gas, crude oil, natural gasliquids and electricity. Before joining Dynegy, Pope was a vicepresident at Enron. Prior to Enron, he was founder and president ofCanadian Gas Marketing, which was acquired by Enron in 1992.

FERC Chairman Curt Hebert Jr. last week tapped Kevin P. Madden,a well-known and popular official at the Commission, to be generalcounsel. He succeeds Doug Smith, who left the Commission on Friday.

In what could be called a dark horse choice following weeks ofspeculation that one of several energy heavyweights would be tappedto fill the Energy Department Cabinet seat for President-electGeorge W. Bush, former Michigan Sen. Spencer Abraham (R) wasnominated to serve as energy secretary yesterday. Abraham wasdefeated last November in his first re-election bid.

Robert Ray took on a new position with Dynegy Inc. yesterday.The nine-year company veteran was named vice president of StrategicInvestments, a job which entails strategic planning, valuation ofcorporate mergers and acquisitions, as well as the company’sinvestment in other business opportunities. Ray has held a numberof positions within Dynegy, most recently the title of vicepresident of Corporate Finance.