Spectra Energy Issues 2013 Sustainability Report

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May 14, 2014, 09:15 ET

HOUSTON, May 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Spectra Energy Corp (NYSE: SE) today announced the release of its 2013 online sustainability report. The report highlights Spectra Energy's sustainable approach in five key focus areas: stakeholder engagement; incorporating sustainability in supply chain management; environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting; environmental resource conservation; and community development.

"Sustainability is not an isolated function or a 'feel good' platitude for us at Spectra Energy. It is integral to our business, culture, strategy, decisions, stakeholder interactions and long-term success delivering energy across North America," said Greg Ebel, president and chief executive officer, Spectra Energy. "Our sustainability strategy supports our ongoing, tremendous growth cycle. It helps us to be responsive to customers; reduce risk; attract, motivate and retain talent; safely deliver our projects on time and on budget; and bring tangible value, such as jobs, to the communities we serve."

Spectra Energy's sustainability report, "A Sustainable Approach to What's Next," is available online at www.spectraenergy.com/sustainability.

About Spectra Energy

Spectra Energy Corp (NYSE: SE), a FORTUNE 500 company, is one of North America's leading pipeline and midstream companies. Based in Houston, Texas, the company's operations in the United States and Canada include more than 22,000 miles of natural gas, natural gas liquids, and crude oil pipelines; approximately 305 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas storage; 4.8 million barrels of crude oil storage; as well as natural gas gathering, processing, and local distribution operations. Spectra Energy is the general partner of Spectra Energy Partners (NYSE: SEP), one of the largest pipeline master limited partnerships in the United States and owner of the natural gas, natural gas liquids, and crude oil assets in Spectra Energy's U.S. portfolio. Spectra Energy also has a 50 percent ownership in DCP Midstream, the largest producer of natural gas liquids and the largest natural gas processor in the United States. Spectra Energy has served North American customers and communities for more than a century. The company's longstanding values are recognized through its inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America Indexes and the CDP Global 500 and S&P 500 Climate Disclosure and Performance Leadership Indexes. For more information, visit www.spectraenergy.com and www.spectraenergypartners.com.

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