Spectra’s piece is an excellent example of the type of work energy utilities are doing through video technology to communicate with the world 
Washington, D.C. — The American Gas Association (AGA) today is pleased to announce that Spectra Energy has won the 2009 AGA Natural Gas Video Award for its submission, “Facts about Natural Gas. The Natural Choice.” This is the inaugural presentation of the award, which recognizes excellence in video communications by an energy utility.
“Spectra’s piece is an excellent example of the type of work energy utilities are doing through video technology to communicate with the world,” said David N. Parker, AGA president and CEO. “The video does a tremendous job of exhibiting the efficient, abundant, domestic and clean properties of natural gas.”
An AGA volunteer member committee reviewed the entrants before selecting Spectra, the Council for Responsible Energy, Nicor and NW Natural as finalists. The final group of videos was posted to the AGA blog,
truebluenaturalgas.org, where visitors of the site were able to vote for the winner. During a three-week period, Spectra received more than 1,500 votes for its submission, securing a close victory.
“Naturally, we were very excited to hear that we won the award,” said Toni Beck, group vice president, internal and external affairs at Spectra Energy. “We wanted to raise the visibility of natural gas and promote its use and benefits. We thought video would be unique way of communicating a very compelling story about the benefits of natural gas.”
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Spectra Energy holds approximately 19,100 miles of transmission pipeline and more than 285 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of storage capacity in the United States and Canada. The company’s winning submission can be viewed
here.
The Natural Gas Video Award will be given on an annual basis and submissions for 2010 are currently being accepted.