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PANHANDLE ENERGY ANNOUNCES OFFICER APPOINTMENTS

HOUSTON - May 10, 2005 -Panhandle Energy, Southern Union Company’s (NYSE:SUG) interstate natural gas pipeline operations, today announced two officer appointments effective May 9, 2005.

Michael J. Moran has been named vice president of optimization and logistics and Gregg E. Russell has been named vice president of marketing. Both will report to Rob Bond, president and chief operating officer of Panhandle Energy.

Moran, 39, is now responsible for asset optimization and utilization, pricing of service offerings, marketing operations, supply development, contract administration, customer service and gas control for Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, Trunkline Gas Company, Trunkline LNG Company and Sea Robin Pipeline Company.

Before being named to this position, Moran was general manager of optimization and marketing operations. He joined the company in 2000 as director of commercial optimization. Since that time, his responsibilities have increased to include marketing operations, Trunkline LNG Company and customer and competitor analysis.

Moran has almost 15 years of experience in the natural gas industry involving marketing, trading, business development and commercial operations. Previously he worked for Coral Energy Resources and El Paso Corporation.

He received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1988 and a Master of Business Administration degree in 1991 from Texas A&M University.

Russell, 39, is now responsible for the commercial activity and business development for Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, Trunkline Gas Company, Trunkline LNG Company and Sea Robin Pipeline Company.

Before being named to his current position, Russell was general manager of sales. He joined the company in 1989 as an associate analyst in regulatory affairs. Since then, Russell has held various positions of increasing responsibility in the regulatory affairs and marketing departments. Before joining Panhandle, he was a rate analyst with United Gas Pipeline.

Russell received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of Houston in 1988.

About Southern Union Company

Southern Union Company (NYSE:SUG), headquartered in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., is engaged primarily in the transportation, storage and distribution of natural gas.

Through Panhandle Energy, the company owns and operates 100% of Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, Trunkline Gas Company, Sea Robin Pipeline Company, Southwest Gas Storage Company and Trunkline LNG Company - one of North America’s largest liquefied natural gas import terminals. Through CCE Holdings, LLC, Southern Union also owns a 50 percent interest in and operates the CrossCountry Energy pipelines, which include Transwestern Pipeline Company and 50 percent of Citrus Corp. Citrus Corp. owns 100 percent of the Florida Gas Transmission pipeline system. Southern Union’s pipeline interests operate almost 18,000 miles of interstate pipelines that transport natural gas from the San Juan, Anadarko and Permian Basins, the Rockies, the Gulf of Mexico, Mobile Bay, South Texas and the Panhandle regions of Texas and Oklahoma to major markets in the Southeast, West, Midwest and Great Lakes region.

Through its local distribution companies, Missouri Gas Energy, PG Energy and New England Gas Company, Southern Union also serves approximately one million natural gas end-user customers in Missouri, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

For further information, visit www.southernunionco.com

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