HOUSTON, May 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Spectra Energy Corp (NYSE: SE) has been named to Corporate Responsibility Magazine's "100 Best Corporate Citizens" list for 2014.

"We're honored to be named among the Best Corporate Citizens for the fourth consecutive year," said Greg Ebel, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Spectra Energy Corp. "Our employees' continued dedication to our sustainability goals enables Spectra Energy to achieve the appropriate balance of economic, social and environmental practices that are important to our stakeholders and important for our long-term success as a responsible corporate citizen."

The "100 Best Corporate Citizens" list documents 298 data points of disclosure and performance measures across seven categories:  environment, climate change, human rights, governance, employee relations, finance and philanthropy.

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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