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Equitable Resources Announces Promotions, Organizational Realignments

    PITTSBURGH, Feb. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Equitable Resources Inc.
(NYSE: EQT) announced today a realignment of its senior management
structure to best support its expanding growth-oriented, business strategy.
    Murry S. Gerber, chairman and chief executive officer, will have
responsibility for key strategic growth drivers and for relationships with
external constituencies. Responsibility for ongoing operational value
drivers now will reside with David L. Porges. He was promoted from
executive vice president of finance and administration to president and
chief operating officer and will report to Gerber.
    Gerber's other direct reports now include Philip P. Conti, promoted to
senior vice president and chief financial officer, and Johanna G.
O'Loughlin, senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary.
Conti had previously been vice president and chief financial officer.
    Reporting to Porges will be Randall L. Crawford, president, Equitable
Utilities and now senior vice president, Equitable Resources; Joseph E.
O'Brien, president, Equitable Supply and now senior vice president,
Equitable Resources; Martin A. Fritz, promoted from vice president and
chief information officer to vice president and chief administrative
officer; and Charlene Petrelli, who continues as vice president and chief
human resources officer.
    Crawford, O'Brien and Conti, all of whom have been promoted to senior
vice presidents of Equitable Resources, also will work closely with Gerber
on the strategic growth drivers that impact their business units and the
corporation at large.
    Equitable Resources is an integrated energy company, with emphasis on
Appalachian area natural gas supply, transmission and distribution. For
information on Equitable, visit http://www.eqt.com.


SOURCE Equitable Resources Inc.




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