(March 11, 2008) Williamsville, New York: National Fuel Resources, Inc. (NFR) announced today that for the fourth consecutive year, the County of Erie awarded their contract for natural gas supply to NFR. In a separate bid award, the Town of Amherst chose NFR as their energy services company for natural gas supply.
Specifically, NFR will be supplying 1,594,784 decatherms of natural gas to government offices and facilities throughout Erie County. This bid award represents a continuation of service that NFR has provided to Erie County over the past few years. In another successful bid, the Town of Amherst has contracted with NFR for 330,460 decatherms of natural gas. Under this bid, NFR will be the natural gas supplier for municipal facilities throughout the Town of Amherst.
"NFR, a long-time market leader in Western New York, is pleased to continue its relationship and service to Erie County and bring our solid reputation and non-utility pricing benefits to more governments and towns such as Amherst", states Joseph N. Del Vecchio, Vice President of NFR. "NFR continues to provide reliable, low-priced natural gas service at a time when governments and agencies need help with controlling escalating energy costs."
NFR is a wholly owned subsidiary of National Fuel Gas Company (NYSE: NFG) and is headquartered in Williamsville, New York. NFR sells natural gas and other energy related services to approximately twenty thousand residential, commercial and industrial clients in New York and Pennsylvania. For more information about NFR, call (716) 630-6778 in the Buffalo area or outside of western New York call toll free at (800) 839-9993. Customers may also access National Fuel Resources' website at www.nfrinc.com for more information.
