BG Group Hosts H.R.H. The Duke of York Visit to Lake Charles LNG Import Facility.

Online Video Footage Available (Post Event)

LAKE CHARLES, La. -- Today, BG North America (BG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of BG Group plc, along with Trunkline LNG, will host His Royal Highness, The Duke of York, formerly Prince Andrew, at North America's largest operating LNG import terminal in Lake Charles.

During his visit, The Duke of York will be given a demonstration that illustrates the characteristics and safe qualities of LNG. He will also be given a tour of the import facility where BG has 100 percent of the import capacity rights.

Martin Houston, BG Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Americas & Global LNG said:

"We are honoured to host H.R.H. The Duke of York today. In his role of promoting U.K. business interests in the U.S., it is relevant for him to see firsthand how a British-based company is helping supply U.S. energy markets with clean-burning natural gas. In fact, BG was the largest LNG importer into the U.S., supplying around 55 percent of all LNG delivered during 2007. Key to our success in the LNG industry is BG's flexible supply portfolio, worldwide market positions and our strategically located U.S. LNG assets in Lake Charles and Elba Island, Ga., which allow us to help meet the country's growing energy demand."

(AFTER 6:30 P.M. CST) To download broadcast footage of today's event, please visit: http://wdl18.streamhoster.com/bcpvideo/BG_NA/Duke_of_York.mov

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Length: 2:00

Notes to Editors:

About BG Group:

BG Group plc is a global natural gas business. Active in more than 25 countries across five continents, BG Group operates four business segments - Exploration and Production, LNG, Transmission and Distribution and Power.

BG Global LNG

BG is a market leader in global LNG. BG has developed a flexible LNG portfolio, underpinned by long-term supply contracts and capacity.

In the USA, BG LNG Services, LLC (BGLS) holds, until 2028, 100% of the capacity rights at North America's largest operating LNG import terminal, Lake Charles in Louisiana. BGLS also holds supply and regasification rights for 17 years at the Elba Island LNG terminal near Savannah, Georgia.

BG has long-term purchase agreements in place with Equatorial Guinea LNG Train 1, S.A.; Nigeria LNG Ltd; Egyptian LNG Train 2; and with Atlantic LNG Train 4.

In the Middle East, BG is a shareholder in Egyptian LNG Trains 1 and 2. There is scope at the development site for up to six trains.

BG Group is also the major project shareholder in two proposed regasification terminals, the Dragon LNG import project in Milford Haven, Wales and the Brindisi LNG import project in Brindisi, Italy.

About Trunkline LNG:

Trunkline LNG is a unit of Southern Union Company. Southern Union, headquartered in Houston, is one of the nation's leading diversified natural gas companies engaged primarily in the transportation, storage, gathering, processing and distribution of natural gas. The company owns and operates one of the nation's largest natural gas pipeline systems with approximately 20,000 miles of gathering and transportation pipelines and North America's largest liquefied natural gas import terminal.