April 15, 2002

NEW ORLEANS – Representing the best in volunteerism and commitment to her community, New Orleans native Sue Houston and New Orleans – Dominion Exploration & Production, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Dominion (NYSE:D), was selected to receive the prestigious 2001 National Safety Award for Excellence (SAFE) from the U. S. Department of Interior’s Minerals Management Service.

Dominion E&P has been a SAFE Award finalist for the past four years, one of only two companies to achieve this level of performance. Dominion E&P won the National Safe Award this year for the moderate activity category for the Outer Continental Shelf based on the company’s outstanding safety record and performance at its offshore facilities in the Gulf of Mexico.

The award was established in 1983 to recognize those companies that achieved outstanding environmental and safety results. Dominion E&P is a repeat winner, having won the National award in 1998 as CNG Producing, a predecessor company to Dominion E&P.

“Achieving this honor recognizes Dominion’s commitment to high safety and environmental standards,” remarked Duane Radtke, Dominion E&P president and CEO. “It acknowledges the hard work and dedication of our employees, service providers and contractors in helping us achieve these results. We believe the award to be indicative of the safety and environmental culture at Dominion where excellence is both expected and delivered. We are proud to have been honored by the MMS to receive such a notable award.”

Dominion is one of the nation’s largest producers of energy, with a production capability of more than 3 trillion British thermal units of energy per day. Dominion Exploration and Production, Inc. is Dominion's exploration and production subsidiary with more than 4.9 trillion cubic feet equivalent of natural gas reserves and more than 450 billion cubic feet equivalent of annual production. For more information about Dominion, visit the company’s web site at www.dom.com.

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