Shareholders of Louis Dreyfus Natural Gas approved the company’s acquisition by Dominion. Trading of Louis Dreyfus stock will be suspended at the close of trading today and will subsequently be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange. The transaction will be effective on Thursday. Dominion announced in September that it would acquire Louis Dreyfus for $2.3 billion in cash, stock and assumed debt. The deal grows Dominion’s gas reserves by 60% or 4.6 Bcfe. Its production will grow to more than 450 Bcf a year, a 40% hike.

The American Gas Association is hosting a “Utility Investors Conference” Nov. 9-10 at the Harborview Center in Clearview, FL. “This conference will help to educate retail investors about the value of investing in the energy industry — emphasizing the significant potential associated with natural gas utilities,” said Eric Alston, AGA manager of corporate affairs. Besides analyst presentations, eight companies will be featured, including Nicor, KeySpan, Peoples Energy (Chicago), New Jersey Resources, Teco Energy, UtiliCorp United, and NW Natural. For an agenda and registration information, visit www.aga.org/events/3666.html.

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