Northern California utility electric and natural gas infrastructure absorbed a 6.5-magnitude earthquake off the coast of the fishing town of Eureka on Saturday. At its peak 36,000 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers were without electricity and/or gas services, but by 8 a.m. Sunday all of them were restored, a PG&E utility spokesperson told NGI.
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San Diego-based Sempra Energy closed its purchase of Mobile, AL-based EnergySouth Inc. for $510 million in cash. EnergySouth is absorbed into Sempra Pipelines & Storage, greatly increasing the company’s profile in the Gulf of Mexico region. A “substantial majority” of EnergySouth shareholders approved the sale Sept. 30; they will receive $61.50/share. The transaction has received all necessary regulatory approvals, including the federal antitrust clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. Announced in late July, Sempra’s acquisition gives it a majority ownership in two large, high-cycle underground gas storage facilities that when fully developed will have a combined capacity of 57 Bcf. When the deal was announced Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P) revised to “negative” the ratings outlook on Sempra Energy, citing the deal’s provision that Sempra assume $283 million of EnergySouth debt. S&P affirmed the company’s “BBB+” corporate credit rating and its “A” rating on Sempra’s California utility subsidiaries. Included in the purchase is Mobile Gas Service Corp., an Alabama gas distribution utility owned by EnergySouth. Mobile Gas serves about 93,000 retail customers in southwest Alabama. Sempra said than James Fine has been named president of Mobile Gas after previously serving as the company’s vice president for operations.
Sempra Closes $510M EnergySouth Purchase
San Diego-based Sempra Energy closed its purchase of Mobile, AL-based EnergySouth Inc. for $510 million in cash. EnergySouth is absorbed into Sempra Pipelines & Storage.
March Shakes Off Weakness, Holds in Low $2.50s
Despite Tuesday’s large opening gap and 11.8-cent collapse, theMarch contract found support in the high $2.40s yesterday andmanaged a small 1.5-cent gain to end the regular trading day at$2.530. It hit bottom at $2.465 and reached a high for the day of$2.545. April was down 0.3 cents to $2.541, and nearly all of theremaining months were unchanged from the day prior.
Independents See the Light at Tunnel’s End
Some major U.S. independent producers absorbed major blows tothe bottom line in the first quarter of 1999, but CEOs from thecompanies insist higher profits are right around the corner.
Independents See the Light at Tunnel’s End
Some major U.S. independent producers absorbed major blows tothe bottom line in the first quarter of 1999, but CEOs from thecompanies insist higher profits are right around the corner.