Distributor

Piedmont Natural Gas, a major natural gas distributor based in Charlotte, NC, has signed a 15-year contract with Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. to purchase a “meaningful portion” of its natural gas supplies from the Marcellus Shale beginning in December 2015.

CF Industries Holdings Inc., an agricultural fertilizer manufacturer and distributor, reported record third quarter earnings on Tuesday and said low natural gas costs were part of a favorable outlook for 2013.

Not all of the Northeast natural gas distribution companies survived Superstorm Sandy unscathed. National Grid, the largest gas distributor in the region, reported that parts of its system sustained heavy damages.

FERC’s Office of Enforcement has preliminarily determined that Kansas City, MO-based natural gas distributor Missouri Gas Energy (MGE) violated the agency’s capacity release regulations. The alleged violations involved a total of almost 69 Bcf of capacity.

British Columbia’s (BC) largest gas distributor has taken a lead position in a program allowing utilities and their customers to fund incentives for natural gas vehicle (NGV) use, thereby boosting the market for the province’s production.

British Columbia’s (BC) largest gas distributor has taken a lead position in a program allowing utilities and their customers to fund incentives for natural gas vehicle (NGV) use, thereby boosting the market for the province’s production.

Calgary-based AltaGas Ltd. has ponied up US$1.135 billion to acquire Semco Holding Corp., which has stakes in the largest natural gas distributor in Alaska, Enstar Natural Gas Co., as well as a Michigan gas distribution system.

Calgary-based AltaGas Ltd. on Wednesday agreed to pay US$1.135 billion to acquire Semco Holding Corp., which has stakes in the largest natural gas distributor in Alaska, Enstar Natural Gas Co., as well as a Michigan gas distribution system.

As red maple leaves and frosty mornings herald the onset of heating season in Quebec, distributor Gaz Metro Inc. (GMI) is asking for cancellation of a pipeline safety directive that could make fall extra chilly for French Canadian natural gas consumers.