An ambitious plan to prepay for large volumes of gas under amulti-year contract is under consideration by the California agencyresponsible for procuring natural gas for state facilities.Staffers of Natural Gas Services, a unit of the state’s Departmentof General Services, would like to hear ideas about implementingsuch a program from potential suppliers.
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FL LDCs Prepay Williams for Supply
Williams Energy signed a 10-year agreement to supply more than16,000 Dth/d of pre-paid gas to Florida Gas Utility fordistribution to its members, consisting of 15 Florida LDCs.Williams Energy began supplying Florida Gas Utility Dec. 1.Historically, Florida Gas Utility bought gas using short-term (lessthan one month) and medium-term (up to three years) contracts. “Wechose Williams because of its competitive price and most favorablecontract terms,” said Katrina Vaughn, general manager of FloridaGas Utility.
Aquila Customers Prepay for Interest Rate Hedge
Aquila Energy has won a long-term, $24.3 million contract tosupply gas to to Nebraska municipals under a pre-paid contractdriven by the current low interest rates. Aquila will supply14,419,850 MMBtu over 10 years to Energy America, which isaffiliated with the Nebraska Municipal Power Pool, the MunicipalEnergy Agency of Nebraska and the Nebraska Public Gas Agency.