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A growing interest in renewable natural gas (RNG) was underscored this month as Newport Beach, CA-based Clean Energy Fuels Corp. signed seven fleet and fueling station supply contracts and Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) entered a demonstration project using supplies to produce hydrogen. Clean Energy, which has contracts with fleets in the ports of Los…

Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) on Tuesday set aggressive carbon reduction goals, pledging that its natural gas utility operations would achieve net zero emissions by 2045. Citing the global United Nations climate accord reached in late 2015, the Sempra Energy utility joined other U.S. gas distributors that have made greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction commitments. The…

Sempra Energy has revealed a one-time $72 million charge for litigation related to the 2015-16 methane leak at the Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) Aliso Canyon Storage Field.

Spot gas prices for the April 6-9 week posted stout gains across much of the Lower 48 as sub-$2/MMBtu gas continued to incentivize strong power burns despite a lack of significant demand. Led by gains on the West Coast,NGI’s Spot Gas WeeklyNational Avg.jumped 16.0 cents to $1.520.

Spot gas prices for the April 6-9 week posted stout gains across much of the Lower 48 as sub-$2/MMBtu gas continued to incentivize strong power burns despite a lack of significant demand. Led by gains on the West Coast,NGI’s Spot Gas WeeklyNational Avg.jumped 16.0 cents to $1.520.

A two-year research project with the aim of capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from an industrial source and turning it into methanol has received a $300,000 federal grant.

The Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility emerged unscathed from a fast moving wildfire that started last week and has consumed nearly 8,000 acres on the northern edge of Los Angeles.

Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) is helping local governments in their efforts to enact resolutions condemning efforts to ban natural gas use in new buildings and homes in the state.

Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) plans to ramp up major transmission pipelines that have been idled as state regulators pressure the utility over its lack of natural gas in storage.