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Southern California air quality regulators have issued a violation notice against the Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) Aliso Canyon underground natural gas storage facility north of Los Angeles, alleging that a leak that lasted about 50 minutes last week at the 3,600-acre facility caused a public nuisance for nearby Porter Ranch residents.

Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) on Wednesday launched the use of fiber optics to monitor segments of its largest high-pressure and transmission pipelines at least 12 inches in diameter.

Overlooked in last month’s rollout of the latest winter energy assessment for Southern California were comments by the head of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), indicating that unlike last winter, residential and small business customers could be at risk of natural gas shortages.

Groups that have been unrelenting in trying to shut down California’s Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility are turning their attention to the use of heavy duty natural gas vehicle (NGV) trucks, disputing claims that vehicles running on renewable natural gas (RNG) or biomethane are as “clean” as current electric vehicle (EV) technologies.

Sempra Energy’s Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) reached a milestone in methane capture technology during natural gas pipeline replacement operations, according to the Los Angeles-based natural gas utility.

During the first two weeks that Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) began reinjection operations at its troubled Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility, the company discovered a gradual pressure buildup at 13 of the 39 injection wells that had been brought back online.

Signaling what could be a significant pivot for the traditional natural gas distribution sector, Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) on Tuesday launched an initiative to open its distribution pipeline network — the nation’s largest — to renewable natural gas (RNG).

A California appeals court Saturday lifted a temporary restraining order that sought to prevent the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility from reopening.

The County of Los Angeles on Monday asked the Los Angeles Superior Court for an injunction to prevent the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage field from reopening until state regulators complete an earthquake and risk analysis.