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Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) has completed roughly 20 hydrostatic tests of pipeline segments involving the temporary use of compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG). The pipeline segments passed their pressure tests, and the use of CNG/LNG also passed, according to utility officials.

Salt Lake City-based Questar Corp. said Wednesday its Wexpro Co. exploration and production (E&P) unit will partner with Laramie Energy II LLC to develop natural gas properties in Colorado’s Piceance Basin.

The doldrums that natural gas storage has been mired in for some time could disappear, replaced by a re-energized market for short-term, regionally based deals, according to some major natural gas buyers.

Low natural gas prices mean pain at the wellhead, but they continue to bring smiles at the residential burner tip, according to the latest J.D. Power customer satisfaction survey of gas utility customers.

Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) has filed a request with state regulators to increase its customer’s infrastructure surcharge by 2.5% so it can replace outdated cast iron natural gas mains at a faster pace.

Major electric utility player Southern Company plans to buy natural gas utility AGL Resources in a $12 billion deal predicated on the need for more infrastructure to get all the shale natural gas to growing markets, particularly for power generation.

Natural gas prices normally record their seasonal lows in the second half of the injection season, but prices this year may have bottomed out at the start — setting in motion support as withdrawal season nears, according to BNP Paribas.

California regulators on Thursday delayed action on a proposal by Sempra Energy’s Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) utility to effectively enter the distributed generation arena.

While slashed global oil prices have had a negative impact on recent earnings results, they have encouraged Salt Lake City-based Questar Corp. to…