Warmer

Warm Quarter Impacts Southwest Gas’ Earnings

Due to much warmer than normal temperatures during the first quarter in California, Nevada and Arizona, Southwest Gas Corp. announced consolidated earnings of $0.76 per share for 1Q2003, a $0.56 decrease from the $1.32 per share earned during the first quarter of 2002. The company’s consolidated net income was $25.5 million, compared to $42.9 million in the prior period.

April 30, 2003

Transportation Notes

Citing forecasts of warmer weather in the state of Florida, Florida Gas Transmission issued an Overage Alert Day for its market area Wednesday with 5% tolerance for negative daily imbalances. FGT also said that due to maintenance in progress on its system, it was not scheduling more than 1,850,000 MMBtu/d into the market area for the gas days of Wednesday and Thursday.

March 20, 2003

Warmer Weather Pushes All Non-Rockies Prices Lower

In a market practically mandated by the weather forecasts, non-Rockies prices dropped by double-digit amounts in nearly all cases Friday. A winter storm approaching the upper Rocky Mountains from Northern California and the Pacific Northwest boosted area load enough to keep most Rockies points flat to mildly lower and even raise numbers at the highly temperature-sensitive Cheyenne Hub.

November 11, 2002

Transportation Notes

Saying its capacity is fully utilized, warmer weather is being experienced in the market area and overall linepack is lower, Florida Gas Transmission issued an Overage Alert Day notice Monday with 15% tolerance for negative daily imbalances.

October 16, 2001

Transportation Notes

Citing fully used capacity, warmer weather in its market area and lower overall linepack, Florida Gas Transmission issued Tuesday an Overage Alert Day notice with 10% tolerance for negative daily imbalances.

September 19, 2001

Transportation Notes

Citing warmer weather in its market area and lower overall linepack, Florida Gas Transmission issued an Overage Alert Day notice Tuesday with 15% tolerance for negative daily imbalances.

July 18, 2001

Transportation Notes

Citing warmer weather in its market area and lower overall linepack, Florida Gas Transmission issued an Overage Alert Day notice with 5% tolerance for negative imbalances Tuesday. FGT bases its decision on whether to extend an OFO on a review of the situation prior to the start of each gas day.

July 5, 2001

Transportation Notes

Due to warmer weather in its market area and lower overall linepack, Florida Gas Transmission issued Thursday an Overage Alert Day notice with 15% tolerance for negative imbalances.

June 15, 2001

Technical Short-Covering Lifts Futures Back Above $5.00

Propelled by forecasts calling for a warmer-than-normal summerand following on the heels of Thursday’s technical rebound, naturalgas futures finished the week on a positive note Friday, ascommercial and speculative traders covered shorts ahead of theweekend. After gapping higher at the open, the April contracttraded quietly for much of the session Friday, finishing 10.8 centsstronger at $5.035.

March 19, 2001

Futures Tank as Forecasters Disagree With Groundhog

Amid revised forecasts calling for warmer-than-normal weatherthrough mid-month, natural gas futures prices plunged yesterday astraders took advantage of a gap lower open and quickly pushed theMarch contract to its $1.00 lock-limit down. After being halted forthe Nymex-mandated 15 minutes, trading resumed at 11:15 a.m. (ET)yesterday with new $2.00 limits on either side of Friday’s $6.743March close. Additional selling was seen at the close, demoting theprompt month to $5.706, a $1.037 loss for the day.

February 6, 2001