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SAN DIEGO, May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) subsidiary Cameron LNG today announced it has signed a third and final commercial development agreement with a subsidiary of GDF SUEZ S.A. (GSZ.FP) (GDF SUEZ) to develop the remaining liquefaction train planned at the site of the Cameron LNG terminal in Hackberry, La. With this agreement of 4 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) with GDF SUEZ, Cameron LNG has commitments for the full capacity toward the development of the...
LOS ANGELES, April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- April is National Safe Digging Month and Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) is reminding residents and businesses to call 811 to have utility-owned lines marked before digging in the garden or at construction sites. Calling 811 or Underground Service Alert will help avoid possible injury or damage to hidden gas lines or service interruption. A utility line is damaged by digging once every three minutes nationwide, and many of these...
LOS ANGELES, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) achieved a record year in 2011 for contracting with diverse business enterprises (DBEs) with more than $300 million going to minority businesses. SoCalGas' supplier diversity activities, which started more than 30 years ago, have evolved not only into a key business strategy but also a core company value. DBE companies fall into three categories: Minority Business Enterprises (MBE), Women Business...
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In a reversal from 2011, satisfaction with communications from gas utilities has improved significantly among business customers, which has contributed to a notable increase in overall satisfaction, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Gas Utility Business Customer Satisfaction Study(SM) released today. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050527/LAF028LOGO-a) Now in its seventh year, the study measures...
LOS ANGELES, March 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) is alerting customers to be aware of persons who reportedly have recently posed as SoCalGas employees. According to a news report, the imposters distract an unsuspecting customer by performing "gas leak inspections" while an accomplice burglarizes the customer's home. SoCalGas wants to assure all customers that all SoCalGas employees carry proper identification when called out to any job. Customers...
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) today reported 2011 earnings of $1.4 billion, or $5.62 per diluted share, compared with earnings of $739 million, or $2.98 per diluted share, in 2010. Sempra Energy's adjusted earnings in 2011 were $1.1 billion, or $4.47 per diluted share, up approximately 14 percent from 2010 adjusted earnings of $974 million, or $3.93 per diluted share. The company's 2011 adjusted earnings excluded a second-quarter 2011 gain of $277...
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) has declared regular quarterly dividends for the preferred series stock of the company as follows: SoCalGas: Preferred Stock $0.375 per share Preferred Stock, Series A $0.375 per share The dividends are payable on April 15, 2012 to shareholders of record on March 10, 2012. Southern California Gas Co. has been delivering clean, safe...
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today launched its annual winter assistance campaign, the Gas Assistance Fund, which provides a one-time grant in the amount of the bill, up to $100, for low-income families. The program is funded by the generous contributions from customers, employees, and shareholders. "The Gas Assistance Fund helps our customers in need with their heating bills during the winter season when home heating is used...
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, a subsidiary of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), today announced that it has agreed to purchase Hattiesburg, Miss.-based Willmut Gas & Oil Company (Willmut). The terms of the deal were not disclosed. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120103/LA29138LOGO) The privately-held natural gas utility provides service to about 20,000 customers in greater Hattiesburg as well as portions of Covington, Jones,...
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sempra Generation announced today that three blocks of solar panels totaling 42 megawatts (MW) have been installed at its Mesquite Solar 1 project and are now delivering renewable electricity to the power grid. Construction on the 150-MW photovoltaic solar installation in Arlington, Ariz., located about 40 miles west of Phoenix, began in June 2011. Sempra Generation anticipates that the project will be completed in early 2013. Power...
