A federal jury found Pacific Gas & Electric Co. guilty of violations of pipeline safety regulations that led to the 2010 explosion of a natural gas pipeline in San Bruno which caused eight deaths and destroyed 38 homes. California’s largest … Continue reading
Category Archives: Uncategorized
San Ramon-based Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) reported a loss of $1.5 billion, or 78 cents per share, for the second quarter of fiscal 2016, compared with earnings of $571 million, or 30 cents per share, for the same period in … Continue reading
Preliminary draft permanent regulations for natural gas storage facilities in California have been released by the Department of Conservation’s Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR). When finalized, the regulations will replace emergency regulations the agency issued earlier this … Continue reading
State regulators turned down a proposal to construct a natural gas pipeline that would have fed the Southern California Gas Co. distribution system. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) said that, in the wake of the prolonged shutdown of the … Continue reading
Pacific Gas & Electric said it has taken its McDonald Island natural gas facility out of service after the utility detected small leaks of methane from some of the wells on the island. PG&E said the “low-level emissions” on the … Continue reading
The California Public Utilities Commission has approved $950 million in increased rates for Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to cover the costs of improvements to its natural gas storage facilities and pipeline capacity. The rate hike for PG&E is separate … Continue reading