Gas Supplies OK Without Aliso Canyon

Posted on by October 27, 2016

Natural gas supplies this winter should be adequate for the needs of Southern California gas_flameresidents and businesses, despite earlier fears about shortages resulting from the shutdown of operations at the SoCalGas Aliso Canyon storage facility.

That’s the conclusion of a 41-page report prepared jointly by the California Public Utilities Commission, the California Energy Commission, the California Independent System Operator, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and Southern California Gas Co.

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PG&E Found Guilty on Pipeline Safety Charges

Posted on by August 17, 2016

A federal jury found Pacific Gas & Electric Co. guilty of violations of pipeline safety regulations pge_logothat led to the 2010 explosion of a natural gas pipeline in San Bruno which caused eight deaths and destroyed 38 homes.

California’s largest utility faces potential fines of $3 million. While the jury was deliberating, prosecutors decided not to pursue potential fines of up to $562 million. PG&E was previously fined a record $1.6 billion by the state’s Public Utilities Commission.

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Chevron Reports Second-Quarter Loss of $1.5 Billion

Posted on by July 29, 2016

chevronSan 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 2015.

The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $1.07 per share, payable Sept. 12, to holders of record as of Aug. 19.

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DOGGR Proposes Permanent Gas Storage Regs

Posted on by July 26, 2016

Preliminary draft permanent regulations for natural gas storage facilities in California have been released  gas_meterby 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 year. The draft includes new safety and testing measures that would be required for the 12 gas storage fields in the state.

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Regulators Veto North-South Gas Pipeline

Posted on by July 26, 2016

State regulators turned down a proposal to construct a natural gas pipeline that would have fed the socalgas_logoSouthern California Gas Co. distribution system.

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) said that, in the wake of the prolonged shutdown of the SoCalGas Aliso Canyon storage facility, there is not enough spare natural gas in Northern California to make the pipeline worthwhile.

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Leaks Close PG&E’s McDonald Island Facility

Posted on by July 18, 2016

Pacific Gas & Electric said it has taken its McDonald Island natural gas facility out of service after pge_logothe utility detected small leaks of methane from some of the wells on the island.

PG&E said the “low-level emissions” on the man-made island in an unpopulated area near the Sacramento River Delta, do not present any risk to the public or the environment.

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