Nichole Bell

Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) sells, distributes and transports natural gas. SoCalGas purchases and stores natural gas for its customers and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E)'s customers on a combined portfolio basis and provides natural gas storage services for others. Its noncore customers at SoCalGas consist primarily of electric generation, wholesale, large commercial and industrial, and oil recovery customers. SoCalGas' wholesale customers are primarily other investor-owned utilities (IOUs), including SDG&E, or municipally owned natural gas distribution systems. It purchases natural gas under short-term and long-term contracts for the California Utilities' customers. SoCalGas purchases natural gas from Canada, the United States Rockies and the southwestern United States to meet its and SDG&E's customer requirements and maintain supply reliability. It purchases some California natural gas production and additional supplies delivered directly to California.