SEMPRA, SOUTH COAST MAKE FINAL PLEAS IN BATTLE OVER LNG STANDARD

Sempra Energy representatives and South Coast air district officials are making final pleas to state energy regulators over future liquefied natural gas (LNG) specifications, with the utilities challenging the district's contention that a looser standard will significantly increase nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions in southern California. The regulators' decision is considered significant not only to state officials and industry representatives, but to federal stakeholders, who are also anticipating government action on LNG "interchangeability standards" regionally and nationally. The California Public Utilities...