Learn More about the Role of Natural Gas in North America

The following links offer access to information regarding the transportation, distribution, and regulation of natural gas.

Northwest Natural Gas Co. (NW Natural)
www.nwnatural.com
NW Natural is a partner in the proposed Palomar Gas Transmission. With more than 667,000 residential, business, and industrial customers in Oregon and southwestern Washington, NW Natural has distributed energy in Oregon for more than 150 years.

TransCanada
www.transcanada.com
One of the leading energy infrastructure companies in North America, TransCanada has a network of more than 36,500 miles of natural gas pipelines. TransCanada is one of the continent’s largest providers of gas storage and related services with approximately 370 billion cubic feet of storage capacity. A growing independent power producer, TransCanada owns, controls or is developing approximately 11,800 megawatts of power generation.

Gas Transmission Northwest (GTN)
www.gastransmissionnw.com
A wholly owned subsidiary of TransCanada, Pacific Northwest-based GTN has operated an interstate natural gas transmission pipeline in Idaho, Washington, and Oregon for almost half a century.

Northwest Gas Association (NWGA)
www.nwga.org
The Northwest Gas Association is a trade organization of the Pacific Northwest natural gas industry. The NWGA's members include six natural gas utilities serving communities throughout Idaho, Oregon, Washington ,and British Columbia; and three natural gas transmission pipelines that transport natural gas from supply basins into and through the region.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
www.ferc.gov
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, is an independent agency that regulates the interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas, and oil. FERC also reviews proposals to build liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals and interstate natural gas pipelines as well as licensing hydropower projects.

Oregon Department of Energy
www.oregon.gov/energy
TheDepartment of Energy protects Oregon's environment by saving energy, developing clean energy resources, and cleaning up nuclear waste. The office formulates energy policies, advances the development of renewable energy resources, and evaluates whether proposed energy facilities are economically and environmentally sound.

Office of Pipeline Safety
www.phmsa.dot.gov
The Office of Pipeline Safety is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Its goal is to protect people and the environment from the risks inherent in transportation of hazardous materials by pipeline and other modes of transportation.

American Gas Association (AGA)
www.aga.org
The AGA is a trade organization representing natural gas distribution companies in the United States. Its mission is to advocate policies at FERC that will maintain high quality pipeline service to local distribution companies and to promote the development of infrastructure, particularly for delivering new natural gas supplies to market.

Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA)
www.ingaa.org
INGAA is a trade organization that advocates regulatory and legislative positions of importance to the natural gas pipeline industry in North America.

Energy Action Northwest
www.energyactionnw.org
Energy Action Northwest’s mission is to assure a strong economy and continued employment opportunity for the Pacific Northwest by advocating adoption of balanced energy policies that promote reliable, clean energy supplies, sufficient energy infrastructure, energy efficiency, and renewable resource development.

Energy Information Administration
www.eia.doe.gov
A division of the Department of Energy, EIA provides policy-neutral data, forecasts, and analyses to promote sound policy making, efficient markets, and public understanding regarding energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment.

Center for Liquefied Natural Gas
www.lngfacts.org
The Center for Liquefied Natural Gas (CLNG) is a trade association of LNG producers, shippers, terminal operators and developers, energy trade associations and natural gas consumers.CLNG is a clearinghouse of educational and technical information.