SoCalGas宣布解决Aliso Canyon诉讼

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2021年27日/美通社/——南加州天然气公司. (SoCalGas)今天宣布了协议，预计将解决与2015年Aliso峡谷天然气存储设施泄漏有关的所有重大民事诉讼. 作为协议的结果，SoCalGas将记录大约1美元的税后费用.1 billion this month.  结算费用将不由纳税人负担.

第一份协议要求约36人中的97%参与,000名个人原告和法院批准的和解分配过程, 在其他条件.  第二和第三个协议涉及和解，估计至少包括23个班级,在一场假定的商业集体诉讼中，原告被驳回, 这两项都需要得到法院的批准. 

“这些协议是一个重要的里程碑，将帮助社区和我们的公司努力摆脱这一艰难的篇章," said Scott Drury, CEO of SoCalGas. “在泄漏后的几年里, SoCalGas一直与监管机构合作, technical experts, 以及我们的邻居，以加强我们所有地下储存设施的安全，以及我们与社区的接触. As a result, 我们的存储设施按照监管机构和专家所说的全国最严格的安全标准运行."

Background

In July 2017, 州监管机构批准SoCalGas公司恢复在Aliso峡谷天然气储存设施的注入. 按照国家新的规定, SoCalGas提高了该设施的运行安全性和可靠性. 在国家的指示下, 油田是在减压状态下运行的, 提供额外的安全边际.

Aliso Canyon的行业领先技术和实践包括:

使用套管围绕内钢管提供物理, secondary barrier of protection; Integrity assessments on all wells with advanced inspection tools and pressure testing; Around-the-clock pressure monitoring of all wells by a 24-hour operations center; and Wellhead and fence-line methane detection systems.

SoCalGas此前与洛杉矶市检察官办公室达成了一项和解协议, 洛杉矶郡, 加州总检察长办公室, 以及加州空气资源委员会(California Air Resources Board)，以解决这些政府机构对该公司就泄漏事件提出的所有未决索赔.

关于今天宣布的解决Aliso Canyon天然气存储设施诉讼以及与泄漏相关的剩余法律和监管程序的更多信息, 请参阅森普拉公司和SoCalGas公司今天向美国证券交易委员会提交的8-K表最新报告.

想了解更多关于南加州天然气公司的信息，请访问 www.socalgas.com

关于socalgas总部位于洛杉矶, SoCalGas®是美国最大的天然气分销机构. SoCalGas为21国提供价格合理、可靠且日益可再生的天然气服务.在加州中部和南部2.4万平方英里的地区，有800万消费者. 通过该公司管道输送的天然气将继续在加州的清洁能源转型中发挥关键作用——提供电网的可靠性，并支持风能和太阳能的部署.

SoCalGas的使命是打造美国最清洁、最安全、最创新的能源公司. 为了支持这一使命, SoCalGas致力于在2045年前实现其运营和能源输送过程中温室气体净零排放的目标，并在2030年前用可再生天然气(RNG)取代其向核心客户供应的20%的传统天然气. 可再生天然气是由奶牛场产生的废物制成的, landfills, 和污水处理厂. SoCalGas还致力于投资其天然气输送基础设施，同时保持客户负担得起的账单. SoCalGas是Sempra (NYSE: SRE)的子公司。, 这是一家位于圣地亚哥的能源服务控股公司. 欲了解更多信息，请访问socalgas.com/newsroom或与SoCalGas在Twitter (@SoCalGas)， Instagram (@SoCalGas)和Facebook上连接. 

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