SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 1998--PG&E Gas Transmission-Texas ("PG&E GT-T") today made a $25,000 donation to the American Red Cross to support relief efforts in the wake of the floods that have devastated the Central and South Texas region over the past few days.
Officials at PG&E GT-T, leading the relief effort for gas, oil and energy businesses in the region, are hoping that other companies will contribute to clean-up efforts. The company is an affiliate of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), a national energy services holding company.
"We are grateful for PG&E Gas Transmission Texas's prompt response in the midst of this natural disaster," said Randy Weddle, executive director of the San Antonio chapter of the American Red Cross.
The San Antonio Red Cross has responded to the needs of hundreds of families who were affected by the floods in and around the city. The non-profit organization is providing assistance for emergency food, clothing and shelter.
The Red Cross and San Francisco-based PG&E Corporation have a long history of partnership to meet the needs of victims of disasters in the United States. PG&E Corporation donated $1 million to the Red Cross's disaster preparedness program on Oct. 17, 1996, the seventh anniversary of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake in California. This commitment to assisting survivors of natural disasters continues in Texas through the generosity of PG&E Gas Transmission-Texas (PG&E GT-T), a subsidiary of PG&E Corp., based in San Antonio.
PG&E Gas Transmission-Texas, an affiliate of PG&E Gas Transmission, has gas throughput of more than 3.5 billion cubic feet per day in a pipeline network of more than 8,000 miles. It also has a natural gas liquids (NGL) production capacity in excess of 100,000 barrels per day in nine state-of-the-art plants, and a 500-mile NGL pipeline network.
PG&E Corporation provides energy services and products throughout North America through its four unregulated subsidiaries: PG&E Energy Services, U.S. Generating Company, PG&E Gas Transmission and PG&E Energy Trading. Its businesses also include regulated utility Pacific Gas and Electric Company, which provides gas and electric service to one in 20 Americans.
