Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced today it is extending the close of the California Gas Transmission Open Season to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time August 31, 2001. The CGT Open Season was originally scheduled to close on July 31.

The CGT Open Season offers 1.5 Bcf/day of backbone gas transmission capacity starting January 2003. Open season capacity includes a proposed 200 MDth/day Redwood path expansion from Malin, Oregon.