Robert Best

Consolidated Natural Gas Co. (CNG) produces, transports, distributes and markets natural gas. The company's natural gas transmission and distribution operations serve customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, New York and other states in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. The company is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA

Texas Gas Transmission LLC provides oil and gas transmission and storage services, Its services include business development, transportation and storage and marketing and optimization services. The company was established in 1948 and is headquartered in Owensboro, KY.

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC is an interstate natural gas transmission company, which owns a natural gas pipeline system extending from Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf of Mexico through Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the New York City metropolitan area. Its customers include public utilities and municipalities that provide service to residential, commercial, industrial and electric generation end users. The company was founded on October 5, 1948 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Associated Electric & Gas Insurance Services Ltd. provides underwriting, claims, and loss control services to member companies on an individual basis. Associated Electric & Gas Insurance Services is based in New York, NY, and has subsidiaries in Bermuda, United States, Canada, and United Kingdom. The policies are tailored to fit the specific needs of each member company at a fair price that accurately reflects the risk. The private company offers deep expertise and a wide range of loss control products, services, and educational opportunities that can't be matched by commercial insurers.

GTI Energy provides research, development and training services for the natural gas industries. It offers research and development, program management, technical services, analytical services, consulting, commercialization, training and information services. The company was founded in April 2000 and is headquartered in Des Plaines, IL.

Part of The Williams Cos., Inc., Transco Energy Co. LLC is a private company that operates natural gas pipelines. The company is based in Houston, TX. Transco Energy Co. was acquired by The Williams Cos., Inc. on January 19, 1995 for $430.50 million.

The American Gas Association represents over 200 energy companies that provide natural gas service to 180 million Americans. The private company is based in Washington. The American company's natural gas utilities are committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions through new and modernized infrastructure and advanced technologies that maintain reliable, resilient, and affordable energy service choices for consumers. The company advocates on behalf of its member natural gas distribution utilities before Federal agencies in the area of energy market regulation.