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3686
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Companies using fleets of cars and trucks could benefit by switching fuels from gasoline to natural gas. Advantages include producing fewer pollutants, safer handling, and lower costs.
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11331
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J. D. Pickard is president and chief executive officer of Piedmont Natural Gas Company in Charlotte. He is featured in this month's WE THE PEOPLE MAGAZINE's North Carolina Businessman in the News.
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We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 32 Issue 2, Feb 1974, p17-18, 20, por
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12171
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Charles E. Zeigler is President/Chairman and CEO of Public Service Company of North Carolina. The company supplies natural gas to about 160,000 industrial, commercial, and residential customers in eighty-one communities around the state. We the People of North Carolina magazine features him in the Businessman in the News section.
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We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 41 Issue 8, Aug 1983, p11-1214, 38, por
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12457
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When Volney H. Kyle, Jr., president of North Carolina Natural Gas Corporation, died in 1966, the board of directors offered the job to Frank Barragan, Jr. At the time he was executive vice president with the Savannah Gas Company in Georgia. It was a hard decision to leave his hometown and an established company to join one that was just beginning in the industry; however, he accepted. We the People of North Carolina magazine features Barragan in its Businessman In the News section.
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We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 44 Issue 2, Feb 1986, p8, 19, 12, 43-44, por
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12856
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The Public Service Company of North Carolina, Inc., a natural gas utility headquartered in Gastonia in Gaston County, is marking its fiftieth year of operation. Charles Branson Zeigler founded the company in the 1930s and went on to create a statewide natural gas distribution network.
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We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 46 Issue 6, June 1988, p24, 26, 28, 50-51, il
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12988
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Demand for natural gas is soaring in North Carolina. Trent discusses the outlook in the 1990s with top executives from the state's three largest gas companies. The companies are Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. (Charlotte); Public Service Company of North Carolina, Inc. (Gastonia); and North Carolina Natural Gas Corporation (Fayetteville).
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We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 47 Issue 10, Oct 1989, p16, 18, 20, 22, il
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24134
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In 1925, a mine blast killed 53 people Carolina Coal Co. Mine. After that, many mines in the area faded from history. Today, business minded investors are interested in extracting the natural gas locked in rock under Lee County and how plans to extract it have raised alarm in the county. The author discusses the pros and cons of extracting natural gas.
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24635
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The Transcontinental Gas Pipeline is a 1,800 mile system that brings natural gas from Texas all the way to New York, providing natural gas to various cities along the way. Piedmont Natural Gas Company of Charlotte manages the pipeline and gas facilities in North Carolina. This article discusses the expanding natural gas business in the state.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 26 Issue 18, February 1959, p8-10, il
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24794
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Journalist Edward Martin speculates about the future of North Carolina’s energy industry in the next decade. Based on current patterns, he predicts that natural gas may become a top energy source by 2026, that nuclear plants will grow, and that the role of renewable energy is still unknown.
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29361
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Charles E. Zeigler, Sr., who began his career at Public Service Co. of North Carolina after a stint as an officer in the Army Air Corps, retires after 45 years as a pillar of the state's industrial development efforts.
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NC Magazine (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 49 Issue 11, November 1991, p16, 18, por
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30370
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North Carolina has recently evaluated potential issues associated with oil and gas exploration and production in the state. One of those issues involves the relationship of subsurface rights and residential mortgages. This article discusses limitations and recommendations for acquiring oil and gas rights, and issuing mortgage loans on residential property.
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Carolina Banker (HG 2153 N8 C66), Vol. 91 Issue 2, Summer 2012, p64-67, por, map
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30973
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In late June, natural gas came to the Wilmington area of North Carolina. Through a 1500 mile pipeline from Texas, to Mooresville to Wilmington, natural gas in the area was brought by the efforts of Tidewater Natural Gas Company President Clifford B. Ewart. Along with the transmission lines from via the Transcontinental Pipeline and North Carolina Natural Gas Company's new cross-state artery, Tidewater is completing a $3.5 million system-wide expansion and conversion program.
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30985
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North Carolina’s electric utilities are including natural gas generation as a bigger part of resource plans, along with renewable energy and efficiency measures, in an effort to make up for delayed coal-fired and nuclear generation. This article discusses natural gas consumption in North Carolina, and bridging the gap between now and when advanced low-emissions power generation technologies become available in the future.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 40 Issue 8, Aug 2008, p10-11, il
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31129
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Organized in 1950, the Piedmont Natural Gas Company is hooked onto the Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line running from Texas to New York to bring natural gas to the Carolinas. In 1961, total assets were worth $45 million, and a $6 million expansion is underway for extended gas services in 1962.
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We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 20 Issue 6, November 1962, p148-149, 175, por
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32659
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Public Service Company of North Carolina, Inc., is diversifying and restructuring its operations into five new subsidiaries. The subsidiaries will focus on natural resources, energy, natural gas and oil exploration, and propane production. Public Service is expecting continued rapid growth of its utility operations and is making plants to accommodate that growth.
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