Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced today it is extending the close of the California Gas Transmission open season to 5 p.m. (Pacific Time) August 31, 2001. Pacific Gas and Electric Company's open season was originally scheduled to close on July 31.

The utility's open season offers 1.5 billion cubic feet/day of backbone gas transmission capacity starting January 2003. Open season capacity includes a proposed 200 million cubic feet/day Redwood path expansion from Malin, Oregon.

For more information about Pacific Gas and Electric Company's open season visit www.pge.com/pipeline.