NW Natural (NYSE: NWN) is a 148-year-old natural gas local distribution company headquartered in Portland, Oregon. The company has added customers at a rate of 3 percent or more per year for 20 consecutive years. NW Natural serves more than 636,000 customers in Oregon and southwest Washington, including the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area, the Willamette Valley, the Oregon coast and the Columbia River Gorge. More than 200,000 customers have been added to NW Natural's distribution system in the past 10 years. In keeping with its steady growth, the company has increased dividends paid to shareholders for 51 consecutive years. NW Natural purchases natural gas for its core market from a variety of suppliers in the western United States and Canada. The company also operates an underground gas storage facility and contracts for additional gas storage outside its service territory. NW Natural operates two liquefied natural gas plants in its service area. The company also provides gas storage services to other energy companies in the Northwest interstate market.

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