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		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS CO
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		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION [4924]
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		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OR
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		STREET 1:		ONE PACIFIC SQUARE
		STREET 2:		220 NW SECOND AVE
		CITY:			PORTLAND
		STATE:			OR
		ZIP:			97209
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