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Columbia Gas of Ohio company history timeline

1967

By 1967 Columbia was the largest integrated natural gas system in the United States.

1972

Columbia's gas sales reached a new peak in 1972.

1974

In April 1974 Columbia began producing synthetic natural gas from oil at high cost.

1976

The severe winter of 1976-77 was devastating for Columbia.

1981

1981 – Columbia acquires Commonwealth Gas Services (now known as Columbia Gas of Virginia)

1982

In 1982 Columbia's largest single industrial customer, the Sohio Chemical anhydrous-ammonia plant in Lima, Ohio, quit Columbia altogether.

1983

Major lawsuits followed in 1983, and, although gas producers eventually did renegotiate with other pipelines and distributors owing to the difficult economic times, Columbia was dealt with less cordially.

1991

Columbia Transmission agreed to pay about $1.2 billion to gas producers to settle its contracts, and $2.2 billion to its parent to settle a debt from 1991.

1993

In 1993 Columbia Transmission got out of the onerous business of selling Columbia's gas, and became principally a storer and transporter.

1995

Columbia continued to write off millions of dollars each year, and expected to continue to do so through 1995.

1996

The company anticipated strong earnings in 1996, when it could begin to put its era of bankruptcy behind it.

2000

In 2000, NiSource and Columbia merged to form one of America’s largest gas and electric utilities.

2020

2020 – Columbia Gas of Massachusetts sold to Eversource Energy

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