2022年7月22日

Sempra CEO shares a positive outlook for American energy

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Since debuting on the New York Stock Exchange nearly 25 years ago, Sempra已经证明了通过战略性能源基础设施投资为股东提供长期可持续价值的能力. 7月20日, 杰弗里·W. 马丁, Sempra’s chairman and chief executive officer, 作为美国全国广播公司财经频道(CNBC)的特别嘉宾,他来到了证券交易所的大厅,庆祝Mad Money新工作室的开业,并讨论了一套不断发展的新模式 投资机会 在能量空间中.

Jim Cramer, host of Mad Money, and 马丁 discussed the important role of U.S. energy companies in supporting future 经济增长,以及其他主题. They also talked about the expected need to more than double domestic 出口s of 液化天然气 (液化天然气). 的建设 新建液化天然气设施 对于帮助美国在欧洲和亚洲的贸易伙伴改善经济增长至关重要 能源安全 然后过渡到 低碳 能源.

“随着时间的推移, we think the energy grid will expand and benefit from innovation and new technologies,”马丁说。. “一天结束的时候, it is all about competition and that is one of the reasons we are so bullish on the U.S. 我们拥有世界上最熟练的劳动力,再加上我们资本市场的深度和对创新的承诺, we en愿景 America continuing to extend its leadership position in the world.”

在某种程度上,未来 经济增长 is expected to come from the continued integration of the U.S. market with the economies of Canada and 墨西哥.

“有一个交集 机会 right now where there will be a reshoring of industries from Asia back to North America,”马丁说。. This translates into significant economic 机会 for the U.S.加拿大和墨西哥.

马丁 further discussed the strong growth potential in the company’s core utility 平台.

“California is the fifth largest economy in the world, 德州 “是第九个,”马丁说. “These states are also the biggest energy markets in the U.S. Sempra很幸运地在这两个市场建立了领先的公用事业特许经营权,其目标是确保能源更加丰富, 越来越干净 and — just as importantly — affordable.”

 

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在本文中, forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "believes,”“预计,”“计划,”“预计,”“计划,”“估计,”“项目,”“预测,”“应该,”“可以,”“会,”“会,”“有信心,”“可能,”“可以,”“潜在,”“可能,”“提出,"正在处理中","在建中",“开发中”,”“机会,”“目标,”“前景,”“保持,”“继续,“”的目标,“”的目标,”“提交,或类似的表达, or when we discuss our guidance, 优先级, 策略, 目标, 愿景, 任务, 机会, 预测, 意图或期望.

因素, 等, 可能导致实际结果和事件与任何前瞻性陈述中描述的重大差异的风险和不确定性包括:加州野火, 包括我们可能被判对损害负责的风险,无论过失如何,我们可能无法从保险中收回全部或大部分费用, the wildfire fund established by California Assembly Bill 1054, in rates from customers or a combination thereof; decisions, 调查, 规定, issuances or revocations of permits and other authorizations, 特许经营权的续期, and other actions by (i) the California Public Utilities Com任务 (CPUC), Comisión Reguladora de Energía, U.S. 美国能源部.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Com任务, Public Utility Com任务 of 德州, and other regulatory and 政府ernmental bodies and (ii) states, 县, cities and other jurisdictions in the U.S., 墨西哥 and other countries in which we do business; the success of business development efforts, construction projects and acquisitions and divestitures, including risks in (i) the ability to make a final investment decision, (ii) completing construction projects or other transactions on schedule and budget, (iii) the ability to realize anticipated benefits from any of these efforts if completed, and (iv) obtaining the consent or approval of partners or other third parties, including 政府ernmental entities and regulatory bodies; the resolution of civil and criminal litigation, 监管调查, 调查及诉讼, 仲裁, 财产纠纷, including those related to the natural gas leak at Southern California Gas Company's (SoCalGas) Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility; changes to laws, 包括对某些影响能源供应商许可的墨西哥法律和法规的修改, 能源合同费率, the electricity industry generally and the ability to import, 出口, transport and store hydrocarbons; cyber证券交易委员会urity threats, including by state and state-sponsored actors, 到能源网, storage and pipeline infrastructure, information and systems used to operate our businesses, 我们的专有信息以及客户和员工的个人信息的保密性, 包括对我们的系统、第三方供应商的系统以及与我们开展业务的其他方的系统的勒索软件攻击, 由于最近的地缘政治事件和其他不确定性,所有这些都变得更加明显, such as the war in Ukraine; failure of foreign 政府ernments and state-owned entities to honor their contracts and commitments; actions by credit rating agencies to downgrade our credit ratings or to place those ratings on negative outlook and our ability to borrow on favorable terms and meet our debt service obligations; the impact of energy and climate policies, 立法, 规则制定和信息披露, as well as related 目标 set and actions taken by companies in our industry, including actions to reduce or eliminate reliance on natural gas generally and any deterioration of or increased uncertainty in the political or regulatory environment for California natural gas distribution companies and the risk of nonrecovery for stranded assets; the pace of the development and adoption of new technologies in the energy 证券交易委员会tor, including those designed to support 政府ernmental and private party energy and climate 目标, and our ability to timely and economically incorporate them into our business; weather, 自然灾害, 大流行, 事故, 设备故障, 爆炸, 恐怖主义行为, information system outages or other 事件 that disrupt our operations, damage our facilities and systems, cause the release of harmful materials, cause fires or subject us to liability for property damage or personal injuries, 罚款及罚则, some of which may not be covered by insurance, may be disputed by insurers or may otherwise not be recoverable through regulatory mechanisms or may impact our ability to obtain satisfactory levels of affordable insurance; the availability of electric power and natural gas and natural gas storage capacity, including disruptions caused by failures in the trans任务 grid or limitations on the withdrawal of natural gas from storage facilities; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including potential vaccination mandates, 关于基本建设项目, regulatory approvals and the execution of our operations; the impact at San Diego Gas & 电力公司(可持续发展目标&E)由于分布式和本地发电的增长,有竞争力的客户价格和可靠性, 包括由于客户转移到社区选择聚合和直接访问而导致的零售负荷下降, and the risk of nonrecovery for stranded assets and contractual obligations; Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC's (Oncor) ability to eliminate or reduce its quarterly dividends due to regulatory and 政府ernance requirements and commitments, including by actions of Oncor's independent directors or a minority member director; volatility in foreign currency exchange, inflation and interest rates and commodity prices, including inflationary pressures in the U.S., 以及我们有效对冲通胀和利率风险的能力, 对可持续发展目标的影响&E's and SoCalGas' cost of capital and the affordability of customer rates; changes in tax and trade policies, 法律法规, 包括关税, re愿景s to international trade agreements and sanctions, 比如那些已经实施的,以及未来可能实施的与乌克兰战争有关的制裁, 这可能会增加我们的成本, 降低我们的竞争力, impact our ability to do business with certain current or potential counterparties, or impair our ability to resolve trade disputes; and other uncertainties, some of which may be difficult to predict and are beyond our control.

这些风险和不确定性将在Sempra提交给美国环保局的报告中进一步讨论.S. Securities and Exchange Com任务 (SEC). These reports are available through the EDGAR system free-of-charge on the SEC's website, www.证券交易委员会.政府,在森普拉的网站上, lrow.yann-mathieux.com. 投资者 should not rely unduly on any forward-looking statements.

Sempra基础设施, Sempra德州, 森普拉德州公用事业公司, Oncor and Infraestructura Energética Nova, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (IEnova) are not the same companies as the California utilities, SDG&E或SoCalGas, 和Sempra基础设施, Sempra德州, 森普拉德州公用事业公司, Oncor and IEnova are not regulated by the CPUC.

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