SAN DIEGO, Jan. 5, 2007 – Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) today announced that, to reduce costs, the company voluntarily is withdrawing the listing of its common stock and subsidiaries Southern California Gas Co. and Pacific Enterprises, their preferred stocks, on NYSE Arca, Inc., formerly the Pacific Stock Exchange.

        Sempra Energy’s common stock will continue to be listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange.  Pacific Enterprises’ preferred stock will continue to be listed and traded on the American Stock Exchange.  Southern California Gas Co. intends to apply to list its preferred stock for trading on the American Stock Exchange.

        The Pacific Enterprises stocks affected are as follows:  $4.36 Preferred (PET A); $4.40 Preferred (PET B); $4.50 Preferred (PET C); and $4.75 Preferred (PET D).  The affected Southern California Gas Co. stock is 6% Series A Preferred (SOCGP).

        The withdrawal of listings should be effective within the next 30 days.

        Sempra Energy, based in San Diego, is a Fortune 500 energy services holding company with 2005 revenues of $11.7 billion.  The Sempra Energy companies’ 14,000 employees serve more than 29 million consumers in the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico, South America and Asia.

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