SAN DIEGO, Sept. 22, 2006 – Mark Snell, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Sempra Energy (NYSE:  SRE), will participate in the Merrill Lynch Global Power & Gas Leaders Conference Sept. 27, 2006, in New York City.

        For the presentation, which is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. EDT, Snell will be part of a panel discussion on natural gas infrastructure.           

        Internet users may listen to the live webcast and view slides at www.sempra.com by clicking on the appropriate link.  A replay will be available on the site.

        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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