Show Utah Gas Service hearing hearing- continued The Utah Public Service Commission has continued until March 1 a public hearing ona onia exploration allowance application by Utah Gas Service Service Service Ser Ser- vice Co The commission decided to continue the hearing after learning that Fred S. S a California attorney representing one of Utah Gas' Gas customers was not properly notified of the hearing UTAH GAS is asking for the allowance because it is expecting expecting expecting ex ex- ex- ex a shortage of existing natural gas supplies by next year said the company's attorney attorney at at- torney Thomas M. M Zarr Mr Zarr said decreasing reserves from the Altamont field in Duchesne County and the inability of the company's principal supplier Northwest Pipeline Co to supply more natural gas has necessitated the company to look for other sources Utah tah Gas sells about 23 billion cubic feet of natural gas annually The company supplies gas to five large industrial users Atlas Minerals near Moab Inc near Moab Rio near Moab Stauffer Chemical Co near Vernal and USA Exxon-USA Corp in Uintah County |