(Tulsa-AP) -- Shares of Williams Companies rose 19% Tuesday as the company finalized a settlement agreement with California over alleged price gouging during California's power crisis. <br><br>The
Wednesday, January 1st 2003, 12:00 am
By: News On 6
(Tulsa-AP) -- Shares of Williams Companies rose 19% Tuesday as the company finalized a settlement agreement with California over alleged price gouging during California's power crisis.
The deal trims $1.4-billion from a $4.4-billion, ten-year power contract the state and Williams reached when prices soared amid power shortages energy trader market manipulation in 2000 and 2001.
Williams must also pay California $150-million over eight years and provide it with six electric-generator turbines.
In exchange, lawsuits against Williams in California, Oregon and Washington have been dropped.
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