The natural gas utility provides service to approximately 20,000 customers in greater Hattiesburg as well as portions of Covington, Jones, Rankin and Simpson Counties in Mississippi.
The transaction is subject to approval by the Mississippi Public Service Commission.
With the acquisition of Willmut, Sempra U.S. Gas & Power expands its natural gas footprint in the southeast US.
The company owns Mobile Gas, a natural gas distribution utility that serves about 90,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in Mobile, Alabama, along with several natural gas storage and pipeline assets in Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama.
