NW Natural Reports Results for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 (Northwest Natural Gas Company)

(Source: Northwest Natural Gas Company) PORTLAND, OR -- (Marketwired) -- 11/04/14 -- Northwest Natural Gas Company, dba NW Natural (NYSE: NWN) Consolidated net loss was $8.7 million for the third quarter of 2014, or $0.32 per share, compared to $8.2 million, or $0.31 per share, in 2013. Consolidated earnings for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2014 were $30.2 million, or $1.11 per share, compared to $31.5 million, or $1.17 per share, in 2013. Utility margin and net income increased $3.1 million and $0.8 million, respectively, during the third quarter of 2014 compared to last year, while gas storage operating revenues and net income decreased $2.7 million and $1.4 million, respectively....