Northwest Natural Gas Company - All subsequent forward-looking...

Northwest Natural Gas Company - Recent Material Event

Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” in the company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in Part I, “Forward-Looking Statements”; Part I, Item 3, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk”; and Part II, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in the company’s most recent quarterly report issued after the last Annual Report on Form 10-K, that could cause the actual results of the company to differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements.

All subsequent forward-looking statements, whether written or oral and whether made by or on behalf of the company, also are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and the company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for the company to predict all such factors, nor can it assess the impact of each such factor or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.

Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 herein.

Exhibit		Description

99.1		Press Release of Northwest Natural Gas Company issued November 3, 2009 (furnished and not filed).

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COMPANY

(Registrant)

Dated: November 3, 2009 /s/ David H. Anderson

Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer