The NiSource/Columbia Pipeline Group are now officially divorced. Well, they call it a “separation,” but it’s really a divorce. Amicable, but permanent. Last September MDN brought you the news that NiSource, owner of Columbia Gas, would be spinning Columbia off into its own company in 2015 (see NiSource Splits in Two: Columbia Pipeline Will be Separate Company). NiSource the utility will remain focused on being a utility, and Columbia Gas will be spun off into it’s own company called Columbia Pipeline Group (CPG) under a master limited partnership (MLP) structure. As of yesterday the divorce is final and the two companies have gone their separate ways…
