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EX-10.P - EXHIBIT 10.P EXECUTIVE ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN - NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COex10p.htm
EX-10.X - EXHIBIT 10.X FORM OF LTIP AWARD AGREEMENT WITH AN EXECUTIVE OFFICER - NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COex10x.htm
EX-10.II - EXHIBIT 10.II ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN FOR NW NATURAL GAS STORAGE - NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COex10ii.htm
EX-10.BB - EXHIBIT 10.BB FORM OF RSU AWARD AGREEMENT UNDER LTIP (2016) - NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COex10bb.htm
EX-10.W - EXHIBIT 10.W FORM OF LTIP AWARD AGREEMENT - NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COex10w.htm
EX-23 - EXHIBIT 23 CONSENT OF AUDITORS - NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COex232015.htm
EX-31.1 - EXHIBIT 31.1 CEO CERTIFICATION - NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COex3112015.htm
EX-10.JJ - EXHIBIT 10.JJ LTIP FOR NW NATURAL GAS STORAGE - NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COex10jj.htm
EX-12 - EXHIBIT 12 RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES - NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COex122015.htm
EX-32.1 - EXHIBIT 32.1 SOX CERTIFICATION - NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COex3212015.htm
10-K - FORM 10-K - NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COform10-k2015.htm
EX-21 - EXHIBIT 21 SUBSIDIARIES OF NW NATURAL GAS COMPANY - NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COex212015.htm
EX-10.Y - EXHIBIT 10.Y AGREEMENT TO AMEND LONG-TERM INCENTIVE AWARD - NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COex10y.htm


EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATION


I, Gregory C. Hazelton, certify that:

1.           I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K for Northwest Natural Gas Company;

2.           Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.           Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.           The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.           The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:          February 26, 2016

/s/ Gregory C. Hazelton                                                                
Gregory C. Hazelton
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer