EXHIBIT 25(b) ----------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ------------------------------- FORM T-2 STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF AN INDIVIDUAL DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE ================================================== STANLEY BURG ###-##-#### (Name of Trustee) (Social Security number FOUR ALBANY STREET NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10006 (Address of principal (Zip Code) executive offices) Bankers Trust Company Legal Department 130 Liberty Street, 31st Floor New York, New York 10006 (212) 250-2201 (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) ================================================== NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COMPANY (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) OREGON 93-0256722 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer Incorporation or organization) Identification no.) ONE PACIFIC SQUARE 220 N.W. SECOND AVENUE PORTLAND, OREGON 97209 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS (Title of the indenture securities) ITEM 1. AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR. If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such affiliation. None. ITEM 2. -10. NOT APPLICABLE ITEM 11. LIST OF EXHIBITS. List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of eligibility and qualification. None. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, I, Stanley Burg, have signed this statement of eligibility in The City of New York, and State of New York, on the 30th day of October, 1996. By: /s/ Stanley Burg ----------------------- Stanley Burg (Signature of the trustee)