MARKETSPAN CORP
U-3A-2, 1999-04-16
NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION
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                                UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, DC 20549

                                 Form U-3A-2

                                                              File No.:1-14161

  Statement by Holding Company Claiming Exemption Under Rule U-3A-2 from the
         Provisions of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935


               MARKETSPAN CORPORATION D/B/A KEYSPAN ENERGY AND
                          KEYSPAN ENERGY CORPORATION


hereby files with the  Securities and Exchange  Commission,  pursuant to Rule 2,
each  of  its  statement  claiming  exemption  as a  holding  company  from  the
provisions of the Public Utility  Holding  Company Act of 1935,  (the "Act") and
submits the following information:

1. Name, State of organization,  location and nature of business of claimant and
every  subsidiary  thereof,  other than an exempt  wholesale  generator (EWG) or
foreign  utility  company in which  claimant  directly  or  indirectly  holds an
interest.


      The  claimant,  MarketSpan  Corporation  d/b/a  KeySpan  Energy  ("KeySpan
Energy")  is a New York  corporation  organized  in 1998  and has its  principal
executive offices at One MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, New York 11201 and 175 East
Old  Country  Road,  Hicksville,  New York 11801.  KeySpan  Energy is the parent
company of KeySpan Energy Corporation ("KSE"),  another holding company claiming
exemption  under the Public Utility  Holding Act of 1935.  Claimant 's principal
business is the ownership of all the outstanding shares of common stock or other
equity interests of KSE,  KeySpan Gas East  Corporation and KeySpan  Generation,
LLC.

      The claimant,  KSE is a New York corporation organized in 1996 and has its
principal executive offices at One MetroTech Center,  Brooklyn,  New York 11201.
Claimant's  principal business is the ownership of all the outstanding shares of
common stock of The Brooklyn Union Gas Company.

      KeySpan  Energy's  principal  wholly  and   majority-owned   subsidiaries,
directly or indirectly owned, are as follows:




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The  Brooklyn  Union Gas Company,  a New York  corporation  ("Brooklyn  Union"),
distributes natural gas in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn, Staten Island
and Queens and is regulated by the Public Service Commission of the State of New
York.

KeySpan Gas East  Corporation,  d/b/a Brooklyn Union of Long Island,  a New York
corporation  ("Brooklyn  Union of Long Island")  distributes  natural gas in New
York State to Nassau and Suffolk  counties and the Rockaway  Peninsula in Queens
County and is regulated  by the Public  Service  Commission  of the State of New
York.

KeySpan  Generation,  LLC,  a New  York  limited  liability  company,  generates
electricity  for the Long Island Power  Authority  (LIPA)  under a  fifteen-year
Power  Supply  Agreement.  LIPA then sells the  electricity  to over one million
electric  customers in Nassau and Suffolk counties and the Rockaway Peninsula of
Queens County.

Alberta Northeast Gas, Ltd., is a Canadian  corporation that exports natural gas
for delivery to utilities in the Northeast through the Iroquois Gas Transmission
System.

Fritze KeySpan,  LLC, a Delaware limited  liability  company is headquartered in
Whippany,  New Jersey,  and designs,  builds,  installs  and  services  heating,
ventilating,   and  air-conditioning  systems  for  commercial  and  residential
customers in North and Central New Jersey.

Gas Energy  International  Consultants,  Inc., a Delaware  corporation  provides
consulting  services  relating to natural gas  distribution  and technologies to
overseas governments and municipalities.  Gas Energy International  Consultants,
Inc. is inactive, and will be dissolved.

GEI Timna,  Inc., a Delaware  corporation  was established to develop an Israeli
power project.

GEI Power Plant  Management,  Inc., a Delaware  corporation  was  established to
develop an Israeli power project. It is not active and will be dissolved.

GEI Development  Corp., a Delaware  corporation is the successor company to, and
holds  the   outstanding   obligations  of,  Gas  Energy  Inc.  and  Gas  Energy
Cogeneration, which were sold to Calpine Corporation in December 1997.





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Gulf Midstream  Services  Facilities Ltd., is a corporation  organized under the
laws of  Alberta,  Canada that is engaged in the  midstream  business in Western
Canada. It holds an interest in the Chevron Fort  Saschatachewan  gas processing
facility, and the Rimbey Pipeline located in Western Canada.

Gulf  Midstream  Services  Ltd.,  is a corporation  organized  under the laws of
Alberta,  Canada.  It  is  the  managing  partner  of  Gulf  Midstream  Services
Partnership  and has a management  agreement to operate  facilities on behalf of
the partnership and Gulf Midstream Services Facilities Ltd.

      Honeoye Storage  Corporation,  a New York  corporation  owns a gas storage
      facility  in  Ontario  County,  New York.  This  underground  gas  storage
      facility consists of 28 injection/withdrawal  wells, 12 observation wells,
      19 miles of field gathering lines,  compressor units totaling 2700and 10.5
      miles of transmission  pipeline connecting the facilities to the Tennessee
      Gas  Pipeline  transmission  system.  Honeoye  provides up to 48.0 Billion
      Cubic Feet (BCF) of storage  service to New York and New England  area gas
      distribution companies. Honeoye also maintains an 18.6% interest in Adrian
      Gas  Storage  which owns a gas  storage  facility  in  Steuben,  New York.
      KeySpan Energy owns 28.8% of the outstanding common stock of Honeoye.

      KeySpan C.I., Ltd., a Cayman Island corporation,  is a holding company for
      investments  in Phoenix  Natural Gas Limited,  a natural gas  distribution
      system, and Premier Transco Limited, a natural gas pipeline company,  both
      in Northern Ireland.

     KeySpan C.I.II, Ltd., a Cayman Island corporation, is a holding company for
     investment in Grupo KeySpan S. de R.L. de C. V.

      KeySpan  Corporate  Services  LLC, a New York  limited  liability  company
      provides corporate administrative services including financial,  legal and
      tax  services  to  KeySpan  Energy  and  its  various   subsidiaries   and
      affiliates.

      KeySpan  Crossbay,  LLC, a Delaware limited  liability  company owns a 25%
      interest  in the  Crossbay  Pipeline  Company,  LLC,  a  Delaware  limited
      liability  company that  transports gas from  interstate  pipelines in New
      Jersey to New York City and Long Island.

      KeySpan  Electric  Services  LLC,  a New York  limited  liability  company
      provides day to day operation and maintenance  services for the facilities
      owned by LIPA, subject to LIPA's overall direction.

      KeySpan  Energy  Canada,  Ltd.,  a  Canadian  corporation  was  formed  to
      participate in the expansion of a natural gas liquids  extraction plant in
      Canada.



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      KeySpan  Energy  Development  Corporation,  a Delaware  corporation is the
      developmental   unit  of  KeySpan  Energy   responsible  for  spearheading
      unregulated   project   development   efforts,   both   domestically   and
      internationally.  It is also involved in gas distribution and cogeneration
      activities in selected developing gas markets in Europe and Latin America.

      KeySpan  Energy  Management,  Inc.,  a  Delaware  corporation  is based in
      Jericho,   Long  Island.   It  designs  and  operates  energy  systems  of
      large-scale   residential   and   commercial   facilities,   and  provides
      energy-related services to clients in the New York metropolitan area.

      KeySpan Energy Marketing Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,
      is a holding company for KeySpan Energy  Management,  Inc.; KeySpan Energy
      Solutions, LLC; KeySpan Energy Services, Inc.; and Fritze KeySpan, LLC.

      KeySpan Energy Services,  Inc., a Delaware limited  liability company buys
      and sells gas, and provides related services to individual, commercial and
      industrial  customers in the  Northeastern  United  States.  It also sells
      electricity to a limited number of retail customers.

      KeySpan  Energy  Solutions,  LLC, a  Delaware  limited  liability  company
      provides  service and  maintenance for heating  equipment,  water heaters,
      central  air  conditioners  and  gas  appliances.  It also  offers  safety
      products and services to gas consumers.

      KeySpan  Energy Supply,  LLC, a Delaware  limited  liability  company is a
      strategic alliance with Enron Capital & Trade Resources Corporation.  This
      joint venture markets gas supply  management  services to gas distribution
      companies in the Northeast.

      KeySpan Energy Trading Services, LLC, a New York limited liability company
      is  responsible  for all energy supply trading on behalf of LIPA including
      energy  supply  portfolio  management,   risk  management  and  associated
      administration  and  billing.  In  addition,  it is  responsible  for  the
      purchase from third parties of additional capacity and energy on behalf of
      LIPA to serve its customers,  and the off-system  sale, on behalf of LIPA,
      of energy not required by LIPA to meet the needs of its system customers.

      KeySpan  Engineering  Associates,  Inc.,  a  New  York  corporation  is  a
      Professional Engineering Corporation that provides engineering services to
      its clients. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of KeySpan Energy Management,
      Inc.

      KeySpan Exploration and Production,  LLC, a Delaware  corporation is a gas
      exploration and development  company which, most recently,  entered into a
      joint venture with The Houston Exploration Company as a result of which it
      will jointly explore and develop 55 federal offshore leases in the Gulf of
      Mexico.

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      KeySpan International  Corporation,  a Delaware corporation is involved in
      gas distribution and  cogeneration  activities in selected  developing gas
      markets in Europe and Latin America.

      KeySpan Midstream, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, wholly owned
      by KeySpan  Energy  Development  Corporation,  is the holding  company for
      KeySpan CI Midstream Ltd.

      KeySpan CI Midstream  Ltd., a Cayman  Island  corporation,  is the holding
      company for Nicodama Beheer BVB, a company organized under the laws of the
      Netherlands.  Nicodama is the holding company for Lonfine Properties Ltd.,
      a  Gibraltar  corporation  which  holds all of the issued and  outstanding
      shares of KeySpan Energy Development Corporation (Nova Scotia).

      KeySpan Energy  Development  Corporation  (Nova  Scotia),  is an unlimited
      liability company  incorporated  under the laws of Nova Scotia. It holds a
      50%  interest  in Gulf  Midstream  Facilities  Ltd.,  and  Gulf  Midstream
      Services  Ltd.  It also holds a 50%  interest in Gulf  Midstream  Services
      Partnership,  a general partnership  registered under the laws of Alberta,
      Canada that focuses on the midstream  business in Western Canada and holds
      interests in several pipelines,  gas gathering and processing  facilities.
      The partnership is also engaged in natural gas and gas products marketing.

      KeySpan  Natural Fuels,  LLC, a Delaware  limited  liability  company owns
      Section  29 oil  and gas  properties  in West  Virginia,  operated  by The
      Houston Exploration Company.

     KeySpan  North East  Ventures,  Inc. a Delaware  corporation  is the parent
     holding company for Northeast Gas Markets, LLC.

      KeySpan - Ravenswood,  Inc., a New York corporation, was formed to acquire
      the 2,168 megawatt  Ravenswood  electric  generating  facility  located in
      Queens,  New York,  currently owned by Consolidated  Edison company of New
      York,  Inc. The  acquisition  of this facility is expected to occur within
      the next several months.  Following such acquisition,  it is expected that
      KeySpan-Ravenswood  will be an exempt  wholesale  generator  as defined in
      Section 32 of the Act.

      KeySpan  Utility  Services,  LLC,  a New York  limited  liability  company
      provides gas and electric  transmission and distribution  system planning,
      marketing, gas supply planning and procurement, research, and meter repair
      operations and corporate administrative services to regulated subsidiaries
      of KeySpan  Energy and to  subsidiaries  of KeySpan  Energy which  provide
      services to LIPA.

      LILCO  Energy  Systems,  Inc.,  a New  York  corporation  has a 1%  equity
      interest in the Iroquois Gas Transmission  System,  L.P., a FERC regulated
      general partnership engaged

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      in the operation of the Iroquois  Pipeline  which  transports  natural gas
      from Canada to the Northeast United States.

      MarketSpan  Finance  Corporation  is a Vermont  corporation,  and a wholly
      owned subsidiary of KeySpan Energy. This company is inactive.

      Marquez  Development  Corp.,  a New  York  corporation  owns a  non-active
      uranium mill and mine in New Mexico.

      North East  Transmission  Co.,  Inc., a Delaware  corporation  has a 18.4%
      equity interest in Iroquois  Transmissions  System, L.P., a FERC regulated
      general  partnership  engaged in the  operation of the  Iroquois  Pipeline
      which transports natural gas from Canada to the Northeast United States.

      Northeast Gas Markets,  LLC, a Delaware limited liability company provides
      natural  gas  procurement,  management  and  marketing  services,  project
      development   support,   and   consulting   services  to  clients  in  the
      Northeastern United States.

     R.D.  Mortman,  LLC, a New York  limited  liability  company  provides  oil
     burner/boiler service and installations.

      Seneca-Upshur  Petroleum,  is a  subsidiary  of  The  Houston  Exploration
      Company which owns oil and gas properties in West Virginia.

      The Houston Exploration  Company, a Delaware corporation is engaged in the
      exploration,  development and acquisition of domestic  natural gas and oil
      properties. The company has offshore properties in the Gulf of Mexico, and
      onshore  properties in South Texas, The Arkoma Basin,  East Texas and West
      Virginia.  The claimant owns approximately 64% of the outstanding stock of
      The  Houston  Exploration  Company,  which stock is traded on the New York
      Stock Exchange under the symbol THX.

      THEC Holdings Corp., a Delaware  corporation is the parent company for The
      Houston Exploration Company.


 2. A brief description of the properties of claimant and each of its subsidiary
public utility companies used for the generation, transmission, and distribution
of  electric  energy  for  sale,  or  for  the  production,   transmission   and
distribution  of  natural  or  manufactured  gas,  indicating  the  location  of
principal   generating  plants,   transmission  lines,   producing  fields,  gas
manufacturing  plants, and electric and gas distribution  facilities,  including
all such  properties  which  are  outside  the State in which  claimant  and its
subsidiaries  are organized and all  transmission  or pipelines which deliver or
receive electric energy or gas at the borders of such State.


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      (a)   Description of properties of claimant:
            KSE and  KeySpan  Energy  have no  properties  that are used for the
            generation,  production,  transmission  and distribution of electric
            energy or manufactured or natural gas.

     (b)  Description  of  properties  of  claimant's   public  utility  company
          subsidiary:  Brooklyn  Union,  KSE's  wholly-owned  subsidiary  public
          utility  company's   properties   consist  primarily  of  natural  gas
          distribution  systems and related facilities and local offices serving
          the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn,  Staten Island and Queens.  As
          of December 31, 1998,  Brooklyn Union had approximately 3,909 miles of
          gas main and 1,600,000 Mcf. of liquefied natural gas storage capacity.
          Brooklyn  Union is subject to the  regulations  of the Public  Service
          Commission of the State of New York.

            Brooklyn  Union of Long Island,  KeySpan's  wholly-owned  subsidiary
            public utility company's properties consist primarily of natural gas
            distribution systems and related facilities and local offices in New
            York State that serves Nassau and Suffolk  Counties and the Rockaway
            peninsula in Queens  County in the State of New York. As of December
            31,  1998,  Brooklyn  Union of Long Island had  approximately  6,491
            miles of gas main and 600,000 Mcf. of liquefied  natural gas storage
            capacity.   Brooklyn   Union  of  Long  Island  is  subject  to  the
            regulations  of the Public  Service  Commission  of the State of New
            York.

            KeySpan  Generation,  LLC,  KeySpan's  wholly owned electric  public
            utility company's properties consist of oil and gas-fired generating
            facilities  located  on  Long  Island  and  the  delivery  of  power
            generated by these  facilities  to LIPA. As of December 31, 1998 the
            company  owned  and  operated  53  electric  generation   facilities
            throughout Long Island. KeySpan Generation is regulated by the FERC.
            It is not subject to The New York State  Public  Service  Commission
            (NYPSC) rate  regulation  because its sales of electricity  are made
            exclusively at wholesale;  however, KeySpan Generation is subject to
            NYPSC financial, reliability and safety regulation.



3. The following information for the last calendar year with respect to claimant
and each of its subsidiary public utility companies:

     (a)  Number of kwh. of electric  energy sold (at retail or wholesale),  and
          Mcf. of natural or manufactured gas distributed at retail.


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                  Claimant                           Subsidiary
            KeySpan Energy Corporati            Brooklyn Union
                  None                          154,051,000 dth
            KSE                                 Brooklyn Union of Long Island
                  None                            66,270,000 dth

                                                KeySpan Generation, LLC
                                                17,892,652,242 kwh


      (b)   Number  of  kwh.  of   electric   energy  and  Mcf.  of  natural  or
            manufactured  gas  distributed  at retail outside the State in which
            each company is organized.

            KeySpan Energy Corporati            Brooklyn Union
                  None                                None

            KSE                           Brooklyn Union of Long Island
                  None                                None

                                                   KeySpan Generation, LLC
                                                      None

(c)   Number of kwh. of electric energy and Mcf. of natural or manufactured  gas
      sold at  wholesale  outside  the  state  in which  each  such  company  is
      organized, or at the State line.

            KeySpan Energy Corporati            Brooklyn Union
                  None                          7,265,000 dth

            KSE                           Brooklyn Union of Long Island
                                                17,200,000 dth
                  None
                                              KeySpan Generation, LLC
                                                34,491,000 kwh

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(d)   Number of kwh. of electric energy and Mcf. of natural or manufactured  gas
      purchased outside the State in which each such company is organized, or at
      the State line.

            KeySpan Energy Corporati            Brooklyn Union
                    None                        184,000,481 dth

            KSE                           Brooklyn Union of Long Island
                   None                         76,811,450 dth

                                                   KeySpan Generation, LLC
                                                81,202,000 kwh

     Note:The  information  for the gas utilities was reported in dth because it
          was not available in mcf.


4. The following  information for the reporting  period with respect to claimant
and each interest it holds directly or indirectly in an EWG or a foreign utility
company, stating monetary amounts in United States dollars.

(a)   Name, location, business address and description of the facilities used by
      the EWG or foreign utility company for the  generation,  transmission  and
      distribution of electric energy for sale or for the distribution at retail
      of natural or manufactured gas.

      Phoenix Natural Gas Limited  (Phoenix) was organized in the United Kingdom
      and has its office at 19 Clarendon Road, Clarendon Dock, Belfast,  BT13BG.
      Phoenix is a natural gas  distribution  company in Northern  Ireland which
      has claimed  foreign  utility  company  status under  Section 33(a) of the
      Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.

      Premier Transco Limited (Premier), was organized in the United Kingdom and
      has its  office at 100  Thames  Valley  Park  Drive,  Reading,  Berkshire,
      England.  Premier  transports  natural gas through a 24-inch pipeline from
      southwest Scotland, under the Irish Sea, to Northern Ireland.

     Finsa Energetics,  S. de R.L. de C.V.,  (FINSA) a Mexican company,  has its
     office at Paso de la Reform Num.  300,  Paso 14 Col.  Juarez,  Mexico City,
     Mexico.  It claimed  foreign  utility company status under Section 33(a) of
     the Public Utility  Holding Act of 1935, and is involved in the development
     of generation and pipeline projects in Mexico.

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     Grupo  KeySpan S. de R.L.  de C. V., a Mexican  company,  has its office at
     Paso De Los  Tamarinds  No.  400A,  Paso 20,  Col.  Basques  De Las  Lamas,
     05120Mexico,  D.F. It claimed  foreign utility company status under Section
     33(a) of the Public Utility  Holding Act of 1935 and is the holding company
     for KeySpan Energy's 50% interest in FINSA.

(b)   Name of each company that holds an interest in such EWG or foreign utility
      company; and description of the interest held.

      The ownership structure of Phoenix and Premier are as follows: KeySpan CI,
      Ltd., a Cayman Island company owns 24.5% of Phoenix's voting stock and 50%
      of Premier's voting stock.  KeySpan CI, Ltd., is an indirect  wholly-owned
      subsidiary of both KeySpan and KSE.

      The  ownership  structure  of Grupo  and  FINSA  are as  follows:  KeySpan
      International  Corporation owns a 100% interest in KeySpan,  CI, II, Ltd.,
      and a .1% interest in Grupo.  KeySpan CI, II, Ltd.,  owns a 99.9% interest
      in Grupo. Grupo owns a 50% voting interest in FINSA.

(c)   Type and  amount of  capital  invested,  directly  or  indirectly,  by the
      holding company claiming  exemption;  any direct or indirect  guarantee of
      the security of the EWG or foreign  utility company by the holding company
      claiming exemption;  and any debt or other financial  obligation for which
      there is recourse, directly or indirectly, to the holding company claiming
      exemption or another system company, other than the EWG or foreign utility
      company.

      The total  amount  invested  in  Phoenix  is  $38,634,000  and the type of
      investment  is common  stock.  Phoenix  holds no debt for  which  there is
      recourse directly or indirectly to the holding company

      The total  amount of capital  invested in Premier is  $61,053,000  and the
      type of investment is common stock.  Premier holds no debt for which there
      is recourse directly or indirectly to the holding company.

      The equity  investment  in FINSA paid through  Grupo is $907,000,  and the
      debt is $1,295,000.  There is no guarantee of any  obligations of FINSA or
      Grupo, nor is there any recourse from any obligations of FINSA or Grupo.

(d)   Capitalization  and earnings of the EWG or foreign  utility company during
      the reporting period.



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      For the  period  ending  December  31,  1998,  Phoenix  had a net  loss of
      $3,174,000 and Premier had a net gain of $1,639,000.

      For the period ending December 31, 1998,  Grupo KeySpan's share of FINSA's
      loss was $93,000. Grupo's only asset is its interest in FINSA.

(e)   Identify any service,  sales or construction  contract (s) between the EWG
      or foreign utility company and a system company, and describe the services
      to be rendered or goods sold and fees or revenues under such agreement(s).

                  None                          None



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                                  EXHIBIT A

A  consolidating  statement  of  income  and  surplus  of the  claimant  and its
subsidiary  companies for the last calendar year,  together with a consolidating
balance sheet of claimant and its  subsidiary  companies as of the close of such
calendar year.

The following financial statements of  claimant and its subsidiary companies are
attached hereto as Exhibit A

Condensed Consolidating Income Statements (Unaudited) for
MarketSpan Corporation d/b/a KeySpan Energy and KeySpan
Energy  for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 1998

Condensed Consolidating Earnings Reinvested Statements
(Unaudited) for MarketSpan Corporation d/b/a KeySpan Energy
and KeySpan Energy for the Nine Months Ended December 31,
1998

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Unaudited) for
MarketSpan Corporation d/b/a KeySpan Energy and KeySpan
Energy as of December 31, 1998



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<TABLE>
        MarketSpan Corporation
        D/B/A KeySpan Energy
        Consolidating Balance Sheet
        December 31, 1998
        (In Thousands of Dollars)
                                                                            KeySpan
<CAPTION>
                                                              KeySpan        Energy     Marketspan       KeySpan
                                               Marketspan     Utility       Trading       Finance        Energy
                                              Corporation   Services LLC  Services LLC  Corporation   Services LLC
<S>                                              <C>               <C>          <C>                <C>       <C>    
Assets

     Property
        Electric                                         0              0            0             0               0
        Gas                                              0              0            0             0               0
        Common                                           0              0            0             0               0
        Accumulated Depreciation                         0              0            0             0               0
        Gas Exploration & Production
        Accumulated Depletion

                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         0              0            0             0               0
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------

     Equity Investments and Other                2,000,846              0            0             0               0
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------

     Current Assets
        Cash & Temporary Investments                     0              0            0             0               0
        Customer Accounts Receivables                    0              0            0             0               0
        Accrued Revenues                                 0              0            0             0               0
        Other Accounts Receivable                4,494,988         32,381       15,922             0         356,402
        Allowence for Uncollectible Accounts             0              0                          0               0
        Special Deposits                            91,786              0            0             0               0
        Gas in Storage, at average cost                  0              0            0             0               0
        Materials and Supplies, at average cost          0              0            0             0          19,452
        Other                                        2,622          1,502          174             0           7,226

                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 4,589,396         33,883       16,096             0         383,080
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------

     Deferred Charges
        Regulatory Assets                                0              0            0             0               0
        Goodwill                                   177,357              0            0             0               0
        Other                                       17,070         20,455        2,459             0          58,430

                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   194,427         20,455        2,459             0          58,430
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Total Assets                                     6,784,669         54,338       18,555             0         441,510
                                              =======================================================================
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>

         MarketSpan Corporation
         D/B/A KeySpan Energy
         Consolidating Balance Sheet
         December 31, 1998
         (In Thousands of Dollars)

<CAPTION>
                                                  KeySpan      KeySpan      KeySpan   The Brooklyn     KeySpan
                                                 Gas East     Corporate   Generation    Union Gas       Energy
                                                Corporation  Services LLC     LLC        Company     Corporation

Assets
<S>                                                <C>          <C>           <C>         <C>            <C>      
     Property
         Electric                                          0            0   1,109,199             0              0
         Gas                                       1,304,538            0           0     1,953,188              0
         Common                                            0      345,007           0             0              0
         Accumulated Depreciation                   (232,703)    (108,417)   (626,165)     (512,753)             0
         Gas Exploration & Production                                                             0             14
         Accumulated Depletion                                                                    0              0

                                               --------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   1,071,835      236,590     483,034     1,440,435             14
                                               --------------------------------------------------------------------

     Equity Investments and Other                      2,870          372      (3,884)      153,727      1,331,428
                                               --------------------------------------------------------------------

     Current Assets
         Cash & Temporary Investments                      0      848,723           0        41,557          6,509
         Customer Accounts Receivables                73,656            0           0        34,271              0
         Accrued Revenues                             51,972            0           0       126,557              0
         Other Accounts Receivable                   346,964    2,760,138     429,635        28,030         13,779
         Allowence for Uncollectible Accounts         (5,586)           0           0       (14,440)             0
         Special Deposits                                345       31,437           0        15,280            403
         Gas in Storage, at average cost              70,957            0           0        74,320              0
         Materials and Supplies, at average cost       7,095        3,534      33,973         9,224              0
         Other                                         1,217       12,215       4,257        12,383              0

                                               --------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     546,620    3,656,047     467,865       327,182         20,691
                                               --------------------------------------------------------------------

     Deferred Charges
         Regulatory Assets                           155,363            0       2,300             0              0
         Goodwill                                          0            0           0             0              0
         Other                                           (78)     126,339      46,714       221,357         (7,783)

                                               --------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     155,285      126,339      49,014       221,357         (7,783)
                                               --------------------------------------------------------------------

Total Assets                                       1,776,610    4,019,348     996,029     2,142,701      1,344,350
                                               ====================================================================
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>

         MarketSpan Corporation
         D/B/A KeySpan Energy
         Consolidating Balance Sheet
         December 31, 1998
         (In Thousands of Dollars)
<CAPTION>
                                                                             KeySpan     KeySpan
                                                The Houston       GEI         Energy      Energy    Northeast
                                               Expoloration   Development  Development  Marketing  Transmission
                                                  Company       Company      Comapny      Group      Company

Assets
<S>                                                  <C>               <C>      <C>        <C>           <C>   
     Property
         Electric                                          0             0            0          0            0
         Gas                                               0             0            0          0  
         Common                                            0             0            0          0            0
         Accumulated Depreciation                          0             0            0          0  
         Gas Exploration & Production                982,951             0          261      9,450  
         Accumulated Depletion                      (446,367)            0            0     (1,359) 

                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     536,584             0          261      8,091            0
                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------

     Equity Investments and Other                          0             0      296,183          0       45,424
                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------

     Current Assets
         Cash & Temporary Investments                  4,645         1,119       12,073     21,698        3,916
         Customer Accounts Receivables                     0             0            0     33,150  
         Accrued Revenues                                  0             0            0          0  
         Other Accounts Receivable                    19,679          (177)         237          0            0
         Allowence for Uncollectible Accounts              0             0            0          0  
         Special Deposits                                  0             0            0          0  
         Gas in Storage, at average cost                   0             0            0          0  
         Materials and Supplies, at average cost         915             0            0          0  
         Other                                         4,262             0          510     17,564            0

                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                      29,501           942       12,820     72,412        3,916
                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------

     Deferred Charges
         Regulatory Assets                                 0             0            0          0            0
         Goodwill                                          0             0            0     24,530            0
         Other                                         3,369             0       68,211      7,028            0

                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       3,369             0       68,211     31,558            0
                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------

Total Assets                                         569,454           942      377,475    112,061       49,340
                                               =================================================================
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>

<TABLE>
         MarketSpan Corporation
         D/B/A KeySpan Energy
         Consolidating Balance Sheet
         December 31, 1998
         (In Thousands of Dollars)
<CAPTION>

                                                  KeySpan      KeySpan     KeySpan
                                                  Energy       Natural    Northeast  Reclassifications
                                                Supply LLC    Fuels LLC  Ventures LLC& Eliminations  Consolidated

Assets
<S>                                                    <C>           <C>       <C>       <C>             <C>      

     Property
         Electric                                          0           0           0                     1,109,199
         Gas                                               0           0           0                     3,257,726
         Common                                            0           0           0                       345,007
         Accumulated Depreciation                          0           0           0                    (1,480,038)
         Gas Exploration & Production                      0       1,360          68                       994,104
         Accumulated Depletion                             0           0          (7)                     (447,733)

                                               --------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           0       1,360          61               0     3,778,265
                                               --------------------------------------------------------------------

     Equity Investments and Other                          0           0           0      (3,485,620)      341,346
                                               --------------------------------------------------------------------

     Current Assets
         Cash & Temporary Investments                  1,118          65       1,353                       942,776
         Customer Accounts Receivables                     0           0           0           1,230       142,307
         Accrued Revenues                                  0           0           0                       178,529
         Other Accounts Receivable                       380        (436)        187      (8,267,630)      230,479
         Allowence for Uncollectible Accounts              0           0           0                       (20,026)
         Special Deposits                                  0                       0           6,433       145,684
         Gas in Storage, at average cost                   0           0           0                       145,277
         Materials and Supplies, at average cost           0           0           0                        74,193
         Other                                             0           0           0           8,886        72,818

                                               --------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       1,498        (371)      1,540      (8,251,081)    1,912,037
                                               --------------------------------------------------------------------

     Deferred Charges
         Regulatory Assets                                 0           0           0         121,861       279,524
         Goodwill                                          0           0           0                       201,887
         Other                                             0           0       1,780        (183,308)      382,043

                                               --------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           0           0       1,780         (61,447)      863,454
                                               --------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Assets                                           1,498         989       3,381     (11,798,148)    6,895,102
                                               ====================================================================
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Capitalization and Liabilities
<S>                                              <C>               <C>          <C>                <C>       <C>    

     Capitalization
        Common Stock                             2,973,388          6,751        3,238             0          26,311
        Retained Earnings                          478,703         (3,985)       5,432            (5)         (4,664)
        Accumulated Foreign Currency Adjustment          0              0            0             0               0
        Treasury Stock Purchased                  (423,350)             0            0             0               0
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 3,028,741          2,766        8,670            (5)         21,647
        Preferred Stock                            447,973              0            0             0               0
        Long-Term Debt                           1,069,341         10,126        4,857             0          39,466

                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total Capitalization                        4,546,055         12,892       13,527            (5)         61,113
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------

     Current Liabilities
        Current Maturities of Long-Term Debt             0              0            0             0               0
        Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses    1,846,170         43,438        9,749         5,007         391,281
        Dividends Payable                           65,827              0            0             0               0
        Taxes Accrued                               25,176             11           12        (5,000)          2,094
        Customer Deposits                                0              0                          0               0
        Interest Accrued                            10,875              0            0             0               0

                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 1,948,048         43,449        9,761             7         393,375
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------

     Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities
        Regulatory Liabilities                           0              0            0             0               0
        Deferred Fedeal Income Tax                 (58,461)        (2,754)      (4,832)           (2)        (22,949)
        Pensions, Claims & Other Reserves          287,264            751           99             0           9,959
        Other                                       61,763              0            0             0              12

                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   290,566         (2,003)      (4,733)           (2)        (12,978)
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------

     Minority Interest in Subsidiary Company
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Capitalization and Liabilities             6,784,669         54,338       18,555             0         441,510
                                              =======================================================================
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Capitalization and Liabilities
<S>                                                <C>          <C>           <C>         <C>            <C>      

     Capitalization
         Common Stock                                530,085      172,807     197,745       468,747        591,773
         Retained Earnings                            83,242      (42,926)      8,868       484,250        420,772
         Accumulated Foreign Currency Adjustment           0            0           0             0           (363)
         Treasury Stock Purchased                          0            0           0             0              0
                                               --------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     613,327      129,881     206,613       952,997      1,012,182
         Preferred Stock                                   0            0           0             0              0
         Long-Term Debt                              574,259      259,206     322,637       647,191              0

                                               --------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total Capitalization                          1,187,586      389,087     529,250     1,600,188      1,012,182
                                               --------------------------------------------------------------------

     Current Liabilities
         Current Maturities of Long-Term Debt              0            0           0             0              0
         Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses       571,675    3,622,516     448,457       107,810        331,543
         Dividends Payable                                 0            0           0             2            403
         Taxes Accrued                                 3,930           74      21,455        20,611            978
         Customer Deposits                             4,167            0           0        25,607              0
         Interest Accrued                                (28)           0           0        38,381          2,182

                                               --------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     579,744    3,622,590     469,912       192,411        335,106
                                               --------------------------------------------------------------------

     Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities
         Regulatory Liabilities                       23,332            0           0             0              0
         Deferred Fedeal Income Tax                 (100,229)         684      (5,565)      238,769         (3,257)
         Pensions, Claims & Other Reserves            86,110        4,193       2,432        45,179            319
         Other                                            67        2,794           0        66,154              0

                                               --------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       9,280        7,671      (3,133)      350,102         (2,938)
                                               --------------------------------------------------------------------

     Minority Interest in Subsidiary Company
                                               --------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Capitalization and Liabilities               1,776,610    4,019,348     996,029     2,142,701      1,344,350
                                               ====================================================================
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Capitalization and Liabilities
<S>                                                  <C>               <C>      <C>        <C>           <C>   

     Capitalization
         Common Stock                                231,171         9,944      297,990     84,806       32,448
         Retained Earnings                           (38,639)      (15,683)       6,057    (13,916)       7,060
         Accumulated Foreign Currency Adjustment           0             0         (589)         0            0
         Treasury Stock Purchased                          0             0            0          0            0
                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     192,532        (5,739)     303,458     70,890       39,508
         Preferred Stock                                   0             0            0          0            0
         Long-Term Debt                              233,000             0       67,535          0            0

                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------
     Total Capitalization                            425,532        (5,739)     370,993     70,890       39,508
                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------

     Current Liabilities
         Current Maturities of Long-Term Debt              0             0            0          0  
         Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses        32,743        12,939        8,240     27,282           45
         Dividends Payable                                 0             0            0          0  
         Taxes Accrued                                     0             0            0      1,584        2,594
         Customer Deposits                                 0             0            0          0  
         Interest Accrued                             80,000          (581)           0     11,799            0

                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     112,743        12,358        8,240     40,665        2,639
                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------

     Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities
         Regulatory Liabilities                            0             0            0          0            0
         Deferred Fedeal Income Tax                   31,027        (5,677)      (1,758)    (4,953)       7,193
         Pensions, Claims & Other Reserves               152             0            0      5,459            0
         Other                                             0             0            0          0            0

                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                      31,179        (5,677)      (1,758)       506        7,193
                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------

     Minority Interest in Subsidiary Company
                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------
Total Capitalization and Liabilities                 569,454           942      377,475    112,061       49,340
                                               =================================================================
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Capitalization and Liabilities
<S>                                                    <C>           <C>       <C>       <C>             <C>      

     Capitalization
         Common Stock                                  1,500       1,500       1,997      (2,658,813)    2,973,388
         Retained Earnings                              (120)        594         620        (901,472)      474,188
         Accumulated Foreign Currency Adjustment           0           0           0                          (952)
         Treasury Stock Purchased                          0           0           0            (366)     (423,716)
                                               --------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       1,380       2,094       2,617      (3,560,651)    3,022,908
         Preferred Stock                                   0           0           0                       447,973
         Long-Term Debt                                    0           0           0      (1,608,551)    1,619,067

                                               --------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total Capitalization                              1,380       2,094       2,617      (5,169,202)    5,089,948
                                               --------------------------------------------------------------------

     Current Liabilities
         Current Maturities of Long-Term Debt              0                       0         398,000       398,000
         Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses           172         200         122      (6,940,101)      519,288
         Dividends Payable                                 0           0           0                        66,232
         Taxes Accrued                                     0         294         126          (4,197)       69,742
         Customer Deposits                                 0           0           0                        29,774
         Interest Accrued                                  0           0           0        (122,663)       19,965

                                               --------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         172         494         248      (6,668,961)    1,103,001
                                               --------------------------------------------------------------------

     Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities
         Regulatory Liabilities                            0           0           0          29,805        53,137
         Deferred Fedeal Income Tax                      (54)     (1,599)        122           5,844        71,549
         Pensions, Claims & Other Reserves                 0           0         135          15,407       457,459
         Other                                             0           0           0         (80,333)       50,457

                                               --------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         (54)     (1,599)        257         (29,277)      632,602
                                               --------------------------------------------------------------------

     Minority Interest in Subsidiary Company                                     259          69,292        69,551
                                               --------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Capitalization and Liabilities                   1,498         989       3,381     (11,798,148)    6,895,102
                                               ====================================================================
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
<TABLE>
    MarketSpan Corporation 
    D/B/A KeySpan Energy
    Consolidating Income Statement
    Nine Months ended December 31, 1998
    (In Thousands of Dollars)
<CAPTION>
                                                                       KeySpan
                                                          KeySpan       Energy     Marketspan     KeySpan
                                          Marketspan      Utility      Trading      Finance        Energy
                                          Corporation  Services LLC  Services LLC Corporation   Services LLC
<S>                                           <C>             <C>           <C>             <C>        <C>    
Revenues
    Gas Distribution                            79,979             0            0            0              0
    Gas Exploration & Production                     0             0            0            0              0
    Electric Service                                 0             0        3,565            0        226,372
    Electric Distribution                      330,011             0            0            0              0
    Other                                        1,493        33,152        1,414            0          1,937
                                         ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total Revenues                             411,483        33,152        4,979            0        228,309
                                         ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating Expenses
    Purchased Gas                               38,933             0            0            0              0
    Fuel and Purchased Power                    91,762             0            0            0              0
    Operations                                  94,805        37,662        4,242            7        205,889
    Maintenance                                 21,566             0            0            0         31,929
    Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization    30,320             0            0            0              0
    Electric Regulatory Amortization           (39,841)            0            0            0              0
    Operating Taxes                             75,300           (18)          51            0          3,616
    Federal Income Taxes (Credit)               14,518        (1,568)         241           (3)        (4,639)
                                         ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total Operating Expenses                   327,363        36,076        4,534            4        236,795
                                         ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating Income                                84,120        (2,924)         445           (4)        (8,486)
                                         ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Other Income and Deductions
    Transaction related Expenses
        (Net of $99,701 Income Tax)           (190,413)         (850)       4,917            0          4,879
    Interest and Other, net                     53,518           122          229            0            377
    Minority Interest                                0             0            0            0              0
                                         ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total Other Income and (Deductions)       (136,895)         (728)       5,146            0          5,256
                                         ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Income (Loss) Before Interest Charges          (52,775)       (3,652)       5,591           (4)        (3,230)

Interest Charges                               115,856           332          159            0          1,292
                                         ---------------------------------------------------------------------

Net Income (Loss)                             (168,631)       (3,984)       5,432           (4)        (4,522)

Preferred Stock  Dividend Requirements          28,604             0            0            0              0
                                         ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Earnings (Loss) for Common Stock              (197,235)       (3,984)       5,432           (4)        (4,522)
                                         =====================================================================
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>

<TABLE>
     MarketSpan Corporation
     D/B/A KeySpan Energy
     Consolidating Income Statement
     Nine Months ended December 31, 1998
     (In Thousands of Dollars)
<CAPTION>
                                              KeySpan      KeySpan      KeySpan   The Brooklyn   KeySpan
                                             Gas East     Corporate   Generation   Union Gas     Energy
                                            Corporation  Services LLC     LLC       Company    Corporation
<S>                                               <C>         <C>           <C>        <C>         <C>     

Revenues
     Gas Distribution                            270,026            0           0      499,538           0
     Gas Exploration & Production                      0            0           0            0           0
     Electric Service                                  0            0     178,368            0           0
     Electric Distribution                             0            0           0            0  
     Other                                         1,963      136,785      11,969            0           0

                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------
     Total Revenues                              271,989      136,785     190,337      499,538           0
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------

Operating Expenses
     Purchased Gas                               111,654            0           0      168,116           0
     Fuel and Purchased Power                          0            0           0            0           0
     Operations                                   74,247      194,413      65,760      156,844        (152)
     Maintenance                                   9,498           (5)     18,252       32,474           0
     Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization     15,887       10,550      22,915       39,090           0
     Electric Regulatory Amortization             (2,548)           0           0            0           0
     Operating Taxes                              41,637        5,280      61,460       67,462       1,237
     Federal Income Taxes (Credit)                (2,402)     (27,623)      1,450        5,498         867

                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------
     Total Operating Expenses                    247,973      182,615     169,837      469,484       1,952
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------

Operating Income                                  24,016      (45,830)     20,500       30,054      (1,952)
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------

Other Income and Deductions
     Transaction related Expenses
         (Net of $99,701 Income Tax)              90,934      (19,471)      2,092            0           0
     Interest and Other, net                       2,311       34,820      (1,504)     (52,566)    (48,959)
     Minority Interest                                 0            0           0            0           0

                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------
     Total Other Income and (Deductions)          93,245       15,349         588      (52,566)    (48,959)
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------

Income (Loss) Before Interest Charges            117,261      (30,481)     21,088      (22,512)    (50,911)

Interest Charges                                  32,485        7,905      11,658       20,115           0
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------

Net Income (Loss)                                 84,776      (38,386)      9,430      (42,627)    (50,911)

Preferred Stock  Dividend Requirements                 0            0           0            0           0
                                           ----------------------------------------------------------------

Earnings (Loss) for Common Stock                  84,776      (38,386)      9,430      (42,627)    (50,911)
                                           ================================================================
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
<TABLE>
    MarketSpan Corporation
    D/B/A KeySpan Energy
    Consolidating Income Statement
    Nine Months ended December 31, 1998
    (In Thousands of Dollars)
<CAPTION>
                                                                      KeySpan       KeySpan
                                         The Houston      GEI          Energy       Energy       Northeast
                                         Expoloration Development   Development    Marketing   Transmission
                                           Company      Company       Comapny        Group        Company
<S>                                          <C>             <C>          <C>           <C>            <C>  
Revenues
    Gas Distribution                               0              0            0             0             0
    Gas Exploration & Production              70,812              0            0             0             0
    Electric Service                               0              0            0             0             0
    Electric Distribution                          0              0            0             0             0
    Other                                          0              0          117        61,248             0

                                         --------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total Revenues                            70,812              0          117        61,248             0
                                         --------------------------------------------------------------------

Operating Expenses
    Purchased Gas                                  0              0            0             0  
    Fuel and Purchased Power                       0              0            0             0             0
    Operations                                15,880              0        3,750        66,539             0
    Maintenance                                    0              0            0             0  
    Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 177,113              0          253           997  
    Electric Regulatory Amortization               0              0            0             0             0
    Operating Taxes                              373              0            1           660  
    Federal Income Taxes (Credit)            (44,642)             0       (1,306)       (2,136)            0

                                         --------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total Operating Expenses                 148,724              0        2,698        66,060             0
                                         --------------------------------------------------------------------

Operating Income                             (77,912)             0       (2,581)       (4,812)            0
                                         --------------------------------------------------------------------

Other Income and Deductions
    Transaction related Expenses
        (Net of $99,701 Income Tax)                0              0            0             0             0
    Interest and Other, net                      650         (5,217)        (184)          811         3,601
    Minority Interest                              0              0            0             0             0

                                         --------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total Other Income and (Deductions)          650         (5,217)        (184)          811         3,601
                                         --------------------------------------------------------------------

Income (Loss) Before Interest Charges        (77,262)        (5,217)      (2,765)       (4,001)        3,601

Interest Charges                               3,873              0            0             0             0
                                         --------------------------------------------------------------------

Net Income (Loss)                            (81,135)        (5,217)      (2,765)       (4,001)        3,601

Preferred Stock  Dividend Requirements             0              0            0             0             0
                                         --------------------------------------------------------------------
Earnings (Loss) for Common Stock             (81,135)        (5,217)      (2,765)       (4,001)        3,601
                                         ====================================================================
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
     MarketSpan Corporation
     D/B/A KeySpan Energy
     Consolidating Income Statement
     Nine Months ended December 31, 1998
     (In Thousands of Dollars)
<CAPTION>
                                              KeySpan      KeySpan      KeySpan
                                              Energy       Natural     Nportheast  Reclassifications
                                            Supply LLC    Fuels LLC   Ventures LLC  & Eliminations   Consolidated
<S>                                                  <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>           <C>      
Revenues
     Gas Distribution                                  0            0            0                         849,543
     Gas Exploration & Production                      0            0            0                          70,812
     Electric Service                                  0            0            0                         408,305
     Electric Distribution                             0            0            0                         330,011
     Other                                           244            0        1,265         (188,406)        63,181

                                           ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total Revenues                                  244            0        1,265         (188,406)     1,721,852
                                           ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Operating Expenses
     Purchased Gas                                                               0                         318,703
     Fuel and Purchased Power                          0            0            0                          91,762
     Operations                                      428            0          434         (185,791)       734,957
     Maintenance                                       0            0            0                         113,714
     Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization          0            0          122           (2,384)       294,863
     Electric Regulatory Amortization                  0            0            0            2,384        (40,005)
     Operating Taxes                                   0            0           60                5        257,124
     Federal Income Taxes (Credit)                   (54)           0          215             (922)       (62,506)

                                           ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total Operating Expenses                        374            0          831         (186,708)     1,708,612
                                           ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Operating Income                                    (130)           0          434           (1,698)        13,240
                                           ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Other Income and Deductions
     Transaction related Expenses
         (Net of $99,701 Income Tax)                   0            0            0                        (107,912)
     Interest and Other, net                          31          194           16           49,064         37,314
     Minority Interest                                 0            0          (63)          29,204         29,141

                                           ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total Other Income and (Deductions)              31          194          (47)          78,268        (41,457)
                                           ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Income (Loss) Before Interest Charges                (99)         194          387           76,570        (28,217)

Interest Charges                                       0            0            0          (54,960)       138,715
                                           ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Net Income (Loss)                                    (99)         194          387          131,530       (166,932)

Preferred Stock  Dividend Requirements                 0            0            0                          28,604
                                           ----------------------------------------                 ---------------
Earnings (Loss) for Common Stock                     (99)         194          387          131,530       (195,536)
                                           ========================================================================
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
MarketSpan Corporation
D/B/A KeySpan Energy
Consolidating Earnings Reinvestment Statement
Nine Months ended December 31, 1998
(In Thousands of Dollars)
<CAPTION>
                                                                          KeySpan
                                                            KeySpan        Energy      Marketspan      KeySpan
                                              Marketspan    Utility       Trading        Finance        Energy
                                             Corporation  Services LLC  Services LLC   Corporation   Services LLC
<S>                                               <C>           <C>             <C>              <C>        <C>    


Earnings Reinvested at Beginning of Period        956,092            0              0             0              0

Net Income ( Loss)                               (168,631)      (3,984)         5,432            (4)        (4,522)

                                             ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  787,461       (3,984)         5,432            (4)        (4,522)

Dividends Declared on Common Stock               (214,012)           0              0             0              0

Dividends Declared on Preferred Stock             (28,604)           0              0             0              0

Other, Includes Redemption of Preferred Stock     (66,142)          (1)             0            (1)          (142)

                                             ======================================================================
Earnings Reinvested at End of Period              478,703       (3,985)         5,432            (5)        (4,664)
                                             ======================================================================

</TABLE>
<TABLE>
MarketSpan Corporation
D/B/A KeySpan Energy
Consolidating Earnings Reinvestment Statement
Nine Months ended December 31, 1998
(In Thousands of Dollars)
<CAPTION>


                                               KeySpan      KeySpan      KeySpan   The Brooklyn     KeySpan
                                               Gas East    Corporate   Generation    Union Gas      Energy
                                             Corporation  Services LLC     LLC        Company     Corporation

<S>                                                <C>         <C>           <C>         <C>           <C>    

Earnings Reinvested at Beginning of Period              0            0           0       526,884       471,733

Net Income ( Loss)                                 84,776      (38,386)      9,430       (42,627)      (50,911)

                                             ------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   84,776      (38,386)      9,430       484,257       420,822

Dividends Declared on Common Stock                      0            0           0             0             0

Dividends Declared on Preferred Stock                   0            0           0             0             0

Other, Includes Redemption of Preferred Stock      (1,534)      (4,540)       (562)           (7)          (50)

                                             ==================================================================
Earnings Reinvested at End of Period               83,242      (42,926)      8,868       484,250       420,772
                                             ==================================================================

</TABLE>

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<PAGE>

<TABLE>
MarketSpan Corporation
D/B/A KeySpan Energy
Consolidating Earnings Reinvestment Statement
Nine Months ended December 31, 1998
(In Thousands of Dollars)
<CAPTION>

                                                                           KeySpan      KeySpan
                                             The Houston       GEI          Energy       Energy     Northeast
                                             Expoloration  Development   Development   Marketing   Transmission
                                               Company       Company       Comapny       Group       Company

<S>                                               <C>            <C>            <C>        <C>            <C>  

Earnings Reinvested at Beginning of Period         42,497        (10,617)       8,821       (9,886)       3,459

Net Income ( Loss)                                (81,135)        (5,217)      (2,765)      (4,001)       3,601

                                             -------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  (38,638)       (15,834)       6,056      (13,887)       7,060

Dividends Declared on Common Stock                      0              0            0            0            0

Dividends Declared on Preferred Stock                   0              0            0            0            0

Other, Includes Redemption of Preferred Stock          (1)           151            1          (29)           0

                                             ===================================================================
Earnings Reinvested at End of Period              (38,639)       (15,683)       6,057      (13,916)       7,060
                                             ===================================================================

</TABLE>
<TABLE>
MarketSpan Corporation
D/B/A KeySpan Energy
Consolidating Earnings Reinvestment Statement
Nine Months ended December 31, 1998
(In Thousands of Dollars)
<CAPTION>


                                               KeySpan      KeySpan       KeySpan
                                                Energy      Natural      Nportheast   Reclassifications
                                              Supply LLC   Fuels LLC    Ventures LLC   & Eliminations   Consolidated

<S>                                                  <C>           <C>            <C>         <C>             <C>    

Earnings Reinvested at Beginning of Period            (21)         400            234       (1,033,504)       956,092

Net Income ( Loss)                                    (99)         194            387          131,530       (166,932)

                                             -------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     (120)         594            621         (901,974)       789,160

Dividends Declared on Common Stock                      0            0              0                0       (214,012)

Dividends Declared on Preferred Stock                   0            0              0                0        (28,604)

Other, Includes Redemption of Preferred Stock           0            0             (1)             502        (72,356)

                                             =========================================================================
Earnings Reinvested at End of Period                 (120)         594            620         (901,472)       474,188
                                             =========================================================================
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>

                             MarketSpan Corporation
                       Notes to the Consolidating Financial Statements


The financial  statements of KeySpan Energy Development  Corporation include the
assets, liabilities, results of operations and changes in reinvested earnings of
the following companies:

        KeySpan International Corporation KeySpan CI Ltd.
               Phoenix Natural Gas Limited
               Premier Transco Limited
             KeySpan CI II Ltd.
               Grupo KeySpan S. de R.L. de C.V.
                    FINSA Energeticos, S. de R.L.  de C.V.
        GEI Timna, Inc.
        GEI International Consultants, Inc.
        GEI Power Plant Management Inc.
        Honeoye Storage Corporation
        Arlington Associates Limited Partnership
        KeySpan Energy Canada Ltd.
        KeySpan Midstream, LLC
             KeySpan CI Midstream Ltd.
               KeySpan Energy Development Corporation (Nova Scotia)
                     Gulf Midstream Services Facilities Ltd.
                     Gulf Midstream Services Ltd.

The financial  statements of KeySpan Energy  Marketing Group include the assets,
liabilities,  results of operations  and changes in  reinvested  earnings of the
following companies:

        KeySpan Energy Management, Inc.
             KeySpan Engineering Associates Inc.
             R. D. Mortman, LLC
        KeySpan Energy Solutions, LLC
        KeySpan Energy Services, Inc.
        Fritze KeySpan, LLC

The  financial  statements  of KeySpan  North East  Ventures,  Inc.  include the
assets, liabilities, results of operations and changes in reinvested earnings of
Northeast Gas Markets, LLC.

The financial  statements of The Houston Exploration Company include the assets,
liabilities,  results of  operations  and  changes  in  reinvested  earnings  of
Seneca-Upshur Petroleum, Inc.
and THEC Holdings Corp.

The financial statements of North East Transmission  Company,  Inc. includes the
equity investment in Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.

The  financial  statements  of  KeySpan  Generation,  LLC  includes  the  equity
investment in Marques Development Corp.

The financial  statements of KeySpan Gas East Corporation,  d/b/a Brooklyn Union
of Long Island includes the equity investment in LILCO Energy Systems, Inc.




                                       27
<PAGE>



EXHIBIT B.  Financial Data Schedule

      If, at the time a report on this form is filed, the registrant is required
to submit this report and any amendments  thereto  electronically via EDGAR, the
registrant shall furnish a Financial Data Schedule. The Schedule shall set forth
the  financial  and  other  data  specified  below  that are  applicable  to the
registrant on a consolidated basis.

                  Item No.          Caption Heading

                       1            Total Assets
                       2            Total Operating Revenues
                       3            Net Income


                         SEE EXHIBIT 27 ANNEXED HERETO 








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<PAGE>




                                  EXHIBIT C

      An  organization  chart  showing the  relationship  of each EWG or foreign
utility company to associate companies in the holding-company system.




                                 KEYSPAN ENERGY
                                 APRIL 16, 1999

                             ----------------------
                             MarketSpan Corporation
                                     d/b/a
                                 KeySpan Energy
                             ---------------------- 
                                       |
                             ---------------------- 
                                 KeySpan Energy
                                   Corporation
                             ----------------------
                                       |
                             ----------------------
                                 KeySpan Energy
                                   Development
                                   Corporation
                             ----------------------
                                       |

                        ---------------------------------
                        KeySpan International Corporation
                        ---------------------------------
                                        |                   
        -------------------------------------------------------------------
                  |                                              |
            ------------------                        ---------------------   
            KeySpan, C.I., LTD                        KeySpan, C.I. II, LTD
            ------------------                        ---------------------
            
                  |                                               |
- ------------------------------------           ---------------------------------
|                                   |          Grupo KeySpan, S. de R.L. de C.V.
- -------------------   -----------------------         (99.9 Own)
Phoenix               Premier Transco Limited  -------------------------------- 
Natural Gas Limited   (50% Interest)                              |
(24.5% Interest)                                      -----------------------
- ------------------    -----------------------         FINSA Energeticos,
                                                      S. de R.L. de C.V.
                                                      (50% Interest)
                                                      -----------------------


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<PAGE>





      The above-named  claimant has caused this statement to be duly executed on
its behalf by its authorized officer on this 16th day of April, 1999.


                             MARKETSPAN CORPORATION
                              d/b/a KEYSPAN ENERGY
                                (Name of Claimant)



                          By   /s/ Ronald S. Jendras
                          --------------------------
                                Ronald S. Jendras
                          Vice President, Controller &
                            Chief Accounting Officer



[Corporate Seal of MarketSpan Corporation d/b/a KeySpan Energy Appears Here]






CORPORATE SEAL

                                    Attest
                              /s/ Robert R. Wieczorek
                              -----------------------
                               Robert R. Wieczorek
                           Vice President, Secretary &
                                    Treasurer




                                     30

<PAGE>



The  above-named  claimant has caused this  statement to be duly executed on its
behalf by its authorized officer on this 16th day of April, 1999.


                            KEYSPAN ENERGY CORPORATION
                              (Name of Claimant)



                         By  /s/ Ronald S. Jendras           
                         ------------------------------------
                              Ronald S. Jendras
                          Vice President, Controller &
                            Chief Accounting Officer




[Corporate Seal of KeySpan Energy Corporation Appears Here]






CORPORATE SEAL

                                    Attest
                              /s/ Robert R. Wieczorek
                              -----------------------
                               Robert R. Wieczorek
                           Vice President, Secretary &
                                    Treasurer



Name,  title,  and  address  of  officer  to  whom  notices  and  correspondence
concerning this statement should be addressed:


      Robert R. Wieczorek           Vice President, Secretary & Treasurer
      --------------------          --------------------------------------
            (Name)                        (Title)


                  One MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, New York  11201
                  -----------------------------------------------
                                    (Address)

                                     31




<TABLE> <S> <C>


<ARTICLE>                     OPUR3
<LEGEND>
This  schedule  contains  summary  financial   information  extracted  from  the
Consolidating Balance Sheet,  Consolidating Income Statement,  and Consolidating
Earnings Reinvestment Statement, and is qualified in its entirety by referene to
such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER>                                   1000

       
<S>                                            <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                  9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              DEC-31-1998
<PERIOD-START>                                 APR-01-1998
<PERIOD-END>                                   DEC-31-1998
<BOOK-VALUE>                                   PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 6,895,102
<TOTAL-OPERATING-REVENUES>                     1,721,852
<NET-INCOME>                                    (195,536)
        


</TABLE>


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