BROOKLYN UNION GAS CO
10-Q, 1994-02-14
NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION
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        UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D. C. 20549
                            Form 10-Q

(Mark One)
 X   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
     SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended        December 31, 1993           

                                          OR

    TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE      
    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                   to               
  
Commission file number       1-722                                
 
               THE BROOKLYN UNION GAS COMPANY                     
   
  (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) 

         New York                                  11-0584613     
(State or other jurisdiction of               (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                Identification No.)

One MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, New York             11201-3851   
(Address of principal executive offices)            (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code  (718) 403-2000


                          NONE                                    
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed
since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has
been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                                        Yes  X     No    

              APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

     Class of Common Stock          Outstanding at February 1, 1994 

       $.33 1/3 par value                      46,721,742

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         THE BROOKLYN UNION GAS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

                              INDEX

Part I.   Financial Information                          Page No. 
              
          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet - 
          June 30, 1993 and September 30, 1992                 2

          Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income - 
          Three, Nine and Twelve Months Ended                  
          June 30, 1993 and 1992                               3
          
          Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows - 
          Nine and Twelve Months Ended June 30, 1993 and 
          1992                                                 4

          Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial              
          Statements                                           5

          Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results
          of Operations and Financial Condition                9 

          Review by Independent Public Accountants            11 
          
          Report of Independent Public Accountants            12  
               

Part II.  Other Information

          Item 1 - Legal Proceedings                          13
          
          Item 4 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of 
                   Security Holders                           14 
 
          Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K           14 


Signatures                                                    15  


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                         THE BROOKLYN UNION GAS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
                             CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET


                                                  December 31,       September 30,
                                                      1993               1993
                                                  (Unaudited)          (Audited)
                                                  _____________      _____________
                                                       (Thousands of Dollars)
    <S>                                          <C>                <C>

    Assets

    Property
       Utility, at cost                          $   1,531,846      $   1,523,894
       Accumulated depreciation                       (330,148)          (333,468)
       Gas exploration and production, at cost         226,190            205,328
       Accumulated depletion                           (96,679)           (90,237)
                                                  _____________      _____________
                                                     1,331,209          1,305,517
                                                  _____________      _____________
    Investments in Energy Services                      79,102             66,682
                                                  _____________      _____________
    Current Assets
       Cash                                             16,094             10,834
       Temporary cash investments                           25             10,425
       Common stock proceeds receivable                    -               44,910
       Accounts receivable                             382,460            230,688
       Allowance for uncollectible accounts            (14,323)           (14,212)
       Gas in storage, at average cost                  97,656            102,516
       Materials and supplies, at average cost          11,622             11,084
       Prepaid gas costs                                10,899             13,725
       Prepaid taxes and other                          16,907             37,304
                                                  _____________      _____________
                                                       521,340            447,274
                                                  _____________      _____________
    Deferred Charges                                   158,271             78,374
                                                  _____________      _____________
                                                 $   2,089,922      $   1,897,847
                                                  =============      =============
    Capitalization and Liabilities

    Capitalization
       Common stock,$.33 1/3 par value stated at $     472,559      $     465,097
       Retained earnings                               282,269            255,979
                                                  _____________      _____________
         Total common equity                           754,828            721,076
       Preferred stock, redeemable                       7,500              7,500
       Long-term debt                                  695,100            689,300
                                                  _____________      _____________
                                                     1,457,428          1,417,876
                                                  _____________      _____________
    Current Liabilities
       Accounts payable                                185,853            163,876
       Dividends payable                                16,329             15,868
       Commercial paper                                 11,500               -
       Taxes accrued                                    27,977             15,345
       Customer deposits                                22,086             21,584
       Customer budget plan credits                     33,743             17,296
       Interest accrued and other                       49,140             53,491
                                                  _____________      _____________
                                                       346,628            287,460
                                                  _____________      _____________
    Deferred Credits
       Federal income tax                              225,166            139,289
       Unamortized investment tax credit                22,805             23,074
       Other                                            37,895             30,148
                                                  _____________      _____________
                                                       285,866            192,511
                                                  _____________      _____________
                                                 $   2,089,922      $   1,897,847
                                                  =============      =============




    See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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    <CAPTION>                                THE BROOKLYN UNION GAS COMPA
                                               CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STA
                                                              (Unaudited)


                                                 Three Months
                                                Ended December 31,
                                           _________________________
                                              1993          1992
                                           ___________   ___________

                                                         (Thousands of Do
    <S>                                   <C>         <C>             <C>
    Operating Revenues
      Utility sales                       $   354,848   $   335,915   $
      Gas production and other                 16,630        12,452
                                           ___________   ___________
                                              371,478       348,367
    Operating Expenses
       Cost of Gas                            145,624       134,266
       Operation and maintenance               93,812        88,420
       Depreciation and depletion              17,304        15,135
       General taxes                           39,349        39,047
       Federal income tax (credit)             22,264        21,003
                                           ___________   ___________
    Operating Income                           53,125        50,496
    Other Income
       Gain on sale of investment
       in Canadian gas company                  -             -
       Write-off of investment
       in propane company                       -             -
       Inc. from energy serv. investments       1,480         1,638
       Other income(loss),net                     (69)           49
       Federal income tax benefit(expense)         92          (231)
                                           -----------   -----------
    Income Before Interest Charges             54,628        51,952
                                           -----------   -----------
    Interest Charges
       Long-term debt                          11,859        11,141
       Other                                      606           285
                                           -----------   -----------
                                               12,465        11,426










                                           -----------   -----------
    Net Income (Loss)                          42,163        40,526
    Dividends on Preferred Stock                   90            93
                                           -----------   -----------
    Income Available for
       Common Stock                       $    42,073   $    40,433     $
                                           ===========   ===========

    Per Share of Common Stock *           $      0.90   $      0.93     $
                                           ===========   ===========
    Dividends Declared per Share
       of Common Stock *                  $     0.338   $     0.330     $
                                           ===========   ===========
    Average Common Shares
       Outstanding *                       46,515,782    43,618,982
                                           ===========   ===========
    * Restated for three for two stock split effective July 1993.

    See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements
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    NY AND SUBSIDIARIES
    TEMENT OF INCOME



           Twelve Months
         Ended December 31,
    __________________________
       1993           1992
    ___________    ___________

    llars)
               [C]

     1,164,248   $  1,076,204
        65,451         40,338
    ___________    ___________
     1,229,699      1,116,542

       475,820        417,726
       371,295        346,145
        66,948         75,344
       145,129        139,342
        43,694         33,779
    ___________    ___________
       126,813        104,206


        20,462          -

       (17,617)         -
           997            605
        (3,965)         2,159
           652            307
    -----------    -----------
       127,342        107,277
    -----------    -----------

        46,062         41,544
         3,081          2,255
    -----------    -----------
        49,143         43,799
    -----------    -----------
        78,199         63,478
           361          1,225
    -----------    -----------

        77,838   $     62,253
    ===========    ===========

          1.74   $       1.44
    ===========    ===========

         1.328   $      1.300
    ===========    ===========











    44,766,565     43,180,998
    ===========    ===========


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                                     THE BROOKLYN UNION GAS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                                       (Unaudited)


                                                                  Three Months               Twelve Months
                                                                Ended December 31,          Ended December 31,
                                                             __________  __________      __________  __________
                                                                1993        1992            1993        1992
                                                             __________  __________      __________  __________
                                                                           (Thousands of Dollars)
          <S>                                              <C>         <C>             <C>         <C>
          OPERATING ACTIVITIES
           Net income                                      $    42,163 $    40,526     $    78,199 $    63,478
           Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
            provided by operating activities:
             Depreciation and depletion                         18,820      16,867          74,056      78,171
             Deferred Federal income tax                        17,066       5,962          20,395       7,263
             Gain on sale of investment in Canadian
               gas company                                        -           -            (20,462)       -
             Write-off of investment in propane company           -           -             17,617        -
             Amortization of investment tax credit                (269)       (292)         (1,051)     (1,098)
             Income from energy service investments             (1,480)     (1,638)           (997)       (605)
             Dividends received from energy services
               investments                                         438         693           7,166       1,925
             Allowance for equity funds used during
               construction                                       (449)       (354)         (1,766)     (1,556)
                                                             __________  __________      __________  __________
                                                                76,289      61,764         173,157     147,578
                                                             __________  __________      __________  __________
           Effect of changes in working capital
               and other
             Accounts receivable,net                          (151,135)   (140,160)        (72,072)    (22,120)
             Accounts payable                                   15,424      14,821          41,697      (8,836)
             Gas inventory and prepayments                       7,686         357         (23,734)     (6,675)
             Other                                              41,408      50,901          (7,510)      3,586
                                                             __________  __________      __________  __________
                                                               (86,617)    (74,081)        (61,619)    (34,045)
                                                             __________  __________      __________  __________
          Cash provided by (used in )operating activities      (10,328)    (12,317)        111,538     113,533
                                                             __________  __________      __________  __________
          FINANCING ACTIVITIES
           Sale of common stock                                  7,500       6,215          73,151      23,768
           Common stock proceeds receivable                     44,910        -               -           -
           Issuance of long-term debt                            5,800       6,900         185,800       6,300
           Commercial paper                                     11,500      15,000          11,500      15,000
                                                             __________  __________      __________  __________
                                                                69,710      28,115         270,451      45,068
           Repayments
            Preferred stock                                       -           -               (300)    (37,273)
            Long-term debt                                        -         (2,400)       (180,000)     (4,600)
            Commercial paper                                      -           -            (15,000)       -
                                                             __________  __________      __________  __________
                                                                69,710      25,715          75,151       3,195

           Dividends on common and preferred stock             (15,848)    (14,535)        (60,592)    (57,565)
           Trust funds, utility construction                      -         21,892          32,718      77,169
           Other                                                   (24)        270           1,529      (1,263)
                                                             __________  __________      __________  __________
          Cash provided by financing activities                 53,838      33,342          48,806      21,536
                                                             __________  __________      __________  __________
          INVESTING ACTIVITIES
           Capital expenditures (excluding allowance
             for equity funds used during construction)        (58,148)    (32,692)       (228,298)   (158,121)
           Proceeds from sale of investment in Canadian
             gas company                                        11,691        -             41,718        -
           Other                                                (2,193)    (17,015)         28,442      (8,852)
                                                             __________  __________      __________  __________
          Cash used in investing activities                    (48,650)    (49,707)       (158,138)   (166,973)
                                                             __________  __________      __________  __________
          Change in Cash and Temporary Cash Investments    $    (5,140)$   (28,682)    $     2,206 $   (31,904)
                                                             ==========  ==========      ==========  ==========
          Cash and Temporary Cash Investments at
             End of Period                                 $    16,119 $    13,913     $    16,119 $    13,913
                                                             ==========  ==========      ==========  ==========

          Temporary cash investments are short-term marketable securities purchased with maturities of
          three months or less that are carried at cost which approximates their fair value.

          Supplemental disclosures of cash flows
             Income taxes                                  $      -    $     4,500     $    27,600 $    21,900
             Interest                                      $    15,425 $    15,091     $    52,322 $    40,572




          See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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         THE BROOKLYN UNION GAS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
      NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.   In the opinion of the Company, the accompanying unaudited
     Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contain all
     adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position
     of the Company as of December 31, 1993 and the results of
     operations for the three and twelve months ended December 31,
     1993 and 1992, and cash flows for the three and twelve months
     ended December 31, 1993 and 1992. Certain reclassifications
     were made to conform prior period financial statements with
     the 1993 financial statement presentation.

     As permitted by the rules and regulations of the Securities
     and Exchange Commission, the Condensed Consolidated Financial
     Statements do not include all of the accounting information
     normally included with financial statements prepared in
     accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
     Accordingly, the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
     should be read in conjunction with the financial statements
     and notes thereto included in the Company's 1993 Annual Report
     to Shareholders, incorporated by reference in PART II, Item 8
     of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
     year ended September 30, 1993.

2.   The Company's business is influenced by seasonal weather
     conditions. Annual revenues are substantially realized during
     the heating season (November 1 to April 30) as a result of the
     large proportion of residential heating sales compared to
     total sales. Accordingly, results of operations are
     historically most favorable in the second quarter (three
     months ended March 31) of the Company's fiscal year, with
     results of operations being next most favorable in the first
     quarter, while results for the third quarter are marginally
     unprofitable, and losses are incurred in the fourth quarter. 
     
     The Company's tariff contains a weather normalization
     adjustment that requires recovery from or refund to firm
     customers of shortfalls or excesses of firm net revenues
     during a heating season due to variations from normal weather,
     which is the basis for projecting base tariff revenue
     requirements. Also, results of operations are affected by the
     timing and comparative amounts of base tariff rate changes.
     Therefore, the interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of
     income should not be taken as a prediction for any future
     period.

3.   The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
     Standards (SFAS) No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes," on
     October 1, 1993. As a result of adopting this statement,
     deferred tax balances increased by approximately $76.6 million 
     with no effect on net income. The deferred tax balance
     includes the following:

                                          (Thousands of dollars)
          Property Related.....................      127,882
          Customer Revenue Requirement, Taxes..       76,554
          Other...............................        11,407

     Deferred tax liability at October 1, 1993....  $215,843

4.   The Company adopted SFAS No. 106, "Employers' Accounting for
     Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions," on October 1,
     1993. Based on the latest available actuarial valuation of
     postretirement life and health benefits and assuming a 6.5%
     discount rate, the accumulated postretirement benefit
     obligation (APBO) as of October 1, 1993, was approximately
     $164.1 million. The Company has commenced funding such
     benefits, and related plan assets were approximately $46.4
     million. The unfunded APBO is estimated to be approximately
     $117.7 million and will be amortized and recovered in rates
     over 20 years. The health care trend rate used was 11.5% in
     the first year, gradually decreasing to 5.5% for the year 2006
     and thereafter. A change in the health care trend rate
     assumption of one percentage point in all years would change
     the APBO by approximately $19.4 million and the aggregate
     annual service and interest costs by approximately $2.3
     million.
     
     In November 1992, the Financial Accounting Standards Board   
     issued SFAS-112, "Employers' Accounting for Postemployment
     Benefits." This Statement requires recognition of any
     obligation which exists to provide benefits to former or
     inactive employees after employment, but before retirement.
     The Company will adopt SFAS-112 in fiscal 1995. Its adoption
     is not expected to have a material effect on the consolidated
     financial statements.

5.   Investments in Energy Services

     (a)  Iroquois Pipeline

     A Company subsidiary, North East Transmission Co., Inc.
     (NETCO), owns an 11.4% interest in Iroquois Gas Transmission
     System, L.P. (Iroquois), a 370-mile pipeline which transports
     gas from Canada to the Northeast. The subsidiary's investment
     in Iroquois was $20.1 million at December 31, 1993.

     In 1992, Iroquois was informed by the U.S. Attorney's Office
     for the Northern District of New York of alleged violations of
     the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit, a related State Water
     Quality Certification and/or the Federal Clean Water Act.
     Civil penalties could be imposed if such alleged violations
     are shown to have occurred. No proceedings in connection with
     this matter have been commenced. In 1992, a criminal
     investigation of Iroquois was initiated and is being conducted
     by Federal authorities pertaining to various matters related
     to the construction of the pipeline. To date no criminal
     charges have been filed and the Assistant U.S. Attorney in
     charge of the investigation has stated that he is not yet
     ready to meet with Iroquois' attorneys to discuss the
     specifics of this matter.

     Iroquois has publicly stated it believes that the pipeline
     construction and right-of-way activities were conducted in a
     legal and responsible manner, that its environmental program
     complied with applicable standards, and that at the conclusion
     of the aforementioned federal investigation it expects the
     government will reach the same conclusion. Based on
     information currently available, the Company does not believe
     that the ultimate resolution of these matters will have a
     material effect on the Company's consolidated financial
     position.

     (b)  Star Gas Corporation

     A Company subsidiary, Star Energy Inc. liquidated its
     investment in propane operations, which have been fully
     divested. In September 1993, the Company recorded an
     impairment charge of $11.5 million after Federal income taxes,
     which was sufficient to reflect the anticipated effect of the
     liquidation.

     (c)  Cogeneration Project Commitments

     A Company subsidiary, through affiliates, owns a 50%
     partnership interest, or approximately $34.5 million, as of
     December 31, 1993, in a project to construct, own, and operate
     a 100-megawatt cogeneration plant at John F. Kennedy
     International Airport in Queens, N.Y. The estimated cost of
     the project is approximately $275 million, of which $175
     million is being financed by proceeds of bonds issued by the
     Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and guaranteed by an
     international banking group. Construction of the project is
     scheduled for completion in late summer of 1994.

     In addition, a similar project to construct, own, and operate
     a 40-megawatt cogeneration plant at the State University of
     New York at Stony Brook, N.Y. is being developed. The
     financing is being provided through $79 million of tax-exempt
     Suffolk County Industrial Development Revenue Bonds and is
     guaranteed by a letter of credit issued by Toronto Dominion
     Bank. Construction has commenced and commercial operation is
     scheduled for the first half of 1995. Another Company
     subsidiary, through affiliates, owns a 50% partnership
     interest in the project, estimated to cost $97.6 million, of
     which $9.3 million would be funded by the subsidiary as its
     share of the project.





6.   Former Coal Gasification and Storage Plant Sites

     The Company is subject to various Federal, state and local
     laws and regulations relating to the environment. The Company
     may become a potentially responsible party under relevant
     environmental laws, which may mandate clean-up of certain
     former gas manufacturing plants and other sites that the
     Company, or its predecessors, currently operates or operated
     in the past at properties currently or formerly owned by the
     Company or its predecessors. Although potential clean-up costs
     may be material, the Company cannot at this time determine its
     cost for any of these sites if clean-up is ever required. 
     
     The Company deferred $4.1 million related to environmental
     matters pursuant to a July 1993 Company filing and petition
     with the Public Service Commission, which requested approval
     of deferred accounting treatment for environmental site
     assessment and response expenses related to former coal
     gasification and storage plant sites. The Company believes,
     based on prior PSC precedents and proceedings with respect to
     similar expenses, that these costs will be recovered in rates.
     Recovery of these expenses is addressed as part of the general
     rate increase filing, which the Company submitted to the PSC
     in November 1993.


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         THE BROOKLYN UNION GAS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

             MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
          RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

Operating Results

The following is a summary of items affecting comparative earnings
and a discussion of the material changes in revenue and expenses
during the following periods.

(1)  Three Months ended December 31, 1993 vs. Three Months ended
     December 31, 1992.

(2)  Twelve Months ended December 31, 1993 vs. Twelve Months ended
     December 31, 1992.

Consolidated income available for common stock for the three months
ended December 31, 1993 was $42.1 million, or 90 cents per share,
compared to $40.4 million, or 93 cents per share, for the same
period last year. The increase in income reflects continued growth
in utility gas heating sales and significant growth in domestic gas
production by the Company's gas exploration and production
subsidiary. Also, utility earnings in last year's first quarter
reflected the benefit of cold weather at the beginning of the
heating season when the weather normalization adjustment is not
fully effective. The decrease in earnings per share reflects the
higher number of shares outstanding.

Earnings for the twelve months ended December 31, 1993 were $77.8
million, or $1.74 per share, compared to $62.3 million, or $1.44
per share, for the prior twelve months. Earnings for the current
period reflect higher income from exploration and production
operations and from energy-related investments in gas cogeneration
and pipeline projects. In addition, a gain of $12.5 million after
Federal income taxes from the sale of an investment in a Canadian
gas company was more than sufficient to offset a loss from the
liquidation of a subsidiary's investment in propane operations,
which have been fully divested. Earnings for the twelve months
ended December 31, 1992 included a noncash impairment charge of $13
million after Federal income taxes, or 30 cents per share, due to
low gas prices in March 1992.

Based upon degree days, weather in the first quarter of fiscal 1994
was 2.0% warmer than normal and 5.6% warmer than the first quarter
of last year. Firm sales in the quarter ended December 31, 1993
were 39,574 MDTH, approximately the same as in last year's first
quarter, which was colder. Weather for the twelve months ended
December 31, 1993 was 2.4% warmer than normal and was 3.2% warmer
than the twelve months ended December 31, 1992. Firm sales of
129,071 MDTH for the twelve months ended December 31, 1993
increased 1.6% compared to sales in the corresponding period last
year.

The weather normalization adjustment included in the Company's
tariff has largely offset the effect on utility earnings of
variations in revenues caused by abnormal weather during the
heating season.

Net revenues (utility operating revenues less cost of gas of
utility sales) increased $9.5 million and $30.3 million in the
three and twelve months ended December 31, 1993, respectively. The
increases generally reflect gas sales growth, primarily due to
conversions to gas from oil for heating and the 2.7% annual revenue
increase which became effective in October 1993.

Increases in gas production and other revenues were primarily
related to higher production volumes.

Increases in operation expense were due to higher labor and related
costs. Maintenance expense includes costs related to city and state
construction projects. Such costs are partially reimbursed by the
city.

Depreciation and depletion expenses generally reflect charges
related to utility property additions and increased production from
gas exploration and production operations. In March 1992, depletion
expense of $19.7 million was recorded to write down the value of
proved gas reserves and related properties in accordance with asset
ceiling test limitations applicable to gas exploration and
development operations accounted for under the full cost method.

General taxes principally  include state and local taxes on utility
revenues and property. Taxes for the three and twelve months ended
December 31, 1993 have increased as compared to the corresponding
periods last year. The increase is primarily attributable to an
increase in utility revenues reflecting higher sales volume and
tariff rates.

Federal income tax expense in the three and twelve months ended
December 31, 1993 reflects changes in pre-tax income and an
increase in Federal income tax rates from 34% to 35%.

Interest charges on long-term debt in the three and twelve months
ended December 31, 1993 reflect higher levels of long-term debt.
Other interest charges reflect charges on regulatory settlement 
items and borrowings to finance working capital requirements.

Dividends on preferred stock reflect reductions in preferred stock
outstanding due to sinking fund redemptions. Moreover, three series
of preferred stock were called on April 1, 1992 at optional
redemption prices plus accrued dividends. Premiums on reacquired
preferred stock are being amortized in accordance with a PSC order.

Financial Condition

Cash provided by operating activities continues to be strong and is
the principal source for financing capital expenditures.
Consolidated capital expenditures for the twelve months ended
December 31, 1993 were $230.1 million, of which $119.0 million was
related to subsidiaries. Capital expenditures for fiscal years 1994
and 1995 are estimated to be approximately $175 million in each
year, including $75 million per year related to subsidiaries,
principally for gas exploration and development.

The Company currently has bank lines of credit of $65 million,
which secure the issuance of commercial paper. The lines can be
increased to $160 million by December 31, 1994. Related borrowings
are primarily used to finance seasonal working capital requirements
and capital expenditures. In addition, subsidiaries have lines of
credit of $69 million, which for the most part support borrowings
under revolving loan agreements.

In the twelve months ended December 1993, the Company converted
$105 million variable rate gas facilities revenue bonds to fixed
rate bonds and also realized substantial savings by refunding $75
million of 9 1/8% Gas Facilities Revenue Bonds with 6.368%
refunding bonds.

At December 31, 1993, the consolidated annualized cost of long-term
debt reflecting all refinancings was 6.9%. All utility debt is tax-
exempt. The Company expects to be able to issue additional tax-
exempt debt in either fixed or variable rate form in the future.

In September 1993, the PSC approved a revenue increase of $31.3
million, including $3.0 million of deferred credits, to become
effective in fiscal 1994, the final year of a three-year rate
settlement.

In November 1993, the Company filed another comprehensive, three-
year rate settlement proposal which includes a request for a rate
increase of $26.8 million, or 2.1%, applicable to fiscal 1995. The
proposal includes an 11.4% return on utility common equity, a
reduction from 1994's rate due to lower interest rates and capital
costs. The rate of return can be exceeded through expanded
incentives and certain rate design features. If approved, utility
rate increases will have been kept under the rate of inflation for
six consecutive years while providing a fair return on capital.

            REVIEW OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Arthur Andersen & Co. has performed reviews in accordance with
standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for
the periods set forth in their report shown on page 12.








            REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


To The Brooklyn Union Gas Company:


We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance
sheet of The Brooklyn Union Gas Company (a New York corporation)
and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1993 and the related condensed
consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the three and
twelve month periods ended December 31, 1993 and 1992. These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management.

We conducted our review in accordance with standards established by
the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A review of
interim financial information consists principally of applying
analytical review procedures to the financial data and making
inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting
matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit in
accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, the
objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the
financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not
express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications
that should be made to the financial statements referred to above
for them to be in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.

We have previously audited, in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards, the consolidated balance sheet and consolidated
statement of capitalization of The Brooklyn Union Gas Company and
subsidiaries as of September 30, 1993, and the related consolidated
statements of income, retained earnings, and cash flows for the
year then ended (not presented herein) and, in our report dated
October 26, 1993, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those
consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information
set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet
as of September 30, 1993 is fairly stated in all material respects
in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has
been derived.



                                   ARTHUR ANDERSEN & CO.


New York, New York
January 25, 1993




Part II. Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 

The City of New York notified the Company on January 11, 1993 that
it intends to bring suit against the Company under the Federal
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) seeking remediation
of contamination at a former coal gasification plant site located
in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, New York and operated by
a predecessor to the Company and also seeking recovery of response
costs under the Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act, as amended. The City has not yet
initiated suit against the Company with respect to this site and
has indicated that it would prefer to enter into a consensual
settlement in lieu of litigation. The Company has met with the City
on several occasions to discuss this matter.

During the summer of 1993, a pollution incident occurred at the
above site due to seepage of oil into Coney Island Creek from a
bulkhead and/or bank. The Company notified governmental agencies
and took appropriate response actions. The U.S. Coast Guard has
taken lead agency responsibility regarding the incident, and the
Company is working with the Coast Guard to determine the source of
the seepage and to contain any future seepage.

Interim and long-term site management studies are ongoing and an
interim response measure to address oil seepage will be proposed to
the Coast Guard in the near future. The Company currently
anticipates that the cost of investigation and containment of the
oil seepage will not be material. It is not known, however, what
impact the oil seepage investigation will have on the City's
threatened RCRA action or long-term site management. Further, until
completion of the overall long-term site management studies, the
Company will be unable to determine whether remediation will be
required at the site and, if so, what the appropriate scope and
cost of such remediation will be.

On February 26, 1993, the Company received a letter from the
Department of Environmental Conservation requesting a preliminary
investigation of a release of potentially hazardous substances at
a Company facility on Staten Island. This facility is contiguous to
one of the Company's former manufactured gas plants. The
preliminary investigation has been completed and an initial report
has been provided to the DEC. The DEC has requested that the
Company conduct additional investigations, and the Company is
complying with this request. The Company is unable, however, to
determine at this time what remediation, if any, will be required.

The Company has recorded an estimated liability of $4.1 million
based on commitments for investigation and probable response costs,
and has petitioned the PSC for deferral and recovery of all related
costs and any future costs to be incurred at these and any other
sites.


Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 

(a)  The Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held at the office of
     the Company, One MetroTech Center, Borough of Brooklyn, in the
     City of New York on Thursday, February 3, 1994.

(b)  Andrea S. Christensen, Alan H. Fishman and James Q. Riordan
     were elected to serve as directors for three-year terms
     expiring in 1997. Edward D. Miller was elected to serve as a
     director for a one-year term expiring in 1995. Robert B.
     Catell and Kenneth I. Chenault will continue to serve as
     directors until the next election in 1995. Donald H. Elliott
     and Richardson Pratt, Jr. will continue to serve as directors
     until the following election in 1996.

(c)  The vote to elect Arthur Andersen & Co. as independent public
     accountants was 36,809,259 shares in favor, or 99.1% of the
     shares voted (20,583 proxies), and 342,361 shares against, or
     .7% of the shares voted (416 proxies). Abstentions of 379,278
     shares (495 proxies) were recorded.

(d)  The proposal by a shareholder for cumulative voting for
     directors was rejected by a vote of 14,828,654 shares against,
     or 83.2% of the shares voted (17,386 proxies), and 5,000,858
     shares in favor, or 16.8% of the shares voted (2,722 proxies).
     Abstentions of 1,451,401 shares (1,386 proxies) were recorded.

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 

(a)  Exhibits 
     (11)  Statement re computation of per share earnings.
     (15)  Letter re unaudited interim financial information.
     (24)  Consents of experts and counsel.

(b)  Reports on Form 8-K

There were no reports filed on Form 8-K for the quarter ended
December 31, 1993.<PAGE>
         THE BROOKLYN UNION GAS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

                           SIGNATURES 


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




                                THE BROOKLYN UNION GAS COMPANY  
                                        (Registrant)








Date   February 11, 1994           s/C. G. Matthews             
                              C.G. Matthews
                              Executive Vice President and
                              Chief Financial Officer






Date   February 11, 1994            s/F. J. Gentile             
                              F.J. Gentile
                              Senior Vice President
<PAGE>
                         EXHIBIT INDEX 


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(11)  Statement re computation of per share earnings.         3

(15)  Letter re unaudited interim financial information.     14

(24)  Consents of experts and counsel.                       19















































February 11, 1994

The Brooklyn Union Gas Company
One MetroTech Center
Brooklyn, New York 11201

Gentlemen:

We are aware that The Brooklyn Union Gas Company has incorporated
by reference in its previously filed Registration Statements No.
33-51561, No. 33-61283 and No. 33-66182, its Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended December 31, 1993, which includes our report dated
February 11, 1994 covering the unaudited interim financial
information contained therein. Pursuant to Regulation C of the
Securities Act of 1933, that report is not considered a part of the
registration statements prepared or certified by our firm or a
report prepared or certified by our firm within the meaning of
Sections 7 and 11 of the Act.

Very truly yours,



ARTHUR ANDERSEN & CO.



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