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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
____________________________________________
:
CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS COMPANY : CERTIFICATE
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : of
: NOTIFICATION
CNG COAL COMPANY : NO. 31
CNG ENERGY COMPANY : ____________
CNG PRODUCING COMPANY :
CNG RESEARCH COMPANY : TRANSACTIONS
CNG TRANSMISSION CORPORATION : DURING PERIOD
CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS SERVICE :
COMPANY, INC. : January 1, 1994
CONSOLIDATED SYSTEM LNG COMPANY : through
HOPE GAS, INC. : March 31, 1994
THE EAST OHIO GAS COMPANY :
THE PEOPLES NATURAL GAS COMPANY :
THE RIVER GAS COMPANY :
WEST OHIO GAS COMPANY :
CNG PIPELINE COMPANY :
CNG GAS SERVICES CORPORATION :
(Formerly CNG TRADING COMPANY) :
VIRGINIA NATURAL GAS, INC. :
CNG STORAGE SERVICE COMPANY :
:
File No. 70-7258 :
:
(Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 :
____________________________________________ :
TO THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION:
By orders dated June 12 and July 16, 1986 (HCAR Nos. 24128 and
24150) in the above-captioned proceedings, the Securities and Exchange
Commission permitted the Application-Declaration of Consolidated
Natural Gas Company ("Consolidated") and all except four of its
above-mentioned subsidiaries to become effective, thereby authorizing
the establishment of a Consolidated System Money Pool ("Money Pool").
By order dated May 27, 1987 (HCAR No. 24399), CNG Pipeline Company and
CNG Gas Services Corporation were authorized to become participants in
the Money Pool. By order dated February 14, 1990 (HCAR No. 25040),
Virginia Natural Gas, Inc. was authorized to become a participant in
the Money Pool. By order dated May 13,1991 (HCAR No. 25311), CNG
Storage Service Company was authorized to become a participant in the
Money Pool.
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This Certificate is filed in accordance with Rule 24, as a
notification that of the various transactions authorized by said
orders, the following have been carried out in accordance with the
terms and conditions of and for the purposes represented by said
Application-Declaration and said orders:
During the said period, the following transactions occurred:
Consolidated Natural Gas Company:
Beginning Ending
Balance Contributions Withdrawals Balance
_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
$361,129,184.03 $231,020,000.00 $452,569,184.03 $139,580,000.00
At no time during the period did Consolidated withdraw funds from
the money pool in excess of contributions.
Subsidiaries:
Beginning
Ending
Company Balance Contributions Withdrawals
Balance
_______ _________ _____________ ___________
_______
The East Ohio Gas Co. $(203,000,000) $235,000,000 $110,000,000 $
(78,000,000)
CNG Transmission Corp. (184,415,000) 126,665,000 78,225,000
(135,975,000)
The Peoples Natural
Gas Company (44,400,000) 63,540,000 46,140,000
(27,000,000)
CNG Producing Company 97,410,000 59,750,000 49,370,000
107,790,000
West Ohio Gas Company (14,535,000) 17,730,000 10,980,000
(7,785,000)
The River Gas Company (4,650,000) 6,100,000 3,750,000
(2,300,000)
CNG Storage Services Co. 615,000 740,000 640,000
715,000
Hope Gas, Inc. (9,620,000) 28,225,000 40,445,000
(21,840,000)
CNG Service Company 3,775,000 11,200,000 16,080,000
(1,105,000)
CNG Coal Company 5,435,000 0 10,000
5,425,000
CNG Energy Company 3,035,000 2,270,000 2,225,000
3,080,000
CNG Energy - Cogen. 4,355,000 380,000 35,000
4,700,000
CNG Energy - Cogen. Dev. (1,510,000) 0 205,000
(1,715,000)
Lakewood 6680 (6,115,000) 0 0
(6,115,000)
Lakewood 7909 (130,000) 115,000 245,000
(260,000)
CNG Research Company 70,000 0 30,000
40,000
Consolidated System
LNG Company 42,895,000 4,990,000 655,000
47,230,000
CNG Gas Services Co. (23,600,000) 85,480,000 83,320,000
(21,440,000)
CNG Pipeline Co. 1,255,000 230,000 110,000
1,375,000
Virginia Natural
Gas Co., Inc. (28,000,000) 43,800,000 22,200,000
(6,400,000)
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At no time during the period did this activity result in
short-term advances in excess of the amounts authorized: (i) for the
individual companies in the 1993-94 Consolidated System annual
financing order dated June 30, 1993 (HCAR No. 25841), File 70-8195;
and (ii) for CNG Energy Company in order dated December 26, 1991 (HCAR
No. 25446), File No. 70-7909. CNG Pipeline Company did not have at
any time during the period withdrawals in excess of its contributions.
The "past tense" opinion required by paragraph F(2) of the
instructions as to exhibits for Form U-1 will be filed when all of the
transactions authorized pursuant to said Order have been consummated.
CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS COMPANY
CNG COAL COMPANY
CNG ENERGY COMPANY
CNG PRODUCING COMPANY
CNG RESEARCH COMPANY
CNG TRANSMISSION CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS SERVICE
COMPANY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED SYSTEM LNG COMPANY
HOPE GAS, INC.
THE EAST OHIO GAS COMPANY
THE PEOPLES NATURAL GAS COMPANY
THE RIVER GAS COMPANY
WEST OHIO GAS COMPANY
CNG PIPELINE COMPANY
CNG GAS SERVICES CORPORATION
VIRGINIA NATURAL GAS, INC.
CNG STORAGE SERVICE COMPANY
H. P. Payne, Jr.
Their Attorney
Dated this 29th day
of April, 1994
