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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. 38
CNG POWER COMPANY : ____________
(Formerly CNG Energy Company) :
CNG PRODUCING COMPANY : TRANSACTIONS
CNG RESEARCH COMPANY : DURING PERIOD
CNG TRANSMISSION CORPORATION :
CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS SERVICE : October 1, 1995
COMPANY, INC. : through
CONSOLIDATED SYSTEM LNG COMPANY : December 31, 1995
HOPE GAS, INC. :
THE EAST OHIO GAS COMPANY :
THE PEOPLES NATURAL GAS COMPANY :
WEST OHIO GAS COMPANY :
CNG PIPELINE COMPANY :
CNG ENERGY SERVICES CORPORATION :
VIRGINIA NATURAL GAS, INC. :
CNG STORAGE SERVICE COMPANY :
CNG IROQUOIS, INC. :
:
File No. 70-7258 :
:
(Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 :
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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 Energy Services Corporation were authorized to
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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. By order dated April 8, 1994 (HCAR No. 26021), CNG Iroquois, Inc., was
authorized to become a participant in the Money Pool.
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
_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
$ 65,196,084.02 $361,150,459.20 $206,394,572.61 $219,951,970.61
At no time during the period did Consolidated withdraw funds from the money
pool in excess of contributions.
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Subsidiaries:
Beginning Ending
Company Balance Contributions Withdrawals Balance
_______ _________ _____________ ___________ _______
The East Ohio Gas Co. $(89,000,000) $ 126,000,000 $151,000,000 $(114,000,000)
CNG Transmission Corp. 46,490,000 129,310,000 177,225,000 (1,425,000)
The Peoples Natural
Gas Company (32,590,000) 23,740,000 47,170,000 (56,020,000)
CNG Producing Company 95,720,000 60,950,000 56,170,000 100,500,000
West Ohio Gas Company (9,480,000) 5,945,000 10,095,000 (13,630,000)
River Gas Co. 0 0 0 0
CNG Storage Services Co. 105,000 770,000 650,000 225,000
Hope Gas, Inc. 3,495,000 15,920,000 21,740,000 (2,325,000)
CNG Service Company 8,445,000 11,005,000 13,035,000 6,415,000
CNG Coal Company 5,335,000 100,000 270,000 5,165,000
CNG Energy Company 7,405,000 3,115,000 4,745,000 5,775,000
CNG Energy - Cogen. 7,050,000 335,000 0 7,385,000
CNG Energy - Cogen. Dev. (1,610,000) 540,000 0 (1,070,000)
Lakewood 6680 (1,840,000) 1,840,000 0 0
Lakewood 7909 145,000 5,800,000 0 5,945,000
CNG Research Company 70,000 20,000 60,000 30,000
Consolidated System
LNG Company 7,160,000 3,195,000 555,000 9,800,000
CNG Energy Services (66,310,000) 79,440,000 123,100,000 (109,970,000)
CNG Pipeline Co. 1,215,000 310,000 190,000 1,335,000
Virginia Natural
Gas Co., Inc. (51,200,000) 5,700,000 23,700,000 (69,200,000)
CNG Iroquois 4,090,000 1,450,000 430,000 5,110,000
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 1995-96 Consolidated System annual financing order dated June 29, 1995
(HCAR No. 26321), File 70-8619; and (ii) for CNG Energy Company (now CNG Power
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.
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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 POWER COMPANY
(Formerly 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
WEST OHIO GAS COMPANY
CNG PIPELINE COMPANY
CNG ENERGY SERVICES CORPORATION
VIRGINIA NATURAL GAS, INC.
CNG STORAGE SERVICE COMPANY
CNG IROQUOIS, INC.
J. M. Hostetler
Their Attorney
Dated this 31st day
of January, 1996
