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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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:
CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS COMPANY : CERTIFICATE
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : of
: NOTIFICATION
: NO. 9
: ____________
File No. 70-8231 :
: TRANSACTIONS
(Public Utility Holding Act of 1935) : DURING PERIOD
:
________________________________________________ October 1, 1995
through
December 31, 1995
TO THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION:
By Order dated November 16, 1993, HCAR No. 25926, the Securities and
Exchange Commission permitted the Declaration of Consolidated Natural Gas
Company ("Consolidated") to become effective, thereby authorizing Consolidated
to guarantee, through December 31, 1998, up to an aggregate amount of $750
million of the obligations of its wholly-owned subsidiary CNG Energy Services
Corporation (1), relating to certain gas purchases, sales and transportation
contracts.
This Certificate is filed in accordance with Rule 24, as a notification
that of the various transactions authorized by the Order, the following have
been carried out in accordance with the terms and conditions of and for the
purposes represented by the Declaration and the Order.
During the period, Consolidated gave guarantees to the following parties
contracting with CNG Energy Services Corporation as gas suppliers, transporters
or customers:
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(1) Effective September 1, 1994, CNG Gas Services Corporation was
renamed CNG Energy Services Corporation.
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Contracting Party
Receiving Guarantee Type of Contract Term of Contract
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No guarantees were issued during this period.
Through December 31, 1995, Consolidated has given a total of 26 guarantees
to parties contracting with CNG Energy Services Corporation as a gas supplier,
transporter or customer.
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
by J. M. Hostetler
Its Attorney
Dated this 31st
day of January, 1996
