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File Number 70-8759
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Post-Effective Amendment No. 9
to
Form U-1
APPLICATION-DECLARATION UNDER THE PUBLIC UTILITY
HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935
By
CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS COMPANY
CNG Tower
625 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3199
CNG INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Two Fountain Square, Suite 600
11921 Freedom Drive
Reston, Virginia 20190-5608
Consolidated Natural Gas Company, a registered holding company,
is the parent of the other party
Names and addresses of agents for service:
S. E. WILLIAMS, Senior Vice President
and General Counsel
Consolidated Natural Gas Company
CNG Tower
625 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3199
N. F. CHANDLER, General Attorney
Consolidated Natural Gas Service Company, Inc.
CNG Tower
625 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3199
<PAGE> 2 File Number 70-8759
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Post-Effective Amendment No. 9
to
FORM U-1
APPLICATION-DECLARATION UNDER THE PUBLIC UTILITY
HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935
Consolidated Natural Gas Company et al. hereby amend the application-
declaration under the above file number, as most recently amended by Post-
Effective Amendment No. 8, as follows. All page references below are to Post-
Effective Amendment No. 8.
Item 1. Description of Proposed Transaction
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1. The first paragraph under "II ALINTA PIPELINE" on page 5 is restated
to read as follows:
"The Alinta Pipeline is located along the western part of
Western Australia between Dampier (near the North West Shelf gas
producing area) and Bunbury south of the state capital, Perth. It
is 955 miles long and was constructed in 1983 with commissioning in
January 1984. The Alinta pipeline transports natural gas from the
North West Shelf gas producing areas to the markets in the south
west of the state of Western Australia. There are a number of
laterals along the length of the pipeline to supply gas to towns,
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industrial complexes and individual customers. The major section
of the pipeline is 25.7 inches in diameter. The lower end of the
pipeline consists of sections of 20 inch, 14 inch, 10.75 inch, 8.62
inch and .61 inch pipe. It is designed to have 9 compressor
stations of which 8 are currently in operation with a total of 11
compressor units. The maximum allowable operating pressure is
approximately 1,272 pounds per square inch. The current capacity
of the pipeline is approximately 123 billion cubic feet ("bcf") per
year, with a maximum capacity of 166 bcf per year.
2. Footnote 7 on page 5 is deleted in its entirety.
3. The amount "150 million" in the second line of the fourth paragraph
under "II ALINTA PIPELINE" on page 6 is changed to "165 million."
4. The quantity "170 TJ/d" in the second line of the seventh paragraph
under "II ALINTA PIPELINE" on page 7 is changed to read
"approximately 58.8 bcf per year."
5. The quantity "300 PJ/yr" at the end of the first paragraph under "III
THE GAS TRANSMISSION CORPORATION PIPELINE" on page 9 is changed to read
"approximately 284 bcf per year."
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6. The amount "85 million" in the fourth line of the third paragraph
under "III THE GAS TRANSMISSION CORPORATION PIPELINE" on page 9 is
changed to read "$70 million."
7. The amounts "$150 million" and "$85 million" on the ninth and tenth
lines, respectively, on page 14 are changed to "$165 million" and "$70
million," respectively.
Item 2. Fees, Commissions and Expenses
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8. The phrase "subject post-effective amendment proceeding" in the second
and third lines in the paragraph under this item on page 16 is changed
to read "acquisition of the Alinta Pipeline."
Item 3. Applicable Statutory Provisions
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9. The fifth paragraph hereunder on page 18 is deleted in its entirety.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act
of 1935, the undersigned company has duly caused this amendment to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS COMPANY
By D. M. Westfall
Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
CNG INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
By N. F. Chandler
Its attorney
Date: February 10, 1998
