EXHIBIT-99.B
Bay State Gas Company
A consolidating statement of income and surplus of the claimant and its
subsidiary companies for the last calendar year, together with a
consolidating balance sheet of claimant and its subsidiary companies as
of the close of such calendar year.
The consolidating statements of income and consolidating balance sheets
are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The above named claimant has caused this statement to be duly executed
on behalf by its authorized officer on this 16th day of June, 2000.
BAY STATE GAS COMPANY
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(Name of Claimant)
By /s/ Thomas W. Sherman
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Executive Vice President, and
Chief Financial Officer
CORPORATE SEAL
By /s/ Scott MacDonald
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Vice President, Finance and Strategy
Attest:
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/s/ William D. MacGillivray
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Assistant Clerk
Name, title and address of officer to whom notices and correspondence
concerning this statement should be addressed:
Thomas W. Sherman, Executive Vice President,
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Bay State Gas Company
300 Friberg Parkway
Westborough, Massachusetts 01581-5039
SCHEDULE A
BAY STATE GAS COMPANY
PROPANE AIR GAS FACILITIES
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Storage Vaporization
Location Capacity Capability
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MMBtu MMBtu/day
BAY
STATE:
<S> <C> <C>
Brockton 79,592 30,000
Taunton 32,427 11,980
West Medway 20,427 5,273
West Springfield 79,265 24,699
East Longmeadow 59,450 13,414
Northampton 24,544 11,740
Lawrence 24,544 21,088
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Total Bay State 320,249 118,194
Portsmouth 9,908 4,080
Portland 16,761 10,000
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Total Northern 26,669 14,080
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Grand Total 346,918 132,274
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SCHEDULE B
BAY STATE GAS COMPANY
LNG FACILITIES
<CAPTION>
Storage Vaporization Liquefaction
Location Capacity Capability Capability
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MMBtu MMBtu/day MMBtu/day
BAY
STATE:
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Ludlow 1,020,000 55,000 10,000
Easton 800,000 50,000 -
Marshfield 8,000 12,000 -
Lawrence 12,800 19,200 -
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Total Bay State 1,840,800 136,200 10,000
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Lewiston 13,750 28,000 -
Portland - 3,600 -
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Total Northern 13,750 31,600 -
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Grand Total 1,854,550 167,800 10,000
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