Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company

Second Revised Volume No. 1

Effective Date: 11/01/1997, Docket: CP96-128-004, Status: Effective

Original Sheet No. 303 Original Sheet No. 303 : Effective

FORM OF SERVICE AGREEMENT

Interruptible Transportation (IT) Service

(For Use Under Seller's Rate Schedule IT)

(Continued)

ARTICLE II

Nature of Service

2.1 Transportation service provided under this Agreement

shall be subject to curtailment or interruption when, in Seller's

judgment, such curtailment or interruption is necessary due to

operating conditions or insufficient pipeline capacity available on

Seller's system, or is otherwise necessary to protect authorized

firm services. In the event Seller is unable to receive or deliver

the total quantity of natural gas requested to be transported by

all Buyers of service under Rate Schedule IT, then Seller shall

allocate available capacity among such Buyers in accordance with

the General Terms and Conditions of Seller's FERC Gas Tariff.

ARTICLE III

Quantity

3.1 The Maximum Daily Transportation Quantity ("MDTQ") under

this Agreement shall be ______ dekatherms ("dt"), which shall be

the largest daily quantity of gas that Seller is obligated to

transport and make available for delivery for the account of Buyer

under this Agreement on any one Gas Day.

3.2 Buyer may tender natural gas for transportation to Seller

on any Gas Day up to the MDTQ, plus the Fuel Retention Quantity as

defined in Section 31 of the General Terms and Conditions of

Seller's FERC Gas Tariff. Seller agrees to receive the aggregate

of the quantities of natural gas that Buyer tenders for

transportation, plus the Fuel Retention Quantity, at Point(s) of

Receipt on Seller's system, subject to the availability of capacity

at such point(s), and to transport and make available for delivery

for the account of Buyer at Delivery Point Area(s) on Seller's

system, quantities of natural gas, up to the amount scheduled by

Seller, less the Fuel Retention Quantity, subject to the

availability of capacity, and Buyer agrees to accept or cause

acceptance of such delivery by Seller.