Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company

Second Revised Volume No. 1

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

Original Sheet No. 316 Original Sheet No. 316 : Effective

FORM OF SERVICE AGREEMENT

Firm Storage Service

(For Use Under Seller's Rate Schedule GSS)

(Continued)

ARTICLE V

Term of Agreement and Commencement of Service

5.1 The term of this Agreement shall commence on

______________ and shall continue in effect until ________________

or such earlier date that Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line

Corporation (Transco) is authorized to abandon service under

Transco's Rate Schedule GSS to Seller.

5.2 At least twelve (12) months prior to the end of the term

specified in Section 5.1, absent any abandonment on the part of

Transco, Buyer shall provide Seller with a written notice,

specifying Buyer's desired disposition of the Storage Service

entitlement under Rate Schedule GSS at the expiration of the term.

In such written notice, Buyer shall specify one of the following

alternatives:

(a) Buyer elects to extend its Storage Service with

Seller under Seller's Rate Schedule GSS beyond the

expiration of the term of the existing GSS Service

Agreement with Seller; or

(b) Buyer elects to discontinue its Storage Service with

Seller under Seller's Rate Schedule GSS at the

expiration of the term of its GSS Service Agreement

with Seller and Buyer elects to receive Storage

Service directly from Transco under Transco's Rate

Schedule GSS; or

Seller under Seller's Rate Schedule GSS at the

expiration of the term of its GSS Service Agreement

with Seller and Buyer does not elect to receive

Storage Service directly from Transco under

Transco's Rate Schedule GSS.

If Buyer fails to provide Seller with the written notice

at least twelve (12) months prior to the end of the term of the GSS

Service Agreement, then Buyer will be deemed to have selected

Section 5.2(c) as Buyer's alternative.