Venice Gathering System, L. L. C.

Original Volume No. 1

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Effective Date: 03/01/2008, Docket: RP08-176-000, Status: Effective

Second Revised Sheet No. 325 Second Revised Sheet No. 325 : Effective

Superseding: First Revised Sheet No. 325

FORM OF SERVICE AGREEMENT

APPLICABLE TO FIRM TRANSPORTATION

SERVICE UNDER RATE SCHEDULE FTS-2

THIS AGREEMENT, made this ______ day of ___________,

between Venice Gathering System, L.L.C., a Delaware limited

liability company, hereinafter referred to as "VGS", and

_________________, a __________________________, hereinafter

referred to as "Shipper".

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, VGS owns and operates a gas gathering

system; and

WHEREAS, VGS has received a request from a Shipper that

desires to ship certain quantities of gas through VGS'

gathering system on a firm basis; and

WHEREAS, Shipper has committed its owned and

controlled production pursuant to that certain Reserve

Commitment Agreement dated _______ for those certain Outer

Continental Shelf (OCS) blocks and/or leases set forth in Exhibit

A;

WHEREAS, VGS has determined that its gathering system has

available capacity to transport Shipper's gas and is willing

to transport said gas through its gathering system; and

WHEREAS, VGS is willing to receive certain quantities

of gas for the account of Shipper at Primary Receipt

Point(s) and at Secondary Receipt Point(s), subject to the

availability of capacity and to deliver equivalent

quantities of gas for the account of Shipper at its Primary

Delivery Point subject to the availability of capacity.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and

of the mutual covenants and agreements herein set forth, the

parties hereto do covenant and agree as follows: