Steuben Gas Storage Company

Original Volume No. 1

Effective Date: 06/01/1997, Docket: RP97-177-001, Status: Effective

First Revised Sheet No. 124 First Revised Sheet No. 124 : Effective

Superseding: Original Sheet No. 124

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. DEFINITIONS

1.1 The term "Agreement" shall mean the Service Agreement executed

by the Customer and Seller and any exhibits, attachments

and/or amendments thereto.

1.2 The term "BTU" shall mean one (1) British thermal unit, the

amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one (1)

pound of water one degree (1) Fahrenheit at sixty degrees (60)

Fahrenheit. (BTU is measured on a dry basis at 14.73 psia.)

1.3 The term "Commission" and "FERC" shall mean the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission or any successor regulatory authority

having jurisdiction.

1.4 The term "Customer" shall mean any person, corporation,

partnership or any other party that executes a valid Service

Agreement with Steuben Gas Storage Company for the Storage of

Gas under the terms and conditions of Seller's FERC Gas

Tariff.

1.5 The term "Day" shall mean a period of consecutive hours,

beginning at 9:00 a.m., Central Clock Time and ending on the

following 9:00 a.m. Central Clock Time.

1.6 The term "Dekatherm" (dth) shall mean the quantity of heat

energy which is equivalent to one (1) million (1,000,000) BTU;

thus the term Mdth shall mean one (1) thousand dth.

1.7 The determination of quantities deemed to be delivered for

purposes of use of the term "Each Dekatherm Of Gas Which Is

Delivered" shall be the pro rata allocation of the quantities

of Gas nominated, after adjustments for Seller's Use and

pursuant to Section 4.3 hereof, for injection into storage or

for withdrawal from storage.

1.8 The term "Equivalent Quantities" shall mean a quantity of Gas

containing an amount of dths equal to the amount of dths

received by Seller for the account of Customer at the Point of

Injection reduced by the dths removed for Seller's Injection

and/or Withdrawal Use as attributable to the Storage of

Customer's Gas.

1.9 The term "Point of Injection/Withdrawal" shall mean the Point

of Injection and/or the Point of Withdrawal.

1.10 The term "Gas" shall mean natural gas, including casinghead