Viking Gas Transmission Company

First Revised Volume No. 1

Effective Date: 12/24/2004, Docket: RP05- 89-000, Status: Effective

Sixth Revised Sheet No. 55A Sixth Revised Sheet No. 55A : Effective

Superseding: Fifth Revised Sheet No. 55A

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

5. INVOICING (Continued)

5.1 Monthly Invoicing Date (Continued)

deliberate omission or misrepresentation or mutual mistake of fact. Parties'

other statutory or contractual rights shall not otherwise be diminished by this

standard. Prior period adjustments are reported by production date, but they

do not have to be invoiced separately by production month--nor is each

production month a separate paper invoice page. Company may render separate

invoices for demand charges, commodity charges and cash-out charges.

5.2 Right of Examination

Both Company and Customer shall have the right to examine at any reasonable

time the applicable books and records (or portions thereof) of the other to the

extent necessary to verify the accuracy of any statement made under or pursuant

to the provisions of the Agreement. Upon receipt of a request, the requestee

will either send the relevant information to the requestor or will provide the

requestor the right to review such information in the requestee's offices.

6. PAYMENTS

6.1. Monthly Payment Date

Customer (or other payor) shall pay Company, at a bank designated by Company,

so that payment is received and Company has available funds therefrom within

ten (10) calendar days from the receipt of the invoice, for the gas service

purchased by Customer during the preceding month and billed by Company pursuant

to the provisions of this Tariff and the Agreement. Pursuant to NAESB WGQ

Standards 3.3.17 (Version 1.4) and 3.3.18 (Version 1.0): Party making payment

should submit supporting documentation; party receiving payment should apply

payment per supporting documentation provided by the paying party; and if

payment differs from invoiced amount, remittance detail should be provided with

the payment except when payment is made by electronic funds transfer (EFT), in

which case, the remittance detail is due within two Business Days of the

payment due date. Identify invoice number(s) on all payments.

6.2 Remedies for Non-Payment

Should Customer fail to pay all of the amount of any invoice as herein

provided when such amount is due, Customer shall pay a Charge for Late

Payment. Such Charge for Late Payment shall be determined by multiplying

(a) the unpaid portion of the invoice, by (b) the ratio of the number of

days from the due date to the date of actual payment to 365, by