Viking Gas Transmission Company

Original Volume No. 1

Effective Date: 06/01/1992, Docket: RP92- 48-005, Status: Effective

Sub Original Sheet No. 97C Sub Original Sheet No. 97C : Superseded

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS (Continued)

In the event the balance in the unrecovered Purchased Gas Cost Account is a credit balance,

Seller shall refund a portion of such balance to each of Seller's Other Purchasers in

accordance with the formula specified in this Section 8(a), (b) and (c).

The issuance by Seller of direct bills or refunds pursuant to this Section 8 is subject to

Seller's filing for a receipt of approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Within thirty (30) days after receipt of such approval, Seller shall issue invoices for

direct-billed amounts or refunds for any credit balances. Within thirty (30) days after the

determination of the out-of-period adjustments, Seller shall issue adjusted direct bills or

refunds as a result of any out-of-period adjustments. This Section shall not be construed to

affect Seller's right to recover from Seller's Other Purchasers' such transition costs as it

may incur in connection with contracts with suppliers of natural gas or otherwise, such

rights being expressly reserved, subject to applicable Commission regulations and orders.

XVIII. CURTAILMENT OF DELIVERIES

If for any reason whatever, Seller is unable to deliver the requirements of its customers

within the limits of their contract volume limitations, the volume of gas which Seller

determines it will be able to deliver will be allocated among Seller's customers in

accordance with this Article XVIII notwithstanding any other provision in Seller's FERC Gas

Tariff (Volume Nos. 1 and 2) or any service agreement or contract with Seller.

1. Definitions

Affected Services are those subject to curtailment under this Article XVIII and include

all deliveries under Seller's Rate Schedules in Volumes Nos. 1 and 2 of Seller's FERC

Gas Tariff except deliveries under Rate Schedule I-2 and special sales Rate Schedules in

Volume No. 2; provided, however, that deliveries under