East Tennessee Natural Gas Company

Second Revised Volume No. 1

Effective Date: 11/01/1993, Docket: RS92- 33-003, Status: Effective

Original Sheet No. 258 Original Sheet No. 258 : Superseded

PRE-ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

(Applicable to permanent assignment of

firm storage rights pursuant to

Section 18 of

Transporter's General Terms and Conditions)

Transporter: East Tennessee Natural Gas Company

P.O. Box 2511

Houston, TX 77252-2511

Attn: Transportation Marketing

Assignment Bidder: _____________________________________

_____________________________________

ARTICLE VI - ASSIGNMENT

6.1 Either Party may assign or pledge this Agreement and all rights and obligations

hereunder under the provisions of any mortgage, deed of trust, indenture, or other

instrument that it has executed or may execute hereafter as security for

indebtedness; otherwise, Shipper shall not assign this Agreement or any of its rights

and obligations hereunder.

6.2 Any person or entity that shall succeed by purchase, transfer, merger, or

consolidation to the properties, substantially or as an entirety, of either Party

hereto shall be entitled to the rights and shall be subject to the obligations of its

predecessor in interest under this Agreement.

ARTICLE VII - REGULATION

7.1 This Agreement shall be subject to all applicable governmental statutes, orders,

rules, and regulations and is contingent upon the receipt and continuation of all

necessary regulatory approvals or authorizations upon terms acceptable to

Transporter. This Agreement shall be void and of no force and effect if any

necessary regulatory approval or authorization is not so obtained or continued. All

parties hereto shall cooperate to obtain or continue all necessary approvals or

authorizations, but no party shall be liable to any other party for failure to obtain

or continue such approvals or authorizations. Further, if any governmental body

having jurisdiction over the service provided for herein authorizes abandonment of

such service on a date other than the Termination Date as defined in Article IV

herein, then the Termination Date shall nevertheless be the abandonment date so

authorized.