GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
                                     (Continued)
   
            breakage or accident to machinery, wells or lines of pipe or
            casings; testing (as required by governmental authority or as
            deemed necessary by Seller for the safe operation of the
            underground storage reservoir and facilities required to
            perform the service hereunder), the necessity of making
            repairs or alterations to machinery or lines of pipe; failure
            of wells, surface equipment or pipe lines, well or line freeze
            ups; accidents, breakdowns, inability to obtain necessary
            materials, or supplies or permits, or labor or land rights to
            perform or comply with any obligation or condition of this
            Agreement; an occurrence of nominations made by Customers on
            any Day pursuant to Section 4 of these General Terms and
            Conditions that are greater than zero (0) and less than 25,000
            Dekatherms, in the aggregate; and any other causes, whether of
            the kind herein enumerated or otherwise which are not
            reasonably in Sellers control.  It is understood and agreed
            that the settlement of strikes or lockouts or controversies
            with landowners involving rights of way shall be entirely
            within Sellers discretion and that the above requirement that
            any force majeure shall be remedied with all reasonable
            dispatch shall not require the settlement of strikes or
            lockouts or controversies with landowners involving rights of
            way by acceding to the demands of the opposing party when such
            course is inadvisable in the discretion of Seller.
   
      9.2   Force Majeure.  If by reason of force majeure either party
            hereto is rendered unable, wholly or in part, to carry out its
            obligations under this Agreement, it is agreed that on such
            party giving notice in full particulars of such force majeure
            in writing to the other party within a reasonable time after
            the occurrence of the cause relied on, the party giving such
            notice, so far as and to the extent that it is affected by
            such force majeure, shall not be liable in damages during the
            continuance of any inability so caused, but for no longer
            period, and such cause shall so far as possible be remedied
            with all reasonable dispatch.  Seller shall not be liable in
            damages to Customer other than for acts of gross negligence or
            willful misconduct and then only where force majeure does not
            apply.
   
      9.3   Limitations.  Such force majeure affecting the performance
            hereunder by either Seller or Customer, however, shall not
            relieve such party of liability in the event of concurring
            negligence or in the event of failure to use due diligence to
            remedy the situation and to remove the cause in an adequate