GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
                                (Continued)
   
             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 50,000
             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