**NICOR      ANNOUNCES 2007 PRELIMINARY THIRD QUARTER EARNINGS AND      AFFIRMS**
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**2007      ANNUAL OUTLOOK**

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| ·   | For                the 2007 third quarter, gas distribution operating income decreased                to                $3.6 million from $5.6 million in 2006. The quarter                reflected: |
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| -                    | The                impact of higher operating and maintenance costs ($3.1 million) due                to                increased bad debt expense and costs associated with an investigation                by                the United States Environmental Protection Agency and Illinois                Attorney General into the presence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)                in                the company’s gas distribution system, offset in part by decreased                storage-related natural gas costs and natural gas and fuel costs                to                operate company equipment and facilities; and higher depreciation                expense                ($1.3 million). |
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| -                    | Partially                offsetting these negative factors was the impact of customer interest                (approximately $2 million). |
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| ·   | For                the nine months ended September 30, 2007 gas distribution operating                income                increased                to                $88.3 million from $80.2 million in 2006. The year-to-date period                reflected: |
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|   | - | The                positive effect of higher mercury-related benefits compared to last                year                ($4.4 million). |
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|   | - | The                positive impact of increased natural gas deliveries due to colder                weather                compared to last year (approximately $12 million); and increased                natural                gas deliveries due to demand unrelated to weather (approximately                $8                million). |
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|   | - | Partially                offsetting these positive factors were lower average distribution                rates                (approximately $7 million, including the negative impact of about                $2                million attributable to the Illinois Commerce Commission’s (ICC) rate                order rehearing decision that went into effect in April 2006); the                impact                of customer interest (approximately $3 million); higher operating                and                maintenance costs ($1.6 million) due to increased bad debt expense                and                costs associated with the aforementioned PCB matter, offset by decreased                storage-related natural gas costs and natural gas and fuel costs                to                operate company equipment and facilities; and higher depreciation                expense                ($4.1 million). |
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| ·   | For                the 2007 third quarter, shipping operating income decreased                to                $8.7 million from $10.5 million in 2006 due to higher operating costs                and                decreased revenues resulting from lower average rates, partially                offset by                higher volumes shipped. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007,                shipping operating income decreased                to                $26.9 million from $29.5 million in 2006 due                to higher operating costs; offset in part by increased revenues (resulting                from higher volumes shipped, partially offset by lower average rates).                Increased operating costs for the 2007 third quarter and nine-month                periods, compared to 2006, were due primarily to higher                transportation-related costs attributable to higher volumes shipped                and                increased employee-related costs. |
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| ·   | For                the 2007 third quarter, other energy ventures operating income                increased                to                $10.5 million from $6.9 million in 2006 due primarily to improved                operating results in the company’s wholesale natural gas marketing                business. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, other                energy-related ventures operating income increased                to                $15.8 million compared to $0.7 million in 2006 due to higher operating                results in the company’s wholesale natural gas marketing business and                retail energy-related products and services businesses. |
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| ·   | Corporate                2007 third quarter results, compared to 2006, reflect the absence                of an                insurance recovery of $5.2 million pretax recognized in 2006 related                to                previously incurred legal expenses. Corporate operating results for                the                2007 nine-month ended period, compared to 2006, reflect the absence                of the                previously discussed $10 million charge relating to the SEC inquiry                (non-deductible for tax purposes); the aforementioned insurance recovery;                and a less favorable weather-related impact associated with certain                of the                company’s retail utility-bill management products of $0.2 million pretax,                compared to the favorable weather impact on such businesses in 2006                of                $6.3 million pretax. Under terms of a corporate swap agreement, benefits                or costs resulting from variances in normal weather associated with                retail                energy-related products are recorded primarily in corporate operating                results. |
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| ·   | 2007                third quarter and nine-month financial results, compared to 2006,                reflect                lower pretax equity investment income due primarily to the absence                of a                gain of $2.4 million pretax on a sale of an equity investment interest                in                2006. |
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| ·   | Effective                January 2006, the company reorganized certain of its shipping and                related                operations. This reorganization allows the company to take advantage                of                certain provisions of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 that                provide                the opportunity for tax savings subsequent to the date of the                reorganization. In connection with these activities, the full year                2006                reflected a net income tax benefit of $5.2 million from the elimination                of                certain deferred taxes, of which approximately $6 million was recorded                in                the first nine months of 2006. In 2006, the company incurred $4.7                million                in income tax expense associated with these activities, approximately                $3                million of which was recorded in the first nine months of 2006.                ** ** |
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**2007      Earnings Outlook**

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**Conference      Call**

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**Caution      Concerning Forward-Looking Statements**

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| **Nicor                  Inc.**                                                                   |   |                                      |   |                               |   |   |   |   |    |
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| PRELIMINARY                  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS                                |   |                                      |   |                               |   |   |   |   |    |
| *Unaudited                  (millions, except per share data)*                                    |   |                                      |   |                               |   |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                              |   |                                      |   |                               |   |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                              |   | Three                  months ended  |        | Nine                  months ended |        |
|                                                                                              |   | September                  30        |        | September                  30      |        |
|                                                                                              |   |                                      | 2007   |                               |   | 2006   |   |   | 2007    |   |   | 2006 |   |
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| **Operating                  revenues**                                                           |   | $                                         | 365.2  |                               | $      | 351.1  |   | $      | 2,256.8 |   | $ | 2,121.8 |   |
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| **Operating                  expenses**                                                           |   |                                      |   |                               |   |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |   |
| **    **Gas                  distribution                                     |   |                                      |   |                               |   |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |   |
|                           Cost of gas                     |   |                                      | 118.4  |                               |   | 108.0  |   |   | 1,348.4 |   |   | 1,258.8 |   |
|                           Operating and maintenance       |   |                                      | 59.7   |                               |   | 56.6   |   |   | 201.5   |   |   | 199.9 |   |
|                           Depreciation                    |   |                                      | 41.4   |                               |   | 40.1   |   |   | 124.4   |   |   | 120.3 |   |
|                           Taxes, other than income taxes  |   |                                      | 17.0   |                               |   | 17.0   |   |   | 126.1   |   |   | 123.2 |   |
|                           Mercury-related recoveries, net |   |                                      | -      |                               |   | -      |   |   | (8.0    | ) |   | (3.6 | ) |
|                           Property sale gains             |   |                                      | (1.2   | )                                  |   | (.6    | )      |   | (2.0    | ) |   | (3.2 | ) |
| **                      **Shipping                                            |   |                                      | 88.8   |                               |   | 87.8   |   |   | 266.7   |   |   | 258.6 |   |
|                       Other energy ventures                                   |   |                                      | 26.8   |                               |   | 27.1   |   |   | 143.2   |   |   | 134.4 |   |
|                       Litigation charge                                            |   |                                      | -      |                               |   | -      |   |   | -       |   |   | 10.0 |   |
|                       Other corporate expenses and eliminations                    |   |                                      | (8.5   | )                                  |   | (13.4  | )      |   | (72.8   | ) |   | (88.1 | ) |
|                                                                                              |   |                                      | 342.4  |                               |   | 322.6  |   |   | 2,127.5 |   |   | 2,010.3 |   |
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| **Operating                  income**                                                             |   |                                      | 22.8   |                               |   | 28.5   |   |   | 129.3   |   |   | 111.5 |   |
| **Interest                  expense, net of amounts capitalized**                                 |   |                                      | 10.4   |                               |   | 11.1   |   |   | 34.3    |   |   | 35.5 |   |
| **Equity                  investment income, net**                                                |   |                                      | 2.4    |                               |   | 5.4    |   |   | 4.4     |   |   | 9.2 |   |
| **Interest                  income**                                                              |   |                                      | 2.3    |                               |   | 2.5    |   |   | 7.1     |   |   | 7.9 |   |
| **Other                  income, net**                                                            |   |                                      | -      |                               |   | -      |   |   | .2      |   |   | .4 |   |
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| **Income                  before income taxes**                                                   |   |                                      | 17.1   |                               |   | 25.3   |   |   | 106.7   |   |   | 93.5 |   |
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| **Income                  tax expense**                                                           |   |                                      | 2.6    |                               |   | 7.7    |   |   | 27.0    |   |   | 23.5 |   |
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| **Net                  income**                                                                   |   | $                                         | 14.5   |                               | $      | 17.6   |   | $      | 79.7    |   | $ | 70.0 |   |
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| **Average                  shares of common stock outstanding**                                   |   |                                      |   |                               |   |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |   |
|                          Basic                                 |   |                                      | 45.2   |                               |   | 44.7   |   |   | 45.1    |   |   | 44.5 |   |
|                          Diluted                               |   |                                      | 45.3   |                               |   | 44.8   |   |   | 45.2    |   |   | 44.6 |   |
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| **Earnings                  per average share of common stock**                                   |   |                                      |   |                               |   |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |   |
|                          Basic                                 |   | $                                         | .32    |                               | $      | .39    |   | $      | 1.77    |   | $ | 1.57 |   |
|                          Diluted                               |   | $                                         | .32    |                               | $      | .39    |   | $      | 1.76    |   | $ | 1.57 |   |

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| **Nicor                    Inc.**                                     |   |                                        |   |                                 |   |   |   |   |    |
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| PRELIMINARY                    FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS                   |   |                                        |   |                                 |   |   |   |   |    |
| *Unaudited                    (millions, except per share data)*      |   |                                        |   |                                 |   |   |   |   |    |
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| **Operating                    revenues**                             |   |                                        |   |                                 |   |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |   |
|                        Gas distribution                |   | $                                           | 238.9  |                                 | $      | 226.7  |   | $      | 1,878.7 |   | $ | 1,775.6 |   |
|                        Shipping                        |   |                                        | 97.5   |                                 |   | 98.3   |   |   | 293.6   |   |   | 288.1 |   |
|                        Other energy ventures           |   |                                        | 37.3   |                                 |   | 34.0   |   |   | 159.0   |   |   | 135.1 |   |
|                        Corporate and eliminations      |   |                                        | (8.5   | )                                    |   | (7.9   | )      |   | (74.5   | ) |   | (77.0 | ) |
|                                                                  |   | $                                           | 365.2  |                                 | $      | 351.1  |   | $      | 2,256.8 |   | $ | 2,121.8 |   |
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| **Operating                    income (loss)**                        |   |                                        |   |                                 |   |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |   |
|                        Gas distribution                |   | $                                           | 3.6    |                                 | $      | 5.6    |   | $      | 88.3    |   | $ | 80.2 |   |
|                        Shipping                        |   |                                        | 8.7    |                                 |   | 10.5   |   |   | 26.9    |   |   | 29.5 |   |
|                        Other energy ventures           |   |                                        | 10.5   |                                 |   | 6.9    |   |   | 15.8    |   |   | .7 |   |
|                        Corporate and eliminations      |   |                                        | -      |                                 |   | 5.5    |   |   | (1.7    | ) |   | 1.1 |   |
|                                                                  |   | $                                           | 22.8   |                                 | $      | 28.5   |   | $      | 129.3   |   | $ | 111.5 |   |
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| **Net                    income**                                     |   | $                                           | 14.5   |                                 | $      | 17.6   |   | $      | 79.7    |   | $ | 70.0 |   |
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| **Average                    shares of common stock outstanding**     |   |                                        |   |                                 |   |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |   |
|                            Basic   |   |                                        | 45.2   |                                 |   | 44.7   |   |   | 45.1    |   |   | 44.5 |   |
|                            Diluted |   |                                        | 45.3   |                                 |   | 44.8   |   |   | 45.2    |   |   | 44.6 |   |
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| **Earnings                    per average share of common stock**     |   |                                        |   |                                 |   |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |   |
|                            Basic   |   | $                                           | .32    |                                 | $      | .39    |   | $      | 1.77    |   | $ | 1.57 |   |
|                            Diluted |   | $                                           | .32    |                                 | $      | .39    |   | $      | 1.76    |   | $ | 1.57 |   |

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| **Nicor                Inc.**                                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |                              |   | Preliminary                Operating Statistics Page 1 of                2 |
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| ***Gas                Distribution***                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   |                              |   |                                                                       |   |   |   |   |   |
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| **Operating                revenues**(millions)                                                                                                                                                                                             |   |                              |   |                                                                       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                  Sales - Residential                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   | $                                 | 146.9  |                                                                       | $ | 136.8 |   | $ | 1,263.1 |   | $ | 1,207.5 |   |
|                               Commercial                                                                                                                              |   |                              | 36.3   |                                                                       |   | 29.8 |   |   | 303.8 |   |   | 275.2 |   |
|                               Industrial                                                                                                                              |   |                              | 2.3    |                                                                       |   | 2.7 |   |   | 32.3 |   |   | 31.9 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |                              | 185.5  |                                                                       |   | 169.3 |   |   | 1,599.2 |   |   | 1,514.6 |   |
|                  Transportation - Residential                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                              | 6.4    |                                                                       |   | 6.1 |   |   | 26.0 |   |   | 21.9 |   |
|                                                Commercial                        |   |                              | 13.0   |                                                                       |   | 13.6 |   |   | 55.4 |   |   | 55.5 |   |
|                                                Industrial                        |   |                              | 10.7   |                                                                       |   | 11.6 |   |   | 30.9 |   |   | 31.1 |   |
|                                                Other                             |   |                              | .6     |                                                                       |   | .8 |   |   | 10.0 |   |   | 1.7 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |                              | 30.7   |                                                                       |   | 32.1 |   |   | 122.3 |   |   | 110.2 |   |
|                  Other revenues - Revenue taxes                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |                              | 12.8   |                                                                       |   | 12.9 |   |   | 114.0 |   |   | 111.5 |   |
|                                                 Environmental cost recovery |   |                              | .9     |                                                                       |   | .8 |   |   | 8.0 |   |   | 7.2 |   |
|                                                 Chicago Hub                 |   |                              | 3.4    |                                                                       |   | 8.1 |   |   | 13.1 |   |   | 13.9 |   |
|                                  Other                                 |   |                              | 5.6    |                                                                       |   | 3.5 |   |   | 22.1 |   |   | 18.2 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |                              | 22.7   |                                                                       |   | 25.3 |   |   | 157.2 |   |   | 150.8 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   | $                                 | 238.9  |                                                                       | $ | 226.7 |   | $ | 1,878.7 |   | $ | 1,775.6 |   |
| **Deliveries**                (Bcf)                                                                                                                                                                                                         |   |                              |   |                                                                       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                  Sales - Residential                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   |                              | 12.4   |                                                                       |   | 13.9 |   |   | 136.7 |   |   | 121.6 |   |
|                               Commercial                                                                                                                              |   |                              | 3.5    |                                                                       |   | 3.2 |   |   | 33.6 |   |   | 27.9 |   |
|                               Industrial                                                                                                                              |   |                              | .2     |                                                                       |   | .4 |   |   | 3.7 |   |   | 3.4 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |                              | 16.1   |                                                                       |   | 17.5 |   |   | 174.0 |   |   | 152.9 |   |
|                  Transportation - Residential                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                              | 1.3    |                                                                       |   | 1.2 |   |   | 13.4 |   |   | 10.7 |   |
|                                                Commercial                        |   |                              | 9.2    |                                                                       |   | 9.0 |   |   | 58.0 |   |   | 54.7 |   |
|                                                Industrial                        |   |                              | 23.8   |                                                                       |   | 25.3 |   |   | 80.4 |   |   | 80.0 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |                              | 34.3   |                                                                       |   | 35.5 |   |   | 151.8 |   |   | 145.4 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |                              | 50.4   |                                                                       |   | 53.0 |   |   | 325.8 |   |   | 298.3 |   |
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| **Degree                days**                                                                                                                                                                                                              |   |                              | 45     |                                                                       |   | 84 |   |   | 3,699 |   |   | 3,301 |   |
| **Warmer                than normal**                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   |                              |   |                                                                       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                    Degree days                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |                              | (25    | )                                                                     |   | 14 |   |   | (58 | ) |   | (456 | ) |
|                    Percent (1)                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |                              | (36    | )                                                                     |   | 20 |   |   | (2 | ) |   | (12 | ) |
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| **Average                gas cost per Mcf sold**                                                                                                                                                                                            |   | $                                 | 7.25   |                                                                       | $ | 6.05 |   | $ | 7.65 |   | $ | 8.18 |   |
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| **Customers                at September 30**(thousands)                (2)                                                                                                                                                                  |   |                              |   |                                                                       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                  Sales - Residential                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   |                              | 1,787  |                                                                       |   | 1,785 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                               Commercial                                                                                                                              |   |                              | 124    |                                                                       |   | 121 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                               Industrial                                                                                                                              |   |                              | 7      |                                                                       |   | 7 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |                              | 1,918  |                                                                       |   | 1,913 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                  Transportation - Residential                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                              | 176    |                                                                       |   | 161 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                Commercial                        |   |                              | 54     |                                                                       |   | 57 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                 Industrial                                  |   |                              | 6      |                                                                       |   | 5 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |                              | 236    |                                                                       |   | 223 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |                              | 2,154  |                                                                       |   | 2,136 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
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| (1)                Normal weather for Nicor Gas' service territory, for the purposes                of this                report, is considered to be 5,830 degree days per year.                                                          |
| (2)                The company redefined the customer count methodology in April 2006                in                conjunction with its new customer care and billing                system.                                            |

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| **Nicor                Inc.**                                  |   |                              |   | Preliminary                Operating Statistics Page 2 of                2 |   |
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| ***Shipping***                                                 |   |                              |   |                                                                       |   |   |   |   |   |
| *Unaudited*                                                    |   | Three                months ended |   | Nine                months ended                                           |   |
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|                                                           |   | 2007                              |   | 2006                                                                       |   | 2007 |   | 2006 |   |
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| **Operating                revenues**(millions)                |   | $                                 | 97.5   |                                                                       | $      | 98.3 |   | $  | 293.6 |   | $ |  288.1 |   |
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| **Operating                income**                (millions)  |   | $                                 | 8.7    |                                                                       | $      | 10.5 |   | $ | 26.9 |   | $ | 29.5 |   |
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| **Twenty-foot                equivalent units (TEUs)**         |   |                              |   |                                                                       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **                    shipped**(thousands) |   |                              | 50.9   |                                                                       |   | 50.0 |   |   | 152.2 |   |   | 147.3 |   |
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| **Revenue                per TEU**                             |   | $                                 | 1,915  |                                                                       | $      | 1,965 |   | $ | 1,929 |   | $ | 1,956 |   |
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| **Ports                served**                                |   |                              | 26     |                                                                       |   | 27 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
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| **Vessels                operated**                            |   |                              | 19     |                                                                       |   | 18 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |