SERVICE PACKAGE NO. 31117
                                                            AMENDMENT NO. 0

                          GAS TRANSPORTATION AGREEMENT
                       For Use Under FT-A Rate Schedule)

     THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of the 17th day of October,
     1999, by and between TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE COMPANY, a Delaware
     Corporation, hereinafter referred to as "Transporter" and NUI
     CORPORATION, a NEW JERSEY Corporation, hereinafter referred to as
     "Shipper". Transporter and Shipper shall collectively be referred to
     herein as the "Parties."

                                   ARTICLE I
                                  DEFINITIONS

     1.1 TRANSPORTATION QUANTITY (TQ) - shall mean the maximum daily
     quantity of gas which Transporter agrees to receive and transport on a
     firm basis, subject to Article II herein, for the account of Shipper
     hereunder on each day during each year during the term hereof, which
     shall be 1,654 dekatherms.  Any limitations of the quantities to be
     received from each Point of Receipt and/or delivered to each Point of
     Delivery shall be as specified on Exhibit "A" attached hereto.

     1.2 EQUIVALENT QUANTITY - shall be as defined in Article I of the
     General Terms and Conditions of Transporter's FERC Gas Tariff.

                                   ARTICLE II
                                 TRANSPORTATION

     Transportation Service - Transporter agrees to accept and receive
     daily on a firm basis, at the Point(s) of Receipt from Shipper or for
     Shipper's account such quantity of gas as Shipper makes available up
     to the Transportation Quantity, and to deliver to or for the account
     of Shipper to the Point(s) of Delivery an Equivalent Quantity of gas.

                                  ARTICLE III
                        POINT(S) OF RECEIPT AND DELIVERY

     The Primary Point(s) of Receipt and Delivery shall be those points
     specified on Exhibit "A" attached hereto.

                                   ARTICLE IV

     All facilities are in place to render the service provided for in this
     Agreement.

                                   ARTICLE V
              QUALITY SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS FOR MEASUREMENT

     For all gas received, transported and delivered hereunder the Parties
     agree to the Quality Specifications and Standards for Measurement as
     specified in the General Terms and Conditions of Transporter's FERC
     Gas Tariff Volume No. 1.  To the extent that no new measurement
     facilities are installed to provide service hereunder, measurement
     operations will continue in the manner in which they have previously
     been handled. In the event that such facilities are not operated by
     Transporter or a downstream pipeline, then responsibility for
     operations shall be deemed to be Shipper's.

                                   ARTICLE VI
                    RATES AND CHARGES FOR GAS TRANSPORTATION

     6.1 TRANSPORTATION RATES - Commencing upon the effective date hereof,
     the rates, charges, and surcharges to be paid by Shipper to
     Transporter for the transportation service provided herein shall be in
     accordance with Transporter's Rate Schedule FT-A and the
     General Terms and Conditions of Transporter's FERC Gas
     Tariff.  Except as provided to the contrary in any written or
     electronic agreements) between Transporter and Shipper in effect
     during the term of this Agreement, Shipper shall pay Transporter the
     applicable maximum rate(s) and all other applicable charges and
     surcharges specified in the Summary of Rates in Transporter's FERC Gas
     Tariff and in this Rate Schedule. Transporter and Shipper may agree
     that a specific discounted rate will apply only to certain volumes
     under the agreement. Transporter and Shipper may agree that a
     specified discounted rate will apply only to specified volumes (MDQ,
     TQ, commodity volumes, Extended Receipt and Delivery Service Volumes
     or Authorized Overrun volumes) under the Agreement; that a specified
     discounted rate will apply only if specified volumes are achieved
     (with the maximum rates applicable to volumes above the specified
     volumes or to all volumes if the specified volumes are never
     achieved); that a specified discounted rate will apply only during
     specified periods of the year or over a specifically defined period of
     time; and/or that a specified discounted rate will apply only to
     specified points, zones, markets or other defined geographical area.
     Transporter and Shipper may agree to a specified discounted rate
     pursuant to the provisions of this Section 6.1 provided that the
     discounted rate is between the applicable maximum and minimum rates
     for this service.

     6.2 INCIDENTAL CHARGES - Shipper agrees to reimburse Transporter for
     any filing or similar fees, which have not been previously paid for by
     Shipper, which Transporter incurs in rendering service hereunder.

     6.3 CHANGES IN RATES AND CHARGES - Shipper agrees that Transporter
     shall have the unilateral right to file with the appropriate
     regulatory authority and make effective changes in (a) the rates and
     charges applicable to service pursuant to Transporter's Rate Schedule
     FT-A, (b) the rate schedule (s) pursuant to which service hereunder is
     rendered, or (c) any provision of the General Terms and Conditions
     applicable to those rate schedules. Transporter agrees that Shipper
     may protest or contest the aforementioned filings, or may seek
     authorization from duly constituted regulatory authorities for such
     adjustment of Transporter's existing FERC Gas Tariff as may be found
     necessary to assure Transporter just and reasonable rates.

                                  ARTICLE VII
                             BILLINGS AND PAYMENTS

     Transporter shall bill and Shipper shall pay all rates and charges in
     accordance with Articles V and VI, respectively, of the General Terms
     and Conditions of the FERC Gas Tariff.

                                  ARTICLE VIII
                          GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

     This Agreement shall be subject to the effective provisions of
     Transporter's Rate Schedule FT-A and to the General Terms and
     Conditions incorporated therein, as the same may be changed or
     superseded from time to time in accordance with the rules and
     regulations of the FERC.

                                   ARTICLE IX
                                   REGULATION

     9.1 This Agreement shall be subject to all applicable and lawful
     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 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.

     9.2 The transportation service described herein shall be provided
     subject to Subpart G, Part 284, of the FERC Regulations.


                                   ARTICLE X
                      RESPONSIBILITY DURING TRANSPORTATION

     Except as herein specified, the responsibility for gas during
     transportation shall be as stated in the General Terms and Conditions
     of Transporter's FERC Gas Tariff Volume No. 1.

                                   ARTICLE XI
                                   WARRANTIES

     In addition to the warranties set forth in Article IX of the General
     Terms and Conditions of Transporter's FERC Gas Tariff, Shipper
     warrants the following:

     a. Shipper warrants that all upstream and downstream transportation
     arrangements are in place, or will be in place as of the requested
     effective date of service, and that it has advised the upstream and
     downstream transporters of the receipt and delivery points under this
     Agreement and any quantity limitations for each point as specified on
     Exhibit "A" attached hereto. Shipper agrees to indemnify and hold
     Transporter harmless for refusal to transport gas hereunder in the
     event any upstream or downstream transporter fails to receive or
     deliver gas as contemplated by this Agreement.

     b. Shipper agrees to indemnify and hold Transporter harmless from all
     suits, actions, debts, accounts, damages, costs, losses and expenses
     (including reasonable attorneys fees) arising from or out of breach of
     any warranty by Shipper herein. Transporter shall not be obligated to
     provide or continue service hereunder in the event of any breach of
     warranty.

                                  ARTICLE XII
                                      TERM

     12.1 This Agreement shall be effective as of the 17th day of October,
     1999, and shall remain in force and effect until the 31st day of
     October, 2000, ("Primary Term") and on a month to month basis
     thereafter unless terminated by either Party upon at least thirty (30)
     days prior written notice to the other Party; provided, however, that
     if the Primary Term is one year or more, then unless Shipper elects
     upon one year's prior written notice to Transporter to request a
     lesser extension term, the Agreement shall automatically extend upon
     the expiration of the Primary Term for a term of five years and shall
     automatically extend for successive five year terms thereafter unless
     Shipper provides notice described above in advance of the expiration
     of a succeeding term; provided further, if the FERC or other
     governmental body having jurisdiction over the service rendered
     pursuant to this Agreement authorizes abandonment of such service,
     this Agreement shall terminate on the abandonment date permitted by
     the FERC or such other governmental body.

     12.2 Any portions of this Agreement necessary to resolve or cash out
     imbalances under this Agreement as required by the General Terms and
     Conditions of Transporter's Tariff, shall survive the other parts of
     this Agreement until such time as such balancing has been
     accomplished; provided, however, that Transporter notifies Shipper of
     such imbalance not later than twelve months after the termination of
     this Agreement.

     12.3 This Agreement will terminate automatically upon written notice
     from Transporter in the event Shipper fails to pay all of the amount
     of any bill for service rendered by Transporter hereunder in accord
     with the terms and conditions of Article VI of the General Terms and
     Conditions of Transporter's FERC Gas Tariff.

                                  ARTICLE XIII
                                     NOTICE

     Except as otherwise provided in the General Terms and Conditions
     applicable to this Agreement, any notice under this Agreement shall be
     in writing and mailed to the post office address of the Party intended
     to receive the same, as follows:

     TRANSPORTER: TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE COMPANY
                  P.O. Box 2511
                  Houston, Texas 77252-2511
                  Attention: Director, Transportation Control

     SHIPPER:

     NOTICES: NUI CORPORATION
              550 ROUTE 202-206
              P. 0. BOX 760
              BEDMINSTER, NJ 07921-0760
              Attention: CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

     BILLING: NUI CORPORATION
              550 ROUTE 202-206
              P. 0. BOX 760
              BEDMINSTER, NJ 07921-0760
              Attention: TRACY ROBINSON or NORENE NAVARRO

     or to such other address as either Party shall designate by formal
     written notice to the other.

     In Witness Whereof, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to
     be duly executed as of the date first hereinabove written.

     TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE COMPANY

     By:  /s/ Mary Milendry
          Agent and Attorney-in-fact
     Date:  12/15/99

     NUI CORPORATION

     By:  /s/ Thomas E. Smith
          Director of Energy Planning
     Date:  11/30/99