**Exhibit      99**

**CONSOLIDATED      NATURAL GAS COMPANY**

**CONDENSED      CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS STATEMENT**

**(Unaudited)**

|                                                                                                          | Twelve                MonthsEndedSeptember                30, 2006 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                          | (millions)                                                         |
| **Operating                Revenue**                                                                          | $8,528                                                        |
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| **Operating                Expenses**                                                                         |   6,552                                             |
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| Income                from operations                                                                         | 1,976                                                         |
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| Other                income                                                                                   | 22                                                            |
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| Interest                and related charges                                                                   |      279                             |
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| Income                before income taxes                                                                     | 1,719                                                         |
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| Income                taxes                                                                                   |      713                             |
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| Income                from continuing operations                                                              | 1,006                                                         |
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| Cumulative                effect of change in accounting principle (net of income taxes of                $1) |        (2)                      |
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| **Net                income**                                                                                 | $   1,004                                      |