**         Exhibit      99**

**CONSOLIDATED      NATURAL GAS COMPANY**

**CONDENSED      CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS STATEMENT**

**(Unaudited)**

|                                                                                                          |   | Twelve                MonthsEndedJune                30, 2006 |   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                                                          |   |   (millions)                                        |   |
| **Operating                Revenue**                                                                          |   | $                                                             | 8,492  |   |
|                                                                                                          |   |                                                          |   |   |
| **Operating                Expenses**                                                                         |   |                                                          | 7,538  |   |
|                                                                                                          |   |                                                          |   |   |
| Income                from operations                                                                         |   |                                                          | 954    |   |
|                                                                                                          |   |                                                          |   |   |
| Other                income                                                                                   |   |                                                          | 34     |   |
|                                                                                                          |   |                                                          |   |   |
| Interest                and related charges                                                                   |   |                                                          | 264    |   |
|                                                                                                          |   |                                                          |   |   |
| Income                before income taxes                                                                     |   |                                                          | 724    |   |
|                                                                                                          |   |                                                          |   |   |
| Income                taxes                                                                                   |   |                                                          | 356    |   |
|                                                                                                          |   |                                                          |   |   |
| Income                from continuing operations                                                              |   |                                                          | 368    |   |
|                                                                                                          |   |                                                          |   |   |
| Cumulative                effect of change in accounting principle (net of income taxes of                $1) |   |                                                          | (2     | ) |
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| **Net                income**                                                                                 |   | $                                                             | 366    |   |