**EXHIBIT      10.A**

** **
*Amended Agreement*

*Commitment      Termination Date” *

*[SIGNATURE      PAGES FOLLOW]*

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|   | TGP              FUNDING              COMPANY, L.L.C. |                                          |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|   |                                                  |                                          |   |
|   | By:                                                   | /s/ John              J. Hopper          |   |
|   |                                                  | Name:               John J. Hopper  |   |
|   |                                                  | Title:                              |   |
|   |                                                  |                                          |   |

|   | TENNESSEE              GAS              PIPELINE COMPANY, as Servicer |                                    |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|   |                                                                  |                                    |   |
|   | By:                                                                   | /s/ John              J. Hopper    |   |
|   |                                                                  | Name:               John J. Hopper |   |
|   |                                                                  | Title:                                  |   |
|   |                                                                  |                                    |   |

|   | BNP                PARIBAS,                acting through its New York Branch, as Program Agent and as Managing                Agent                for the Starbird Investor Group |                                                          |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                          |   |
|   | By:                                                                                                                                                                                 | /s/ Sean              Reddington                         |   |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                | Name:               Sean Reddington                      |   |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                | Title:                  Managing Director |   |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                          |   |
|   |  By:                                                                                                                                                                           | /s/              Michael              Gonik                   |   |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                | Name:               Michael Gonik                        |   |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                | Title:                  Director          |   |

| STARBIRD                FUNDING CORPORATION**,****  **                 as Conduit Purchaser |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                       |   |
| By:                                                                                                        | /s/ Geraldine              St-Louis |
|                                                                                                       | Name:               Geraldine St-Louis |
|                                                                                                       | Title:                  Vice President |
|                                                                                                       |   |

| BNP                PARIBAS,                acting through its New York Branch,    as                Committed                Investor |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                                                 |   |
| By:                                                                                                                                                  | /s/ Sean              Reddington |
|                                                                                                                                                 | Name:               Sean Reddington |
|                                                                                                                                                 | Title:                  Managing Director |
|                                                                                                                                                 |   |

| By:    | /s/ Michael              Gonik                  |
|--------|------------------------------------------------------|
|   | Name:  Michael              Gonik          |
|   | Title:                  Director |
|   |                                                 |

*[Signature        pages to Amendment No. 2 to*

*TGP        Receivables        Purchase Agreement]*