Statistics of interstate natural gas pipeline companies, 1984. [1983 and 1984]

Technical Report · Wed Oct 23 04:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:5155537

Mack, J

The 1984 financial and operating information presented in this report indicates that the 43 major interstate natural gas pipeline companies reported assests totaling $59.3 billion, as of December 31, 1984, compared with $58.6 billion on December 31, 1983. (In some instances throughout this discussion of financial and operating information, comparative data for 1983 are indicated in parentheses following the amounts shown for 1984.) Gross gas utility plant investments at the end of the year amounted to $42.1 billion ($40.9 billion); and net gas utility plant assets amounted to $20.6 billion ($21.1 billion). The major pipeline companies reported total gas operating revenues of $56.1 billion ($56.8 billion). Sales of natural gas increased from 12.9 trillion cubic feet in 1983 to 13.2 trillion cubic feet in 1984. Sales of natural gas to ultimate consumers increased from 1.3 trillion cubic feet in 1983 to 1.6 trillion cubic feet in 1984. Sales to other gas utilities were 11.6 trillion cubic feet in 1983 and 1984. Revenues from these sales to ultimate consumers increased from $6.0 billion in 1983 to $7.3 billion in 1984. Revenues from sales for resale to other gas utilities amounted to $45.3 billion in 1984 and $47.7 billion in 1983. The total number of natural gas customers was 3,435,602 in 1984, compared with 2,751,197 in 1983. Of these, ultimate consumers totaled 3,432,709 (2,748,260), and there were 2,893 (2,937) wholesale gas utility customers. 12 tabs.

• Research Organization: USDOE Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC. Office of Oil and Gas
• OSTI ID: 5155537
• Report Number(s): DOE/EIA-0145(84); ON: DE86001920
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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