Statistics of interstate natural gas pipeline companies, 1985

Technical Report · Mon Oct 20 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5194785

The 1985 financial and operating information presented in this report indicates that the 45 major interstate natural gas pipeline companies reported assets totaling $60.1 billion, as of December 31, 1985, compared with $59.3 billion on December 31, 1984. (In some instances throughout this discussion of financial and operating information, comparative data for 1984 are indicated in parentheses following the amounts shown for 1985.) Gross gas utility plant investments at the end of the year amounted to $43.6 billion ($42.1 billion); and net gas utility plant assets amounted to $20.7 billion ($20.6 billion). The major pipeline companies reported total gas operating revenues of $49.0 billion ($56.1 billion). Sales of natural gas decreased from 13.2 trillion cubic feet in 1984 to 11.3 trillion cubic feet in 1985. Sales of natural gas to ultimate consumers decreased from 1.6 trillion cubic feet in 1984 to 1.4 trillion cubic feet in 1985. Sales to other gas utilities decreased from 11.6 trillion cubic feet in 1984 to 9.9 trillion cubic feet in 1985. Revenues from these sales to ultimate consumers decreased from $7.3 billion in 1984 to $6.5 billion in 1985. Revenues from sales for resale to other gas utilities amounted to $38.6 billion in 1985 and $45.3 billion in 1984. The total number of natural gas customers was 3,459,568 in 1985, compared with 3,435,602 in 1984. Of these, ultimate consumers totaled 3,456,685 (3,432,709), and there were 2883 (2893) wholesale gas utility customers. 21 tabs.

• Research Organization: USDOE Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC. Office of Oil and Gas
• OSTI ID: 5194785
• Report Number(s): DOE/EIA-0145(85); ON: DE87001810
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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