Statistics of interstate natural gas pipeline companies, 1986

Technical Report · Thu Oct 29 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:5949113

Financial and operating information are presented of all major interstate natural gas pipelines that operated in the United States during 1986. This report indicates that the 43 major interstate natural gas pipeline companies reported assets totaling $54.5 billion, as of December 31, 1986, compared with $60.1 billion on December 31, 1985. In some instances throughout this discussion of financial and operating information, comparative data for 1985 are indicated in parentheses following the amounts shown for 1986. Gross gas utility plant investments at the end of the year amounted to $43.1 billion ($43.7 billion); and net gas utility plant assets amounted to $19.3 billion ($20.7 billion). The major pipeline companies reported total gas operating revenues of $33.5 billion ($49.0 billion). Sales of natural gas decreased from 11.3 trillion cubic feet in 1985 to 7.8 trillion cubic feet in 1986. Sales of natural gas to ultimate consumers decreased from 1.4 trillion cubic feet in 1985 to .7 trillion cubic feet in 1986. Sales to other gas utilities decreased from 9.9 trillion cubic feet in 1985 to 7.1 trillion cubic feet in 1986. Revenues from these sales to ultimate consumers decreased from $6.5 billion in 1985 to $3.1 billion in 1986. Revenues from sales for resale to other gas utilities amounted to $26.7 billion in 1986 and $38.5 billion in 1985. 5 figs., 21 tabs.

• Research Organization: USDOE Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC. Office of Oil and Gas
• OSTI ID: 5949113
• Report Number(s): DOE/EIA-0145(86); ON: DE88002307
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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