Form U-9C-3, 4q05, 12-29-05

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM U-9C-3

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO RULE 58

For the Quarterly Period Ending September 30, 2005

 

National Fuel Gas Company

(Name of Registered Holding Company)

 

6363 Main Street

Williamsville, New York 14221

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Inquiries concerning this Form U-9C-3 may be directed to:

James R. Peterson

Assistant Secretary

National Fuel Gas Company

6363 Main Street

Williamsville, New York 14221

(716) 857-7702

 

 



 

 

ITEM 1 - ORGANIZATION CHART

 

Name of Reporting Co.

Energy or Gas Related

Date of Organization

State of Organization

Percentage of Voting Securities

Nature of Business Held

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Omitted for the fourth fiscal quarter pursuant to Instructions for Item 1.

 

 

 



 

 

 

ITEM 2 - ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES AND CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS

 

 

Company Issuing Stock

 

 

Type of Security Issued

Principal Amount of Security

 

 

Issue or Renewal

 

 

Cost of Capital

Person to Whom Security Was Issued

 

Collateral Given With Security

Consideration Received for Each Security

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No transactions this quarter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company Contributing Capital

Company Receiving         Capital

Amount of Capital Contribution

 

 

 

Highland Forest Resources, Inc.

Empire State Pipeline, LLC

$350,000

Highland Forest Resources, Inc.

St. Clair Pipeline Company, LLC

$350,000

Empire State Pipeline, LLC

Empire State Pipeline

$350,000

St. Clair Pipeline Company LLC

Empire State Pipeline

$350,000

Seneca Resources Corporation

Kane

$316,919 (on 6/17/05)

 

 

 



 

 

ITEM 3 -ASSOCIATE TRANSACTIONS

 

PART 1 - TRANSACTIONS PERFORMED BY REPORTING COMPANY ON BEHALF OF ASSOCIATE COMPANIES

 

Reporting Co. Rendering Services

Associate Co. Receiving Services

Types of Services Rendered

Direct Costs Charged

Indirect Costs Charged

Cost of Capital

 

Total Amount Billed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roystone

Seneca Resources

Natural gas processing

$0

$0

$0

$0

Kane

Supply

Natural gas processing

$4,976

$0

$0

$4,976

 

Empire provided regulated natural gas transportation services to its associate companies, National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation (“Distribution”) and National Fuel Resources, Inc., pursuant to Empire’s NYPSC tariff, but such services are “exempted transactions” pursuant to Rule 81 under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (17 CFR Sec. 250.81).

 

 



 

 

PART 2 - TRANSACTIONS PERFORMED BY ASSOCIATE COMPANIES ON BEHALF OF REPORTING COMPANY

 

Associate Co. Rendering Services

 

Reporting Co. Receiving Services

 

Types of Services Rendered

Direct Costs Charged

Indirect Costs Charged

 

 

Cost of Capital

 

Total Amount Billed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supply

Empire

Managerial, financial, legal and other similar services.

 

$2,256

$0

$0

$2,256

Supply

Empire

Operational, maintenance, administrative and similar services.

 

$159,274

$0

$0

$159,274

Supply

Toro LP

Accounting and administrative services.

 

$0

$0

$0

$0

Supply

Horizon LFG

Accounting and administrative services.

 

$0

$0

$0

$0

Distribution

Empire

Operational, administrative and similar services.

$204,522

$0

$0

$204,522

Distribution

Toro LP

Accounting and administrative services.

 

$15,924

$0

$0

$15,924

Distribution

Horizon LFG

Accounting and administrative services.

 

$1,944

$0

$0

$1,944

Horizon Energy Development, Inc.

Toro LP

Accounting and administrative services.

$62,402

$0

$0

$62,402

 

 



 

 

ITEM 4 - SUMMARY OF AGGREGATE INVESTMENT

 

Investments in Energy-Related Companies:

 

Confidential Treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b)

 

Investments in Gas-Related Companies:

 

Confidential Treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b)

 

 



 

 

                ITEM 5 - OTHER INVESTMENTS

 

Major Line of Energy- Related Business

Other Investment in last U-9C-3 Report

Other Investment in This U-9C-3 Report

Reason For Difference in Other Investment

 

 

 

 

NONE

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

ITEM 6- FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

A. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

 

Balance Sheet for Horizon LFG

Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b)

Income Statement for Horizon LFG

Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b)

Balance Sheet for Roystone

Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b)

Income Statement for Roystone

Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b)

Balance Sheet for Seneca Energy

Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b)

Income Statement for Seneca Energy

Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b)

Balance Sheet for Model City

Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b)

Income Statement for Model City

Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b)

Balance Sheet for Empire

Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b)

Income Statement for Empire

Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b)

Balance Sheet for Kane

Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b)

Income Statement for Kane

Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 104(b)

 

 

B.

Exhibits:

 

 

Certificate stating that a copy of the report for the previous quarter has been filed with interested state commissions: EXHIBIT A

 

 

 



 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, National Fuel Gas Company has duly caused this report to be signed and authorized on its behalf by the undersigned.

 

Dated: December 29, 2005

 

NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY

 

 

By        /s/ James R. Peterson              

 

James R. Peterson

 

 

Assistant Secretary

 

 

 



 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY

CERTIFICATE

 

 

 

 

The undersigned certifies that he is the duly designated and acting Assistant Secretary of National Fuel Gas Company, a New Jersey

Corporation, and that the report on Form U-9C-3 for the previous quarter was filed with National Fuel Gas Company’s interested State

Commissions whose names and addresses are listed below:

 

 

State of New York Public Service Commission

3 Empire State Plaza

Albany, New York 12223-1350

 

 

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

P.O. Box 3265

North Office Building

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand as of the 29th day of December, 2005.

 

              /s/ James R. Peterson              

 

James R. Peterson

 

 

Assistant Secretary