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                  of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 1,
                  2007</font></div>
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        February 1, 2007, AGL Resources Inc. issued a press release announcing the
        Company&#8217;s financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31,
        2006. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
        incorporated by reference herein.</font></div>
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        information in the preceding paragraph, as well as Exhibit 99.1 referenced
        therein, shall not be deemed &#8220;filed&#8221; for purposes of Section 18 of the
        Securities Exchange Act of 1934 nor incorporated by reference in any filing
        under the Securities Act of 1933 unless AGL Resources Inc. expressly so
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        selected discussion of financial results&#160;for the year ended December 31,
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        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>Certain
          expectations and projections regarding our future performance referenced
          in this
          report, in other materials we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
          (SEC), or otherwise release to the public and on our website are forward-looking
          statements. Senior officers may also make verbal statements to analysts,
          investors, regulators, the media and others that are forward-looking.
          Forward-looking statements involve matters that are not historical facts
          regarding our future operations, prospects, strategies, financial condition,
          economic performance (including growth and earnings), industry conditions
          and
          demand for our products and services. We have tried, whenever possible,
          to
          identify these statements by using words such as "anticipate," "assume,"
          &#8220;believe,&#8221; "can," "could," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "future," &#8220;goal,&#8221;
"indicate," "intend," "may," &#8220;outlook,&#8221; "plan," &#8220;potential,&#8221; "predict,"
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          are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements.
          Our
          forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and
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          based on currently available competitive, financial and economic data along
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          our operating plans. While we believe that our expectations for the future
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          reasonable in view of the currently available information, our expectations
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          subject to future events, risks and inherent uncertainties, as well as
          potentially inaccurate assumptions, and there are numerous factors - many
          beyond
          our control - that could cause results to differ significantly from our
          expectations. Such events, risks and uncertainties include, but are not
          limited
          to those set forth below and in the other documents that we file with the
          SEC.
          We note these factors for investors as permitted by the Private Securities
          Litigation Reform Act of 1995. There also may be other factors that we
          cannot
          anticipate or that are not described in this report, generally because
          we do not
          perceive them to be material, that could cause results to differ significantly
          from our expectations. </em></font></div>
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          statements are only as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake
          any
          obligation to update these statements to reflect subsequent circumstances
          or
          events. You are advised, however, to review any further disclosures we
          make on
          related subjects in our Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K reports to the
          SEC.</strong></font></div>
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          </strong></font></div>
        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">We
          are an
          energy services holding company whose principal business is the distribution
          of
          natural gas in six states - Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, Tennessee
          and Virginia. Our six utilities serve more than 2.2 million end-use customers,
          making us the largest distributor of natural gas in the southeastern and
          mid-Atlantic regions of the United States based on customer count. We are
          involved in various related businesses, including retail natural gas marketing
          to end-use customers primarily in Georgia; natural gas asset management
          and
          related logistics activities for our own utilities as well as for nonaffiliated
          companies; natural gas storage arbitrage and related activities; and the
          development and operation of high-deliverability underground natural gas
          storage
          assets. We also own and operate a small telecommunications business that
          constructs and operates conduit and fiber infrastructure within select
          metropolitan areas. We manage these businesses through four operating segments
          -
          distribution operations, retail energy operations, wholesale services and
          energy
          investments - and a nonoperating corporate segment. As of December 31,
          2006, we
          employed a total of 2,364 employees across these five segments.</font></div>
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        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
          distribution operations segment is the largest component of our business
          and is
          subject to regulation and oversight by agencies in each of the six states
          we
          serve. These agencies approve natural gas rates designed to provide us
          the
          opportunity to generate revenues to recover the cost of natural gas delivered
          to
          our customers and our fixed and variable costs such as depreciation, interest,
          maintenance and overhead costs, and to earn a reasonable return for our
          shareholders. With the exception of Atlanta Gas Light, our largest utility,
          the
          earnings of our regulated utilities can be affected by customer consumption
          patterns that are a function of weather conditions and price levels for
          natural
          gas. Our non-Georgia jurisdictions have various regulatory mechanisms to
          provide
          us with a reasonable opportunity to recover our costs, but these methods
          of
          recovery are not direct offsets to the potential impacts on earnings. Atlanta
          Gas Light charges rates to its customers primarily as monthly fixed charges.
          Our
          retail energy operations segment, which consists of SouthStar, also is
          weather
          sensitive and uses a variety of hedging strategies, such as weather derivative
          instruments and other risk management tools, to mitigate potential weather
          impacts. Our Sequent subsidiary within our wholesale services segment is
          weather
          sensitive, with increased earnings opportunities, as well as increased
          loss
          potential, during periods of extreme weather conditions, which typically
          produce
          greater price volatility. Our energy investments segment&#8217;s primary business is
          our natural gas storage, which develops, acquires and operates
          high-deliverability salt-dome storage assets in the Gulf Coast region of
          the
          United States. While this business also can generate additional revenue
          during
          times of peak market demand for natural gas storage services, the majority
          of
          our storage services are covered under medium to long-term contracts at
          a fixed
          market rate.</font></div>
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          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Revenues</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>&#160;</strong></font></div>
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            generate nearly all our operating revenues through the sale, distribution
            and
            storage of natural gas. We include in our consolidated revenues an estimate
            of
            revenues from natural gas distributed, but not yet billed, to residential
            and
            commercial customers from the latest meter reading date to the end of
            the
            reporting period. </font></div>
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            evaluate the performance of our operating segments using the measures
            of
            operating margin and earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT). We believe
            operating margin is a better indicator than revenues for the contribution
            resulting from customer growth in our distribution operations segment
            since the
            cost of gas can vary significantly and is generally passed directly to
            our
            customers. We also consider operating margin to be a better indicator
            in our
            retail energy operations, wholesale services and energy investments segments
            since it is a direct measure of gross profit before overhead costs. We
            believe
            EBIT is a useful measurement of our operating segments&#8217; performance because it
            provides information that can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of
            our
            businesses from an operational perspective, exclusive of the costs to
            finance
            those activities and exclusive of income taxes, neither of which is directly
            relevant to the efficiency of those operations.</font></div>
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          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Our
            operating margin and EBIT are not measures that are considered to be
            calculated
            in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
            States
            of America (GAAP). You should not consider operating margin or EBIT an
            alternative to, or a more meaningful indicator of, our operating performance
            than operating income or net income as determined in accordance with
            GAAP. In
            addition, our operating margin or EBIT measure may not be comparable
            to
            similarly titled measures of other companies</font><br></div>
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          Business Highlights</strong></font></div>
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        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">We
          achieved several significant milestones during 2006 that position us well
          for
          future growth and for providing long-term value to our shareholders.
</font></div>
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                    completed our rate proceeding in Virginia, which resulted in
                    a five-year
                    rate freeze for customers under the first performance-based rate
                    plan
                    approved in that state for a natural gas utility. As part of
                    the
                    settlement reached with the parties in the case, we have committed
                    to
                    spend approximately $48 million to $60 million to build a new
                    pipeline
                    that will improve access to natural gas in certain areas we serve
                    in
                    Virginia, particularly during critical peak periods. Also, the
                    Virginia
                    Commission approved a permanent weather normalization adjustment
                    (WNA) for
                    residential customers as part of the settlement.
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                    successfully resolved our rate proceeding in Tennessee, which
                    resulted in
                    a $3 million base rate increase effective January 1, 2007 to
                    offset higher
                    costs and lower natural gas consumption. Additionally, the rate
                    proceeding
                    improved our authorized return and improved our capital structure
                    (55%
                    debt and 45% equity) that is more consistent with our utilities
                    and other
                    non-affiliated utilities. </font></div>
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                    continued to grow our asset management business at Sequent which
                    enables
                    them to generate greater levels of economic value during periods
                    of market
                    volatility. </font></div>
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                    expanded, through SouthStar, our retail footprint into the Ohio
                    and
                    Florida markets. </font></div>
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                    announced our intention to develop a 12 Bcf natural gas salt-dome
                    storage
                    facility, known as Golden Triangle Storage, in Beaumont, Texas,
                    at a
                    capital cost of up to $180 million. The project will provide
                    high-deliverability Gulf Coast storage at a key market point,
                    with the
                    first phase scheduled to be in commercial operation in 2010.
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                    distribution operations segment&#8217;s EBIT improved by $11 million, or 4% in
                    2006 as compared to 2005. We continued to benefit from the improved
                    operating metrics of the utilities we acquired in 2004. These
                    results were
                    offset, however, by customer consumption declines due to
                    warmer-than-normal weather throughout the year and high natural
                    gas
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                    retail energy operations segment provided stable year-over-year
                    earnings
                    contributions despite the effects of declining customer consumption,
                    warmer weather and a lower of weighted average cost or current
                    market
                    price (LOCOM) adjustment to inventory. This segment&#8217;s marketing efforts
                    during the year also resulted in a slight increase in customer
                    count.
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                    wholesale services segment captured significant arbitrage opportunities
                    due to price volatility and periods of extreme weather conditions.
                    As a
                    result, this segment&#8217;s EBIT contribution of $90 million was $41 million
                    higher than in 2005, primarily as a result of additional commercial
                    activity and storage arbitrage opportunities throughout the year,
                    as well
                    as the recognition of hedge gains as forward NYMEX prices declined.
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                    energy investments segment made progress on the evaluation and
                    development
                    of several projects during 2006. While these projects are expected
                    to
                    provide future earnings contributions, the business development
                    expenses
                    associated with developing them resulted in a lower year-over-year
                    performance in this segment as well as the disposition in the
                    second half
                    of 2005 of certain non-strategic assets acquired as part of the
                    acquisition of NUI in December 2004.
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                    interest expense for 2006 increased $14 million as compared to
                    2005. The
                    increase reflects higher carrying costs associated with higher
                    inventory
                    storage balances, as well as higher short-term interest rates,
                    relative to
                    the prior year.</font></div>
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                    Operations
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          of
          increases at the distribution operations and wholesale services segments.
          Wholesale services&#8217; EBIT improvement of $41 million primarily reflected the
          recognition of hedge gains during 2006, as forward NYMEX prices declined
          significantly. In contrast, NYMEX price increases experienced during 2005
          had
          the opposite effect, but to a lesser extent. In the distribution operations
          segment, EBIT improved by $11 million, and operating margin declined $7
          million
          offset primarily by reduced operating expenses of $19 million. Our retail
          energy
          operations segment&#8217;s EBIT was flat compared to 2005. The energy investments
          segment&#8217;s EBIT was down $9 million primarily due to the loss of EBIT
          contributions as the result of the sale in 2005 of certain assets that
          were
          originally acquired with the 2004 acquisition of NUI Corporation (NUI).
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                    services inventory LOCOM adjustments (net of hedging
                    recoveries)</font></div>
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                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Loss
                    of margin from energy investment assets sold in 2005</font></div>
                </td>
                <td width="2%" style="border-bottom: white;">&#160;</td>
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                </td>
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                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Other</font></div>
                </td>
                <td width="2%" style="border-bottom: #cceeff solid;">&#160;</td>
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        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Changes
          in commodity prices subject a significant portion of our operations to
          earnings
          variability. Our nonutility businesses principally use physical and financial
          arrangements to economically hedge the risks associated with both
          weather-related seasonal fluctuations and changing commodity prices. In
          addition, because these economic hedges are generally not designated for
          hedge
          accounting treatment, our reported earnings for the wholesale services
          and
          retail energy operations segments reflect changes in the fair values of
          certain
          derivatives. These values may change significantly from period to period
          and are
          reflected as gains or losses within our operating margin or our other
          comprehensive income (OCI) for those derivative instruments that qualify
          and are
          designated as accounting hedges. </font></div>
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          NYMEX prices decreased during 2006, especially during the third and fourth
          quarters. This resulted in the wholesale services segment recognizing $41
          million of storage hedge gains in 2006, compared to the recognition of
          $7
          million of storage hedge losses in 2005. In addition, wholesale services
          recognized $12 million in gains associated with the financial instruments
          used
          to hedge its transportation capacity. Consequently, wholesale services
          experienced a net change of $60 million from its hedging activities for
          2006
          compared to 2005. </font></div>
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          results of the wholesale services segment also reflect improved commercial
          activities of approximately $5 million. Sequent was able to capture higher
          seasonal storage margins in 2006 and additional operating margin opportunities
          brought on by higher temperatures during the late summer months. This offset
          the
          lower operating margins that resulted from milder weather earlier in the
          year.
</font></div>
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          a
          result of decreasing NYMEX prices, the wholesale services segment evaluated
          the
          weighted average cost of its natural gas inventory and recorded LOCOM
          adjustments totaling $43 million during 2006; however, as inventory was
          physically withdrawn from storage during the year, $22 million of the 2006
          adjustments were recovered and reflected in 2006 operating revenues when
          the
          original economic results were realized as the related hedging derivatives
          were
          settled. </font></div>
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          experienced increased operating margins at our retail energy operations
          segment
          of $10 million driven by improved retail margins of $6 million and slightly
          higher storage and commercial margins of $4 million. Storage and commercial
          margins were driven by improved optimization of storage and transportation
          assets and effective commodity risk management, including net gains on
          weather
          derivatives offset by a $6 million adjustment in 2006 to reduce inventory
          to
          market for which no LOCOM adjustment was recorded in 2005. Retail operating
          margins increased due to improved retail price spreads and an increase
          in the
          average number of customers offset by lower customer consumption and weather
          that was more than 10% warmer than the previous year and lower late payment
          fees
          of $1 million due to an increase in the number of customers utilizing payment
          arrangements. </font></div>
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          margin for the distribution operations segment decreased $7 million primarily
          from warmer weather affecting customer usage and from our exiting the New
          Jersey
          and Florida appliance businesses. The margin at Elizabethtown Gas decreased
          $3
          million with 18% warmer weather than in 2005. Virginia Natural Gas&#8217; margin
          decreased $4 million with 17% warmer weather, and the margin at Florida
          City Gas
          decreased $2 million with 16% warmer weather. Further, the exiting of the
          New
          Jersey and Florida appliance businesses reduced margin by $3 million. This
          margin reduction was partially offset by increased margin at Atlanta Gas
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          short-term debt, $100 million of variable-rate senior notes and $106 million
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          to 2005
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          year over year. We expect our effective tax rate for the year ending December
          31, 2007, to be similar to the effective rate for the year ended December
          31,
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          year, of which $56 million related to EBIT contributions from the 2004
          acquisitions of NUI and Jefferson Island Storage &amp; Hub, LLC (Jefferson
          Island) and from Pivotal Propane of Virginia, Inc. (Pivotal Propane) which
          became operational in 2005. The increase further reflected increased
          contributions of $8 million from Atlanta Gas Light in distribution operations,
          $11 million from retail energy operations and $3 million from AGL Networks,
          LLC
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          increase primarily reflects the NUI and Jefferson Island acquisitions and
          completion of the Pivotal Propane facility in Virginia, as well as improved
          margins at SouthStar, Sequent and AGL Networks. Excluding the addition
          of the
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          a result of higher pipeline replacement revenues and additional carrying
          costs
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          increased $14 million, due primarily to higher commodity margins. Wholesale
          services&#8217; operating margin increased $39 million year over year, primarily due
          to significant market volatility following the hurricane activity during
          the
          third quarter and the continuing volatile market conditions during the
          fourth
          quarter of 2005. Energy investments&#8217; margins were up $27 million, primarily as a
          result of the acquisition of Jefferson Island that contributed $13 million,
          contributions from NUI&#8217;s nonutility businesses of $8 million, contribution from
          Pivotal Propane of $3 million and improved operating margin at AGL Networks
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          table
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          distribution operations due to the addition of NUI. In addition, operating
          expenses at energy investments increased $15 million primarily due to the
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          Operating expenses at wholesale services increased $13 million due to increased
          payroll and employee incentive compensation costs resulting from its operational
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          average debt outstanding combined to increase our interest expense in 2005
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          that construct, manage and maintain intrastate natural gas pipelines and
          distribution facilities and serve more than 2.2 million end-use customers.
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          This
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          related
          facilities throughout Georgia serving approximately 1.5 million end-use
          customers. Atlanta Gas Light customer counts are approximately 94% residential
          and 6% commercial or industrial. Atlanta Gas Light is regulated by the
          Georgia
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          natural gas in Georgia on terms approved by the Georgia Commission &#8212; sell
          natural gas to end-use customers in Georgia and handle</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
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          New Jersey. Most Elizabethtown Gas customers are located in densely populated
          central New Jersey, where increases in the number of customers primarily
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          from conversions to gas heating from alternative forms of heating. In the
          northwestern region of the state, customer additions are driven primarily
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          residential and 8% commercial or industrial. Elizabethtown Gas is regulated
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          Florida. Florida City Gas customers purchase gas primarily for heating
          water,
          drying clothes and cooking. Some customers, mainly in central Florida,
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          facilities serving approximately 61,000 customers in the Chattanooga and
          Cleveland areas of southeastern Tennessee. Chattanooga Gas customer counts
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                    base included in 2006 return on equity </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(in
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                    measure effects of weather on our businesses using &#8220;degree days.&#8221; The
                    measure of degree days for a given day is the mean daily temperature
                    (average of the daily high and low temperature) and a baseline
                    temperature
                    of 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Heating degree days result when the
                    mean daily
                    temperature is less than the 65-degree baseline. Generally, increased
                    heating degree days result in greater demand for gas on our distribution
                    systems. </font></div>
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                  <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Estimate
                    based on principles consistent with utility ratemaking in each
                    jurisdiction. Returns are not necessarily consistent with GAAP
                    returns.</font></div>
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                <td>
                  <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Estimated
                    based on 13-month average. </font></div>
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                    authorized return on rate base, return on equity, and percentage
                    of equity
                    reflected above were those authorized as of December 31, 2006.
                    Effective
                    January 1, 2007, Chattanooga Gas&#8217; authorized return on rate base, return
                    on equity and percentage of equity are 7.89%, 10.2% and 44.8%,
                    respectively, due to the results of its base rate case settled
                    in December
                    2006.</font></div>
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                    amounts for the full year of 2004; however, we acquired these
                    utilities in
                    December 2004. The December 2004 end-use customers for Elizabethtown
                    Gas
                    was 266 and 103 for Florida City Gas, December 2004 distribution
                    for
                    Elizabethtown Gas was 8.2 and 0.9 for Florida City Gas; and December
                    2004
                    heating degree days for Elizabethtown Gas was 873 and 239 for
                    Florida City
                    Gas.</font></div>
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                    distribution and transmission main
                    only</font></div>
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        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><em>Regulatory
          Environment </em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Each
          utility operates subject to regulations provided by the state regulatory
          agency
          in its service territories with respect to rates charged to our customers
          and
          various service and safety matters. Rates charged to our customers vary
          according to customer class (residential, commercial or industrial) and
          rate
          jurisdiction. Rates are set at levels that allow recovery of all prudently
          incurred costs, including a return on rate base sufficient to pay interest
          on
          debt and provide a reasonable return on common equity. Rate base generally
          consists of the original cost of utility plant in service, working capital,
          inventories and certain other assets; less accumulated depreciation on
          utility
          plant in service, net deferred income tax liabilities and certain other
          deductions. Our utilities are authorized to use a purchased gas adjustment
          (PGA)
          mechanism that allows them to automatically adjust their rates to reflect
          changes in the wholesale cost of natural gas and to ensure the utilities
          recover
          100% of the costs incurred in purchasing gas for their customers. We
          continuously monitor the performance of our utilities to determine whether
          rates
          need to be further adjusted through a rate case filing. </font></div>
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        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>Straight-Fixed-Variable
          Rates</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>&#160;</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Atlanta
          Gas Light recognizes revenue under a straight-fixed-variable rate design
          whereby
          Atlanta Gas Light charges rates to its customers based primarily on monthly
          fixed charges, however the Marketers bill these charges directly to their
          customers. This mechanism minimizes the seasonality of revenues since the
          monthly fixed charge is not volumetric and the monthly charge is not set
          to be
          directly weather dependent. Weather indirectly influences the number of
          customers that have active accounts during the heating season, and this
          has a
          seasonal impact on Atlanta Gas Light&#8217;s revenues since generally more customers
          are connected in periods of colder weather than in periods of warmer weather.
          </font></div>
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        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>Weather
          Normalization</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><em>&#160;</em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
          tariffs of Elizabethtown Gas, Virginia Natural Gas, and Chattanooga Gas
          contain
          WNA provisions that are designed to help stabilize operating margin results
          by
          increasing base rate amounts charged to customers when weather is warmer than
          normal and decreasing amounts charged when weather is colder than normal.
          The
          WNA is most effective in a reasonable temperature range relative to normal
          weather using historical averages. For Elizabethtown Gas, the weather
          normalization provision was renewed in October 2004 and is based on a 20-year
          average of weather conditions. </font></div>
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        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Virginia
          Natural Gas received from the Virginia Commission approval of a weather
          normalization program in September 2002 as a two-year experiment involving
          the
          use of special rates. In September 2004, Virginia Natural Gas received
          approval
          from the Virginia Commission to extend the WNA program for an additional
          two
          years with certain modifications to the existing program. The modifications
          included removal of the commercial class of customers from the WNA program
          and
          the use of a rolling 30-year average to calculate the weather factor that
          is
          updated annually. The residential WNA program was made permanent in a rate
          settlement agreement in July 2006.</font></div>
        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Chattanooga
          Gas&#8217; base rates include a weather normalization provision that allows for
          revenue to be recognized based on a factor derived from average temperatures
          over a 30-year period, which offsets the impact of unusually cold or warm
          weather on its operating income. </font></div>
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        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><em>Rate
          Settlement Agreements</em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
          On July
          24, 2006, the Virginia Commission issued an order approving Virginia Natural
          Gas&#8217; performance based rate (PBR) plan with modifications. Under the PBR rate
          plan, Virginia Natural Gas&#8217; rates were frozen as an incentive for it to promote
          cost containment, productivity and rate stability without traditional rate
          proceedings that set rates based on investment, return and cost of service.
          These modifications include a requirement to construct and report on the
          progress of a pipeline connecting Virginia Natural Gas&#8217; northern and southern
          systems and reporting requirements to monitor compliance with the terms
          of the
          PBR plan. Virginia Natural Gas accepted the terms of the PBR plan as modified
          by
          the Virginia Commission in August 2006. The modified PBR plan was effective
          August 1, 2006 with base rates frozen at current levels for five years.
          The
          estimated cost to construct the pipeline is between $48 million and $60
          million,
          and the pipeline is expected to be completed in 2009.</font></div>
        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
          June
          30, 2006, we filed a general rate case with the Tennessee Commission seeking
          approximately $6 million in increased annual base rates to cover the rising
          cost
          of service at Chattanooga Gas. Our rate case included a proposal for
          comprehensive rate design, including an energy conservation program (ECP)
          and a
          conservation and usage adjustment (CUA). The ECP would provide incentives
          for
          customers to reduce their natural gas consumption by offering rebates for
          more
          energy-efficient appliances and to help customers better manage their energy
          costs. The CUA is designed to mitigate the financial impact on Chattanooga
          Gas
          of expected increased energy conservation by customers through rate adjustments.
          </font></div>
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        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
          Tennessee Commission divided the case into two phases: one phase to examine
          the
          revenue requirements and traditional rate design issues and a second phase
          to
          review the CUA and ECP. Approximately $5 million of our base rate request
          was
          related to the revenue requirement. In December 2006, the Tennessee Commission
          approved a settlement agreement between Chattanooga Gas, the Consumer Advocate
          and Protection Division of the Attorney General&#8217;s Office (Consumer Advocate) and
          the Chattanooga Manufacturers Association settling the revenue requirements
          and
          traditional rate design issues of the case. The settlement agreement was
          effective January 1, 2007 and provides for a base rate increase of approximately
          $3 million of which $2 million will be an increase in operating margin
          and the
          remaining will be a $1 million shift from WNA to base rates and have no
          overall
          impact on operating margin.</font></div>
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          settlement agreement establishes and authorized return on equity of 10.2%
          for
          Chattanooga Gas, resulting in an overall authorized rate of return of 7.89%.
          Prior to the settlement agreement, Chattanooga Gas&#8217; authorized return on equity
          was 10.2% and its overall authorized rate of return was set at 7.43%. The
          second
          phase of the case is scheduled to begin in February 2007 with a final ruling
          expected by September 30, 2007.</font></div>
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          Demand</em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>&#160;</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Our
          distribution operations businesses face competition based on customer
          preferences for natural gas compared to other energy products and the
          comparative prices of those products. Our principal competition relates
          to
          electric utilities and oil and propane providers serving the residential
          and
          commercial markets throughout our service areas primarily through the potential
          displacement or replacement of natural gas appliances with electric appliances.
          The primary competitive factors are the prices for competing sources of
          energy
          and the desirability of natural gas heating versus alternative heating
          sources.
</font></div>
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          for space heating and general household and small commercial energy needs
          generally occurs at the initial installation phase when the customer or
          builder
          makes decisions as to which types of equipment to install. Customers generally
          continue to use the chosen energy source for the life of the equipment.
          Customer
          demand for natural gas could be affected by numerous factors, including:
          </font></div>
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          that use natural gas for purposes other than space heating. In addition,
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                <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="border-bottom: white;">&#160;</td>
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                <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="border-bottom: #cceeff;">&#160;</td>
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          at
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          to the
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          Florida
          appliance business operations in 2005. These decreases were offset by a
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          million in gas storage carrying costs and $2 million in pipeline replacement
          program (PRP) revenues, offset primarily by $2 million as a result of the
          effect
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          million,
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          of
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          the
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          were
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          Gas due to higher gas prices in 2006. Operating expenses also reflect a
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          of $174
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          due to $8 million of higher operating margin at Atlanta Gas Light. The
          increase
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          million
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          for gas stored, primarily due to higher gas prices. Atlanta Gas Light also
          had
          approximately $3 million of increased operating margin from net customer
          growth,
          which offset a $3 million decrease in operating revenues that resulted
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          owned
          70% by our subsidiary, Georgia Natural Gas Company, and 30% by Piedmont
          Natural
          Gas (Piedmont). SouthStar markets natural gas and related services to retail
          customers on an unregulated basis, principally in Georgia as well as to
          commercial and industrial customers in Tennessee, North Carolina, South
          Carolina
          and Alabama. During 2006, SouthStar entered into agreements with customers
          in
          Ohio and Florida to supply natural gas starting in the fourth quarter of
          2006.</font></div>
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          SouthStar executive committee, which acts as the governing board, is comprised
          of six members, three representatives from AGL Resources and three from
          Piedmont. Under the joint venture agreement, all significant management
          decisions require the unanimous approval of the SouthStar executive committee;
          accordingly, our 70% financial interest is considered to be noncontrolling.
          Although our ownership interest in the SouthStar partnership is 70%, SouthStar's
          earnings are allocated 75% to us and 25% to Piedmont, under an amended
          and
          restated joint venture agreement executed in March 2004. Earnings related
          to
          customers in Ohio and Florida are allocated 70% to us and 30% to Piedmont.
          We
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          consolidated statements of income, and we record Piedmont&#8217;s portion of
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          provide
          natural gas and related services to customers in Georgia and the Southeast.
          Based on its market share, SouthStar is the largest Marketer of natural
          gas in
          Georgia, with average customers over the last three years in excess of
          530,000.
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          based
          on customer preferences for natural gas compared to other energy products
          and
          the comparative prices of those products. SouthStar&#8217;s principal competition for
          other non-natural gas energy products relates to electric utilities and
          the
          potential displacement or replacement of natural gas appliances with electric
          appliances. This competition with other energy products has been exacerbated
          by
          price volatility in the wholesale natural gas commodity market and related
          significant increases in the cost of natural gas billed to SouthStar&#8217;s
          customers, especially during the fourth quarter of 2005 and the first and
          second
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          the sale of natural gas to retail customers in the residential, commercial
          and
          industrial sectors, primarily in Georgia where SouthStar captures a spread
          between wholesale and retail natural gas prices. The second way is through
          the
          collection of monthly service fees and customer late payment fees. </font></div>
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          to
          ensure such pricing is structured to cover related retail customer costs,
          such
          as bad debt expense, customer service and billing,&#160;and lost and
          unaccounted-for gas, and to provide a reasonable profit, as well as being
          competitive to attract new customers and maintain market share. SouthStar&#8217;s
          operating margins are impacted by seasonal weather, natural gas prices,
          customer
          growth and SouthStar&#8217;s related market share in Georgia, which has historically
          been approximately 35%.&#160;SouthStar employs strategies to attract and retain
          a higher credit-quality customer base. These strategies result not only
          in
          higher operating margin, as these customers tend to utilize higher volumes
          of
          natural gas, but also help to mitigate bad debt expense due to the higher
          credit-quality of customers.</font></div>
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        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
          third
          way SouthStar generates margin is through its commercial operations of
          optimizing storage and transportation assets and effectively managing commodity
          risk, which enables SouthStar to maintain competitive retail prices and
          operating margins. SouthStar is allocated storage and pipeline capacity
          that is
          used to supply gas to its customers in Georgia. Through hedging transactions,
          SouthStar manages exposures arising from changing commodity prices using
          natural
          gas storage transactions to capture&#160;margin from natural gas pricing
          differences that occur over time. SouthStar&#8217;s risk management policies allow the
          use of derivative instruments for hedging and risk management purposes
          but
          prohibit the use of derivative instruments for speculative purposes.
</font></div>
        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>
        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SouthStar
          accounts for its natural gas inventories at the lower of weighted average
          cost
          or current market price (LOCOM). SouthStar evaluates the weighted average
          cost
          of its natural gas inventories against market prices and determines whether
          any
          declines in market prices below the weighted average cost are other than
          temporary. For declines considered to be other than temporary, SouthStar
          records
          adjustments to cost of gas in our consolidated statement of income to reduce
          the
          weighted average cost of the natural gas inventory to the current market
          price.
          As of December 31, 2006, SouthStar recorded a LOCOM adjustment of $6 million.
          SouthStar did not record a LOCOM adjustment in 2005 or 2004.</font></div>
        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">We
          have
          designated a portion of SouthStar&#8217;s derivative transactions as cash flow hedges
          under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 133, &#8220;Accounting
          for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities&#8221; (SFAS 133). We record
          derivative gains or losses arising from cash flow hedges in OCI and reclassify
          them into earnings in the same period as the underlying hedged item occurs
          and
          is recorded in earnings. We record any hedge ineffectiveness, defined as
          when
          the gains or losses on the hedging instrument do not offset and are greater
          than
          the losses or gains on the hedged item, in cost of gas in our consolidated
          statement of income in the period in which the ineffectiveness occurs.
          SouthStar
          currently has minimal hedge ineffectiveness. We have not designated the
          remainder of SouthStar&#8217;s derivative instruments as hedges under SFAS 133 and,
          accordingly, we record changes in their fair value in earnings in the period
          of
          change.</font></div>
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        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SouthStar
          also enters into weather derivative instruments in order to preserve margins
          in
          the event of warmer-than-normal weather in the winter months. These contracts
          are accounted for using the intrinsic value method under Emerging Issues
          Task
          Force (EITF) Issue No. 99-02, &#8220;Accounting for Weather Derivatives</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>.</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;
The
          weather derivative contracts contain settlement provisions based on cumulative
          heating degree days for the covered periods. In September 2006, SouthStar
          entered into weather derivatives (swaps and options) for the current winter
          heating season. During 2006, SouthStar recorded net gains on these weather
          derivatives of approximately $5 million. These gains were largely offset
          by a
          corresponding loss of operating margin due to the warm weather the hedge
          was
          designed to protect against. </font></div>
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        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><em>Impact
          of Volatility in Natural Gas Prices </em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SouthStar&#8217;s
          operating margin and EBIT from the sales of natural gas to retail customers
          were
          affected by lower average usage in part due to conservation and higher
          bad debt
          as a result of higher and more volatile natural gas prices during the 2005-2006
          heating season. SouthStar was also affected when natural gas prices further
          declined at the end of 2006 resulting in a LOCOM adjustment to inventory.
          </font></div>
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        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SouthStar&#8217;s
          operating margin and EBIT associated with the optimization of storage and
          transportation assets and commodity risk management during 2006 were affected
          by
          the decline in wholesale natural gas prices. In 2005, natural gas prices
          were
          significantly higher in part due to gas supply disruptions brought on by
          hurricanes Katrina and Rita. For derivatives not designated as hedges under
          SFAS
          133, SouthStar generally records fair value losses as natural gas prices
          decrease and fair value gains as natural gas prices increase. </font></div>
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        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SouthStar&#8217;s
          bad debt expense was $13 million for 2006, a $3 million increase from 2005.
          The
          increase in bad debt was impacted by an increase in the amount of accounts
          receivable balances past due more than 60 days and the expectation that
          a
          majority of these past due accounts will not be collected. In addition,
          $1
          million of aged deposits were applied to SouthStar's bad debt on a one-time
          basis in 2005. SouthStar entered into&#160;payment arrangements with these
          customers in an effort to help customers pay their higher natural gas bills
          during the 2005-2006 heating season. We expect that SouthStar&#8217;s collection
          efforts will continue to help mitigate the overall impact of bad debt expense
          as
          a percentage of operating revenues, which were 1.4% for the year ended
          December
          31, 2006 compared to approximately 1.1% (excluding the one-time application
          of
          aged deposits) for the same period in 2005. We further believe that SouthStar&#8217;s
          higher credit-quality customer base mitigates our exposure to higher bad
          debt
          expenses.</font></div>
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          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SouthStar
            also has experienced lower average usage per customer during 2006, compared
            to
            the same period in 2005 due to a number of factors including warmer weather
            and
            the effects of customer conservation. Though these two factors have contributed
            to a $16 million unfavorable impact on operating margin, net of gains
            on weather
            derivatives, relative to wholesale prices and normalized temperatures.
            SouthStar
            achieved a net increase in operating margin of $10 million for 2006 compared
            to
            2005.</font></div>
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        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><em>Ohio
          Retail Market </em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
          August
          2006, SouthStar was awarded the right to supply approximately a total of
          10 Bcf
          of natural gas to customers of Dominion East Ohio (Dominion Ohio) through
          August
          2008 (approximately 5 Bcf/year). As part of this agreement, SouthStar will
          manage supply, transportation and storage of natural gas on behalf of Dominion
          Ohio. While we do not expect the Dominion Ohio agreement to materially
          impact
          our results of operations, SouthStar&#8217;s entrance into the Ohio market is part of
          its continued growth strategy.</font></div>
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            expense of
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            driven by the current-year implementation of a new energy trading and
            risk
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          income in 2006 compared to 2005.</font></div>
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          was primarily due to $1 million in lower bad debt expense resulting from
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          services consists of Sequent, our subsidiary involved in asset management,
          transportation, storage, producer and peaking services and wholesale marketing.
          Our asset management business focuses on capturing economic value from
          idle or
          underutilized natural gas assets, which are typically amassed by companies
          via
          investments in or contractual rights to natural gas transportation and
          storage
          assets. Margin is typically created in this business by participating in
          transactions that balance the needs of varying markets and time
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          market
          hubs primarily in the eastern and mid-continental United States. Sequent
          purchases transportation and storage capacity to meet its delivery requirements
          and customer obligations in the marketplace. Sequent&#8217;s customers benefit from
          its logistics expertise and ability to deliver natural gas at prices that
          are
          advantageous relative to other alternatives available to its customers.
          In 2006,
          Sequent entered into an agreement which should facilitate the expansion
          of its
          operations into the western United States and Canada and plans to pursue
          additional opportunities in these regions during 2007. Sequent continues
          to work
          on projects and transactions to extend its operating territory and is entering
          into agreements of longer duration, as well as evaluating opportunities
          to
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          generated through the use of the assets are generally greatest in the winter
          heating season and occasionally in the summer due to peak usage by power
          generators in meeting air-conditioning load. This increases the seasonality
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          fourth quarters. </font></div>
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          through a competitive bidding process. There has been significant consolidation
          of energy wholesale operations, particularly among major gas producers.
          Financial institutions have also entered the marketplace. As a result,
          energy
          wholesalers have become increasingly willing to place bids for asset management
          transactions that are priced to capture market share. We expect this trend
          to
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          municipal utilities and large industrial customers. These customers must
          independently contract for transportation and storage capacity to meet
          their
          demands, and they typically contract for this capacity on a 365-day basis
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          though they may only need a portion of the capacity to meet their peak
          demands.
          Sequent enters into agreements with these customers, either through contract
          assignment or agency arrangement, whereby Sequent uses the customers&#8217; rights to
          transportation and storage capacity during periods when customers do not
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          between Sequent and Atlanta Gas Light for two additional years. In addition,
          Sequent&#8217;s asset management agreements with Chattanooga Gas and Elkton Gas were
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          optimize this process on a daily basis as market conditions change by evaluating
          all the natural gas supplies, transportation alternatives and markets to
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          enters
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          are derivatives, and Sequent reflects changes in the derivatives&#8217; fair value in
          its reported operating results. During 2006, Sequent reported gains of
          $12
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          this
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          supply
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          gas
          production areas of the United States, principally in the Gulf Coast region.
          Sequent provides producers with certain logistical and risk management
          services
          that offer producers attractive options to move their supply into the pipeline
          grid. Aggregating volumes of natural gas from these producers allows Sequent
          to
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          gas
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          services, which includes receiving a fee from affiliated and nonaffiliated
          customers that guarantees those customers will receive gas under peak
          conditions. Sequent incurs costs to support its obligations under these
          agreements, which are reduced in whole or in part as the matching obligations
          expire. Sequent will continue to seek new peaking transactions as well
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          rating
          requirements. These credit rating requirements typically give counterparties
          the
          right to suspend or terminate credit if our credit ratings are downgraded
          to
          non-investment grade status. Under such circumstances, Sequent would need
          to
          post collateral to continue transacting with some of its counterparties.
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          collateral would have a negative effect on our liquidity. If such collateral
          were not posted, Sequent&#8217;s ability to continue transacting with these
          counterparties would be impaired. If at December 31, 2006 our credit ratings
          had
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          potential collateral demands under such agreements between Sequent and
          its
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          marketing activities on a fair value basis in accordance with SFAS 133.
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          record derivative energy commodity contracts (including both physical
          transactions and financial instruments) at fair value, with unrealized
          gains or
          losses from changes in fair value reflected in our earnings in the period
          of
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          Issue No. 98-10, &#8216;Accounting for Contracts Involved in Energy Trading and Risk
          Management Activities&#8217;&#8221; (EITF 02-03) rescission of EITF 98-10, unless they are
          derivatives that must be recorded at fair value under SFAS 133. </font></div>
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          in the table below, Sequent recorded a net unrealized gain related to changes
          in
          the fair value of derivative instruments utilized in its energy marketing
          and
          risk management activities of $132 million during 2006, $30 million of
          unrealized losses during 2005 and unrealized gains of $22 million during
          2004.
          The tables below illustrate the change in the net fair value of the derivative
          instruments and energy-trading contracts during 2006, 2005 and 2004 and
          provide
          details of the net fair value of contracts outstanding as of December 31,
          2006.</font></div>
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        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><em>Mark-to-Market
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          purchases natural gas for storage when the current market price it pays
          plus the
          cost for transportation and storage is less than the market price it could
          receive in the future. Sequent attempts to mitigate substantially all of
          the
          commodity price risk associated with its storage portfolio. Sequent uses
          derivative instruments to reduce the risk associated with future changes
          in the
          price of natural gas. Sequent sells NYMEX futures contracts or other
          over-the-counter derivatives in forward months to substantially lock in
          the
          profit margin it will ultimately realize when the stored gas is actually
          sold.
</font></div>
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          Sequent&#8217;s trading margins from two perspectives. First, our commercial decisions
          are based on economic value, which is defined as the locked-in gain to
          be
          realized in the statement of income at the time the physical gas is withdrawn
          from storage and ultimately sold and the derivative instrument used to
          hedge
          natural gas price risk on that physical storage is settled. Second is the
          GAAP
          reported value both prior to and at the point of physical withdrawal. The
          GAAP
          amount is impacted by the process of accounting for the financial hedging
          instruments in interim periods at fair value between the time the gas is
          injected into storage and when it is ultimately withdrawn and the financial
          instruments are settled. The change in the fair value of the hedging instruments
          is recognized in earnings in the period of change and is characterized
          as
          unrealized gains or losses. </font></div>
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          gas stored in inventory is accounted for differently than the derivatives
          Sequent uses to mitigate the commodity price risk associated with its storage
          portfolio. The natural gas that Sequent purchases and injects into storage
          is
          accounted for at the lower of average cost or current market value. The
          derivatives that Sequent uses to mitigate commodity price risk are accounted
          for
          at fair value and marked to market each period. This difference in </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">accounting
          treatment can result in volatility in Sequent&#8217;s reported results, even though
          the expected profit margin is essentially unchanged from the date the
          transactions were consummated. These accounting differences also affect
          the
          comparability of Sequent&#8217;s period-over-period results, since changes in forward
          NYMEX prices do not increase and decrease on a consistent basis from year
          to
          year. During most of 2006, Sequent&#8217;s reported results were positively impacted
          by decreases in forward NYMEX prices which resulted in the recognition
          of
          unrealized gains. In contrast, during most of 2005, Sequent&#8217;s reported results
          were negatively impacted by increases in forward NYMEX prices which resulted
          in
          the recognition of unrealized losses, although to a lesser extent. During
          2004,
          the reported results were not as significantly affected by changes in forward
          NYMEX prices. As a result, unrealized gains during 2006 had a positive
          impact on
          the favorable variance between 2006 and 2005 and unrealized losses during
          2005
          had a negative impact on the favorable variance between 2005 and
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          31,
          2005, September 30, 2006, and December 31, 2006 for the period of January
          2007
          through March 2008, and reflects the prices at which Sequent could buy
          natural
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          presented
          in the table below along with the expected gross margin. Sequent&#8217;s expected
          gross margin is net of the impact of regulatory sharing and reflects the
          amounts
          that it would expect to realize in future periods based on the inventory
          withdrawal schedule and forward natural gas prices at December 31, 2006.
          Sequent&#8217;s storage inventory is hedged with futures, and as shown below, the
          NYMEX short positions are equal to the physical long positions, which results
          in
          an overall locked-in margin, timing notwithstanding. Sequent&#8217;s physical salt
          dome and reservoir volumes are presented in NYMEX equivalent contract units
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                <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="border-bottom: #cceeff;">&#160;</td>
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                <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">&#160;</td>
                <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
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                <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">&#160;</td>
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          $5.52 for physical salt dome storage and $5.18 for physical reservoir storage.
          These costs reflect adjustments that were recorded at the end of each quarter
          in
          2006 in order to reduce the value of Sequent&#8217;s natural gas inventory to market
          value at certain locations. Sequent reduced the inventory value by $9 million
          after regulatory sharing for the quarter ended December 31 and by $43 million
          for the year ended December 31, 2006. These adjustments negatively impacted
          Sequent&#8217;s reported earnings. However, as the carrying value of the inventory was
          reduced, the expected gross margin in the table above increased by an equal
          and
          offsetting amount. Sequent recovered $22 million of the aggregate $43 million
          of
          gross margin reductions during 2006 and expects to recover the majority
          of the
          remainder during the first quarter of 2007, as both the inventory is withdrawn
          from storage and sold and the hedging instruments in place to lock in the
          original margins on the storage transactions are settled and recorded in
          our
          earnings.</font></div>
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          routinely enters into park and loan transactions with various pipelines
          which
          allow it to park gas on or borrow gas from the pipeline in one period and
          reclaim gas from or repay gas to the pipeline in a subsequent period. The
          economics of these transactions are evaluated and price risks are managed
          in
          much the same way traditional reservoir and salt dome storage transactions
          are
          evaluated and managed. </font></div>
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          the spring and summer months of 2006, natural gas prices were significantly
          lower than the futures prices for the upcoming winter months. As a result,
          Sequent has entered into transactions to park natural gas with the pipelines
          during the summer and receive the natural gas back during the
          winter.</font></div>
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          enters into forward NYMEX contracts to hedge its park and loan transactions.
          While the hedging instruments mitigate the price risk associated with the
          delivery and receipt of natural gas, they can also result in volatility
          in
          Sequent&#8217;s reported results during the period before the initial delivery or
          receipt of natural gas. During this period, if the forward NYMEX prices
          in the
          months of delivery and receipt do not change in equal amounts, Sequent
          will
          report a net unrealized gain or loss on the hedges. </font></div>
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          during 2006, on an annual basis Sequent did not report any significant
          gains or
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                <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="border-bottom: #cceeff;">&#160;</td>
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                <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="2%" style="border-bottom: white thin solid;">&#160;</td>
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          due to an increase in operating margin of $47 million partially offset
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          commercial opportunities associated with larger seasonal storage spreads
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          months. These conditions offset the impacts of mild weather during the
          winter
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          compared to the hurricane activity in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005. </font></div>
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          moving downward and the narrowing of future seasonal spreads which resulted
          in
          the recognition of $41 million of gains on Sequent&#8217;s economic storage hedges in
          contrast to the prior period when forward prices increased and resulted
          in the
          recognition of $7 million of hedge losses. During 2006, Sequent also recognized
          $12 million in gains associated with financial instruments used to hedge
          its
          transportation capacity. There were no significant gains or losses associated
          with transportation hedges recognized in the prior period.</font></div>
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          LOCOM
          adjustments that Sequent recorded at certain storage locations during the
          year
          in order to reduce the carrying value of its natural gas inventory to current
          market prices. In 2006, Sequent recorded a total of $43 million in LOCOM
          adjustments; however $22 million of the adjustments were recovered during
          the
          period as the affected inventory was withdrawn from storage and sold and
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          hedging instruments in place to lock in the original margins on the storage
          transactions were settled. In 2005, Sequent recorded LOCOM adjustments
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          with an increase in the number of employees to support Sequent&#8217;s growth and
          additional incentive compensation costs directly related to stronger financial
          performance in 2006, as well as a higher percentage of corporate overhead
          costs
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          partially offset by lower costs associated with outside services and other
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          operating margin increased by $39 million or 74% primarily due to the
          significant effects of the Gulf Coast hurricanes during the third quarter
          of
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          fourth
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          were
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          by
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          created substantial economic value by serving its customers during the
          storms,
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          associated with storage hedges as a result of increases in forward NYMEX
          prices
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          continued to be volatile in the aftermath of the hurricanes and Sequent
          was able
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          recovered during the fourth quarter as NYMEX prices decreased approximately
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          expenses increased by $13 million or 45% due to additional payroll associated
          with increased headcount and increased employee incentive compensation
          costs
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          Louisiana, approximately eight miles from the Henry Hub. The storage facility
          is
          regulated by the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (Louisiana DNR)
          and
          by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commssion (FERC) which has limited regulatory
          authority over the storage and transportation services. The facility consists
          of
          two salt dome gas storage caverns with approximately 9.72 Bcf of total
          capacity
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          0.72
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          Island provides storage and hub services through its direct connection
          to the
          Henry Hub via the Sabine Pipeline and its interconnection with seven other
          pipelines in the area. Jefferson Island&#8217;s entire portfolio is under firm
          subscription for the 2006-2007 winter period. </font></div>
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          2006, the Office of Mineral Resources of the Louisiana DNR informed Jefferson
          Island that its mineral lease - which authorizes salt extraction to create
          two
          new storage caverns - at Lake Peigneur had been terminated. The Louisiana
          DNR
          identified two bases for the termination: (1) failure to make certain mining
          leasehold payments in a timely manner, and (2) the absence of salt mining
          operations for six months. </font></div>
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          suit against the State of Louisiana to maintain its lease to complete an
          ongoing
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          two
          salt dome storage caverns under Lake Peigneur to the two caverns currently
          owned
          and operated by Jefferson Island. In its suit, Jefferson Island alleges
          that the
          Louisiana DNR accepted all leasehold payments without reservation and never
          provided Jefferson Island with notice and opportunity to cure, as required
          by
          state law. As to the second basis for termination, the suit contends that
          Jefferson Island&#8217;s lease with the State of Louisiana was amended in 2004 so that
          mining operations are no longer required to maintain the lease. While we
          continue to seek resolution of this dispute, it is not possible at this
          time to
          predict whether the dispute can be settled or, if not, what the results
          of the
          litigation would be. As of January 2007, our current estimate of costs
          incurred
          that would be considered unusable if the Louisiana DNR was successful in
          terminating our lease and causing us to cease the expansion project is
          approximately $8 million. </font></div>
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          facility in the Beaumont, Texas area in the Spindletop salt dome. </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
          project will consist of two underground salt dome storage caverns approximately
          a half-mile to a mile below ground that will hold about 12 Bcf of working
          natural gas, or 17 Bcf total storage capacity. Golden Triangle </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Storage
          expects to finalize engineering plans and obtain regulatory permits to
          begin
          construction in 2008. The first salt dome cavern is expected to begin operations
          in 2010, and the second cavern is expected to begin operations in
          2012.</font></div>
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          In 2005,
          this wholly owned subsidiary completed the construction of a propane air
          facility in the Virginia Natural Gas service area that provides up to 0.3
          Bcf/day of propane air on a 10-day-per-year basis to serve Virginia Natural
          Gas&#8217;
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          This
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          AGL
          Networks leases and sells its fiber to a variety of customers in the Atlanta,
          Georgia and Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan areas, with a small presence
          in other
          cities in the United States. Its customers include local, regional and
          national
          telecommunications companies, internet service providers, educational
          institutions and other commercial entities. AGL Networks typically provides
          underground conduit and dark fiber to its customers under leasing arrangements
          with terms that vary from one to twenty years. In addition, AGL Networks
          offers
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          are any entities that have laid or will lay conduit and fiber on the same
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          the
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          margin
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          taxes. Additionally, project and corporate development costs increased
          $9
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          million
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          corporate segment includes our nonoperating business units, including AGL
          Services Company (AGSC), AGL Capital Corporation (AGL Capital) and Pivotal
          Development. AGL Capital provides for our ongoing financing needs through
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          Development coordinates among our related operating segments, the development,
          construction or acquisition of assets in the southeastern, mid-Atlantic
          and
          northeastern regions in order to extend our natural gas capabilities and
          improve
          system reliability while enhancing service to our customers in those areas.
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          of system reliability and natural gas deliverability in these targeted
          regions.
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          our operating segments in accordance with various regulations. Our corporate
          segment also includes intercompany eliminations for transactions between
          our
          operating business segments. Our EBIT results include the impact of these
          allocations to the various operating segments. The acquisition of additional
          assets, such as NUI and Jefferson Island, typically enables us to allocate
          corporate costs across a larger number of businesses and, as a result,
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Form 8-K
UNITED
                  STATES
SECURITIES
                  AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
                  D.C. 20549
FORM
                  8-K
CURRENT
                  REPORT
PURSUANT
                  TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF
THE
                  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
                  of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 1,
                  2007
AGL
                  RESOURCES INC.
(Exact
                  name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Georgia
1-14174
58-2210952
(State
                  or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission
                  File No.)
(I.R.S.
                  Employer Identification No.)
Ten
                  Peachtree Place NE Atlanta, Georgia 30309
(Address
                  and zip code of principal executive offices)
404-584-4000
(Registrant's
                  telephone number, including area code)
Not
                  Applicable
(Former
                  name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check
                  the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
                  simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
                  under any
                  of the following provisions:
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
                  Act (17
                  CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
                  Act (17 CFR
                  240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under
                  the
                  Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under
                  the
                  Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
        2.02
Results
        of Operations and Financial Condition
On
        February 1, 2007, AGL Resources Inc. issued a press release announcing the
        Company's financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31,
        2006. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
        incorporated by reference herein.
The
        information in the preceding paragraph, as well as Exhibit 99.1 referenced
        therein, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
        Securities Exchange Act of 1934 nor incorporated by reference in any filing
        under the Securities Act of 1933 unless AGL Resources Inc. expressly so
        incorporates such information by reference.
Item
        7.01
Regulation
        FD Disclosure
On
        February 1, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. (EST) AGL Resources Inc. plans to hold its
        2006 earnings conference call. The Company is filing this Form 8-K to provide
        selected discussion of financial results for the year ended December 31,
        2006.
2
CAUTIONARY
        STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
Certain
          expectations and projections regarding our future performance referenced
          in this
          report, in other materials we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
          (SEC), or otherwise release to the public and on our website are forward-looking
          statements. Senior officers may also make verbal statements to analysts,
          investors, regulators, the media and others that are forward-looking.
          Forward-looking statements involve matters that are not historical facts
          regarding our future operations, prospects, strategies, financial condition,
          economic performance (including growth and earnings), industry conditions
          and
          demand for our products and services. We have tried, whenever possible,
          to
          identify these statements by using words such as "anticipate," "assume,"
          "believe," "can," "could," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "future," "goal,"
"indicate," "intend," "may," "outlook," "plan," "potential," "predict,"
          "project," "seek," "should," "target," "will," "would," and similar expressions.
You
          are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements.
          Our
          forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and
          are
          based on currently available competitive, financial and economic data along
          with
          our operating plans. While we believe that our expectations for the future
          are
          reasonable in view of the currently available information, our expectations
          are
          subject to future events, risks and inherent uncertainties, as well as
          potentially inaccurate assumptions, and there are numerous factors - many
          beyond
          our control - that could cause results to differ significantly from our
          expectations. Such events, risks and uncertainties include, but are not
          limited
          to those set forth below and in the other documents that we file with the
          SEC.
          We note these factors for investors as permitted by the Private Securities
          Litigation Reform Act of 1995. There also may be other factors that we
          cannot
          anticipate or that are not described in this report, generally because
          we do not
          perceive them to be material, that could cause results to differ significantly
          from our expectations.
Forward-looking
          statements are only as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake
          any
          obligation to update these statements to reflect subsequent circumstances
          or
          events. You are advised, however, to review any further disclosures we
          make on
          related subjects in our Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K reports to the
          SEC.
Overview
We
          are an
          energy services holding company whose principal business is the distribution
          of
          natural gas in six states - Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, Tennessee
          and Virginia. Our six utilities serve more than 2.2 million end-use customers,
          making us the largest distributor of natural gas in the southeastern and
          mid-Atlantic regions of the United States based on customer count. We are
          involved in various related businesses, including retail natural gas marketing
          to end-use customers primarily in Georgia; natural gas asset management
          and
          related logistics activities for our own utilities as well as for nonaffiliated
          companies; natural gas storage arbitrage and related activities; and the
          development and operation of high-deliverability underground natural gas
          storage
          assets. We also own and operate a small telecommunications business that
          constructs and operates conduit and fiber infrastructure within select
          metropolitan areas. We manage these businesses through four operating segments
          -
          distribution operations, retail energy operations, wholesale services and
          energy
          investments - and a nonoperating corporate segment. As of December 31,
          2006, we
          employed a total of 2,364 employees across these five segments.
The
          distribution operations segment is the largest component of our business
          and is
          subject to regulation and oversight by agencies in each of the six states
          we
          serve. These agencies approve natural gas rates designed to provide us
          the
          opportunity to generate revenues to recover the cost of natural gas delivered
          to
          our customers and our fixed and variable costs such as depreciation, interest,
          maintenance and overhead costs, and to earn a reasonable return for our
          shareholders. With the exception of Atlanta Gas Light, our largest utility,
          the
          earnings of our regulated utilities can be affected by customer consumption
          patterns that are a function of weather conditions and price levels for
          natural
          gas. Our non-Georgia jurisdictions have various regulatory mechanisms to
          provide
          us with a reasonable opportunity to recover our costs, but these methods
          of
          recovery are not direct offsets to the potential impacts on earnings. Atlanta
          Gas Light charges rates to its customers primarily as monthly fixed charges.
          Our
          retail energy operations segment, which consists of SouthStar, also is
          weather
          sensitive and uses a variety of hedging strategies, such as weather derivative
          instruments and other risk management tools, to mitigate potential weather
          impacts. Our Sequent subsidiary within our wholesale services segment is
          weather
          sensitive, with increased earnings opportunities, as well as increased
          loss
          potential, during periods of extreme weather conditions, which typically
          produce
          greater price volatility. Our energy investments segment's primary business is
          our natural gas storage, which develops, acquires and operates
          high-deliverability salt-dome storage assets in the Gulf Coast region of
          the
          United States. While this business also can generate additional revenue
          during
          times of peak market demand for natural gas storage services, the majority
          of
          our storage services are covered under medium to long-term contracts at
          a fixed
          market rate.
3
Revenues
We
            generate nearly all our operating revenues through the sale, distribution
            and
            storage of natural gas. We include in our consolidated revenues an estimate
            of
            revenues from natural gas distributed, but not yet billed, to residential
            and
            commercial customers from the latest meter reading date to the end of
            the
            reporting period.
Operating
            Margin and EBIT
We
            evaluate the performance of our operating segments using the measures
            of
            operating margin and earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT). We believe
            operating margin is a better indicator than revenues for the contribution
            resulting from customer growth in our distribution operations segment
            since the
            cost of gas can vary significantly and is generally passed directly to
            our
            customers. We also consider operating margin to be a better indicator
            in our
            retail energy operations, wholesale services and energy investments segments
            since it is a direct measure of gross profit before overhead costs. We
            believe
            EBIT is a useful measurement of our operating segments' performance because it
            provides information that can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of
            our
            businesses from an operational perspective, exclusive of the costs to
            finance
            those activities and exclusive of income taxes, neither of which is directly
            relevant to the efficiency of those operations.
Our
            operating margin and EBIT are not measures that are considered to be
            calculated
            in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
            States
            of America (GAAP). You should not consider operating margin or EBIT an
            alternative to, or a more meaningful indicator of, our operating performance
            than operating income or net income as determined in accordance with
            GAAP. In
            addition, our operating margin or EBIT measure may not be comparable
            to
            similarly titled measures of other companies
2006
          Business Highlights
We
          achieved several significant milestones during 2006 that position us well
          for
          future growth and for providing long-term value to our shareholders.
·
We
                    completed our rate proceeding in Virginia, which resulted in
                    a five-year
                    rate freeze for customers under the first performance-based rate
                    plan
                    approved in that state for a natural gas utility. As part of
                    the
                    settlement reached with the parties in the case, we have committed
                    to
                    spend approximately $48 million to $60 million to build a new
                    pipeline
                    that will improve access to natural gas in certain areas we serve
                    in
                    Virginia, particularly during critical peak periods. Also, the
                    Virginia
                    Commission approved a permanent weather normalization adjustment
                    (WNA) for
                    residential customers as part of the settlement.
·
We
                    successfully resolved our rate proceeding in Tennessee, which
                    resulted in
                    a $3 million base rate increase effective January 1, 2007 to
                    offset higher
                    costs and lower natural gas consumption. Additionally, the rate
                    proceeding
                    improved our authorized return and improved our capital structure
                    (55%
                    debt and 45% equity) that is more consistent with our utilities
                    and other
                    non-affiliated utilities.
·
We
                    continued to grow our asset management business at Sequent which
                    enables
                    them to generate greater levels of economic value during periods
                    of market
                    volatility.
·
We
                    expanded, through SouthStar, our retail footprint into the Ohio
                    and
                    Florida markets.
·
We
                    announced our intention to develop a 12 Bcf natural gas salt-dome
                    storage
                    facility, known as Golden Triangle Storage, in Beaumont, Texas,
                    at a
                    capital cost of up to $180 million. The project will provide
                    high-deliverability Gulf Coast storage at a key market point,
                    with the
                    first phase scheduled to be in commercial operation in 2010.
4
2006
          Business Results
In
          2006,
          we earned $212 million in net income or $2.72 per diluted share, compared
          with
          net income of $193 million, or $2.48 per diluted share, in 2005. The 10%
          increase in net income was the result of a variety of factors:
·
Our
                    distribution operations segment's EBIT improved by $11 million, or 4% in
                    2006 as compared to 2005. We continued to benefit from the improved
                    operating metrics of the utilities we acquired in 2004. These
                    results were
                    offset, however, by customer consumption declines due to
                    warmer-than-normal weather throughout the year and high natural
                    gas
                    prices, particularly during the first quarter of
                    2006.
·
Our
                    retail energy operations segment provided stable year-over-year
                    earnings
                    contributions despite the effects of declining customer consumption,
                    warmer weather and a lower of weighted average cost or current
                    market
                    price (LOCOM) adjustment to inventory. This segment's marketing efforts
                    during the year also resulted in a slight increase in customer
                    count.
·
Our
                    wholesale services segment captured significant arbitrage opportunities
                    due to price volatility and periods of extreme weather conditions.
                    As a
                    result, this segment's EBIT contribution of $90 million was $41 million
                    higher than in 2005, primarily as a result of additional commercial
                    activity and storage arbitrage opportunities throughout the year,
                    as well
                    as the recognition of hedge gains as forward NYMEX prices declined.
·
Our
                    energy investments segment made progress on the evaluation and
                    development
                    of several projects during 2006. While these projects are expected
                    to
                    provide future earnings contributions, the business development
                    expenses
                    associated with developing them resulted in a lower year-over-year
                    performance in this segment as well as the disposition in the
                    second half
                    of 2005 of certain non-strategic assets acquired as part of the
                    acquisition of NUI in December 2004.
·
Our
                    interest expense for 2006 increased $14 million as compared to
                    2005. The
                    increase reflects higher carrying costs associated with higher
                    inventory
                    storage balances, as well as higher short-term interest rates,
                    relative to
                    the prior year.
5
Results
          of Operations
AGL
          Resources
The
          following table sets forth a reconciliation of our operating margin and
          EBIT to
          our operating income and net income, together with other consolidated financial
          information for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004.
In
                    millions
2006
2005
2004
Operating
                    revenues
$
2,621
$
2,718
$
1,832
Cost
                    of gas
1,482
1,626
995
Operating
                    margin
1,139
1,092
837
Operating
                    expenses
Operation
                    and maintenance
473
477
377
Depreciation
                    and amortization
138
133
99
Taxes
                    other than income
40
40
29
Total
                    operating expenses
651
650
505
Operating
                    income
488
442
332
Other
                    expenses
(1
)
(1
)
-
Minority
                    interest
(23
)
(22
)
(18
)
EBIT
464
419
314
Interest
                    expense
123
109
71
Earnings
                    before income taxes
341
310
243
Income
                    taxes
129
117
90
Net
                    income
$
212
$
193
$
153
Earnings
                    per common share:
Basic
$
2.73
$
2.50
$
2.30
Diluted
$
2.72
$
2.48
$
2.28
Weighted
                    average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic
77.6
77.3
66.3
Diluted
78.0
77.8
67.0
Segment
          information
Operating revenues, operating margin, operating expenses and EBIT information
          for each of our segments are presented in the following table for the years
          ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004:
In
                    millions
Operating
                    revenues
Operating
                    margin
(1)
Operating
                    expenses
EBIT
(1)
2006
Distribution
                    operations
$
1,624
$
807
$
499
$
310
Retail
                    energy operations
930
156
68
63
Wholesale
                    services
182
139
49
90
Energy
                    investments
41
36
26
10
Corporate
(2)
(156
)
1
9
(9
)
Consolidated
$
2,621
$
1,139
$
651
$
464
2005
Distribution
                    operations
$
1,753
$
814
$
518
$
299
Retail
                    energy operations
996
146
61
63
Wholesale
                    services
95
92
42
49
Energy
                    investments
56
40
23
19
Corporate
(2)
(182
)
-
6
(11
)
Consolidated
$
2,718
$
1,092
$
650
$
419
2004
Distribution
                    operations
$
1,111
$
640
$
394
$
247
Retail
                    energy operations
827
132
62
52
Wholesale
                    services
54
53
29
24
Energy
                    investments
25
13
8
7
Corporate
(2)
(185
)
(1
)
12
(16
)
Consolidated
$
1,832
$
837
$
505
$
314
(1)
These
                    are non-GAAP measurements. A reconciliation of operating margin
                    and EBIT
                    to our operating income and net income is contained Results of
                    Operations
                    - AGL Resources.
(2)
Includes
                    the elimination of intercompany revenues and cost of
                    gas.
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Discussion
          of Consolidated Results
2006
          compared to 2005
The
          increase in EBIT of $45 million or 11% in 2006 was primarily the result
          of
          increases at the distribution operations and wholesale services segments.
          Wholesale services' EBIT improvement of $41 million primarily reflected the
          recognition of hedge gains during 2006, as forward NYMEX prices declined
          significantly. In contrast, NYMEX price increases experienced during 2005
          had
          the opposite effect, but to a lesser extent. In the distribution operations
          segment, EBIT improved by $11 million, and operating margin declined $7
          million
          offset primarily by reduced operating expenses of $19 million. Our retail
          energy
          operations segment's EBIT was flat compared to 2005. The energy investments
          segment's EBIT was down $9 million primarily due to the loss of EBIT
          contributions as the result of the sale in 2005 of certain assets that
          were
          originally acquired with the 2004 acquisition of NUI Corporation (NUI).
Our
          operating margin increased $47 million or 4% from 2005. The following table
          indicates the significant changes in our operating margin:
In
                    millions
Operating
                    margin for 2005
$1,092
Net
                    change in the fair value of hedges at wholesale services
60
Wholesale
                    services commercial activities
5
Wholesale
                    services inventory LOCOM adjustments (net of hedging
                    recoveries)
(18)
Retail
                    energy operations inventory LOCOM adjustments
(6)
Improved
                    operating margins at retail energy operations
16
Lower
                    operating margins at distribution operations utilities
(7)
Loss
                    of margin from energy investment assets sold in 2005
(9)
Other
6
Operating
                    margin for 2006
$1,139
Changes
          in commodity prices subject a significant portion of our operations to
          earnings
          variability. Our nonutility businesses principally use physical and financial
          arrangements to economically hedge the risks associated with both
          weather-related seasonal fluctuations and changing commodity prices. In
          addition, because these economic hedges are generally not designated for
          hedge
          accounting treatment, our reported earnings for the wholesale services
          and
          retail energy operations segments reflect changes in the fair values of
          certain
          derivatives. These values may change significantly from period to period
          and are
          reflected as gains or losses within our operating margin or our other
          comprehensive income (OCI) for those derivative instruments that qualify
          and are
          designated as accounting hedges.
Forward
          NYMEX prices decreased during 2006, especially during the third and fourth
          quarters. This resulted in the wholesale services segment recognizing $41
          million of storage hedge gains in 2006, compared to the recognition of
          $7
          million of storage hedge losses in 2005. In addition, wholesale services
          recognized $12 million in gains associated with the financial instruments
          used
          to hedge its transportation capacity. Consequently, wholesale services
          experienced a net change of $60 million from its hedging activities for
          2006
          compared to 2005.
The
          results of the wholesale services segment also reflect improved commercial
          activities of approximately $5 million. Sequent was able to capture higher
          seasonal storage margins in 2006 and additional operating margin opportunities
          brought on by higher temperatures during the late summer months. This offset
          the
          lower operating margins that resulted from milder weather earlier in the
          year.
As
          a
          result of decreasing NYMEX prices, the wholesale services segment evaluated
          the
          weighted average cost of its natural gas inventory and recorded LOCOM
          adjustments totaling $43 million during 2006; however, as inventory was
          physically withdrawn from storage during the year, $22 million of the 2006
          adjustments were recovered and reflected in 2006 operating revenues when
          the
          original economic results were realized as the related hedging derivatives
          were
          settled.
We
          experienced increased operating margins at our retail energy operations
          segment
          of $10 million driven by improved retail margins of $6 million and slightly
          higher storage and commercial margins of $4 million. Storage and commercial
          margins were driven by improved optimization of storage and transportation
          assets and effective commodity risk management, including net gains on
          weather
          derivatives offset by a $6 million adjustment in 2006 to reduce inventory
          to
          market for which no LOCOM adjustment was recorded in 2005. Retail operating
          margins increased due to improved retail price spreads and an increase
          in the
          average number of customers offset by lower customer consumption and weather
          that was more than 10% warmer than the previous year and lower late payment
          fees
          of $1 million due to an increase in the number of customers utilizing payment
          arrangements.
Operating
          margin for the distribution operations segment decreased $7 million primarily
          from warmer weather affecting customer usage and from our exiting the New
          Jersey
          and Florida appliance businesses. The margin at Elizabethtown Gas decreased
          $3
          million with 18% warmer weather than in 2005. Virginia Natural Gas' margin
          decreased $4 million with 17% warmer weather, and the margin at Florida
          City Gas
          decreased $2 million with 16% warmer weather. Further, the exiting of the
          New
          Jersey and Florida appliance businesses reduced margin by $3 million. This
          margin reduction was partially offset by increased margin at Atlanta Gas
          Light
          of $6 million primarily from gas storage carrying costs from higher average
          inventory balances and pipeline replacement program revenues from the continuing
          expenditures under the program.
Our
          energy investments segment operating margin decreased $4 million due to
          the loss
          of contributions from certain assets we acquired with the 2004 acquisition
          of
          NUI, but later sold in 2005.
7
Our
          operating expenses increased $1 million or 0.2% from the same period in
          2005.
          The following table sets forth the significant components of operating
          expenses:
In
                    millions
Operating
                    expenses for 2005
$
650
Increased
                    depreciation and amortization
5
Increased
                    payroll, incentive compensation and corporate overhead allocated
                    costs at
                    wholesale services
6
Increased
                    bad debt expenses at retail energy operations and distribution
                    operations
4
Lower
                    expenses resulting from energy investment assets sold in
                    2005
(8
)
Lower
                    expenses at distribution operations related to workforce and
                    facilities
                    restructurings in 2005 and 2006
(15
)
Other
9
Operating
                    expenses for 2006
$
651
The
          wholesale services segment recorded $6 million of additional costs associated
          with payroll due to an increased number of employees to support growth
          and
          increased incentive compensation, which is generally based on Sequent's
          operating performance and higher corporate overhead allocated costs. Bad
          debt
          expense for 2006 increased over 2005 primarily in our retail energy operations
          segment. The retail energy operation's bad debt for 2006 was $13 million, a $3
          million increase from the same period in 2005, driven by an increase in
          the
          number of accounts receivable balances past due more than 60 days due to
          higher
          natural gas bills.
These
          increases were offset by $15 million in lower costs primarily related to a
          2005 restructuring at the distribution operations segment, as a result
          of a
          reduction in the workforce and elimination of unnecessary facilities following
          the 2004 acquisition of NUI. An additional $8 million decrease in operating
          expenses was related to the operation of assets, primarily in the energy
          investments segment, that were originally acquired in the 2004 acquisition
          of
          NUI and later sold in 2005.
Interest
          expense for 2006 increased by $14 million or 13% as compared to 2005. As
          indicated in the following table, higher short-term interest rates and
          higher
          debt outstanding combined to increase our interest expense in 2006 relative
          to
          the previous year. The increase of $200 million in average debt outstanding
          for
          2006 compared to 2005 was due to additional debt incurred as a result of
          higher
          working capital requirements.
Dollars
                    in millions
2006
2005
Total
                    interest expense
$
123
$
109
Average
                    debt outstanding
(1)
2,023
1,823
Average
                    interest rate
6.1
%
6.0
%
(1)
Daily
                    average of all outstanding debt
Based
          on
          $733 million of variable-rate debt, which includes $527 million of variable-rate
          short-term debt, $100 million of variable-rate senior notes and $106 million
          of
          variable-rate gas facility revenue bonds outstanding at December 31, 2006,
          a 100
          basis point change in market interest rates from 5% to 6% would result
          in an
          increase in annual pretax interest expense of $7 million.
The
          increase in income tax expense of $12 million or 10% for 2006 compared
          to 2005
          reflected additional income taxes primarily due to higher corporate earnings
          year over year. We expect our effective tax rate for the year ending December
          31, 2007, to be similar to the effective rate for the year ended December
          31,
          2006.
2005
          compared to 2004
Consolidated EBIT for 2005 increased by $105 million or 33% from the previous
          year, of which $56 million related to EBIT contributions from the 2004
          acquisitions of NUI and Jefferson Island Storage & Hub, LLC (Jefferson
          Island) and from Pivotal Propane of Virginia, Inc. (Pivotal Propane) which
          became operational in 2005. The increase further reflected increased
          contributions of $8 million from Atlanta Gas Light in distribution operations,
          $11 million from retail energy operations and $3 million from AGL Networks,
          LLC
          (AGL Networks) in energy investments. Wholesale services' EBIT increased $25
          million primarily due to increased operating margins partially offset by
          higher
          operating expenses. Corporate segment results improved by $5 million compared
          to
          2004, primarily due to merger and acquisition-related costs incurred in
          2004 but
          not in 2005.
8
Our
          operating margin in 2005 increased $255 million or 30% from 2004. The following
          table indicates the significant changes in our operating margin:
In
                    millions
Operating
                    margin in 2004
$
837
Increased
                    operating margin at distribution operations from acquired
                    utilities
167
Wholesale
                    services commercial activities
53
Increased
                    operating margins at retail energy operations
14
Increased
                    operating margins at Jefferson Island
13
Operating
                    margin from energy investment assets acquired from NUI
                    Corp.
8
Increased
                    operating margin at distribution operations, primarily Atlanta
                    Gas
                    Light
7
Increased
                    operating margins at Pivotal Propane and AGL Networks
7
Inventory
                    LOCOM adjustments at wholesale services
(2
)
Net
                    change in the fair value of hedges at wholesale services
(12
)
Operating
                    margin in 2005
$
1,092
The
          increase primarily reflects the NUI and Jefferson Island acquisitions and
          completion of the Pivotal Propane facility in Virginia, as well as improved
          margins at SouthStar, Sequent and AGL Networks. Excluding the addition
          of the
          NUI utilities, distribution operations' margins improved by $7 million mainly as
          a result of higher pipeline replacement revenues and additional carrying
          costs
          charged to Marketers for gas storage. Retail energy operations' margins
          increased $14 million, due primarily to higher commodity margins. Wholesale
          services' operating margin increased $39 million year over year, primarily due
          to significant market volatility following the hurricane activity during
          the
          third quarter and the continuing volatile market conditions during the
          fourth
          quarter of 2005. Energy investments' margins were up $27 million, primarily as a
          result of the acquisition of Jefferson Island that contributed $13 million,
          contributions from NUI's nonutility businesses of $8 million, contribution from
          Pivotal Propane of $3 million and improved operating margin at AGL Networks
          of
          $4 million.
Our
          operating expenses increased $145 million or 29% from 2004. The following
          table
          sets forth the significant changes in our operating expenses:
In
                    millions
Operating
                    expenses in 2004
$
505
Operating
                    expenses at distribution operations from NUI utilities acquired
                    December
                    2004
125
Increased
                    operating expenses at wholesale services, primarily payroll,
                    incentive
                    compensation and depreciation
13
Operating
                    expenses at energy investments from NUI acquired assets
8
Operating
                    expenses at Jefferson Island
3
Operating
                    expenses at energy investments from Pivotal Propane
3
Other
(7
)
Operating
                    expenses in 2005
$
650
The
          increase was primarily a result of $125 million in higher expenses at
          distribution operations due to the addition of NUI. In addition, operating
          expenses at energy investments increased $15 million primarily due to the
          addition of Jefferson Island, the NUI nonutility assets and Pivotal Propane.
          Operating expenses at wholesale services increased $13 million due to increased
          payroll and employee incentive compensation costs resulting from its operational
          and financial growth and depreciation on a trading and risk management
          system
          placed in service during 2004. The increased operating expenses were offset
          by
          lower corporate operating expenses primarily due to prior-year costs incurred
          with merger and acquisition activities.
Interest
          expense for 2005 increased by $38 million or 54% as compared to 2004. As
          indicated in the table below, higher short-term interest rates and higher
          average debt outstanding combined to increase our interest expense in 2005
          relative to the previous year. The increase of $549 million in average
          debt
          outstanding for 2005 was due to additional debt incurred as a result of
          the
          acquisitions of NUI and Jefferson Island and higher working capital requirements
          as a result of higher natural gas prices.
Dollars
                    in millions
2005
2004
Total
                    interest expense
$
109
$
71
Average
                    debt outstanding
(1)
1,823
1,274
Average
                    interest rate
6.0
%
5.6
%
(1)
Daily
                    average of all outstanding debt.
The
          increase in income tax expense of $27 million or 30% for 2005 compared
          to 2004
          reflected additional income taxes of $25 million due to higher corporate
          earnings year over year and $2 million due to a slightly higher effective
          tax
          rate of 38% for 2005 as compared to 37% in 2004.
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Distribution
          Operations
Distribution
          operations includes our six natural gas local distribution utility companies
          that construct, manage and maintain intrastate natural gas pipelines and
          distribution facilities and serve more than 2.2 million end-use customers.
Atlanta
          Gas Light
This
          natural gas local distribution utility operates distribution systems and
          related
          facilities throughout Georgia serving approximately 1.5 million end-use
          customers. Atlanta Gas Light customer counts are approximately 94% residential
          and 6% commercial or industrial. Atlanta Gas Light is regulated by the
          Georgia
          Public Service Commission (Georgia Commission) and its rates are frozen
          until
          2010.
Atlanta
          Gas Light's natural gas market was deregulated in 1997 with Georgia's Natural
          Gas Competition and Deregulation Act (Deregulation Act). Prior to this
          act,
Atlanta
          Gas Light was the supplier and seller of natural gas to its customers.
          Today,
Marketers—that
          is, marketers who are certificated by the Georgia Commission to sell retail
          natural gas in Georgia on terms approved by the Georgia Commission — sell
          natural gas to end-use customers in Georgia and handle
customer
          billing functions.
The
          Marketers file their rates monthly with the Georgia Commission.
Atlanta
          Gas Light's role includes
·
distributing
                    natural gas for Marketers
·
constructing,
                    operating and maintaining the gas system infrastructure, including
                    responding to customer service calls and
                    leaks
·
reading
                    meters and maintaining underlying customer premise information
                    for
                    Marketers
Elizabethtown
          Gas
This
          natural gas local distribution utility operates distribution systems and
          related
          facilities serving approximately 269,000 customers in central and northwestern
          New Jersey. Most Elizabethtown Gas customers are located in densely populated
          central New Jersey, where increases in the number of customers primarily
          result
          from conversions to gas heating from alternative forms of heating. In the
          northwestern region of the state, customer additions are driven primarily
          by new
          construction. Elizabethtown Gas customer counts are approximately 92%
          residential and 8% commercial or industrial. Elizabethtown Gas is regulated
          by
          the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (New Jersey Commission) and its
          rates
          are frozen until 2010.
Virginia
          Natural Gas
This
          natural gas local distribution utility operates distribution systems and
          related
          facilities serving approximately 264,000 customers in southeastern Virginia.
          Virginia Natural Gas customer counts are approximately 92% residential
          and 8%
          commercial or industrial. Virginia Natural Gas is regulated by the Virginia
          State Corporation Commssion (Virginia Commission) and its rates are frozen
          until
          2011.
Florida
          City Gas
This
          natural gas local distribution utility operates distribution systems and
          related
          facilities serving approximately 104,000 customers in central and southern
          Florida. Florida City Gas customers purchase gas primarily for heating
          water,
          drying clothes and cooking. Some customers, mainly in central Florida,
          also
          purchase gas to provide space heating during the winter season. Florida
          City Gas
          customer counts are approximately 94% residential and 6% commercial or
          industrial. Florida City Gas is regulated by the Florida Public Service
          Commission (Florida Commission).
Chattanooga
          Gas
This
          natural gas local distribution utility operates distribution systems and
          related
          facilities serving approximately 61,000 customers in the Chattanooga and
          Cleveland areas of southeastern Tennessee. Chattanooga Gas customer counts
          are
          approximately 86% residential and 14% commercial or industrial. Chattanooga
          Gas
          is regulated by the Tennessee Regulatory Authority (Tennessee Commission).
Elkton
          Gas
This
          natural gas local distribution utility operates distribution systems and
          related
          facilities serving approximately 6,000 customers in Cecil County, Maryland.
          Elkton Gas customer counts are approximately 92% residential and 8% commercial
          or industrial. Elkton Gas
is
          regulated by the Maryland Public Service Commission (
Maryland
          Commission).
10
The
          following table provides operational information for our five largest utilities.
          The daily capacity represents total system capability, and the storage
          capacity
          includes on-system LNG and propane volumes.
Atlanta
                    Gas Light
Elizabethtown
                    Gas
Virginia
                    Natural Gas
Florida
                    City Gas
Chattanooga
                    Gas
Operations
2006
                    avg. end-use customers
(in
                    thousands)
1,546
269
264
104
61
2005
                    avg. end-use customers
(in
                    thousands)
1,545
266
261
103
61
2004
                    avg. end-use customers
(in
                    thousands) (6)
1,533
263
256
103
60
Daily
                    capacity
(1)
2.53
0.45
0.48
0.05
0.19
Storage
                    capacity
(1)
48.44
12.96
9.55
-
3.61
Annual
                    distribution -- 2006
(1)
211
46
33
9
15
Annual
                    distribution -- 2005
(1)
232
59
36
10
16
Annual
                    distribution -- 2004
(1)
                    (6)
233
65
34
9
16
2006
                    peak day demand
(1)
1.6
0.3
0.3
0.04
0.1
Peak
                    storage capacity
(1)
7.80
0.77
1.64
-
1.21
Average
                    monthly throughput
(1)
17.6
3.8
2.8
0.8
1.3
Miles
                    of main (7)
30,284
3,030
5,235
3,207
1,521
Heating
                    degree days -- 2006
(2)
2,466
4,110
2,869
696
2,898
2006
                    % (warmer) colder than 2005
(10
%)
(18
%)
(17
%)
(16
%)
(7%)
Heating
                    degree days -- 2005
(2)
2,726
5,017
3,465
829
3,115
2005
                    % colder than 2004
5
%
2
%
8
%
3
%
3%
Heating
                    degree days -- 2004
(2)
                    (6)
2,589
4,918
3,214
802
3,010
Rates
Last
                    decision on change in rates
Jun.
                    2005
Nov.
                    2002
Oct.
                    1996
Feb.
                    2004
Dec.
                    2006
Authorized
                    return on rate base (5)
8.53
%
7.95
%
9.24
%
7.36
%
7.43%
Estimated
                    2006 return on rate base
(3)
8.45
%
7.83
%
7.65
%
7.41
%
7.00%
Authorized
                  return on equity
10.9
%
10.0
%
10.9
%
11.25
%
10.2%
Estimated
                  2006 return on equity (3)
10.73
%
9.4
%
8.49
%
10.67
%
9.01%
Authorized
                    rate base % of equity
47.9
%
53.0
%
52.4
%
36.8
%
35.5%
Rate
                    base included in 2006 return on equity
(in
                    millions)
(1)
$
1,238
$
417
$
351
$
120
$102
(1)
In
                    Bcf
(2)
We
                    measure effects of weather on our businesses using "degree days." The
                    measure of degree days for a given day is the mean daily temperature
                    (average of the daily high and low temperature) and a baseline
                    temperature
                    of 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Heating degree days result when the
                    mean daily
                    temperature is less than the 65-degree baseline. Generally, increased
                    heating degree days result in greater demand for gas on our distribution
                    systems.
(3)
Estimate
                    based on principles consistent with utility ratemaking in each
                    jurisdiction. Returns are not necessarily consistent with GAAP
                    returns.
(4)
Estimated
                    based on 13-month average.
(5)
The
                    authorized return on rate base, return on equity, and percentage
                    of equity
                    reflected above were those authorized as of December 31, 2006.
                    Effective
                    January 1, 2007, Chattanooga Gas' authorized return on rate base, return
                    on equity and percentage of equity are 7.89%, 10.2% and 44.8%,
                    respectively, due to the results of its base rate case settled
                    in December
                    2006.
(6)
Includes
                    amounts for the full year of 2004; however, we acquired these
                    utilities in
                    December 2004. The December 2004 end-use customers for Elizabethtown
                    Gas
                    was 266 and 103 for Florida City Gas, December 2004 distribution
                    for
                    Elizabethtown Gas was 8.2 and 0.9 for Florida City Gas; and December
                    2004
                    heating degree days for Elizabethtown Gas was 873 and 239 for
                    Florida City
                    Gas.
(7)
Includes
                    distribution and transmission main
                    only
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Regulatory
          Environment
Each
          utility operates subject to regulations provided by the state regulatory
          agency
          in its service territories with respect to rates charged to our customers
          and
          various service and safety matters. Rates charged to our customers vary
          according to customer class (residential, commercial or industrial) and
          rate
          jurisdiction. Rates are set at levels that allow recovery of all prudently
          incurred costs, including a return on rate base sufficient to pay interest
          on
          debt and provide a reasonable return on common equity. Rate base generally
          consists of the original cost of utility plant in service, working capital,
          inventories and certain other assets; less accumulated depreciation on
          utility
          plant in service, net deferred income tax liabilities and certain other
          deductions. Our utilities are authorized to use a purchased gas adjustment
          (PGA)
          mechanism that allows them to automatically adjust their rates to reflect
          changes in the wholesale cost of natural gas and to ensure the utilities
          recover
          100% of the costs incurred in purchasing gas for their customers. We
          continuously monitor the performance of our utilities to determine whether
          rates
          need to be further adjusted through a rate case filing.
Straight-Fixed-Variable
          Rates
Atlanta
          Gas Light recognizes revenue under a straight-fixed-variable rate design
          whereby
          Atlanta Gas Light charges rates to its customers based primarily on monthly
          fixed charges, however the Marketers bill these charges directly to their
          customers. This mechanism minimizes the seasonality of revenues since the
          monthly fixed charge is not volumetric and the monthly charge is not set
          to be
          directly weather dependent. Weather indirectly influences the number of
          customers that have active accounts during the heating season, and this
          has a
          seasonal impact on Atlanta Gas Light's revenues since generally more customers
          are connected in periods of colder weather than in periods of warmer weather.
Weather
          Normalization
The
          tariffs of Elizabethtown Gas, Virginia Natural Gas, and Chattanooga Gas
          contain
          WNA provisions that are designed to help stabilize operating margin results
          by
          increasing base rate amounts charged to customers when weather is warmer than
          normal and decreasing amounts charged when weather is colder than normal.
          The
          WNA is most effective in a reasonable temperature range relative to normal
          weather using historical averages. For Elizabethtown Gas, the weather
          normalization provision was renewed in October 2004 and is based on a 20-year
          average of weather conditions.
Virginia
          Natural Gas received from the Virginia Commission approval of a weather
          normalization program in September 2002 as a two-year experiment involving
          the
          use of special rates. In September 2004, Virginia Natural Gas received
          approval
          from the Virginia Commission to extend the WNA program for an additional
          two
          years with certain modifications to the existing program. The modifications
          included removal of the commercial class of customers from the WNA program
          and
          the use of a rolling 30-year average to calculate the weather factor that
          is
          updated annually. The residential WNA program was made permanent in a rate
          settlement agreement in July 2006.
Chattanooga
          Gas' base rates include a weather normalization provision that allows for
          revenue to be recognized based on a factor derived from average temperatures
          over a 30-year period, which offsets the impact of unusually cold or warm
          weather on its operating income.
Rate
          Settlement Agreements
On July
          24, 2006, the Virginia Commission issued an order approving Virginia Natural
          Gas' performance based rate (PBR) plan with modifications. Under the PBR rate
          plan, Virginia Natural Gas' rates were frozen as an incentive for it to promote
          cost containment, productivity and rate stability without traditional rate
          proceedings that set rates based on investment, return and cost of service.
          These modifications include a requirement to construct and report on the
          progress of a pipeline connecting Virginia Natural Gas' northern and southern
          systems and reporting requirements to monitor compliance with the terms
          of the
          PBR plan. Virginia Natural Gas accepted the terms of the PBR plan as modified
          by
          the Virginia Commission in August 2006. The modified PBR plan was effective
          August 1, 2006 with base rates frozen at current levels for five years.
          The
          estimated cost to construct the pipeline is between $48 million and $60
          million,
          and the pipeline is expected to be completed in 2009.
On
          June
          30, 2006, we filed a general rate case with the Tennessee Commission seeking
          approximately $6 million in increased annual base rates to cover the rising
          cost
          of service at Chattanooga Gas. Our rate case included a proposal for
          comprehensive rate design, including an energy conservation program (ECP)
          and a
          conservation and usage adjustment (CUA). The ECP would provide incentives
          for
          customers to reduce their natural gas consumption by offering rebates for
          more
          energy-efficient appliances and to help customers better manage their energy
          costs. The CUA is designed to mitigate the financial impact on Chattanooga
          Gas
          of expected increased energy conservation by customers through rate adjustments.
The
          Tennessee Commission divided the case into two phases: one phase to examine
          the
          revenue requirements and traditional rate design issues and a second phase
          to
          review the CUA and ECP. Approximately $5 million of our base rate request
          was
          related to the revenue requirement. In December 2006, the Tennessee Commission
          approved a settlement agreement between Chattanooga Gas, the Consumer Advocate
          and Protection Division of the Attorney General's Office (Consumer Advocate) and
          the Chattanooga Manufacturers Association settling the revenue requirements
          and
          traditional rate design issues of the case. The settlement agreement was
          effective January 1, 2007 and provides for a base rate increase of approximately
          $3 million of which $2 million will be an increase in operating margin
          and the
          remaining will be a $1 million shift from WNA to base rates and have no
          overall
          impact on operating margin.
The
          settlement agreement establishes and authorized return on equity of 10.2%
          for
          Chattanooga Gas, resulting in an overall authorized rate of return of 7.89%.
          Prior to the settlement agreement, Chattanooga Gas' authorized return on equity
          was 10.2% and its overall authorized rate of return was set at 7.43%. The
          second
          phase of the case is scheduled to begin in February 2007 with a final ruling
          expected by September 30, 2007.
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Customer
          Demand
Our
          distribution operations businesses face competition based on customer
          preferences for natural gas compared to other energy products and the
          comparative prices of those products. Our principal competition relates
          to
          electric utilities and oil and propane providers serving the residential
          and
          commercial markets throughout our service areas primarily through the potential
          displacement or replacement of natural gas appliances with electric appliances.
          The primary competitive factors are the prices for competing sources of
          energy
          and the desirability of natural gas heating versus alternative heating
          sources.
Competition
          for space heating and general household and small commercial energy needs
          generally occurs at the initial installation phase when the customer or
          builder
          makes decisions as to which types of equipment to install. Customers generally
          continue to use the chosen energy source for the life of the equipment.
          Customer
          demand for natural gas could be affected by numerous factors, including:
·
changes
                    in the availability or price of natural gas and other forms of
                    energy
·
general
                    economic conditions
·
energy
                    conservation
·
legislation
                    and regulations
·
the
                    capability to convert from natural gas to alternative
                    fuels
·
weather
·
new
                    housing starts
In
          some
          of our service areas, net growth continues to be slowed due to the number
          of
          customers who leave our systems because of higher natural gas prices and
          competition from alternative fuel sources, including incentives offered
          by the
          local electric utilities to switch to electric heat alternatives.
We
          expect
          customer growth to improve in the future through our efforts to obtain
          new
          customers and retain existing customers. These efforts include working
          to add
          residential customers, multifamily complexes and high-value commercial
          customers
          that use natural gas for purposes other than space heating. In addition,
          we
          partner with numerous entities to market the benefits of gas appliances
          and to
          identify potential retention options early in the process for those customers
          who might consider converting to alternative fuels.
Collective
          Bargaining Agreements
In
          2006,
          a collective bargaining agreement representing approximately 300 Atlanta
          Gas
          Light employees by Teamsters Local 528 was not renewed. As a result, these
          employees are no longer represented by a bargaining unit and now fall under
          our
          standard human resources pay and benefit plans and policies.
The
          following table provides information about the collective bargaining agreements
          to which our natural gas local distribution utilities are parties:
Affiliated
                    subsidiary
Approximate
                    # of employees
Date
                    of contract expiration
Communications
                    Workers of America (Local No. 1023)
Elizabethtown
                    Gas
8
April
                    2007
Utility
                    Workers Union of America (Local No. 461)
Chattanooga
                    Gas
21
April
                    2007
International
                    Union of Operating Engineers (Local No. 474)
Atlanta
                    Gas Light
26
August
                    2007
Teamsters
                    (Local Nos. 769 and 385)
Florida
                    City Gas
50
March
                    2008
Utility
                    Workers Union of America (Local No. 424)
Elizabethtown
                    Gas
160
November
                    2009
International
                    Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (Local No. 50)
Virginia
                    Natural Gas
141
May
                    2010
Total
406
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Results
          of Operations
The
          following table presents results of operations for distribution operations
          for
          the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004.
In
                    millions
2006
2005
2004
Operating
                    revenues
$
1,624
$
1,753
$
1,111
Cost
                    of gas
817
939
471
Operating
                    margin
(1)
807
814
640
Operating
                    expenses
499
518
394
Operating
                    income
308
296
246
Other
                    income
2
3
1
EBIT
(1)
$
310
$
299
$
247
Metrics
(2)
Average
                    end-use customers
(in
                    thousands)
2,250
2,242
1,880
Operation
                    and maintenance expenses per customer
$
156
$
166
$
152
EBIT
                    per customer
$
138
$
133
$
131
(1)
These
                    are non-GAAP measurements. A reconciliation of operating margin
                    and EBIT
                    to our operating income and net income is contained in "Results of
                    Operations - AGL Resources."
(2)
2004
                    metrics include only December for Florida City Gas, Elizabethtown
                    Gas and
                    Elkton Gas.
2006
          compared to 2005
EBIT
          increased $11 million or 4% in 2006 reflecting a decrease in operating
          expenses
          of $19 million, partially offset by decreased operating margin of $7
          million.
The
          operating margin decrease of $7 million or 1% in 2006 was primarily the
          result
          of lower usage resulting from customer conservation and warmer weather.
          Operating margins decreased $4 million at Virginia Natural Gas, $3 million
          at
          Elizabethtown Gas and $2 million at Florida City Gas. Also contributing
          to the
          decrease was a $3 million decrease from our exit of the New Jersey and
          Florida
          appliance business operations in 2005. These decreases were offset by a
          net
          increase in Atlanta Gas Light's operating margin of $6 million consisting of $5
          million in gas storage carrying costs and $2 million in pipeline replacement
          program (PRP) revenues, offset primarily by $2 million as a result of the
          effect
          of the Georgia Commission's June 2005 Rate Order.
Operating
          expenses decreased $19 million or 4% in 2006 compared to the same period
          in
          2005, primarily due to lower compensation and facilities expense of $10
          million,
          resulting from a workforce and facilities restructuring in 2005, $5 million
          of
          reduced outside services and $3 million in lower costs due to our exiting
          the
          appliance businesses acquired with our purchase of NUI. These decreases
          were
          offset by a $1 million increase in bad debt expense primarily at Elizabethtown
          Gas due to higher gas prices in 2006. Operating expenses also reflect a
          $2
          million net gain compared to 2005 primarily due to the sale of properties
          in
          Georgia in 2006.
2005
          compared to 2004
EBIT
          increased $52 million or 21% reflecting an increase in operating margin
          of $174
          million, partially offset by increased operating expenses of $124 million.
          The
          businesses acquired from NUI on November 30, 2004 contributed approximately
          $50
          million of EBIT in 2005 compared to $7 million in 2004. This was due to
          the
          inclusion of the full-year NUI results in 2005 as compared to the inclusion
          of
          one month in 2004.
The
          $174
          million or 27% increase in operating margin was primarily due to the addition
          of
          NUI's operations, which contributed $167 million. The remainder was primarily
          due to $8 million of higher operating margin at Atlanta Gas Light. The
          increase
          at Atlanta Gas Light resulted primarily from higher PRP revenues of $6
          million
          and higher revenue of $3 million from additional carrying charges to Marketers
          for gas stored, primarily due to higher gas prices. Atlanta Gas Light also
          had
          approximately $3 million of increased operating margin from net customer
          growth,
          which offset a $3 million decrease in operating revenues that resulted
          from the
          June 2005 Settlement Agreement with the Georgia Commission. Operating margin
          at
          Virginia Natural Gas and Chattanooga Gas remained relatively flat compared
          to
          2004.
The
          $124
          million or 31% increase in operating expenses primarily reflected the addition
          of NUI's operations which increased operating expenses by $125 million.
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Retail
          Energy Operations
Our
          retail energy operations segment consists of SouthStar, a joint venture
          owned
          70% by our subsidiary, Georgia Natural Gas Company, and 30% by Piedmont
          Natural
          Gas (Piedmont). SouthStar markets natural gas and related services to retail
          customers on an unregulated basis, principally in Georgia as well as to
          commercial and industrial customers in Tennessee, North Carolina, South
          Carolina
          and Alabama. During 2006, SouthStar entered into agreements with customers
          in
          Ohio and Florida to supply natural gas starting in the fourth quarter of
          2006.
The
          SouthStar executive committee, which acts as the governing board, is comprised
          of six members, three representatives from AGL Resources and three from
          Piedmont. Under the joint venture agreement, all significant management
          decisions require the unanimous approval of the SouthStar executive committee;
          accordingly, our 70% financial interest is considered to be noncontrolling.
          Although our ownership interest in the SouthStar partnership is 70%, SouthStar's
          earnings are allocated 75% to us and 25% to Piedmont, under an amended
          and
          restated joint venture agreement executed in March 2004. Earnings related
          to
          customers in Ohio and Florida are allocated 70% to us and 30% to Piedmont.
          We
          record the earnings allocated to Piedmont as a minority interest in our
          consolidated statements of income, and we record Piedmont's portion of
          SouthStar's capital as a minority interest in our consolidated balance sheets.
Competition
SouthStar
          competes with other energy marketers, including Marketers in Georgia, to
          provide
          natural gas and related services to customers in Georgia and the Southeast.
          Based on its market share, SouthStar is the largest Marketer of natural
          gas in
          Georgia, with average customers over the last three years in excess of
          530,000.
In
          addition, similar to distribution operations, SouthStar faces competition
          based
          on customer preferences for natural gas compared to other energy products
          and
          the comparative prices of those products. SouthStar's principal competition for
          other non-natural gas energy products relates to electric utilities and
          the
          potential displacement or replacement of natural gas appliances with electric
          appliances. This competition with other energy products has been exacerbated
          by
          price volatility in the wholesale natural gas commodity market and related
          significant increases in the cost of natural gas billed to SouthStar's
          customers, especially during the fourth quarter of 2005 and the first and
          second
          quarters of 2006.
Operating
          Margin
SouthStar
          generates operating margin primarily in three ways. The first is through
          the sale of natural gas to retail customers in the residential, commercial
          and
          industrial sectors, primarily in Georgia where SouthStar captures a spread
          between wholesale and retail natural gas prices. The second way is through
          the
          collection of monthly service fees and customer late payment fees.
The
          combination of these two retail price components is evaluated by SouthStar
          to
          ensure such pricing is structured to cover related retail customer costs,
          such
          as bad debt expense, customer service and billing, and lost and
          unaccounted-for gas, and to provide a reasonable profit, as well as being
          competitive to attract new customers and maintain market share. SouthStar's
          operating margins are impacted by seasonal weather, natural gas prices,
          customer
          growth and SouthStar's related market share in Georgia, which has historically
          been approximately 35%. SouthStar employs strategies to attract and retain
          a higher credit-quality customer base. These strategies result not only
          in
          higher operating margin, as these customers tend to utilize higher volumes
          of
          natural gas, but also help to mitigate bad debt expense due to the higher
          credit-quality of customers.
The
          third
          way SouthStar generates margin is through its commercial operations of
          optimizing storage and transportation assets and effectively managing commodity
          risk, which enables SouthStar to maintain competitive retail prices and
          operating margins. SouthStar is allocated storage and pipeline capacity
          that is
          used to supply gas to its customers in Georgia. Through hedging transactions,
          SouthStar manages exposures arising from changing commodity prices using
          natural
          gas storage transactions to capture margin from natural gas pricing
          differences that occur over time. SouthStar's risk management policies allow the
          use of derivative instruments for hedging and risk management purposes
          but
          prohibit the use of derivative instruments for speculative purposes.
SouthStar
          accounts for its natural gas inventories at the lower of weighted average
          cost
          or current market price (LOCOM). SouthStar evaluates the weighted average
          cost
          of its natural gas inventories against market prices and determines whether
          any
          declines in market prices below the weighted average cost are other than
          temporary. For declines considered to be other than temporary, SouthStar
          records
          adjustments to cost of gas in our consolidated statement of income to reduce
          the
          weighted average cost of the natural gas inventory to the current market
          price.
          As of December 31, 2006, SouthStar recorded a LOCOM adjustment of $6 million.
          SouthStar did not record a LOCOM adjustment in 2005 or 2004.
We
          have
          designated a portion of SouthStar's derivative transactions as cash flow hedges
          under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 133, "Accounting
          for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities" (SFAS 133). We record
          derivative gains or losses arising from cash flow hedges in OCI and reclassify
          them into earnings in the same period as the underlying hedged item occurs
          and
          is recorded in earnings. We record any hedge ineffectiveness, defined as
          when
          the gains or losses on the hedging instrument do not offset and are greater
          than
          the losses or gains on the hedged item, in cost of gas in our consolidated
          statement of income in the period in which the ineffectiveness occurs.
          SouthStar
          currently has minimal hedge ineffectiveness. We have not designated the
          remainder of SouthStar's derivative instruments as hedges under SFAS 133 and,
          accordingly, we record changes in their fair value in earnings in the period
          of
          change.
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SouthStar
          also enters into weather derivative instruments in order to preserve margins
          in
          the event of warmer-than-normal weather in the winter months. These contracts
          are accounted for using the intrinsic value method under Emerging Issues
          Task
          Force (EITF) Issue No. 99-02, "Accounting for Weather Derivatives
.
"
The
          weather derivative contracts contain settlement provisions based on cumulative
          heating degree days for the covered periods. In September 2006, SouthStar
          entered into weather derivatives (swaps and options) for the current winter
          heating season. During 2006, SouthStar recorded net gains on these weather
          derivatives of approximately $5 million. These gains were largely offset
          by a
          corresponding loss of operating margin due to the warm weather the hedge
          was
          designed to protect against.
Impact
          of Volatility in Natural Gas Prices
SouthStar's
          operating margin and EBIT from the sales of natural gas to retail customers
          were
          affected by lower average usage in part due to conservation and higher
          bad debt
          as a result of higher and more volatile natural gas prices during the 2005-2006
          heating season. SouthStar was also affected when natural gas prices further
          declined at the end of 2006 resulting in a LOCOM adjustment to inventory.
SouthStar's
          operating margin and EBIT associated with the optimization of storage and
          transportation assets and commodity risk management during 2006 were affected
          by
          the decline in wholesale natural gas prices. In 2005, natural gas prices
          were
          significantly higher in part due to gas supply disruptions brought on by
          hurricanes Katrina and Rita. For derivatives not designated as hedges under
          SFAS
          133, SouthStar generally records fair value losses as natural gas prices
          decrease and fair value gains as natural gas prices increase.
SouthStar's
          bad debt expense was $13 million for 2006, a $3 million increase from 2005.
          The
          increase in bad debt was impacted by an increase in the amount of accounts
          receivable balances past due more than 60 days and the expectation that
          a
          majority of these past due accounts will not be collected. In addition,
          $1
          million of aged deposits were applied to SouthStar's bad debt on a one-time
          basis in 2005. SouthStar entered into payment arrangements with these
          customers in an effort to help customers pay their higher natural gas bills
          during the 2005-2006 heating season. We expect that SouthStar's collection
          efforts will continue to help mitigate the overall impact of bad debt expense
          as
          a percentage of operating revenues, which were 1.4% for the year ended
          December
          31, 2006 compared to approximately 1.1% (excluding the one-time application
          of
          aged deposits) for the same period in 2005. We further believe that SouthStar's
          higher credit-quality customer base mitigates our exposure to higher bad
          debt
          expenses.
SouthStar
            also has experienced lower average usage per customer during 2006, compared
            to
            the same period in 2005 due to a number of factors including warmer weather
            and
            the effects of customer conservation. Though these two factors have contributed
            to a $16 million unfavorable impact on operating margin, net of gains
            on weather
            derivatives, relative to wholesale prices and normalized temperatures.
            SouthStar
            achieved a net increase in operating margin of $10 million for 2006 compared
            to
            2005.
Ohio
          Retail Market
In
          August
          2006, SouthStar was awarded the right to supply approximately a total of
          10 Bcf
          of natural gas to customers of Dominion East Ohio (Dominion Ohio) through
          August
          2008 (approximately 5 Bcf/year). As part of this agreement, SouthStar will
          manage supply, transportation and storage of natural gas on behalf of Dominion
          Ohio. While we do not expect the Dominion Ohio agreement to materially
          impact
          our results of operations, SouthStar's entrance into the Ohio market is part of
          its continued growth strategy.
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Results
          of Operations
The
          following table presents results of operations for retail energy operations
          for
          the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004.
In
                    millions
2006
2005
2004
Operating
                    revenues
$
930
$
996
$
827
Cost
                    of gas
774
850
695
Operating
                    margin
(1)
156
146
132
Operating
                    expenses
68
61
62
Operating
                    income
88
85
70
Other
                    expense
(2
)
-
-
Minority
                    interest
(23
)
(22
)
(18
)
EBIT
(1)
$
63
$
63
$
52
Metrics
                    - Georgia Market
Average
                    customers
(in
                    thousands)
533
531
533
Market
                    share in Georgia
35
%
35
%
36
%
Natural
                    gas volumes (Bcf)
38
44
45
(1)
These
                    are non-GAAP measurements. A reconciliation of operating margin
                    and EBIT
                    to our operating income and net income is contained in "Results of
                    Operations - AGL Resources. "
2006
          compared to 2005
EBIT
          for
          2006 was relatively flat as compared to 2005, driven by a $10 million increase
          in operating margin which was offset by a $7 million increase in operating
          expenses, a $2 million increase in other expense and a $1 million increase
          in
          minority interest due to the slightly higher operating income.
Operating
          margin increased by $10 million or 7% driven by improved retail operating
          margins of $6 million and higher storage margin gains of $4 million. Retail
          operating margins increased due to improved retail spreads and an increase
          of
          approximately 2,000 average customers in 2006 compared to 2005, offset
          by lower
          customer consumption due to weather that was approximately 10% warmer than
          2005
          and conservation. Late payment fees were $1 million lower in 2006 as compared
          to
          2005 due to more customers being on payment arrangements in 2006. Additionally,
          retail operating margins decreased compared to 2005 due to higher interruptible
          margins in 2005 driven by peaking sales during curtailments. Storage margins
          were driven by improved optimization of storage and transportation assets
          and
          effective commodity risk management including net gains on weather derivatives.
          Storage operating margins were impacted by an adjustment in 2006 of $6
          million
          to reduce inventory to market for which no LOCOM adjustment was recorded
          in
          2005.
Operating
            expenses increased $7 million or 11% primarily due to higher bad debt
            expense of
            $3 million, increased depreciation of $1 million due to the implementation
            of
            system enhancements, higher outside service costs of $1 million principally
            driven by the current-year implementation of a new energy trading and
            risk
            management (ETRM) system and $1 million from increases in other general
            corporate overhead costs.
The
          retail energy operations segment made a $2 million charitable contribution
          in
          2006. Minority interest increased $1 million as a result of increased operating
          income in 2006 compared to 2005.
2005
          compared to 2004
The
          $11
          million or 21% increase in EBIT for 2005 was driven by a $14 million increase
          in
          operating margin and a $1 million decrease in total operating expenses,
          offset
          by a $4 million increase in minority interest due to higher
          earnings.
The
          $14
          million or 11% increase in operating margin was primarily the result of
          higher
          commodity margins and positive margin captured with SouthStar's storage assets,
          offset by lower customer usage and lower late payment fees relative to
          2004.
There
          was
          a slight decrease in operating expenses in 2005 compared to 2004. The decrease
          was primarily due to $1 million in lower bad debt expense resulting from
          ongoing
          collection process improvements. Minority interest increased $4 million
          or 22%
          as a direct result of increased operating income in 2005 compared to 2004.
Wholesale
          Services
Wholesale
          services consists of Sequent, our subsidiary involved in asset management,
          transportation, storage, producer and peaking services and wholesale marketing.
          Our asset management business focuses on capturing economic value from
          idle or
          underutilized natural gas assets, which are typically amassed by companies
          via
          investments in or contractual rights to natural gas transportation and
          storage
          assets. Margin is typically created in this business by participating in
          transactions that balance the needs of varying markets and time
          horizons.
Sequent
          provides customers with natural gas from the major producing regions and
          market
          hubs primarily in the eastern and mid-continental United States. Sequent
          purchases transportation and storage capacity to meet its delivery requirements
          and customer obligations in the marketplace. Sequent's customers benefit from
          its logistics expertise and ability to deliver natural gas at prices that
          are
          advantageous relative to other alternatives available to its customers.
          In 2006,
          Sequent entered into an agreement which should facilitate the expansion
          of its
          operations into the western United States and Canada and plans to pursue
          additional opportunities in these regions during 2007. Sequent continues
          to work
          on projects and transactions to extend its operating territory and is entering
          into agreements of longer duration, as well as evaluating opportunities
          to
          expand its business focus and models.
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Seasonality
Fixed
          cost commitments are generally incurred evenly over the year, while margins
          generated through the use of the assets are generally greatest in the winter
          heating season and occasionally in the summer due to peak usage by power
          generators in meeting air-conditioning load. This increases the seasonality
          of
          Sequent's business, generally resulting in higher margins in the first and
          fourth quarters.
Competition
Sequent
          competes for asset management business with other energy wholesalers, often
          through a competitive bidding process. There has been significant consolidation
          of energy wholesale operations, particularly among major gas producers.
          Financial institutions have also entered the marketplace. As a result,
          energy
          wholesalers have become increasingly willing to place bids for asset management
          transactions that are priced to capture market share. We expect this trend
          to
          continue in the near term, which could result in downward pressure on the
          volume
          of transactions and the related margins available in this portion of Sequent's
          business.
Asset
          Management Transactions
Our
          asset
          management customers include our own utilities, nonaffiliated utilities,
          municipal utilities and large industrial customers. These customers must
          independently contract for transportation and storage capacity to meet
          their
          demands, and they typically contract for this capacity on a 365-day basis
          even
          though they may only need a portion of the capacity to meet their peak
          demands.
          Sequent enters into agreements with these customers, either through contract
          assignment or agency arrangement, whereby Sequent uses the customers' rights to
          transportation and storage capacity during periods when customers do not
          need
          it. Sequent captures margin by optimizing the purchase, transportation,
          storage
          and sale of natural gas, and Sequent typically either shares profits with
          customers or pays them a fee for using their assets
.
The
          following table provides additional information on Sequent's asset management
          agreements with its affiliated utilities.
Expiration
Timing
                    of
Type
                    of fee
%
                    Shared or
Profit
                    sharing / fees payments
Dollars
                    in millions
date
payment
structure
annual
                    fee
2006
2005
2004
Elkton
                    Gas
Mar
                    2008
Monthly
Fixed-fee
(A
)
$
-
$
-
$
-
Chattanooga
                    Gas
Mar
                    2008
Annually
Profit
                    -sharing
50
%
4
2
1
Atlanta
                    Gas Light
Mar
                    2008
Semi-Annually
Profit
                    -sharing
60
%
6
4
4
Elizabethtown
                    Gas
Mar
                    2008
Monthly
Fixed
                    -fee
$
4
4
-
-
Florida
                    City Gas
Mar
                    2008
Annually
Profit
                    -sharing
50
%
-
-
-
Virginia
                    Natural Gas
Mar
                    2009
Annually
Profit
                    -sharing
(B
)
2
5
3
Total
$
16
$
11
$
8
(A)
Annual
                    fixed fee is less than $1 million
(B)
Profit sharing is based on a tiered sharing
                    structure
In
          January 2006, the Georgia Commission extended the asset management agreement
          between Sequent and Atlanta Gas Light for two additional years. In addition,
          Sequent's asset management agreements with Chattanooga Gas and Elkton Gas were
          extended for an additional year through March 2008.
Transportation
          Transactions
Sequent
          contracts for natural gas transportation capacity and participates in
          transactions that manage the natural gas commodity and transportation costs
          to
          result in the lowest cost to serve its various markets. Sequent seeks to
          optimize this process on a daily basis as market conditions change by evaluating
          all the natural gas supplies, transportation alternatives and markets to
          which
          it has access and identifying the least-cost alternatives to serve the
          various
          markets. This enables Sequent to capture geographic pricing differences
          across
          these various markets as delivered gas prices change.
As
          Sequent executes transactions to secure transportation capacity, it often
          enters
          into forward financial contracts to hedge its positions. The hedging instruments
          are derivatives, and Sequent reflects changes in the derivatives' fair value in
          its reported operating results. During 2006, Sequent reported gains of
          $12
          million associated with transportation capacity hedges. The majority of
          this
          amount will be reversed during 2007 as the positions are settled. Sequent
          did
          not report any significant gains or losses on these types of hedges during
          2005
          or 2004.
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Producer
          Services
Sequent's
          producer services business primarily focuses on aggregating natural gas
          supply
          from various small and medium-sized producers located throughout the natural
          gas
          production areas of the United States, principally in the Gulf Coast region.
          Sequent provides producers with certain logistical and risk management
          services
          that offer producers attractive options to move their supply into the pipeline
          grid. Aggregating volumes of natural gas from these producers allows Sequent
          to
          provide markets to producers who seek a reliable outlet for their natural
          gas
          production.
Peaking
          Services
Sequent
          generates operating margin through, among other things, the sale of peaking
          services, which includes receiving a fee from affiliated and nonaffiliated
          customers that guarantees those customers will receive gas under peak
          conditions. Sequent incurs costs to support its obligations under these
          agreements, which are reduced in whole or in part as the matching obligations
          expire. Sequent will continue to seek new peaking transactions as well
          as work
          toward extending those that are set to expire.
Credit
          Rating
Sequent
          has certain trade and credit contracts that have explicit minimum credit
          rating
          requirements. These credit rating requirements typically give counterparties
          the
          right to suspend or terminate credit if our credit ratings are downgraded
          to
          non-investment grade status. Under such circumstances, Sequent would need
          to
          post collateral to continue transacting with some of its counterparties.
          Posting
          collateral would have a negative effect on our liquidity. If such collateral
          were not posted, Sequent's ability to continue transacting with these
          counterparties would be impaired. If at December 31, 2006 our credit ratings
          had
          been downgraded to non-investment grade, the required amounts to satisfy
          potential collateral demands under such agreements between Sequent and
          its
          counterparties would have totaled $10 million.
Energy
          Marketing and Risk Management Activities
We
          account for derivative transactions in connection with Sequent's energy
          marketing activities on a fair value basis in accordance with SFAS 133.
          We
          record derivative energy commodity contracts (including both physical
          transactions and financial instruments) at fair value, with unrealized
          gains or
          losses from changes in fair value reflected in our earnings in the period
          of
          change.
Sequent's
          energy-trading contracts are recorded on an accrual basis as required under
          the
          EITF Issue No. 02-03, "Issues Involved in Accounting for Contracts under EITF
          Issue No. 98-10, 'Accounting for Contracts Involved in Energy Trading and Risk
          Management Activities'" (EITF 02-03) rescission of EITF 98-10, unless they are
          derivatives that must be recorded at fair value under SFAS 133.
As
          shown
          in the table below, Sequent recorded a net unrealized gain related to changes
          in
          the fair value of derivative instruments utilized in its energy marketing
          and
          risk management activities of $132 million during 2006, $30 million of
          unrealized losses during 2005 and unrealized gains of $22 million during
          2004.
          The tables below illustrate the change in the net fair value of the derivative
          instruments and energy-trading contracts during 2006, 2005 and 2004 and
          provide
          details of the net fair value of contracts outstanding as of December 31,
          2006.
In
                    millions
2006
2005
2004
Net
                    fair value of contracts outstanding at beginning of period
$
(13
)
$
17
($5
)
Contracts
                    realized or otherwise settled during period
17
(47
)
11
Change
                    in net fair value of contract gains
115
17
11
Net
                    fair value of new contracts entered into during period
-
-
-
Net
                    fair value of contracts outstanding at end of period
119
(13
)
17
Less
                    net fair value of contracts outstanding at beginning of period
(13
)
17
(5
)
Unrealized
                    gain (loss) related to changes in the fair value of derivative
                    instruments
$
132
$
(30
)
$
22
19
The
          sources of Sequent's net fair value at December 31, 2006 are as follows. The
"prices actively quoted" category represents Sequent's positions in natural gas,
          which are valued exclusively using NYMEX futures prices. "Prices provided by
          other external sources" are basis transactions that represent the cost to
          transport the commodity from a NYMEX delivery point to the contract delivery
          point. Sequent's basis spreads are primarily based on quotes obtained either
          through electronic trading platforms or directly from brokers
.
In
                    millions
Prices
                    actively quoted
Prices
                    provided by other external sources
Mature
                    through 2007
$
21
$
80
Mature
                    2008 - 2009
6
8
Mature
                    2010 - 2012
-
2
Mature
                    after 2012
-
2
Total
                    net fair value
$
27
$
92
Mark-to-Market
          Versus Lower of Average Cost or Market
Sequent
          purchases natural gas for storage when the current market price it pays
          plus the
          cost for transportation and storage is less than the market price it could
          receive in the future. Sequent attempts to mitigate substantially all of
          the
          commodity price risk associated with its storage portfolio. Sequent uses
          derivative instruments to reduce the risk associated with future changes
          in the
          price of natural gas. Sequent sells NYMEX futures contracts or other
          over-the-counter derivatives in forward months to substantially lock in
          the
          profit margin it will ultimately realize when the stored gas is actually
          sold.
We
          view
          Sequent's trading margins from two perspectives. First, our commercial decisions
          are based on economic value, which is defined as the locked-in gain to
          be
          realized in the statement of income at the time the physical gas is withdrawn
          from storage and ultimately sold and the derivative instrument used to
          hedge
          natural gas price risk on that physical storage is settled. Second is the
          GAAP
          reported value both prior to and at the point of physical withdrawal. The
          GAAP
          amount is impacted by the process of accounting for the financial hedging
          instruments in interim periods at fair value between the time the gas is
          injected into storage and when it is ultimately withdrawn and the financial
          instruments are settled. The change in the fair value of the hedging instruments
          is recognized in earnings in the period of change and is characterized
          as
          unrealized gains or losses.
Natural
          gas stored in inventory is accounted for differently than the derivatives
          Sequent uses to mitigate the commodity price risk associated with its storage
          portfolio. The natural gas that Sequent purchases and injects into storage
          is
          accounted for at the lower of average cost or current market value. The
          derivatives that Sequent uses to mitigate commodity price risk are accounted
          for
          at fair value and marked to market each period. This difference in
accounting
          treatment can result in volatility in Sequent's reported results, even though
          the expected profit margin is essentially unchanged from the date the
          transactions were consummated. These accounting differences also affect
          the
          comparability of Sequent's period-over-period results, since changes in forward
          NYMEX prices do not increase and decrease on a consistent basis from year
          to
          year. During most of 2006, Sequent's reported results were positively impacted
          by decreases in forward NYMEX prices which resulted in the recognition
          of
          unrealized gains. In contrast, during most of 2005, Sequent's reported results
          were negatively impacted by increases in forward NYMEX prices which resulted
          in
          the recognition of unrealized losses, although to a lesser extent. During
          2004,
          the reported results were not as significantly affected by changes in forward
          NYMEX prices. As a result, unrealized gains during 2006 had a positive
          impact on
          the favorable variance between 2006 and 2005 and unrealized losses during
          2005
          had a negative impact on the favorable variance between 2005 and
          2004.
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Storage
          Inventory Outlook
The
          following graph presents the NYMEX forward natural gas prices as of December
          31,
          2005, September 30, 2006, and December 31, 2006 for the period of January
          2007
          through March 2008, and reflects the prices at which Sequent could buy
          natural
          gas at the Henry Hub for delivery in the same time period.
Sequent's
          expected withdrawals from physical salt dome and reservoir storage are
          presented
          in the table below along with the expected gross margin. Sequent's expected
          gross margin is net of the impact of regulatory sharing and reflects the
          amounts
          that it would expect to realize in future periods based on the inventory
          withdrawal schedule and forward natural gas prices at December 31, 2006.
          Sequent's storage inventory is hedged with futures, and as shown below, the
          NYMEX short positions are equal to the physical long positions, which results
          in
          an overall locked-in margin, timing notwithstanding. Sequent's physical salt
          dome and reservoir volumes are presented in NYMEX equivalent contract units
          of
          10,000 million British thermal units (MMBtu).
Q1
                    2007
Q2
                    2007
Q3
                    2007
Q4
                    2007
Q1
                    2008
Total
Salt
                    dome
412
-
-
-
7
419
Reservoir
850
1
-
96
116
1,063
Total
                    volumes
1,262
1
-
96
123
1,482
Expected
                    gross margin
(in
                    millions)
$
9
$
-
$
-
$
4
$
5
$
18
As
          of
          December 31, 2006, the weighted average cost of natural gas in inventory
          was
          $5.52 for physical salt dome storage and $5.18 for physical reservoir storage.
          These costs reflect adjustments that were recorded at the end of each quarter
          in
          2006 in order to reduce the value of Sequent's natural gas inventory to market
          value at certain locations. Sequent reduced the inventory value by $9 million
          after regulatory sharing for the quarter ended December 31 and by $43 million
          for the year ended December 31, 2006. These adjustments negatively impacted
          Sequent's reported earnings. However, as the carrying value of the inventory was
          reduced, the expected gross margin in the table above increased by an equal
          and
          offsetting amount. Sequent recovered $22 million of the aggregate $43 million
          of
          gross margin reductions during 2006 and expects to recover the majority
          of the
          remainder during the first quarter of 2007, as both the inventory is withdrawn
          from storage and sold and the hedging instruments in place to lock in the
          original margins on the storage transactions are settled and recorded in
          our
          earnings.
Park
          and Loan Transactions
Sequent
          routinely enters into park and loan transactions with various pipelines
          which
          allow it to park gas on or borrow gas from the pipeline in one period and
          reclaim gas from or repay gas to the pipeline in a subsequent period. The
          economics of these transactions are evaluated and price risks are managed
          in
          much the same way traditional reservoir and salt dome storage transactions
          are
          evaluated and managed.
During
          the spring and summer months of 2006, natural gas prices were significantly
          lower than the futures prices for the upcoming winter months. As a result,
          Sequent has entered into transactions to park natural gas with the pipelines
          during the summer and receive the natural gas back during the
          winter.
Sequent
          enters into forward NYMEX contracts to hedge its park and loan transactions.
          While the hedging instruments mitigate the price risk associated with the
          delivery and receipt of natural gas, they can also result in volatility
          in
          Sequent's reported results during the period before the initial delivery or
          receipt of natural gas. During this period, if the forward NYMEX prices
          in the
          months of delivery and receipt do not change in equal amounts, Sequent
          will
          report a net unrealized gain or loss on the hedges.
Although
          Sequent's quarterly results were modestly impacted by unrealized hedge losses
          during 2006, on an annual basis Sequent did not report any significant
          gains or
          losses on park and loan hedges during 2006, 2005, or 2004.
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Results
          of Operations
The
          following table presents results of operations for wholesale services for
          the
          years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004.
In
                    millions
2006
2005
2004
Operating
                    revenues
$
182
$
95
$
54
Cost
                    of sales
43
3
1
Operating
                    margin
(1)
139
92
53
Operating
                    expenses
49
42
29
Operating
                    income
90
50
24
Other
                    expenses
-
(1
)
-
EBIT
(1)
$
90
$
49
$
24
Metrics
Physical
                    sales volumes
(Bcf
                    / day)
2.20
2.17
2.10
(1)
These
                    are non-GAAP measurements. A reconciliation of operating margin
                    and EBIT
                    to our operating income and net income is contained in "Results of
                    Operations - AGL Resources."
The
          following table indicates the significant changes in operating margin for
          the
          years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004:
In
                    millions
2006
2005
2004
Gain
                    (loss) on storage hedges
$
41
$
(7
)
$
5
Gain
                    on transportation hedges
12
-
-
Commercial
                    activity
107
102
49
Inventory
                    LOCOM, net of hedging recoveries
(21
)
(3
)
(1
)
Operating
                    margin
$
139
$
92
$
53
2006
          compared to 2005
The
          increase in EBIT of $41 million or 84% in 2006 compared to 2005 was primarily
          due to an increase in operating margin of $47 million partially offset
          by an
          increase in operating expenses of $7 million.
Sequent's
          operating margin increased by $47 million or 51% primarily due to improved
          commercial opportunities associated with larger seasonal storage spreads
          during
          the first half of 2006 and above average temperatures during the late summer
          months. These conditions offset the impacts of mild weather during the
          winter
          and early summer and the lower level of market volatility that we experienced
          compared to the hurricane activity in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005.
Additionally,
          the 2006 reported results were positively impacted by forward NYMEX prices
          moving downward and the narrowing of future seasonal spreads which resulted
          in
          the recognition of $41 million of gains on Sequent's economic storage hedges in
          contrast to the prior period when forward prices increased and resulted
          in the
          recognition of $7 million of hedge losses. During 2006, Sequent also recognized
          $12 million in gains associated with financial instruments used to hedge
          its
          transportation capacity. There were no significant gains or losses associated
          with transportation hedges recognized in the prior period.
The
          positive impact from the price movements in 2006 was partially offset by
          LOCOM
          adjustments that Sequent recorded at certain storage locations during the
          year
          in order to reduce the carrying value of its natural gas inventory to current
          market prices. In 2006, Sequent recorded a total of $43 million in LOCOM
          adjustments; however $22 million of the adjustments were recovered during
          the
          period as the affected inventory was withdrawn from storage and sold and
          the
          hedging instruments in place to lock in the original margins on the storage
          transactions were settled. In 2005, Sequent recorded LOCOM adjustments
          of $3
          million.
Operating
          expenses increased by $7 million or 17% primarily due to higher costs associated
          with an increase in the number of employees to support Sequent's growth and
          additional incentive compensation costs directly related to stronger financial
          performance in 2006, as well as a higher percentage of corporate overhead
          costs
          than in 2005, primarily due to Sequent's growth. The increased expenses were
          partially offset by lower costs associated with outside services and other
          expenses.
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2005
          compared to 2004
The
          increase in EBIT of $25 million or 104% in 2005 compared to 2004 was primarily
          due to an increase in operating margin of $39 million partially offset
          by an
          increase in operating expenses of $13 million.
Sequent's
          operating margin increased by $39 million or 74% primarily due to the
          significant effects of the Gulf Coast hurricanes during the third quarter
          of
          2005 and lingering market disruptions and price volatility throughout the
          fourth
          quarter. For the first nine months of the year, reported operating margins
          were
          similar to that of the prior year, with quarterly decreases being offset
          by
          quarterly increases. However, during the third quarter of 2005, while Sequent
          created substantial economic value by serving its customers during the
          storms,
          the reported operating margin was negatively impacted by accounting losses
          associated with storage hedges as a result of increases in forward NYMEX
          prices
          of approximately $6 per MMBtu. During the fourth quarter, natural gas prices
          continued to be volatile in the aftermath of the hurricanes and Sequent
          was able
          to further optimize its storage and transportation positions at levels
          in excess
          of the prior year. In addition, previously reported hedge losses were partially
          recovered during the fourth quarter as NYMEX prices decreased approximately
          $3
          per MMBtu.
Operating
          expenses increased by $13 million or 45% due to additional payroll associated
          with increased headcount and increased employee incentive compensation
          costs
          driven by Sequent's operational and financial growth and depreciation expense in
          connection with a new ETRM system, which was implemented during the fourth
          quarter of the prior year.
Energy
          Investments
Jefferson
          Island
This
          wholly owned subsidiary operates a salt dome storage and hub facility in
          Louisiana, approximately eight miles from the Henry Hub. The storage facility
          is
          regulated by the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (Louisiana DNR)
          and
          by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commssion (FERC) which has limited regulatory
          authority over the storage and transportation services. The facility consists
          of
          two salt dome gas storage caverns with approximately 9.72 Bcf of total
          capacity
          and about 7.23 Bcf of working gas capacity. The facility has approximately
          0.72
          Bcf/day withdrawal capacity and 0.36 Bcf/day injection capacity.
Jefferson
          Island provides storage and hub services through its direct connection
          to the
          Henry Hub via the Sabine Pipeline and its interconnection with seven other
          pipelines in the area. Jefferson Island's entire portfolio is under firm
          subscription for the 2006-2007 winter period.
In
          August
          2006, the Office of Mineral Resources of the Louisiana DNR informed Jefferson
          Island that its mineral lease - which authorizes salt extraction to create
          two
          new storage caverns - at Lake Peigneur had been terminated. The Louisiana
          DNR
          identified two bases for the termination: (1) failure to make certain mining
          leasehold payments in a timely manner, and (2) the absence of salt mining
          operations for six months.
In
          September 2006, Jefferson Island
filed
          suit against the State of Louisiana to maintain its lease to complete an
          ongoing
          natural gas storage expansion project in Louisiana. The project would add
          two
          salt dome storage caverns under Lake Peigneur to the two caverns currently
          owned
          and operated by Jefferson Island. In its suit, Jefferson Island alleges
          that the
          Louisiana DNR accepted all leasehold payments without reservation and never
          provided Jefferson Island with notice and opportunity to cure, as required
          by
          state law. As to the second basis for termination, the suit contends that
          Jefferson Island's lease with the State of Louisiana was amended in 2004 so that
          mining operations are no longer required to maintain the lease. While we
          continue to seek resolution of this dispute, it is not possible at this
          time to
          predict whether the dispute can be settled or, if not, what the results
          of the
          litigation would be. As of January 2007, our current estimate of costs
          incurred
          that would be considered unusable if the Louisiana DNR was successful in
          terminating our lease and causing us to cease the expansion project is
          approximately $8 million.
Golden
          Triangle Storage
In
          December 2006, we announced plans to build a $180 million natural gas storage
          facility in the Beaumont, Texas area in the Spindletop salt dome.
The
          project will consist of two underground salt dome storage caverns approximately
          a half-mile to a mile below ground that will hold about 12 Bcf of working
          natural gas, or 17 Bcf total storage capacity. Golden Triangle
Storage
          expects to finalize engineering plans and obtain regulatory permits to
          begin
          construction in 2008. The first salt dome cavern is expected to begin operations
          in 2010, and the second cavern is expected to begin operations in
          2012.
Pivotal
          Propane
In 2005,
          this wholly owned subsidiary completed the construction of a propane air
          facility in the Virginia Natural Gas service area that provides up to 0.3
          Bcf/day of propane air on a 10-day-per-year basis to serve Virginia Natural
          Gas'
peaking needs.
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AGL
          Networks
This
          wholly owned subsidiary provides telecommunications conduit and dark fiber.
          AGL
          Networks leases and sells its fiber to a variety of customers in the Atlanta,
          Georgia and Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan areas, with a small presence
          in other
          cities in the United States. Its customers include local, regional and
          national
          telecommunications companies, internet service providers, educational
          institutions and other commercial entities. AGL Networks typically provides
          underground conduit and dark fiber to its customers under leasing arrangements
          with terms that vary from one to twenty years. In addition, AGL Networks
          offers
          telecommunications construction services to companies. AGL Networks' competitors
          are any entities that have laid or will lay conduit and fiber on the same
          route
          as AGL Networks in the respective metropolitan areas.
Results
          of Operations
The
          following table presents results of operations for energy investments for
          the
          years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004.
In
                    millions
2006
2005
2004
Operating
                    revenues
$
41
$
56
$
25
Cost
                    of sales
5
16
12
Operating
                    margin
(1)
36
40
13
Operating
                    expenses
26
23
8
Operating
                    income
10
17
5
Other
                    income
-
2
2
EBIT
(1)
$
10
$
19
$
7
.
(1)
These
                    are non-GAAP measurements. A reconciliation of operating margin
                    and EBIT
                    to our operating income and net income is contained in "Results of
                    Operations - AGL Resources."
2006
          compared to 2005
The
          $9
          million or 47% decrease in EBIT is due primarily to the loss of operating
          margin
          and other income contributions from the 2005 sale of certain assets that
          we
          originally acquired with the 2004 acquisition of NUI, and an increase in
          operating expenses due to higher business development expense and increased
          costs at Jefferson Island, offset by lower expenses related to the sale
          of the
          former NUI assets.
Operating
          margin decreased $4 million or 10% largely due to the loss of $9 million
          of
          operating margin contributions from certain assets we acquired with the
          2004
          acquisition of NUI but sold in 2005. Jefferson Island's operating margin
          increased by $1 million compared to the prior year, in part due to increases
          in
          both firm and interruptible margin opportunities. AGL Networks' operating margin
          increased by $1 million due to a larger customer base. Pivotal Propane
          contributed a $2 million increase primarily in the first quarter of 2006
          as it
          did not become operational until April 2005.
Operating
          expenses increased $3 million or 13% compared to 2005. Operating expenses
          at
          Pivotal Propane increased as it did not become operational until April
          2005.
          Jefferson Island's operating expenses increased by $2 million due to the
          installation of new compression equipment and higher legal costs and property
          taxes. Additionally, project and corporate development costs increased
          $9
          million. These costs were offset by decreased operating expenses of $8
          million
          resulting from the 2005 sale of certain assets that we originally acquired
          with
          the 2004 acquisition of NUI. Other income decreased by $2 million due to
          the
          loss of earnings contributions from certain assets we acquired with the
          2004
          acquisition of NUI but sold in 2005.
2005
          compared to 2004
The
          $12
          million or 171% increase in EBIT in 2005 was primarily the result of increased
          operating margin of $27 million, offset by $15 million in higher operating
          expenses.
Of
          the
          $27 million or 208% increase in operating margin, $13 million resulted
          from
          Jefferson Island, $8 million resulted from NUI's nonutility businesses and $3
          million resulted from Pivotal Propane. AGL Networks contributed $4 million
          primarily as a result of recurring revenues from fiber leasing activities
          of $1
          million and construction and new business activities of $3 million.
Of
          the
          $15 million or 188% increase in operating expenses, $8 million resulted
          from
          NUI's nonutility businesses, $3 million resulted from Jefferson Island and
          $1
          million resulted from Pivotal Propane. AGL Networks' operating expenses were
          relatively flat in 2005 as compared to 2004.
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Corporate
Our
          corporate segment includes our nonoperating business units, including AGL
          Services Company (AGSC), AGL Capital Corporation (AGL Capital) and Pivotal
          Development. AGL Capital provides for our ongoing financing needs through
          a
          commercial paper program, the issuance of various debt and hybrid securities,
          and other financing arrangements.
Pivotal
          Development coordinates among our related operating segments, the development,
          construction or acquisition of assets in the southeastern, mid-Atlantic
          and
          northeastern regions in order to extend our natural gas capabilities and
          improve
          system reliability while enhancing service to our customers in those areas.
          The
          focus of Pivotal Development's commercial activities is to improve the economics
          of system reliability and natural gas deliverability in these targeted
          regions.
We
          allocate substantially all of AGSC's operating expenses and interest costs to
          our operating segments in accordance with various regulations. Our corporate
          segment also includes intercompany eliminations for transactions between
          our
          operating business segments. Our EBIT results include the impact of these
          allocations to the various operating segments. The acquisition of additional
          assets, such as NUI and Jefferson Island, typically enables us to allocate
          corporate costs across a larger number of businesses and, as a result,
          lower the
          relative allocations charged to those business units we owned prior to
          the
          acquisition of the new businesses.
Results
          of Operations
The
          following table presents results of operations for our corporate segment
          for the
          years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004.
In
                    millions
2006
2005
2004
Operating
                    revenues
(156
)
(182
)
(185
)
Cost
                    of sales
(157
)
(182
)
(184
)
Operating
                    margin
(1)
                    (2)
1
-
(1
)
Operating
                    expenses
(3)
9
6
12
Operating
                    loss
(8
)
(6
)
(13
)
Other
                    expenses
(1
)
(5
)
(3
)
EBIT
(2)
$
(9
)
$
(11
)
$
(16
)
(1)
Includes
                    intercompany eliminations
(2)
These
                    are non-GAAP measurements. A reconciliation of operating margin
                    and EBIT
                    to our operating income and net income is contained in "Results of
                    Operations - AGL Resources."
(3)
The
                    following table summarizes the major components of operating
                    expenses.
In
                    millions
2006
2005
2004
Payroll
55
57
48
Benefits
                    and incentives
36
34
32
Outside
                    services
41
43
29
All
                    other expenses
50
57
50
Allocations
(173
)
(185
)
(147
)
Total
                    operating expenses
$
9
$
6
$
12
The
          corporate segment is a nonoperating segment. As such, changes in EBIT amounts
          for the indicated periods reflect the relative changes in various general
          and
          administrative expenses, such as payroll, benefits and incentives, and
          outside
          services.
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Item
          9.01
Financial
          Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits
Exhibit
                    No.
Description
99.1
Press
                    release dated February 1, 2007 announcing financial results for
                    the fourth
                    quarter and year ended December 31,
                    2006.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant
          to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
          has
          duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
          duly authorized.
AGL
                    RESOURCES INC.
(Registrant)
Date:
                    February 1, 2007
/s/
                    Andrew W. Evans
Executive
                    Vice President and Chief Financial
                    Officer
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Exhibit
          Index
Exhibit
                    No.
Description
99.1
Press
                    release dated February 1, 2007 announcing financial results for
                    the fourth
                    quarter and year ended December 31,
                    2006.