Natural Gas Pipeline Profile,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FINANCIAL ($ millions),1960,1970,1980,1990,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005
Transmission pipeline companies 1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Total operating revenues ,"3,190","5,928","41,604","21,756","13,841","12,092","12,050","10,339","9,450","9,555","10,404","10,257","10,096","10,892","11,313","16,547"
Total operating expensesa,"2,698","5,088","39,709","19,484","11,333","9,534","9,603","7,862","6,875","6,897","7,856","7,296","7,369","7,822","8,284","10,336"
Operation and maintenance,"2,095","4,203","36,480","17,058","8,389","6,680","6,802","5,381","4,260","4,148","5,172","4,198","4,294","4,341","4,503","6,624"
Operation expenses,"2,031","4,094","36,075","16,429","7,811","6,121","6,314","4,975","3,909","3,823","4,880","3,850","3,971","3,997","4,130","6,077"
Maintenance expenses,64,109,405,629,578,558,488,406,351,325,292,347,322,344,373,548
"Taxes (federal, state, local)b",319,376,"1,991","1,245","1,757","1,582","1,643","1,531","1,560","1,645","1,570","1,859","1,773","2,088","2,302","2,861"
Federal taxes,223,202,"1,327",768,"1,172","1,048","1,085","1,076","1,035","1,109","1,029","1,249","1,243","1,603","1,701","2,048"
State and local taxes,96,174,664,477,585,534,558,455,525,536,541,610,530,485,601,813
Distribution pipeline companies 2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Total operating revenues,N,N,"14,013","18,750","20,911","19,421","30,407","30,864","28,182","28,135","34,696","39,179","31,210","38,199","(R) 40,410","48,957"
Total operating expensesa,N,N,"13,263","17,125","19,025","17,402","27,917","27,445","25,668","24,564","32,103","36,450","28,266","35,113","(R) 37,330","44,800"
Operation and maintenance,N,N,"11,791","14,544","15,868","14,170","23,301","23,155","21,396","20,226","27,093","31,486","23,655","29,994","(R) 32,149","40,099"
Operation expenses,N,N,"11,539","14,020","15,279","13,575","22,433","22,388","20,710","18,270","26,271","30,776","22,902","29,236","(R) 31,355","39,236"
Maintenance expenses,N,N,252,524,589,596,868,767,687,"1,956",821,710,753,757,(R) 794,862
"Taxes (federal, state, local)b",N,N,"1,136","1,625","1,931","1,888","2,668","2,415","2,524","2,355","2,916","2,908","2,437","2,914","(R) 2,901","3,222"
Federal taxes,N,N,351,580,703,720,"1,041",849,"1,250",883,"1,033","1,216",891,"1,108","(R) 1,096","1,075"
State and local taxes,N,N,785,"1,045","1,228","1,168","1,627","1,566","1,274","1,472","1,883","1,692","1,546","1,806","(R) 1,805","2,147"
"Investor-owned, total industry c, 3", , ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Total operating revenues,N,N,"85,918","66,027","63,446","58,435","63,600","62,660","57,548","59,142","72,075","79,276","68,594","75,567","(R) 80,331","102,062"
Total operating expensesa,N,N,"81,789","60,137","56,789","50,594","56,695","55,422","51,075","51,331","64,961","71,011","59,839","66,623","(R) 71,699","89,334"
Operation and maintenance,N,N,"74,508","51,628","45,953","40,041","45,785","44,851","41,360","41,415","54,630","58,908","48,675","55,067","(R) 59,952","77,710"
Operation expenses,N,N,"73,288","49,718","43,879","37,998","43,742","43,258","39,971","38,752","53,138","57,184","47,037","53,477","(R) 58,277","75,725"
Maintenance expenses,N,N,"1,220","1,910","2,074","2,043","2,043","1,593","1,390","2,664","1,492","1,722","1,637","1,590","(R) 1,675","1,985"
"Taxes (federal, state, local)b",N,N,"4,847","4,957","6,603","5,981","6,362","6,384","5,293","5,605","6,106","7,201","5,870","6,493","(R) 6,420","7,421"
Federal taxes,N,N,"2,327","2,038","3,112","2,511","2,932","3,066","2,631","2,626","2,690","3,133","2,624","3,315","(R) 3,188","3,643"
State and local taxes,N,N,"2,520","2,919","3,491","3,470","3,430","3,318","2,662","2,979","3,416","4,068","3,246","3,178","(R) 3,232","3,778"
INVENTORY,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Pipeline mileage, total 4","630,950","913,267","1,051,774","1,189,200","1,288,400","1,277,600","1,323,600","1,331,800","1,351,200","1,340,300","1,369,300","1,373,500","1,411,381","1,424,177","1,462,349","1,457,438"
Transmission,"183,700","252,200","266,500","292,200","301,500","296,900","292,200","294,000","300,100","301,000","296,600","287,100","309,503","303,999","298,851","296,377"
Distribution,"391,400","594,800","701,800","864,600","955,600","949,800","1,001,800","1,003,100","1,022,100","1,007,500","1,045,600","1,066,300","1,079,565","1,097,870","1,139,756","1,117,784",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Field and gathering,"55,800","66,300","83,500","32,400","31,300","30,900","29,600","34,700","29,000","31,800","27,100","20,100","22,313","22,308","23,742","23,297",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Number of employees 5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Gas utility industry totals,"206,400","211,700","215,400","204,200","187,200","179,000","179,000","154,600","154,200","143,600","135,600","135,000","140,000","129,000","130,000","131,000",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Investor-owned companiesd, total",N,N,"202,700","192,100","175,700","168,900","163,400","145,400","142,400","133,100","125,100","123,000","123,000","114,000","111,000","119,000",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Transmission pipeline companies,"31,400","32,400","45,200","37,400","31,000","28,000","32,300","27,500","28,400","29,400","26,400","26,000","26,000","25,000","25,000","25,000",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Distribution pipeline companies,N,N,"52,100","64,700","62,400","61,600","79,700","75,000","71,300","71,400","69,500","53,000","55,000","51,000","51,000","51,000",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Integrated pipeline companies,N,N,"53,200","39,900","39,400","36,400","12,700","12,300","12,000","6,200","6,000","5,000","6,000","5,000","4,000","4,000",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Combination pipeline companies,N,N,"52,200","50,100","42,900","42,900","38,700","30,600","30,700","26,100","23,200","39,000","36,000","33,000","31,000","39,000",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Number of interstate natural gas pipeline companies e, 6",87,89,91,132,79,92,84,101,97,U,U,U,U,U,U,U,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
PERFORMANCE (million cubic ft.) 7,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Marketed production, total","12,771,038","21,920,642","20,179,724","18,593,792","19,709,525","19,506,474","19,812,241","19,866,093","19,961,348","19,804,848","20,197,511","20,570,295","19,884,780","19,974,360","(R) 19,517,491","18,950,734",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Delivered to consumers, total","10,382,681","19,018,462","18,216,233","16,818,882","18,898,635","19,660,161","20,005,508","20,781,554","20,437,798","20,680,843","21,539,964","20,495,108","21,227,012","20,562,727","(R) 20,724,883","20,544,907",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Consumed, total","11,966,537","21,139,386","19,877,293","18,715,090","20,707,717","21,580,665","21,966,616","22,736,203","22,245,956","22,405,151","23,333,121","22,238,624","23,007,014","22,276,502","(R) 22,388,975","22,241,202",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Gas used as a pipeline fuel, total","347,075","722,166","634,622","659,816","685,362","700,335","711,446","751,470","635,477","645,319","642,210","624,964","666,920","591,492","(R) 566,187","584,779",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
SAFETY 8,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Fatalities ,N,26,15,6,21,18,48,10,19,18,37,7,11,12,18,14
Injured persons,N,233,177,69,113,53,114,72,75,88,77,51,49,(R) 66,44,45
Incidents,N,"1,077","1,524",198,222,161,187,175,236,172,234,211,(R) 184,(R) 239,(R) 299,351
KEY:  N = data do not exist; R = revised; U = data are not available.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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a Does not add due to omission of line from source table for depreciation and other noncash expenses.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
b Figures obtained by addition / subtraction and may not appear directly in data source.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
c Industry total includes integrated and combination company totals in addition to distribution and transmission company totals.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"d Number of employees in investor-owned companies is the sum of employees in distribution, transmission, integrated and combination companies. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"e Beginning in 1991 the number of interstate natural gas pipeline companies is calculated using the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's FASTR database, which contains a listing by year of pipeline companies that are regulated and, therefore, required to pay tariff duties to the federal government.   Data for the years prior to 1991 were collected from the Energy Information Administration's discontinued publication Statistics of Interstate Natural Gas Pipeline Companies.  Data from the two sources may not be comparable. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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NOTES,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Gas utility industry totals include employees of privately owned companies.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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SOURCES,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1 1960-70:  American Gas Association, Gas Facts, 1979 (Arlington, VA: 1980), table 134. 1980-2005: Ibid., Gas Facts, 2006 (Washington, DC: 2007), table 11-2 and similar tables in earlier editions.",,,,,,,,,,
"2 1980: American Gas Association, Gas Facts, 1979 (Arlington, VA: 1980), table 134. 1990-2005: Ibid., Gas Facts, 2006 (Washington, DC: 2007), table 11-1 and similar tables in earlier editions.",,,,,,,,,,
"3 1980-2005: American Gas Association, Gas Facts, 2006 (Washington, DC: 2007), tables 11-1, 11-2, 11-3, and 11-4 and similar tables in earlier editions.",,,,,,,,,,
"4 1960-70: American Gas Association, Gas Facts, 1979 (Arlington, VA: 1980), table 44. 1980-2005:  Ibid., Gas Facts, 2006 (Washington, DC: 2007), tables 5-1, 5-3, and similar tables in earlier editions.",,,,,,,,,,
"5 1960-80: American Gas Association, Gas Facts, 1979 (Arlington, VA: 1980), table 153. 1990-2005:  Ibid., Gas Facts, 2006 (Washington, DC: 2007), table 13-2, and similar tables in earlier editions.",,,,,,,,,,
"6 1960-90: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Statistics of Interstate Natural Gas Pipeline Companies (Washington, DC:  Annual issues), preface. 1991-98: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC Automated System for Tariff Retrieval (FASTR database), Internet website http://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/gen-info/fastr/index.asp as of Feb. 18, 2004.",,,,,,,,,,
"7 1960-95: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Natural Gas Annual, 1998 (Washington, DC: October 1999), table 98. 1996-2004: Ibid., Natural Gas Annual, 2004 (Washington, DC: 2005), table 1, Internet website http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/natural_gas/data_publications/natural_gas_annual/nga.html as of Sept. 26, 2007.",,,,,,,,,,
"8 U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Office of Pipeline Safety, Internet website http://ops.dot.gov/stats.htm as of Sept. 26, 2007. ",,,,,,,,,,
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