Top 20 North American Gas Marketers
Ranking by 1996 Sales Volume*
(Bcf/d)

Rank    Company            1996      1995    Change (Bcf)  Change (%)
1      NGC/Chevron**       9.4       9.3         0.1           1%  
2      Enron C&T           9.2       7.8         1.4          18%  
3      El Paso***          6.4       N/A         N/A          N/A  
4      Amoco               5.9       5.7         0.2           4%  
5      PanEnergy/Mobil**** 5.3       3.5         1.8          51%  
6      Coral (Shell)       4.6       3.7         0.9          24%  
7      Koch                4.4       4.5        -0.1          -2%  
       TransCanada         4.4       3.6         0.8          22%  
9      Aquila/UtiliCorp    3.7       1.9*****    1.8          95%  
10     Coastal             3.6       3.1         0.5          16%  
11     Texaco              3.3       3.3         0.0           0%  
12     Conoco              3.1       2.1         1.0          48%  
       Westcoast           3.1       1.9         1.2          63%  
14     NorAm               3.0       1.4         1.6         114%  
15     LG&E Natural        2.9       1.5         1.4          93%  
       Vastar              2.9       2.1         0.8          38%  
17     Sonat               2.7       2.0         0.7          35%  
18     Exxon******         2.6       2.7        -0.1          -4%  
19     Williams            2.4       2.0         0.4          20%  
20     MidCon              1.9       1.8         0.1           6%  
       Total              84.8      63.9        20.9          33%