ALBERTA PRODUCERS ACCEPT GAS SALES CONTRACT

Alberta producers have accepted a new 1 year sales contract with Alberta & Southern Gas Ltd. covering about 1 bcfd of gas exports to California. The contract, effective Aug. 1, sets up a two tier price system. The Tier 1 price will remain unchanged at $1.90/MMBTU, while the Tier 2 price will be $1.60/MMBTU. The Tier 1 price will apply to all winter volumes-December through February-and to the first 700 MMcfd of sales during the rest of the year. The Tier 2 price will apply only to the next 200