EXHIBIT NO. 21




                      SUBSIDIARIES OF NUI CORPORATION


          NUI Capital Corp. (a Florida Corporation) is a wholly-owned
     subsidiary of NUI Corporation.

          NUI Energy, Inc. (a Delaware Corporation), NUI Energy Brokers,
     Inc. (a Delaware Corporation), Utility Business Services, Inc. (a New
     Jersey Corporation), NUI Environmental Group, Inc. (a New Jersey
     Corporation), NUI Energy Solutions Inc. (a New Jersey Corporation),
     NUI Sales Management, Inc. (a Delaware Corporation), NUI
     International, Inc. (a Delaware Corporation) and NUI Telecom, Inc.
     (formerly known as International Telephone Group, Inc. (a New Jersey
     Corporation) are wholly-owned subsidiaries of NUI Capital Corp.

          NUI/Caritrade International, L.L.C. (a Delaware Limited Liability
     Company) is a 90 percent wholly-owned subsidiary of NUI International,
     Inc.