EXHIBIT 10-3


                           AMENDMENT TO SERVICE AGREEMENT


            THIS AMENDMENT ("Amendment") is entered into this 15th day
            of May, 1996, by and between TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE
            CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, hereinafter referred to
            as "Seller" and NUI CORPORATION (formerly Elizabethtown Gas
            Company), hereinafter referred to as "Buyer", second party.

                                     WITNESSETH:

            WHEREAS, Seller and Buyer entered into that certain Service
            Agreement, dated January 12, 1971, under Seller's Rate
            Schedule LG-A ("Service Agreement") pursuant to which Seller
            provides liquefied natural gas storage service for Buyer up
            to a total volume of 94,770 Mcf of natural gas which is
            Buyer's Liquefaction Capacity volume; and

            WHEREAS, Seller and Buyer now desire to review and extend
            the primary term of the Service Agreement.

            NOW THEREFORE, Seller and Buyer hereby agree to renew and
            amend the Service Agreement as follows:

            1.  Article IV of the Service Agreement is hereby deleted in
            its entirety and replaced by the following:

                                     "ARTICLE IV
                                  TERM OF AGREEMENT

                 This agreement shall be effective as of November 1,
                 1971 and shall remain in force and effect until 8:00
                 a.m. Eastern Standard Time October 31, 2002, and
                 thereafter until terminated by Seller or Buyer upon at
                 least one hundred eighty (180) days prior written
                 notice; provided, however, this agreement shall
                 terminate immediately and, subject to the receipt of
                 necessary authorizations, if any, Seller may
                 discontinue service hereunder if (a) Buyer, in Seller's
                 reasonable judgement fails to demonstrate
                 creditworthiness, and (b) Buyer fails to provide
                 adequate security in accordance with Section 32 of the
                 General Terms and Conditions of Seller's Volume No. 1
                 Tariff".

            2.  As herein amended, the Service Agreement is hereby
            renewed in full force and effect pursuant to the terms
            thereof.

            3.  This Amendment shall be effective as of the date first
            above written.






            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
            Amendment to be signed by their respective officers or
            representatives thereunto duly authorized.

            TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE               NUI CORPORATION
             LINE CORPORATION ("Seller")               ("Buyer")

            By:  /s/ Frank J. Ferazzi          By:  /s/ Thomas E. Smith
                Vice President                       Director, Energy
                Customer Service & Rates               Planning