AMENDMENT NO. 1 to AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.2

AMENDMENT NO. 1

to

AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

          THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT (the “Amendment”) is made as of September 19, 2008, by and among NISOURCE FINANCE CORP. (the “Borrower”), NISOURCE INC. (the “Guarantor”), the lenders from time to time parties thereto (the “Lenders”) and BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as issuer of letters of credit (the “LC Bank”) and as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) under that certain Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of July 7, 2006, by and among the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Defined terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning given to them in the Credit Agreement.

WITNESSETH

          WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Lenders, the LC Bank and the Administrative Agent are parties to the Credit Agreement; and

          WHEREAS, the Borrower and the Guarantor have requested that the Lenders, the LC Bank and the Administrative Agent amend the Credit Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein;

          WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Administrative Agent, the LC Bank and the Required Lenders under Section 11.02 of the Credit Agreement have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein;

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, the terms and conditions contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto have agreed to the following amendments to the Credit Agreement:

1.

Amendments to the Credit Agreement. Effective as of September 19, 2008 and subject to the satisfaction of the condition precedent set forth in Section 2 below, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

1.1.

Section 1.01 of the Credit is amended to insert alphabetically therein the following defined term:

     “▇▇▇▇▇▇ Litigation” means Estate of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, et al. v. Columbia Natural Resources, LLC, et al., Civil Action No. 03-C-10E (Circuit Court of ▇▇▇▇▇ County, West Virginia), petition for writ of certiorari, NiSource Inc., et al. v. Estate of ▇▇▇▇▇▇, et al., U.S. Supreme Court No. 08-219 and No. 08-228.

1.2.

Section 8.01(h) of the Credit Agreement is amended to delete clause (ii) thereof in its entirety and to substitute the following therefor:

(ii) there shall be any period of 30 consecutive days (or, solely with respect to the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Litigation, a period of 30 consecutive days from and after July 1, 2009) during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect, except that, with respect to the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Litigation, expiration or any other failure of a stay of judgment to be in place shall have no effect under clause (ii) of this Section 8.01(h), either as a Default or, after lapse of time, as an Event of Default, prior to July 1, 2009; or

2.

Condition of Effectiveness. The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the condition precedent that the Administrative Agent shall have received duly executed originals of this Amendment from each of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Required Lenders under Section 11.02 of the Credit Agreement, the LC Bank and the Administrative Agent.

3.

Representations and Warranties of the Borrower and the Guarantor. Each of the Borrower and the Guarantor hereby represents and warrants as follows:

(a)

Each of the Borrower and the Guarantor hereby represents and warrants that this Amendment and the Credit Agreement as previously executed and as modified hereby constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower and the Guarantor and are enforceable against the Borrower and the Guarantor in accordance with their terms (except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally).

(b)

Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment and after giving effect hereto, each of the Borrower and the Guarantor hereby (i) reaffirms all covenants, representations and warranties made in the Credit Agreement as modified hereby, and agrees that all such covenants, representations and warranties shall be deemed to have been remade as of the date of this Amendment except that any such covenant, representation, or warranty that was made as of a specific date shall be considered reaffirmed only as of such date and (ii) certifies to the Administrative Agent, the LC Bank and the Lenders that no Default has occurred and is continuing.

4.

Reference to the Effect on the Credit Agreement.

4.1.

Upon the effectiveness of Section 1 hereof, on and after the date hereof, each reference in the Credit Agreement (including any reference therein to “this Credit Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein” or words of like import referring thereto) or in any other Credit Document shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby.

4.2.

Except as specifically modified above, the Credit Agreement and all other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection

therewith, shall remain in full force and effect, and are hereby ratified and confirmed.

4.3.

The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent, the LC Bank or the Lenders, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement or any other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith.

5.

GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

6.

Headings. Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose.

7.

Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Amendment on any number of separate counterparts and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to
Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement

		CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as a Lender
		By:		/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Name:		▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title:		Vice President
		By:		/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇
		Name:		▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇
		Title:		Associate

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to
Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement

		JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Lender
		By:		/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
		Name:		▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
		Title:		Vice President

		THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD., as a Lender
		By:		/s/ Chi-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
		Name:		Chi-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
		Title:		Authorized Signatory

		CITICORP USA, INC., as a Lender
		By:		/s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Name:		▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title:		Vice President

		BNP PARIBAS, as a Lender
		By:		/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇’▇▇▇▇▇
		Name:		▇▇▇▇▇ ▇’▇▇▇▇▇
		Title:		Managing Director
		By:		/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
		Name:		▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
		Title:		Managing Director

		DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK AND GRAND CAYMAN BRANCHES, as a Lender
		By:		/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
		Name:		▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
		Title:		Managing Director
		By:		/s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Name:		▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title:		Vice President

		MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD., NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender
		By:		/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Name:		▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title:		Deputy General Manager

		THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND plc, as a Lender
		By:		/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Name:		▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title:		Vice President

		WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
		By:		/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
		Name:		▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
		Title:		Director

		BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender
		By:		/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Name:		▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title:		Vice President

		THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, as a Lender
		By:		/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Name:		▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title:		Second Vice President

		PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
		By:		/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
		Name:		▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
		Title:		Credit Officer

		U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
		By:		/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Name:		▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Title:		Senior Vice President