FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission EPAct 2005 Authorities

FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission EPAct 2005 Authorities & FY 06 Status of LNG Facilities and Pipelines IRWA Federal Agency Update January 26, 2006 1 Office of Energy

FERC Energy Policy Act of 2005 • Section 313 - grants significant new federal authority. – ---the Rational Siting Process • Lead agency for coordinating all Federal authorizations and for complying with NEPA. 2 Office of Energy

FERC Authorities Given to FERC LNG • Pre-Filing Regulations effective November 17, 2005 • Mandatory use of PRE-FILING for LNG applicants • Exclusive siting authority 3 Office of Energy

FERC Pre-Filing Requirements for LNG Projects • Meet with staff regarding proposed project • Submit draft RFP for 3 rd Party EIS contract and draft PF request for staff review • File PF request • Complete at least 6 months of PF review 4 Office of Energy

FERC Contents of PF Request Letter • Anticipated schedule for filing of application and desired date for Commission approval • Description of zoning and site availability • Description of the project area including maps and plot plans 5 • List of federal and state permitting agencies agreeing to participate in PF Office of Energy

FERC Contents of PF Request Letter • Dates for submission of required permit applications • Description of work done to date (e. g. , surveys, stakeholder contacts, engineering) • List of interested persons and organizations contacted • Proposals from 3 6 rd party contractors Office of Energy

FERC Contents of PF Request Letter • Identification of environmental and engineering firms under contract • Agreement to submit COMPLETE Environmental Report and application • Public participation plan • Certification that LOI and prelim. WSA have been submitted to USCG 7 Office of Energy

FERC Timing Considerations for PF Review Director of OEP approves PF Request +7 days Applicant identify locations for open houses, agency meetings +14 days Applicant executes 3 PC contract and informs all stakeholders of project 8 +30 days Applicant submits mailing list and draft RR 1 of Energy Office

FERC Timing Considerations for PF Review End of Scoping +14 days Applicant responds to issues +60 days Applicant files drafts RRs 1 -12 Prior to Filing Application -90 days Applicant files draft RR 13 -60 days Applicant files revised draft RRs 1 -12, if required With Application Applicant submits Follow-on WSA to USCG 9 Office of Energy

FERC Authorities Given to FERC LNG & Pipelines SCHEDULING • FERC sets schedule for Federal auth. related to NGA projects – Ensure expeditious completion of proceedings – Each fed agency w/ an aspect shall cooperate with FERC and • Agencies shall comply schedule 10 with the Office of Energy

FERC Authorities Given to FERC LNG & Pipelines (cont’d) CONSOLIDATED RECORD • FERC maintains a consolidated record – Agencies must help create this record – Must use this record for appeals • The intent of the record and schedule is to reduce redundancy and sequential processes 11 Office of Energy

FERC Authorities Given to FERC LNG & Pipelines (cont’d) CONSOLIDATED RECORD (cont’d) • Applicants may have to file with FERC copies of all information filed with agencies in support of Federal authorizations • Agencies may have to file with FERC copies of all information serving as the basis for their decisions on Federal authorizations 12 Office of Energy

FERC Authorities Given to FERC LNG & Pipelines (cont’d) CONSOLIDATED RECORD (cont’d) • Record is for decisions & appeals of CZMA or judicial review of agency actions or failure to act • For Federal authorizations other than the CZMA, jurisdiction is: – DC Circuit for failure to act , or – Circuit for project area for appeal [Bypasses agency appeal processes 13 ] Office of Energy

FERC Coordination with States– LNG Only • Governor appoints an agency to consult -ME, NY, NJ, DE, MD, MS, LA, TX, CA, OR • FERC must consult with this agency 14 • State agency may file a safety advisory report Office of Energy

FERC Coordination with Dept. of Defense • FERC/DOD MOU on LNG facilities which may affect an active military installation • Concurrence of DOD required 15 Office of Energy

FERC Pipeline and LNG Projects in NEPA Pre. Filing 1. 2. FY 2006 Center. Point Energy Gas Transmission: Carthage to Perryville Project, 42”, 170 -mi. pipeline from Carthage, Tx –Delhi, La. 20, 620 HP Transcontinental Gas Pipeline: Potomac Expansion Project, 2, 42”, 20 mi. pipeline loops, compression upgrade in Va. 13 3. 11 Rockies Express Pipeline: Rockies Express Project, Segment 1, 42", 710 mi pipeline from Cheyenne Hub to Audrain Co. , Mo. , 1. 5 Bcf/d with 4 compressor stations. 4. 5. Questar Pipeline Company: Overthrust to Opal Pipeline Project, 28 mi. , 36” pipeline connecting Kern River PL to Overthrust PL in Wyo. Cameron LNG, LLC: LNG Terminal Expansion Project, 1. 15 Bcf/day capacity facility expansion at Hackberry, La. 11. Quoddy Bay, L. L. C. : Quoddy Bay LNG Terminal: Pre-file approval pending. 12. Equitrans, L. P. : Big Sandly Pipeline Project, 60 mi. . 20” pipeline project in Eastern Kentucky. 13. 1 Began as NEPA Pre-filing; Certificate has been issued Golden Pass Pipeline Management, LLC: Optimumization Variation, reduce looping of 43 mi. of 36" to one 33 mi. , 42" pipeline orig. authorized in CP 04 -400, et. al. Downeast LNG, Inc. : Downeast LNG Terminal Project, 625 MMcf/d LNG import terminal with 26 mile sendout PL to Baileyville Compressor Staion (M&NE) 6 2 4 8 Northern Natural Gas Company: Northern Lights Project, 109 mi. various dia. ML expansion & 20, 900 HP compressor increase in Ia. , Mn. , Wi. , & Ne. 9. 12 7. 8. 3 Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L. P. : Market Access Project, compressor station & cooling facilities in Ct. & cooling facilities in NY to accommodate additional volumes by Millennium and Algonquin. 10. 9 7 Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC: Ramapo Expansion Project, replace 4. 8 mi. of 26" with 42" and compressor upgrades in NY, Ct. , & NJ. 6. 5 Transwestern Pipeline Company: Phoenix Expansion Project, 36", 260 mi. pipeline loop and compressor replacement from Yavapai Co. to Phoenix, Az. 10 Originally NEPA Pre-filing, now Pending Certificate Proceeding NEPA Pre-filing 1 Office of Energy 16

FERC Pipeline and LNG Projects in NEPA Pre. Filing FY 2005 1 Colorado Interstate Gas Co. : Raton Basin 2005 Expansion Project, 102 -mi. pipeline looping in CO, KS, & OK; added compression in OK ; 104, 600 Dth/d. (CP 05 -50) 2. Midwestern Gas Transmission Co. : MGT Eastern Expansion Project; 30 -mi. 120, 000 Dth/d. (CP 05 -372) 3. 8. Creole Trail LNG & Creole Trail Pipeline Project: 3. 3 Bcf terminal; 118 mi. dual 42” PL. (CP 05360) 9. Casotte Landing LNG: 1. 3 Bcf LNG terminal; on-site pipeline interconnect. (CP 05 -420) 10. Northern Star Natural Gas LNG Project: 1 Bcf LNG terminal; 35 mi. pipeline. 11. Florida Gas Transmission Company Phase VII Expansion: 32. 2 mi, 36” ; Pipeline with additional compression (CP 06 -1) 11. 12. 13. Florida Gas Transmission Company; SR 91 Widening Project. : Potential Pipeline Relocation/Replacement. (CP 06 -9) 13. 2 14 7. Southern Natural Gas Company; Cypress Pipeline Project: 175 mi. PL; 3 10, 350 hp compressors; 500, 000 Mcfd. (CP 05 -388) 10. 1 6. Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corporation: Leidy to Long Island Expansion Project. 50. 1 mi. PL in several loops & uprates; 9. 3 5. Gulf LNG Energy, LLC: Gulf LNG Energy Project. (CP 06 -12, 13, & 14) 8. 4 4. 7. 16 6 4 Broadwater Energy LNG: Broadwater Energy Project; 1. 25 Bcf terminal; 25 mi. pipeline. 6. 14. North Baja, LLP; No. Baja Expansion: 126 mi. 36”&42” PL loop, 987, 500 Dth/day capacity. 15. Sonora Pipeline, LLC; Burgos Hub: 31 mi. , 30” 16. 17 3. Jewell Ridge Pipeline (Duke): 30 -mi. ; 100, 000 Dth/d. 5. 10 2. Iroquois Pipeline Operating Co: Brookhaven Lateral: 21. 5 mi. 24” 17. Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline, L. L. C. : Phase IV Expansion; 131 mi. looping, 1. 5 Bcf/day, additional compression. 7, 11 8 5 9 13 15 Began as NEPA Pre-filing; Certificate has been issued Originally NEPA Pre-filing, now Pending Certificate Proceeding NEPA Pre-filing 1 NA; bad docket no. Office of Energy 17

FERC Existing and Proposed North American LNG Terminals 16 15 34 35 41 A 42 10 25 21 B 24 27 36 20 37 1918 C 7 29 6, 32 2, 3326 5, 31 23 D 1 28 8 11 3839 9 12 E 14 30 40 13 17 As of January 25, 2006 * US pipeline approved; LNG terminal pending in Bahamas Office of Energy 22 3 4 US Jurisdiction FERC US Coast Guard CONSTRUCTED A. Everett, MA : 1. 035 Bcfd (Tractebel - DOMAC) B. Cove Point, MD : 1. 0 Bcfd (Dominion - Cove Point LNG) C. Elba Island, GA : 0. 68 Bcfd (El Paso - Southern LNG) D. Lake Charles, LA : 1. 2 Bcfd (Southern Union - Trunkline LNG) E. Gulf of Mexico: 0. 5 Bcfd, (Gulf Gateway Energy Bridge Excelerate Energy) APPROVED BY FERC 1. Lake Charles, LA: 0. 6 Bcfd ( Southern Union - Trunkline LNG ) 2. Hackberry, LA : 1. 5 Bcfd, (Sempra Energy) 3. Bahamas : 0. 84 Bcfd, (AES Ocean Express)* 4. Bahamas : 0. 83 Bcfd, (Calypso Tractebel)* 5. Freeport, TX : 1. 5 Bcfd, (Cheniere/Freeport LNG Dev. ) 6. Sabine, LA : 2. 6 Bcfd (Cheniere LNG) 7. Elba Island, GA: 0. 54 Bcfd (El Paso - Southern LNG) 8. Corpus Christi, TX: 2. 6 Bcfd, (Cheniere LNG) 9. Corpus Christi, TX : 1. 0 Bcfd (Vista Del Sol Exxon. Mobil ) 10. Fall River, MA : 0. 8 Bcfd, (Weaver's Cove Energy/Hess LNG) 11. Sabine, TX : 1. 0 Bcfd (Golden Pass Exxon. Mobil ) 12. Corpus Christi, TX: 1. 0 Bcfd (Ingleside Energy - Occidental Energy Ventures) APPROVED BY MARAD/COAST GUARD 13. Port Pelican: 1. 6 Bcfd, (Chevron Texaco) 14. Louisiana Offshore : 1. 0 Bcfd (Gulf Landing - Shell) CANADIAN APPROVED TERMINALS 15. St. John, NB : 1. 0 Bcfd, ( Canaport - Irving Oil) 16. Point Tupper, NS 1. 0 Bcf/d (Bear Head LNG - Anadarko) MEXICAN APPROVED TERMINALS 17. Altamira, Tamulipas : 0. 7 Bcfd, (Shell/Total/Mitsui) 18. Baja California, MX : 1. 0 Bcfd, (Sempra) 19. Baja California - Offshore : 1. 4 Bcfd, (Chevron Texaco) PROPOSED TO FERC 20. Long Beach, CA : 0. 7 Bcfd, (Mitsubishi/ Conoco. Phillips - Sound Energy Solutions) 21. Logan Township, NJ : 1. 2 Bcfd (Crown Landing LNG - BP) 22. Bahamas : 0. 5 Bcfd, (Seafarer - El Paso/FPL ) 23. Port Arthur, TX: 1. 5 Bcfd (Sempra) 24. Cove Point, MD : 0. 8 Bcfd (Dominion) 25. LI Sound, NY: 1. 0 Bcfd (Broadwater Energy Trans. Canada /Shell) 26. Pascagoula, MS: 1. 0 Bcfd (Gulf LNG Energy LLC) 27. Bradwood, OR: 1. 0 Bcfd ( Northern Star LNG - Northern Star Natural Gas LLC ) 28. Pascagoula, MS: 1. 3 Bcfd ( Casotte Landing - Chevron. Texaco ) 29. Cameron, LA: 3. 3 Bcfd (Creole Trail LNG - Cheniere LNG) 30. Port Lavaca, TX: 1. 0 Bcfd (Calhoun LNG - Gulf Coast LNG Partners) 31. Freeport, TX: 2. 5 Bcfd (Cheniere/Freeport LNG Dev. - Expansion) 32. Sabine, LA: 1. 4 Bcfd (Cheniere LNG - Expansion) 33. Hackberry, LA : 1. 15 Bcfd (Cameron LNG - Sempra Energy - Expansion) 34. Pleasant Point, ME : 0. 5 Bcfd (Quoddy Bay, LLC) 35. Robbinston, ME: 0. 5 Bcfd (Downeast LNG - Kestrel Energy/Dean Girdis ) PROPOSED TO MARAD/COAST GUARD 36. California Offshore: 1. 5 Bcfd ( Cabrillo Port - BHP Billiton ) 37. So. California Offshore : 0. 5 Bcfd, (Crystal Energy) 38. Louisiana Offshore : 1. 0 Bcfd (Main Pass Mc. Mo. Ran Exp. ) 39. Gulf of Mexico: 1. 0 Bcfd (Compass Port Conoco. Phillips )

FERC Potential North American LNG Terminals 57 56 54 55 51 49 46 58 50 43 48 52 45 53 44 60 47 63 61 US Jurisdiction 62 59 As of January 25, 2006 Office of Energy FERC US Coast Guard POTENTIAL U. S. SITES IDENTIFIED BY PROJECT SPONSORS 43. Coos Bay, OR: 0. 13 Bcfd, ( Energy Projects Development ) 44. California - Offshore: 0. 75 Bcfd, (Chevron Texaco) 45. California - Offshore: 0. 75 Bcfd ( Ocean. Way - Woodside Natural Gas) 46. St. Helens, OR: 0. 7 Bcfd (Port Westward LNG LLC) 47. Galveston, TX: 1. 2 Bcfd (Pelican Island - BP) 48. Philadelphia, PA: 0. 6 Bcfd (Freedom Energy Center - PGW) 49. Astoria, OR: 1. 0 Bcfd ( Skipanon LNG - Calpine ) 50. Boston, MA: 0. 8 Bcfd ( AES Battery Rock LLC - AES Corp. ) 51. Calais, ME: ? Bcfd (BP Consulting LLC) 52. Baltimore, MD: 1. 5 Bcfd (AES Sparrows Point – AES Corp. ) 53. Elba Island, GA: 0. 9 Bcfd (El Paso - Southern LNG) POTENTIAL CANADIAN SITES IDENTIFIED BY PROJECT SPONSORS 54. Quebec City, QC : 0. 5 Bcfd (Project Rabaska - Enbridge/Gaz Met/ Gaz de France) 55. Rivière-du- Loup, QC: 0. 5 Bcfd ( Cacouna Energy Trans. Canada/Petro. Canada ) 56. Kitimat, BC: 0. 61 Bcfd (Galveston LNG) 57. Prince Rupert, BC: 0. 30 Bcfd ( West. Pac Terminals) 58. Goldboro, NS 1. 0 Bcfd ( Keltic Petrochemicals) POTENTIAL MEXICAN SITES IDENTIFIED BY PROJECT SPONSORS 59. Lázaro Cárdenas, MX : 0. 5 Bcfd (Tractebel/ Repsol ) 60. Puerto Libertad, MX: 1. 3 Bcfd (Sonora Pacific LNG) 61. Offshore Gulf, MX: 1. 0 Bcfd (Dorado - Tidelands) 62. Manzanillo, MX: 0. 5 Bcfd 63. Topolobampo, MX: 0. 5 Bcfd

FERC LNG EISs and Cryogenic Design Reviews • 7 new terminals under review --1 east, 1 west, 5 gulf coast • 4 terminals in pre-filing review --3 east, 1 west coast • 4 plant expansions filed --1 east, 3 gulf coast • 4 pipelines for natural gas from LNG 20 Office of Energy

North East LNG Terminals Legend: Existing Terminal Approved Terminal Calais, ME (51) Robbinston, ME (35) Pleasant Point, ME (34) Proposed Terminal: Pre-Filing Proposed Terminal: Filed Working on DEIS Working on FEIS Potential Terminal Everett, MA (A) Offshore Boston – Excelerate (42) Offshore Boston – Neptune (41) Boston, MA – Battery Rock (50) Providence, RI Rejected Fall River, MA (10) January 25, 2006 21 1 Office of Energy

Mid-Atlantic LNG Terminals Long Island Sound, NY (25) Philadelphia, PA (48) Logan Township, NJ (21) Baltimore, MD (52) Legend: Existing Terminal Approved Terminal Proposed Terminal: Pre-Filing Proposed Terminal: Filed Working on DEIS Working on FEIS January 25, 2006 22 Cove Point, MD (B/24) 1 Potential Terminal Office of Energy

South East LNG Terminals Legend: Elba Island, GA (C/7/53) Existing Terminal Approved Terminal Proposed Terminal: Pre-Filing Proposed Terminal: Filed Working on DEIS Working on FEIS Potential Terminal Bahamas (3/4/22) (Pipelines only) January 25, 2006 23 1 Office of Energy

Gulf Coast LNG Terminals Legend: Existing Terminal Approved Terminal Proposed Terminal: Pre-Filing Proposed Terminal: Filed Working on DEIS/EA Pascagoula, MS (26/28) Working on FEIS Potential Terminal Lake Charles, LA (D/1) Port Arthur (23) Sabine Pass, LA (6/32) Cameron (29) Golden Pass (11) Galveston, TX (47) Freeport, TX (5/31) Port Lavaca, TX (30) Corpus Christi, TX (8) Vista Del Sol (9) Ingleside LNG (12) January 25, 2006 24 1 EA Hackberry (2/33) Freeport EA Mc. Moran (38) Compass Gulf Landing Port (39) Beacon (14) Port Gulf Gateway (E) (40) Port Pelican (13) Office of Energy

Southwest LNG Terminals Legend: Existing Terminal Approved Terminal Proposed Terminal: Pre-Filing Proposed Terminal: Filed Working on DEIS Working on FEIS Potential Terminal California Offshore (36/37/44/45) BHP Billiton (36) Crystal Energy (37) Chevron Texaco (44) January 25, 2006 Ocean Way 1 (45) 25 Long Beach, CA (20) Office of Energy

North West LNG Terminals Astoria, OR (49) Legend: Bradwood, OR (27) Existing Terminal Approved Terminal Proposed Terminal: Pre-Filing St. Helens, OR (46) Proposed Terminal: Filed Working on DEIS Working on FEIS Potential Terminal Coos Bay, OR (43) January 25, 2006 26 Office of Energy

Contact info Richard R. Hoffmann, Director Division of Gas – Environment and Engineering Office of Energy Projects 888 1 st St. , N. E. Washington, DC 20426 richard. hoffmann@ferc. gov 202 -502 -8066