1st ANNUAL ARKANSAS ENERGY ROCKS TEACHER ENERGY EDUCATION WORKSHOP | JUNE 16 - 18 Natural Gas Pipeline 101 Brian Fahrenthold Director Government Affairs, Spectra Energy
Spectra Energy: Our Pipelines Natural Gas Transmission Pipe: 19,000 mi Natural Gas Storage Capacity: 300+ Bcf Natural Gas Gathering Pipe: 69,000 mi Crude Transmission Pipe: 1,700 mi NGL Transmission Pipe: 1,500 mi Gas storage facility SE Gas Processing Capacity: 3.7 Bcf/d Gas processing plant 2013 DCP Gathered and Processed: 6.4 Tbtu/d Propane terminal NGL storage 2013 DCP NGLs Produced: 425 MBbl/d Shale gas formations Crude storage Distribution Pipe: 39,000 mi Major oil pipeline terminal Union Gas Retail Customers: 1.4 million Spectra Energy Corp | 2
Natural Gas Value Chain Where does natural gas come from? And where does it go? NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS SEGMENT NATURAL GAS VALUE CHAIN Exploration & Gathering & Production Processing Mixed Product Fractionation Liquids Liquids End-Users Pipelines Pipelines Storage NATURAL GAS SEGMENT Natural Gas Natural Gas End-Users Pipelines Storage Spectra Energy Corp | 3
U.S. Natural Gas Pipeline Network There are lots of gas pipelines all over the U.S. – there are more pipes in places where there is more gas Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Oil and Gas. eia.gov Spectra Energy Corp | 4
Arkansas Pipeline Network Spectra Energy Corp | 5
Natural Gas Pipeline Fun Facts Spectra Energy Corp | 6
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Getting Natural Gas to Customers Sell an idea to customers: Build it: Provide the service to customers: Business Engineering & Operations Development Construction • Obtain market commitment • Right of Way • Safety • Engage stakeholders • Environmental permitting • Pipeline integrity preparation • Begin survey permissions • Engagement & education • File FERC 7(c) application • Execute binding agreement This process can take years from conception to operation Spectra Energy Corp | 8
Supply & Demand Routes are Changing • New supplies from shale gas Future • Providing markets with Flows access to diverse and abundant supply sources • Connecting suppliers to the largest and fastest growing Traditional markets Flows Growth from a position of strength Spectra Energy Corp | 9
Engineering & Construction: Putting Steel in the Ground Spectra Energy Corp | 10
Engineering & Construction: Transporting Natural Gas Compressor Station Pipeline Right of Way with a pipeline marker Spectra Energy Corp | 11
Pop Quiz Given what we do, our No. 1 issue is… A. B. C. Hydraulic Pipeline Climate Fracturing Safety Change Spectra Energy Corp | 12
Operate: Pipeline Safety – Fitness for Service Age alone is not a significant indicator of transmission pipeline fitness for service • More important factors for determining pipeline fitness are: – The material of the pipe – How it was constructed – How it has been operated – How it has been maintained • The ability to prevent, detect and repair problems has improved with testing, risk assessment, and advances in technology – Testing of pressure holding capability is performed prior to placing a pipeline in service – Monitoring and testing are performed during operations to ensure ongoing safety Spectra Energy Corp | 13
Operations: Pipeline Integrity Management What’s a smart pig??... Spectra Energy Corp | 14
Operations: Smart Pigs – or Inline Inspection Tools …Smart Pig! Loading an inline inspection tool into a pipeline Spectra Energy Corp | 15
Operate: Pipeline Integrity Management Inline inspection during pipeline construction Spectra Energy Corp | 16
Pipelines are the Safest Form of Transportation Safety Statistics 2,500,000 2,217,000 Fatalities Injuries 2,000,000 1,500,000 1,000,000 500,000 33,808 8,268 3,709 725 749 469 279 22 109 0 Highway Railroad Waterborne Air Pipelines U.S. Department of Transportation, 2012 Spectra Energy Corp | 17
Pipeline and Public Safety Regulatory oversight Public Pipeline safety Pipeline operators officials Safety is a shared responsibility Public Excavators Spectra Energy Corp | 18
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