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TETCO Gas Quality Meeting

Crown Landing LNG Project – January 23, 2007

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Outline

• BP and our LNG Business
• Crown Landing Project
• LNG importation and Interchangeability

− What are the Core Issues? − Difference between LNG and Pipeline gas − Potential Sources of Supply − Interchangeability Data, Studies and Experience − Gas Quality Specifications − Managing Interchangeability and Future Trends

• Summary

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What we Do

BUSINESS SEGMENTS RESOURCES

Exploration & Production

CUSTOMER FACING

Gas, Renewables, Supply & Trading Refining & Marketing (incl. Aromatics & Acetyls)

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BP in LNG

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BP in North America Gas

• BP has built an extraordinary presence in the North American gas value chain
• Top tier natural gas producer and reserves holder
• Number 1 marketer of natural gas
• BP NA Gas & Power has over 800 people in 25 offices managing over 25 bcf/d of gas sales
• Serving over 1200 end-user customers groups; links to 1000+ additional customers

Top North America Gas Marketers

Rank Company S&P Rating 4Q05 1 BP AA+ 2 ConocoPhillips A- 11.8 3 Coral (RD Shell) AA 11.0 5 Chevron AA 6.2 6 Constellation BBB+ 5.6 7 Nexen BBB- 5.1 8 Louis Dreyfus E.S. Not Rated 4.4 9 Cinergy BBB+ 4.2 4 Sempra BBB+ 9.6 Not Rated 26.3 10 Tenaska 4.1

Source: Gas Daily, S&P ratings as of March 20, 2006

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• 1.2 bcf/d send-out; 1.4 bcf/d peak
• Single pier sized for up to 200k m3 ships
• Three 150,000m3 storage tanks
• Nitrogen blending
• Access to three major interstate pipelines
• 36 month construction period; Start-up 2012
• Located in Logan Township, New Jersey
• 75 miles up the Delaware River
• Industrial area, low population density
• 174 acres site, only 40 acres actually

utilized

Crown Landing Project Scope

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Crown Landing Project Status

• FERC approval obtained in June 2006
• BP on track with Local and State permits
• Expected Project timeline:

− Final permits 2008 − Construction begins 1Q 2009 − Expected start-up 1Q 2012

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Pipeline Interconnects

• Three pipeline interconnects
• Transco and Columbia on site
• TETCO requires a 12 mile interconnect

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LNG Importation – Core Issues

• Gases from multiple sources have different compositions and

properties

• New gas to an existing market may not be interchangeable with current

supplies

• Gas quality and interchangeability standards are required to meet the

needs of customers and suppliers alike

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LNG and Pipeline Gas

• LNG is still natural gas, but in liquid form for ease of transportation
• Due to the liquefaction process, its quality has some unique differences

from typical pipeline gas: − It’s drier − Little C4+ − Low N2 − Virtually no contaminants (practically no CO2, H2S, sulfur and other solids typically found in natural gas)

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LNG Supply

• Over 71% of U.S. LNG imports currently come from Trinidad

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Data and Studies

• Examples of Key Studies Available:

− AGA, USBM and other European studies on interchangeability − AD Little study for Everett & Elba Island − Recent GTI study − Recent TIAX study for Cove Point − Other LDC studies (Brooklyn, PSEG, etc.) − Current Socal & CEC studies for California − UK studies by Advantica − Gasunie studies − Current DOE testing

• Available Data:

− GRI gas quality statistics for USA (1992) − NGC+ − NAESB started the gas quality posting for pipeline (since last Qtr 2005) − Post Katrina operational data

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Industry Experience – Some Examples

• LNGs with Wobbe number of about 1400, representing a 4% change from historical,

were successfully accommodated in Everett terminal with air blending.1

• Bilbao LNG import terminal and power plant in Spain has been able to accommodate

gases of varying gas qualities within a HHV of 800 – 1200 and a modified Wobbe Index

• f +/- 5%.2
• Recent Power Turbine Performance in California during heat content surge resulting

from shutdown of some processing plants in Canada.3

• Rich gases were landed and transported via the Trunkline system with so reported

problems during and after hurricanes Rita and Katrina.4

References: 1. Environ presentation: 2006 Algonquin gas quality workshop. 2. BP internal data. 3. 2005 Aspen Environmental Group report to CEC. 4. Trunkline Gas Company website.

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North East Gas Quality Specifications

NGC+ Current NE Market Historical Heating Value (BTU/SCF) ≤ 1110 ≤ 1065 Wobbe (BTU/SCF) +/- 4% around historical averages with cap of 1400

• N2 and Inerts

≤ 4% ≤ 2% C4+ ≤ 1.5%

• Current heat content in service areas varies from 1018 to 1065 with

averages of 1035 BTU/SCF or Wobbe from 1340 – 1369 with averages of 1355 BTU/SCF)

• NGC guidelines are performance based, industry consensus and included in

the FERC policy statement of 2006

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LNG Supplies with NGC+ Specifications

Measure NGC+ NE Historical Experience HHV Max 1110 ≤ 1065 Wobbe Historical ± 4% with max. 1400 Butane plus (C4+) Max 1.5% CO2 + N2 Max 4% Max 2 % Max HHV and Wobbe limits for LNGs before blended with N2 HHV ≤ 1156 Wobbe ≤ 1472 HHV ≤ 1087 Potential LNG Supply Sources Meeting Spec Existing supplies: Trinidad, Egypt, Arzew, Nigeria, Rasgas, Skikda, Qatar, Oman, Adgas, Malaysia, Bontang Future supplies: Tangguh, Baltic, Egypt, Nigeria, Qatar, Snovit, Equitorial Guinea, Gorgon, Peru, Angola Existing supplies: Trinidad, Egypt Future supplies: Tangguh, Baltic, Egypt, Qatar, Nigeria Brass, Angola

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Managing Interchangeability

• Inject N2 at the Crown Landing Terminal
• Blend richer LNG with leaner LNG in-tank at the Crown Landing Terminal
• Blend vaporized LNG exiting Crown Landing Terminal with pipeline gas

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Perspective on Future Trends

• Days of matching ONE supplier with ONE customer are over
• Tight supply constraint and increasing market demand will lead to some

convergence of gas quality or interchangeability specifications globally

• Convergence in the US toward NGC+ recommendations
• Flexible gas specifications will result in wider availability of source of

LNG and increase security of supply

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Summary

• Suppliers, Pipelines and Customers need to work together to address

gas quality issues

• Introducing overly tight composition limits in tariffs will unduly restrict

new sources of supply and disadvantage the U.S. market

• As per FERC policy statement, a clear demonstrable rationale to move

to tighter limits would need to be evidenced

NGC+ is the consensus way forward