Lower Valley Energy Natural Gas Pipeline Update

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Lower Valley EnergyNatural Gas Pipeline Update

• Hoback Canyon Pipeline
• Wyoming Oil and Gas Commission
• October 25, 2005

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• John Hoback Guide of the Astorians
• History - 1995 PSC Certificate
• Ground Breaking Ceremonies
• July 8, 1996 Afton
• August 29,1996 Jackson
• Gas Service started late fall of 1997

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Lower Valley Energy LNG Tank Yard
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Truck Unloading Facilities
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• 10,000 gallon delivery increments
• Jackson Deliveries 1 truck every other day in
  summer 3.5 trucks per day in winter (record is
  6 on one cold winter day)
• Afton Deliveries 1 truck per week in summer 2
  per week in winter

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Ambiant Air Vaporizors
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A Look Inside
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Vaporizors at Work
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Control Facility with Backup Generation and
Boilers
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Gas Leaves Plant for Jackson Usage
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• 2003 usage 4,875,720 gallons LNG
• Equivalent to 402,819 Mcf or 500 trucks LNG
• Average 1.5 Mcf per day in summer 2.5 Mcf per
  day in winter
• Projected usage by 2010 6,590,150 gallon LNG
• Equivalent to 544,461 Mcf or 665 trucks LNG

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Lower Valley EnergyHoback Canyon Pipeline

• The Basics
• 49.7 miles of 6 natural gas pipeline
• Pipeline begins at Williams Merna tap, travels
  through Bondurant, the Hoback Canyon, over Camp
  Creek Saddle and terminates at Jackson, Wyoming
• 10.6 miles of parallel highway construction
  through Hoback Canyon
• Route is 58 USFS, 2 State 40 Private

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Hoback Canyon Pipeline
Proposed Natural Gas Pipeline
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Lower Valley EnergyHoback Canyon Pipeline

• Draft EIS due out this fall
• Currently purchasing needed private ROW
• 3rd Party WYDOT Review
• PSC Certificate of Public Convenience and
  Necessity
• Planned for construction in summer/fall 2006
• Operational by late 2006

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Lower Valley EnergyHoback Canyon Pipeline Update

• Questions Comments
• Chad Jensen
• Vice President
• Lower Valley Energy
• 307-885-3175