October 11, 2013 Boardwalk Annual Customer Meeting Nashville Customer Meeting Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP Boardwalk’s Response to the Changing Market Kathy Kirk, Senior Vice President Marketing & Origination Willis Lateral Project to serve Entergy Texas, Inc. San Jacinto County March 2018
Large and Diverse Platform of Solid Infrastructure Assets 1
About Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP • Gulf South, a subsidiary of Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, is an interstate natural gas pipeline which is regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and currently owns and operates approximately 7,000 miles of pipeline facilities extending from south and east Texas through Louisiana, Mississippi, southern Alabama, and western Florida, and ten natural gas storage facilities located in Louisiana and Mississippi. • Gulf South contributed approximately $4 Million to Texas in ad valorem and property taxes in 2017. Gulf South has approximately 300 employees in Texas. • Gulf South serves several industrial and commercial employers in Southeast Texas such as Exelon and Gateway Corrigan. It also serves local natural gas distribution companies, such as CenterPoint – Entex and Stevens Utility. • Gulf South has numerous interconnects with other interstate and intrastate pipelines and storage facilities which allow it to serve various on-system and off-system markets. 2
Willis Lateral Project Facts • This Project includes the construction of approximately 19 miles of 24- inch pipeline in Montgomery and San Jacinto Counties, Texas, and additional compression at existing Goodrich Compressor Station in Polk County, Texas to provide service to Entergy Texas, Inc. ’s proposed Montgomery County Power Station Project. • Gulf South anticipates construction will begin in the fourth quarter of 2019 and the facilities to be in service by May 2020. • The Project is expected to cost approximately $100 million. • Gulf South has estimated the Project will generate approximately $860,000 per year in new ad valorem and property tax revenue across Montgomery, Polk and San Jacinto Counties in the first full year of being in-service in 2021. 3
Willis Lateral Project Map 4
Why this location in the County? • Gulf South Pipeline is the proposed sole supplier of natural gas to Entergy’s Montgomery County Power Station Project in Montgomery County. • Construction of the proposed pipeline will utilize where possible Entergy’s existing utility right of way which extends from Gulf South’s existing natural gas pipeline (Index 129) in San Jacinto County to Entergy’s Montgomery County Power Station in Montgomery County. • By focusing on the existing utility right of way, Gulf South’s proposed design will have reduced impacts. 5
Willis Lateral Project Map – San Jacinto County 6
FERC Facts • Gulf South anticipates filing an application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) mid-June 2018. • FERC will prepare a publically available Environmental Assessment (EA) to evaluate the environmental impacts of the Willis Lateral Project, including the impacts of construction and operation of facilities by Gulf South. • Gulf South forecasts receiving FERC’s Order Granting Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity by May 2019. 7
Proposed Project Timeline Fall 2017 Project Development Activities First Quarter 2018 Commence State/County Outreach Field Surveys Second Quarter 2018 Host Open House in Willis Texas Mid-June 2018 File Application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) May 2019 Forecasted Receipt of Order Granting Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity from FERC October 2019 Anticipated Construction Start May 2020 Target In-Service Date 8
Survey Permission and Surveys • Survey permission is an agreement that allows Gulf South to access a landowner’s property to conduct on-the-ground inspections and surveys. • These activities typically include civil surveys, wetland evaluations, and inspections for endangered species, cultural or historic resources, and other environmental surveys. • These surveys provide us information to make informed decision on the route as it pertains to an individual landowner’s property. • During this phase, landowners may discuss with Gulf South pipeline route on their property. 9
State and Federal Permits • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) • US Army Corps of Engineers • Texas State Historic Preservation Office • US Fish and Wildlife Service • Other County local permits (Pipeline Permit) 10
Committed to Pipeline Integrity and Safety • Through pipe manufacturing and pipeline construction, Gulf South will methodically inspect and test to ensure highest quality. • Once operational, Gulf South monitors (24/7) and commits to safe operations through its Integrity Management Program (IMP) which enables Gulf South to prioritize inspection activities, assess and evaluate pipeline integrity issues, and implement improvements and other preventive measures. • We monitor the facilities closely: • Can see pressures on the pipeline at our gas control center • Scheduled inspections • Periodic internal inspection tool runs utilizing a “smart pig” • Flying the right-of-way • Driving/Walking the right-of-way • Cathodic protection to mitigate corrosion • Operator and maintenance personnel training • Written pipeline safety information is distributed annually to neighbors, residents and businesses located near our facilities (as well as emergency officials and excavators). 11
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