Fredericton, N.B. September 28, 2006

Natural Gas Update

Northeast Power Coordinating Council

General Meeting

Stephen Leahy Northeast Gas Association NGA Members

‹ Non-profit trade association ‹ Local gas utilities (LDCs) serving , New York, and New Jersey ME ‹ Several interstate pipeline companies VT ‹ LNG importer (Distrigas) and NH LNG trucking companies NY MA ‹ Over 250 “associate RI member” companies, from CT industry suppliers and contractors to electric grid operators NJ ‹ www.northeastgas.org North American Gas Pipeline System

Map: National Petroleum Council Projected Demand Growth by Sector, Northeast U.S.

Power generation remains the leading projected growth sector.

New England Middle Atlantic

0.5 1

0.45 0.9

0.4 0.8

Residential 0.35 0.7 Residential Commercial 0.3 Commercial 0.6 Industrial Industrial Quadrillion Btu 0.25 Electric Gen. Quadrillion Btu 0.5 Electric Gen. 0.2 0.4

0.15 0.3

0.1 0.2

0.05 0.1

0

2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 0 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, “2006 Annual Energy Outlook,” 1/06 Canadian Gas Exports to Northeast U.S.

Canadian Exports to Northeast U.S., 1990 - 2005

1.2

1.0

0.8 Tcf 0.6

0.4

0.2

0 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Source: National Energy Board, Canada

All new pipeline systems added in New York and New England since 1990 are linked to Canada (e.g., Iroquois, Empire, PNGTS, M&NE) Storage Levels / Commodity Price Projection

Today: 3.177 Tcf 9/20/06: $4.87 /MMBtu Last Year: 2.821 Tcf 9/20/05: $12.76 /MMBtu

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Projected U.S. Supply Additions, 2005 - 2010

Source: Strategic Energy & Economic Research, Inc. Planned Northeast Pipeline Projects

Prepared by NGA, 8-06, based on publicly available information. Project PNGTS, “Recent Open locations approximate. Season”

Tennessee, “Northeast Iroquois, ConneXion M&NE, National Fuel “MarketAccess NE” “Phase IV Gas, “Empire Expansion” Connector Expansion” Project”

Columbia, DTE Tennessee, “Atlantic Energy, VERMONT Supply Expansion” KeySpan, “Millennium”

Tennessee, “Essex – Middlesex Project”

Duke/Algonquin, “ Cod Lateral”

Iroquois, Duke/KeySpan, “Brookhaven “Islander East” Lateral” Tennessee, “Northeast ConneXion Williams, “Leidy to Williams, “Sentinel Algonquin, “Ramapo NY/NJ” Long Island” Expansion Project” Expansion” Existing & Proposed LNG Import Terminals, Northeast

Blue = In-service [Distrigas] Yellow = Approved by FERC NEWFOUNDLAND 2 Orange = Approved by Canadian regulators Green = Proposed 1

QUEBEC QUEBEC 4 3 6 5 ONTARIO 7 8 Proposed Terminals

1. Rabaska, Levis-Beaumont, QU: 0.5 Bcf/d (Gaz Métro, Gaz de France, Enbridge) 2. Gros Cacouna Energy, QU: 0.5 Bcf/d (TransCanada, Petro-Canada) 9 3. Canaport LNG, St. John, NB: 0.75 to 1 Bcf/d (Irving Oil, Repsol) 10 4. Bear Head LNG, Point Tupper, NS: 0.75 to 1 Bcf/d (Anadarko) 5. Maple LNG, Goldboro, NS: 1.0 to 2.0 Bcf/d (Keltic Petrochemicals, 11 4Gas, Suntera) 6. Downeast LNG, Robbinston, ME: 0.5 Bcf/d (Kestrel Energy Partners) 13 7. Quoddy LNG, Pleasant Point, ME: 0.5 Bcf/d (Quoddy Bay LLC) 12 8. BP Consulting LNG, near Calais, ME: (BP Consulting LLC) 9. Northeast Gateway Project, Off Cape Ann, MA: 0.4 Bcf/d (Excelerate Energy) 10. Neptune LNG, Off Cape Ann, MA: 0.4 Bcf/d (SUEZ Energy Resources) 11. AES Battery Rock, , Harbor: (AES Corp.) 14 12. Weaver’s Cove LNG, Fall River, MA: 0.4 to 0.8 Bcf/d (Hess LNG) 15 13. KeySpan LNG, Providence, RI: 0.5 Bcf/d (KeySpan & BG LNG) 14. Broadwater Energy, offshore Long Island, NY: 1 Bcf/d (TransCanada Map source: U.S. FERC; Updated and Shell US Gas & Power) by NGA based on public information 15. Safe Harbor Energy, off south shore, Long Island, NY: 1 Bcf/d (Atlantic MARYLAND 16 as of 9-06. Locations approximate. Sea Island Group) Not all pipeline systems shown. 16. Crown Landing LNG, Logan Township, NJ: 1.2 Bcf/d (BP) Canaport™ LNG – Aerial View Courtesy of Repsol (August 31st) Existing & Potential Eastern Canadian Supplies

Quebec Offshore Newfoundland Potential exploration White Rose Field; estimate in the St. Lawrence of 2.7 Tcf of gas region

New Brunswick Potential development McCully natural gas within next decade field; planned development of small field by Corridor Resources Offshore Nova Scotia Future Potential Deep Panuke field; Offshore Nova Scotia Projected in-service date of Current Production 2010 SOEP producing since 1999; 400-500 MMcf/d Gas – Electric Interface

‹ Value of protocols – ISOs and gas industry

‹ Regular communication between ISOs and pipelines / Distrigas; committees (EGOC) – Winter and summer

‹ For the power sector, gas contract terms remain a key issue (firm vs. non-firm); gas system is designed to meet firm market commitments; no guarantees for non-firm arrangements

‹ Generators for most part not making investments in gas system infrastructure. Upcoming Meetings