1. Alberta Clipper. Enbridge Energy Partners LP, Houston, is constructing the Alberta Clipper crude oil pipeline comprised of 1,000 miles of 36-inch pipe between Hardisty, Alberta, and Superior, Wisconsin. Initial capacity will be 450,000 barrels per day and eventually ramp up to 800,000. Although the 672-mile Canadian portion of the pipeline, from Hardisty to Gretna, Manitoba, is mechanically complete, poor weather conditions during late 2009 delayed completion along other portions of the right-of-way. The line will go into service in mid-2010 after the U.S. portion of the pipeline is complete.

2. Keystone Pipeline. TransCanada Corp., Alberta, is nearing completion on the final construction phase of the $5.2-billion Keystone pipeline. The 2,148-mile pipeline will transport crude oil from Hardisty, Alberta, to Wood River and Patoka, Illinois, and to Cushing, Oklahoma. The Canadian portion of the project involves the conversion of 537 miles of existing Canadian pipeline facilities from gas to oil service and construction of 232 miles of pipeline, pump stations and terminal facilities. The U.S. portion of the project includes construction of 2,219 1,379 miles of pipeline and pump stations. When completed, Keystone will have an initial capacity of 435,000 barrels per day and will be expanded to 590,000 barrels per day. Although the company has firm commitments for 495,000 barrels per day with an average contract term of 18 years, the start date will be moved back to second-quarter 2010 due to a need to have nine billion barrels in place in storage to begin operations.

3. Ruby Pipeline. El Paso Corp., Houston, reports that construction of the Ruby Pipeline is one step closer and could begin soon. The project received a positive final environmental impact statement from FERC, contracts have been signed and pipeline construction companies have been selected. The $3-billion project includes 675 miles of 42-inch line starting at Opal Hub in Wyoming and terminating at interconnects near Malin, Oregon. As designed, it will have an initial capacity of up to 1.5 billion cubic feet per day and will traverse portions of Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and Oregon. Four compressor stations are proposed, including one near the Opal Hub; one south of Curlew Junction, Utah; one at the mid-point of the project, north of Elko, Nevada; and one in northwestern Nevada.

4. Haynesville Extension. Enterprise Products Partners LP and Duncan Energy Partners LP, both based in Houston, plan to extend their jointly-owned Acadian Gas LLC subsidiary into Northwest Louisiana via the Haynesville Extension project, a 249-mile, 30- and 36-inch pipeline. The system will give shippers access to nine interstate pipelines, 150 end-use markets, a storage facility and Henry Hub. The pipeline is expected to be in service in September 2011 with an initial capacity of 2.1 billion cubic feet per day.

5. Fayetteville Express Pipeline LLC. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Houston, and Energy Transfer Partners LP, Dallas, recently received FERC approval for construction and operation of their joint venture pipeline, the Fayetteville Express. The $1.25-billion project includes 187 miles of new 42-inch pipe to run from Conway County, Arkansas, eastward through White County, and interconnect with Trunkline Gas Company in Panola County, Mississippi. The $1.25-billion pipeline will have an initial capacity of 2 billion cubic feet per day, and, pending other regulatory approvals, will begin service late 2010 or early 2011.

6. 300 Line Expansion. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., a subsidiary of El Paso Corp., has launched a 300 Line expansion project to link Appalachian gas production to northeast markets. The expansion will include 128 pipeline miles of 30-inch pipeline, two new compressor stations (totaling 55,000 horsepower) and upgrades to seven existing compressor stations to support seven looping segments in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Tennessee plans to execute a phased construction during 2010 and 2011, pending receipt of the necessary regulatory approvals. Upon completion, the project will increase gas-delivery capacity by some 350,000 dekatherms per day and provide access to diversified gas supplies from the Gulf Coast and Rocky Mountains. Tennessee held two open seasons, one in 2008 and one in 2009, and has executed a binding precedent agreement with a shipper for the full capacity. Pending receipt of approvals, construction will begin in second-half 2010 for an in-service date of November 2011.

7. Appalachian Gateway Project. Dominion Transmission Inc. plans a $600-million Appalachian Gateway Project, including 110 miles of 20-, 24- and 30-inch pipe and four compressor stations (totaling 17,000 horsepower) in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, with ultimately deliver to Texas Eastern Transmission at Dominion's Oakford Station in Delmont, Pennsylvania. Current plans call for the 484,260-dekatherms-per-day project to start in 2011 and wrap up in 2012.

8. Union Pipeline. Buckeye Partners LP, Houston, and Nova Chemicals Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The International Petroleum Investment Company of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, are considering a joint venture to build a mixed natural-gas liquids (NGLs) transmission system. The pipeline would begin in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and end at the NOVA Chemicals Corunna olefins cracker near Sarnia, a market that has historically had limited NGL feedstock flexibility. Buckeye would develop, construct, own, and operate the Union Pipeline and would conduct an open season to solicit additional customer interest in the destination market in Sarnia prior to executing definitive agreements.

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