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Utica Midstream Discussion Brent Breon VP Business Development
April 2013
Today’s Discussion
I. The Formation of Blue Racer Midstream II. What is Midstream Services? III. How Blue Racers Assets and Plans Meet the Utica Producer Needs
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Caiman Energy: Regional Experience Caiman developed a large rich gas system in West Virginia from 2009-2012 Overview of Caiman ¡
Franchise system underpinned by 225,000 dedicated acres and minimum volume commitments for gathering and processing through contracts with high-quality producers
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Caiman signed its first contract with AB Resources in Q4 2009
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170 miles of gathering lines by year-end 2012 } Over 50 miles of condensate gathering lines by year-end 2012
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Fort Beeler NGL Processing and De-ethanization Complex
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Moundsville Fractionation and NGL Processing Complex
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Over $1 billion invested in infrastructure by year-end 2013
Caiman Marcellus Focus Area
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Dominion Resources Overview
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The Right Combination
Strategically located assets throughout the Utica
Shale midstream execution expertise
Experienced operations team
Rapid development of West Virginia Marcellus rich gas gathering, processing and fractionation system Private equity funding
100 years of continuous operations Appalachian NGL expertise Major local presence
Committed capital for system expansions 5
Midstream Services for Utica Producers
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US Natural Gas and Oil Production The development of techniques to produce oil and gas from shales has dramatically increased midstream infrastructure needs across the US.
For every $1 spent on upstream activity, a subsequent $.15 to $.35 needs invested in midstream infrastructure
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US Natural Gas and Oil Production The Marcellus, Eagle Ford, Bakken, Permian, Cana-Woodford, and Utica Plays will impact conventional sources of natural gas and NGL production but will require significant infrastructure build out Bakken
Utica
Marcellus Permian CanaWoodford
Eagle Ford Source for map: EIA, 2004.
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Midstream Natural Gas Services
Source: Enterprise Products Partners
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Midstream Natural Gas Services Dry Natural Gas: Meets interstate gas spec Below 1100 Btu Pipeline, compression, meter, and tap
Wet or Rich Natural Gas: Does not meet interstate gas specs Over 1100 Btu Requires processing to remove heavy hydrocarbons Pipeline, meter, separation, cryogenic processing, and fractionation Creates the most value from production stream
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Midstream Natural Gas Services Services Utilized by Midstream:
Land Acquisition Right of Way Acquisition Environmental Permitting Pipeline Construction Gathering Condensate Oil Residue Gas Plant and Facility Construction Safety Trailing Reclamation Lodging and Catering Etc.
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Gathering Pipeline Pipelines gather natural gas, oil, and condensate to Processing Plant
Well Head
Gathering
Natural Gas Oil/Condensate
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Cryogenic Processing Cryogenic processing strips valuable NGLs from the gas stream
Rich Gas
Processing
Residue Gas NGLs
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Fractionation Fractionation separates the respective NGLs into discrete purity hydrocarbons
Ethane* Volatile NGL Market for ethane has strengthened as petrochemicals have increasingly switched to ethane as a feedstock
Propane
NGLs
Fractionation
Various sources of demand: 25% - residential market 30% - petrochemical demand 35% - commercial/industrial/agricultural
Butanes Iso vs. normal butane pricing and liquidity differences Petrochem feedstock Ethanol blend stock
Pentanes+ Blend stock of motor gasoline Highest priced NGL
* Ethane may be recovered or rejected by modern cryogenic processors.
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The Right Choice
The Right Combination The Right Approach The Right Assets
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The Right Assets Gathering Assets DEO and DTI rich gas gathering lines 500+ miles of 8”-30” In heart of Utica
Processing Natrium plant
200 MMcf/d cryo skid Start-up April 2013 Expandable footprint Residue line to Dominion
Fractionation/NGLs 36,000 Bbls/d fractionator
Expandable to 59,000 BBls/d C4 splitter 60-mile ethane pipeline
Rail and truck loading Barge access in Phase II 16
The Right Approach Provide full value and reliable takes during all phases
Delineation Phase
Development Phase
Reliability & Value Utilize existing assets for early flows Enhancing system capabilities Simple contract structures
Maximize Value to Producer Expand gathering lines to meet volume growth
Provide full processing value Existing Natrium facility Third party plant connectivity
Strategically locate plants to maximize system flows and netbacks Pursue NGL and residue strategy
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Why Delineate? Delineation mitigates risks and maximizes producer returns All Utica Wells Initial Results Over 200 wells drilled to date Concentrated early activity Encouraging results, but major questions remain Outstanding Reservoir Issues Wet gas transition line Potential of the oil window Northern and southern extent of play On-Going Economic Issues Processing spreads Impact on residue and NGL prices Sustainability of drilling plans Source: Ohio DNR. Wells that producers are drilling or have drilled.
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Why Delineate? Delineation mitigates risks and maximizes producer returns Excluding CHK and GPOR Initial Results Over 200 wells drilled to date Concentrated early activity Encouraging results, but major questions remain Outstanding Reservoir Issues Wet gas transition line Potential of the oil window Northern and southern extent of play On-Going Economic Issues Processing spreads Impact on residue and NGL prices Sustainability of drilling plans Source: Ohio DNR. Wells that producers are drilling or have drilled.
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Our Answer for Delineation Enhance system capacity with initial investments in strategic assets Construct Western Connector (Q3’13) Directly connect Noble, Washington, Guernsey, Tuscawaras Install 200 MMcf/d Cryo Skid (Q4’13 – Q1’14) Increases available processing to 400 MMcf/d total Available for firm and IT processing capacity
Delineation Phase provides producers with full value and reliable takes until full scale development can be completed
Hasting Cryo: IT Capacity
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Ready When You Are Blue Racer has approved Development Phase construction and associated funding High volume trunk and gathering lines to committed acreage positions Link new development to existing infrastructure Southern focus between Western System and mainlines (Noble, Washington, Guernsey, Tuscawaras) Northern focus into mainlines and building gathering in NE OH and NW PA New processing complexes to maximize system hydraulics and capture premium values Berne – TETCO Petersburg – TGP, DTI, DEO Lewis – TGP, DTI, DEO Increase optionality at Natrium Residue expansion: TETCO, DEO, & REX Propane connectivity with TEPPCO 21
Providing Value, Today and Tomorrow Blue Racer is positioned to help producers realize full value for their production while they delineate acreage today and develop acreage tomorrow Utilize existing infrastructure to delineate acreage throughout the Utica 500+ miles of pipeline 200 MMcfd cryogenic processing plant 36,000 Bbl/d fractionator
Expand existing system capabilities with strategic investments Western Connector Additional 200 MMcf/d cyro plant
Expand gathering infrastructure in advance of development Provide optionality to deal with uncertainty 22