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GULF PRODUCTION MONITOR: January 5, 2009 Text Box: Gulf production stands at 10.3 Bcf today. Both the East Leg of Tennessee's Blue Water System and the Discovery Mainline are expected to come back online later this week however, the same weather that caused the suspension of repair efforts on the Sea Robin system is likely also effecting repairs on other system's in the area. Repairs efforts on both systems have been delayed for weather before. TEXAS ENERGY BULLETIN: January 5, 2009 ERCOT Peak Load increased to 44 GW.Prices were lower across the region with HH down 22 cnts to $5.41.HSC fell by 39 cnts to $4.64 The HH-HSC spread increased by 17 cnts to +78 cnts. Flows east to HH fell by 93,000 MMBtu. Waha dropped by 21 cnts to $4.26. The HSC-Waha spread decreased by 18 cnts to +38 cnts. Flows east to HSC decreased by 2,000 MMBtu. SoCal was down by 36 cnts to $4.75. The SoCal-Waha spread fell by 15 cnts to +49 cnts. Flows west to SoCal increased by 27,000 MMBtu. US POWER - GAS BURN REPORT: January 5, 2009 SUPPLY DEMAND BALANCE: January 5, 2009 <--For Daily Supply/Demand Balance Report and Data, contact Bentek at 888-251-1264--> NATURAL GAS DAILY STORAGE RANGE: January 5, 2009 <--For Daily Storage Range Report and Data, contact Bentek at 888-251-1264-->
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12/22/08 0133PM Production and Receipt Meter UpgradesAs a result of exhaustive research and new information gathered over the past year, Bentek will be updating meta-data attributes assigned to receipt and production meter points that are classified as Production, Processing Plant, Gathering Company, and Gas Treatment Plant. These changes will be implemented during the week of December 29th. Specifically, we will be assigning or changing the Basin ID on numerous points. These points include production points from National Fuel Gas Supply that were entered into the database in September, production points on Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation (TCO) that were entered into the database in August, as well as several other production meter points from various pipeline systems. The changes to meta-data attributes will likely change the configuration and classification of certain points in Supply Market Model xls sheets. The report total sample will not change significantly. Additionally, these new point attributes will be available to Data Warehouse users in new queries by Basin. Older queries will not be automatically updated.

After the updates are completed, every receipt production meter in the Bentek database will have a Basin ID assigned to its meta-data profile which provides a more accurate picture of production by basin.
12/19/08 0355PM Critical - El Paso - Force Majeure Event - Gresham #1 (7587)El Paso Natural Gas - Notice
Notice Number: 7587

El Paso Natural Gas Company Notice
Force Majeure Event - Gresham #1
December 19, 2008

The Gresham #1 vibration problem will necessitate the unit being down until the
problem can be repaired. Per Section 7.2 of the El Paso Natural Gas Company
FERC Gas Tariff, this outage qualifies as a Force Majeure event, i.e.,
’breakage or accident to machinery.’

The Force Majeure impact will be a reduction of 50 MMcf/d a Waha West beginning
Gas Day December 19 (Cycle 4). Refer to the UPDATED December Maintenance
Notice #7586 for the South Mainline at Waha reduction thru December 22. If
more time is needed for repairs, the December Maintenance will once again be
updated to reflect the new date.

For scheduling questions, please call your scheduling representative at
(800)238-3764.
For operational and capacity questions, please call Ronnie Ford at
(719)667-7712.
For press inquiries, please call Media Relations at (713) 420-6828.


Ronnie Ford
Gas Control
12/19/08 0557AM Critical - El Paso - SOC Declaration - Location Specific PACK Condition (7580)El Paso Natural Gas - Notice
Notice Number: 7580

El Paso Natural Gas Company Notice
SOC Declaration - Location Specific PACK Condition
December 18, 2008
Effective: December 19, 2008
Imbalance tolerance: 10%

El Paso Natural Gas Company (’EPNG’) is declaring a Strained Operating
Condition (’SOC’) for a Pack condition specific to the following locations
effective Gas Day December 19 with the imbalance tolerance set initially at 10
percent:

DSWG N78
DSWG S78
DSWG PHW
DSWG PHX
DAPS PHX
IGILARVR

The milder weather in the Phoenix area in combination with actual takes below
scheduled quantities has resulted in a high linepack condition with the system
linepack currently at 7,910 MMcf. An SOC warning was issued on December 18,
2008 (Notice No. 7574) along with two updates (Notice No. 7576 and 7578).
Washington Ranch is on maximum injection.

Customers are strongly encouraged to monitor their transportation to ensure
that takes are in balance with their supplies and to ensure their scheduled
supplies are performing as expected. All customers are encouraged to submit
intraday nominations to align scheduled quantities to actual receipt and
delivery quantities. If the situation fails to improve, additional points may
be added, the SOC imbalance tolerance could be reduced further and/or a
Critical Operating Condition may be declared.

Interruptible Storage Service (’ISS’) will be suspended effective December 19
until further notice.

Interruptible Hourly Swing Service (’IHSW’) will not be affected at this time.
Key Reminders When Managing Your Business during an SOC:

1. Please refer to the SOC/COC screens in Passport under Flowing Gas to see the
results of allocated quantities which are the basis for determining whether a
Shipper has exceeded the SOC tolerance.

2. Once the imbalance allocated to a contract on an SOC day exceeds the greater
of the SOC percentage tolerance or 2,000 Dth, an SOC penalty will be assessed
on the total daily imbalance quantity for that day. See Section 33.1(i) of the
General Terms and Conditions (’GT&C’) of El Paso’s Volume No. 1-A FERC Gas
Tariff (’Tariff’).

3. If a Shipper incurs multiple penalties on an SOC day, you will be charged
the higher of the (i) Hourly Scheduling Penalty, (ii) Daily Unauthorized
Overrun, (iii) MDO/MHO Violation (if Operator and Shipper are the same party),
or (iv) SOC/COC imbalance penalty. On an SOC day, Hourly Scheduling Penalties,
Daily Unauthorized Overruns, and MDO/MHO Violations will be assessed at the
Critical Condition rate of 10 times Monthly System Cashout Price (see Sheet
No. 28G of the Tariff), except that the hourly scheduling penalty and daily
unauthorized overrun penalty assessed for actions in the opposite direction of
the SOC in the affected area will be billed at the non-critical condition
rate. (See Section 33.9 of the GT&C of the Tariff)

4. Shippers may enter a catch-up nomination on the subsequent gas day to
mitigate the previous gas day’s SOC penalty pursuant to the provisions of
Section 33.1(j) of the GT&C of the Tariff.

Please direct any questions regarding the SOC/COC screens or potential
penalties to the Customer Service Hotline at 1-877-520-3797.

For scheduling questions and questions about catch-up nominations, please call
your scheduling representative at (800) 238-3764.

For operational and capacity questions, please call Kevin Johnson at (719)
667-7569 or Bud Wilcox at (719) 667-7710.

For press inquiries, please call Media Relations at (713) 420-6828.

Kevin Johnson
Gas Control
12/18/08 1012AM Bentek Holiday ScheduleIn observance of the winter holidays, Bentek Energy will not be publishing reports on Christmas Day, December 25th or New Years Day, January 1st. Reports will be published on Friday, December 26th and Friday, January 2nd.

Additionally, the Weekly SE/Gulf Observer will not be published on Christmas Day, December 25th but will be published during New Year’s week on Wedenesday, December 31st. The Weekly California Observer will come out one day early on December 23rd.
12/18/08 0631AM Critical - PG&E - System Wide OFO Low InventoryPacific Gas and Electric Company
OFO/EFO Outlook


Gas Day Activity Tolerance Stage/Noncompliance Charge Reason
12/19/2008 System Wide OFO in Effect 5% Stage 2 at $1.00/Dth Low Inventory
12/17/08 0239PM Maritimes NE - SOEI Production LossMaritimes U.S. (M&N) has learned that the Sable Offshore Energy Inc. (SOEI) production facility has encountered a decrease in production during Gas Day December 17, 2008. Due to this decrease in supply, shippers sourcing their supply from SOEI should contact their supplier to get any information that may be desired concerning the cause, extent and duration of the event, as well as, the potential of this event causing supply restrictions for current and/or future gas days.Furthermore, all shippers should, effective immediately, take steps to insure that scheduled deliveries are commensurate with scheduled receipts and that meter operators adhere to the scheduled volumes for Gas Day December 17, 2008 until further notice. More specifically, all shippers should take action to avoid the creation of due pipe imbalances, as well as, not take due shipper payback.


12/16/08 0831AM TC Mainline Compressor Still OfflineThe force majeure at the Lachenaie compressor station is still in effect as of gas day 12/16. The station has been down since gas day 12/13. Flows to PNGTS and Gaz Metro off of the TransCanada Mainline have been cut significantly. Bentek will continue to monitor the situation and update when the pipeline makes news available.
12/15/08 0828AM Independence Hub - One Day MaintenanceScheduled volumes at Independence Hub ped from 875 MMcf/d yesterday to 98 MMcf/d in evening volumes today due to a scheduled maintenance. According to Enterprise Spokesman Rick Rainey, Independence Hub is replenishing its mono ethylene glycol (MEG) supply. The maintenance began at 7:45 A.M. CST and is estimated to take less than 24 hours.
12/15/08 0640AM PG&E OFO for 12/16 for low inventoryGas Day Activity Tolerance Stage/Noncompliance Charge Reason
12/16/2008 System Wide OFO in Effect 5% Stage 2 at $1.00/Dth Low Inventory
12/11/08 0341PM Transwestern - Maljamar Compressor UpdateTW Critical Notice
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Type System Conditions & Information
Posted Critical Dec 11 2008 2:51PM
Subject Maljamar Compressor
Gas Begin Date Dec 11 2008 2:49PM
Gas End Date Dec 13 2008 8:59AM
Revised: Thursday, December 11, 2008

The Force Majeure Event listed below is still in effect.
However, in a joint effort between Frontier Plant operations and
Transwestern operations, we are currently trying a different operation scenario to
minimize the flow loss. The operations scenario is currently working
and the flow has increased. In the event something changes the capacity
could be revised back to 32,000 MMBtu/d.

ID-2 Cycle 4: Gas Day December 11, 2008
Maljamar Station Receipt Capacity will increase from approximately 32,000
MMBtu/d to 44,000 MMBtu/d.

Evening Cycle 2: Gas Day December 12, 2008
Maljamar Station Receipt Capacity will increase from approximately 32,000
MMBtu/d to 44,000 MMBtu/d.


Wednesday, December 10, 2008

To: All Transwestern Pipeline Customers
RE: Force Majeure Event at Maljamar Compressor Station

On December 9, 2008, at approximately 10:55 PM CCT, Transwestern Pipeline
experienced a mechanical failure on Unit #2 at the Maljamar Compressor
Station located in West Texas. The unit is out of service until further
notice.

Gas Day December 10, 2008

ID1 Cycle 3

Maljamar Station Receipt Capacity reduced from approximately 60,000 MMBtu/d
to 32,000 MMBtu/d.

Interconnects affected:

Frontier Maljamar POI #10552 Receipt

Please continue to monitor Transwesterns Web Site for updates.



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