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MILES OF PIPELINE 16,400
DESIGN CAPACITY Approximately 7.9 billioncubic feet per day
COMPRESSION STATIONS 63
TOTAL SYSTEM COMPRESSION 1,024,904 horsepower
BHE PIPELINE GROUP
BHE Pipeline Group consists of Berkshire Hathaway Energy’s interstate natural
gas pipeline companies, Kern River Gas Transmission Company and Northern
Natural Gas Company.
• Kern River’s 1,700-mile system is a direct link between the abundantRocky Mountain natural gas-producing basins and western markets,including Salt Lake City, Utah; Las Vegas, Nevada; and SouthernCalifornia.
• Northern Natural Gas’ 14,700-mile system extends from southwest Texasto Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
• Together, Kern River and Northern Natural Gasdelivered approximately 8% of the natural gasconsumed in the U.S. in 2016.
OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
• The reliability of natural gas delivery is crucialto meeting our customers’ needs. In 2016,Kern River and Northern Natural Gas each hada compression reliability rate of 99.99%.
COMMITTED TO CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
• The 2017 Mastio & Company customersatisfaction survey results for natural gaspipelines ranked BHE Pipeline Group as No. 1among multiple pipeline operators for the 12thconsecutive year. Northern Natural Gas rankedNo. 1 among interstate natural gas pipelines andKern River ranked No. 2.
MARK A. HEWETTPresident and CEO
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• Kern River is the preferred provider of interstate transportation service to Southern California;its Period Two rates are the lowest full-rate alternative for deliveries to the region.
• Northern Natural Gas has access to the largest supply basins in North America and to theproducing shale regions in its field area. Diverse supply sources enable Northern NaturalGas’ customers to access some of the least expensive natural gas supplies in the U.S.
MANAGEMENT TEAM
www.kernrivergas.comwww.northernnaturalgas.com
JOSEPH M. LILLOVice President, Finance
PAUL J. MAAKESTADVice President,Information Technology
LAURA K. DEMMANVice President, Regulatoryand Government Affairs
MATTHEW L. FINNEGANVice President, ResourceAnalysis and CostManagement
THOMAS G. CORRELLVice President, PipelineSafety and Risk, NorthernNatural Gas
THOMAS J. HALPINVice President, Marketing,Northern Natural Gas
ROBERT S. CHECKETTSVice President,Operations andEngineering, Kern River
JOHN T. DUSHINSKEVice President, CustomerService and BusinessDevelopment, Kern River
KENT E. MILLERVice President, CustomerService and BusinessDevelopment, NorthernNatural Gas
BRIAN J. MUNDTVice President,Engineering,Northern Natural Gas
KIRK L. LAVENGOODVice President, BusinessDevelopment, NorthernNatural Gas
THOMAS A. MERTZVice President, FieldOperations, NorthernNatural Gas
ROYCE A. RAMSAYVice President,Operations, NorthernNatural Gas
LD STEPHENSVice President, TechnicalServices, NorthernNatural Gas
J. GREGORY PORTERVice President, GeneralCounsel and Secretary
