Tuscarora Lateral Project Docket Number PF13-12-000

Open House April 23, 2013

• Extensive community involvement early on

• Continued open dialogue with the public

• Open lines of communication

• We are here to:

– Answer your questions

– Listen to your comments

– Gather your input

• Please hold questions until the end

Community Involvement

• 100+ years experience in New York

& Pennsylvania

• Parent company of Empire

Pipeline, Inc.

• Four main business segments:

Pipeline & Storage: owns and

operates 2,800 miles of interstate

natural gas pipelines

Exploration & Production

Utility

Energy Marketing

National Fuel Gas Company

• Natural gas supplies 25% of all

energy used in the U.S.

In 2012, the U.S. consumed 24.7 Tcf

of natural gas.

Consumption of natural gas will

increase 15% by 2035, according to

the U.S. Department of Energy

(DOE).

• Natural gas is delivered to

customers through a safe, 2.3 million

mile underground pipeline system

that includes 300,000 miles of

transmission lines.

Natural Gas is in Demand

• Construction of approximately 18-

miles of 16 or 20 inch diameter

pipeline from National Fuel Supply

Corporation’s Tuscarora Compressor

Station in the Town of Tuscarora, NY,

to the Empire Tioga County Extension

pipeline in the Town of Caton, NY, or

in Jackson Township, PA.

• Will provide New York utilities and

others connected to Empire with

access to load balancing storage

services on National Fuel Gas Supply

Corporation, and new economic

supplies.

Project Overview

Project Timeline

Winter 2012/Spring 2013 Preliminary Route Analysis

April 12, 2013 Begin the FERC NEPA pre-filing process

April 23, 2013 Open House/Public meeting

Spring/Summer 2013 Detailed Environmental & Engineering

Studies

October 2013 FERC 7(c) filing

Early 2014 Negotiate rights-of-way (ROW)

September 2014 Requested FERC 7(c) approval

Fall 2014 Proposed commencement of Construction

Summer 2015 Restoration activities begin

November 2015 Target in-service date

Spring 2016 - ongoing Remaining restoration; monitor crop yields

• Approximately 18 miles of 16 to 20-

inch pipeline in Steuben County, NY

Begins at National Fuel Supply

Corp’s Tuscarora Compressor

Station in the Town of Tuscarora

Ends at Empire’s Tioga County

Extension in the Town of Caton,

NY, or in Jackson Township, PA

• Metering station at Tuscarora

Compressor Station

• Companion project by National Fuel

Gas Supply Corporation at its

Tuscarora Storage Field

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Project Facilities

• Benefits New York utilities and their rate

payers

Access to load balancing storage

services

Access to new economic gas

supplies

• Investing approximately $43 million in

Steuben County

• Creating approximately 245 jobs during

construction

• Supporting local businesses during

construction

• Ongoing work with area companies

Economic Impact of the Project

• Minimize impact to landowners

• Engineering and technical issues

• Least disturbance of land

• Natural resource preservation

• Cultural and archeological resource preservation

Factors in Selection of Route

• Spring 2013 Route Recon and Constructability Review

• Receive landowner input

• Develop route alternatives and deviations

• Identify preferred route

• Ongoing route review with stakeholders

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Detailed Route Map

• Safety is our priority

• Outstanding safety record

• Pipeline is constructed and

maintained to meet or exceed

federal safety code:

Minimum 3 foot of cover

100% X-ray

Hydrostatic Test

• Regulated and inspected by U.S.

Dept. of Transportation and the

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Safety

• Surveying of Property:

Permission for preliminary surveying

Spring 2013

Complete surveying in Summer 2013

• Surveying does not harm your land

Mostly done by walking land

Minimal shovel testing, if necessary

• Allows for direct landowner input on

routing alternatives

• No commitment for ROW

• Company representatives carry

National Fuel photo ID at all times

• Will not ask to enter your home for any

reason

Surveying in Your Area

• Compensation for new ROW:

Permanent ROW 50’ wide

Additional 25’-75’ of temporary

work space to allow for construction

Based on current market values

• Compensation for economic loss

caused by construction

• Land restored to original or better

condition

Landowner Compensation

Proven Results

Before

During

After

Questions, Comments & Input

Contact: Sandra James

Director

Corporate Communications

Phone: 1-800-677-8004

Address: Feedback

c/o Corporate Communications Dept.

PO Box 2081, 1100 State Street

Erie, PA 16512-2081

E-mail: jamess@natfuel.com