Title: Rating Agency Presentation
1Wyoming Pipeline Authority Meeting August 26th
2003 Michael Walsh President Chief Operating
Officer Jerry Morris VP Bus. Dev. Strategic
Planning Donny King Project Manager Bus. Dev.
2Michael Walsh President and Chief Operating
Officer
3Organizational Overview
Organizational Overview
Southern Star is wholly owned by AIG Highstar
AIG Highstar
Southern Star
Central Pipeline
Western Frontier Pipeline Company, LLC
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4AIG Highstar Fund Summary
- AIG Highstar Portfolio (March 2003)
- Eight investments average size 42MM 84
energy, 16 transportation - Energy natural gas storage, interstate natural
gas pipeline, power generation, waste-to-energy - Transportation logistics, asset management, and
construction materials
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5AIG Highstar Capital, L.P. (AIG Highstar) Fund
Summary
- Private equity fund formed to make structured
equity investments in infrastructure projects and
operating companies - 406 million in capital commitments (approx. 330
million committed as of March 2003) - Limited partners include multi-national
corporations, financial services companies, and
industry-focused funds
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6AIG Highstar Fund Summary
- Sponsored by AIG and managed by AIG Global
Investment Corp. (AIGGIC) - AIG is one of the worlds leading U.S.-based
international insurance and financial services
organization - AIG Global Investment Group, AIGGICs parent, has
329 billion in assets, including over 53
billion of external client assets, under
management.
Source AIG Global Investment Corp. and its
affiliates. AIGGIG is a holding company whose
subsidiaries and investment affiliates provide
asset management services (the "AIGGIG
Companies"). The assets under management for
AIGGIG refers to assets advised or sub-advised by
AIGGIG Companies. Assets sub-advised to third
party managers are not included in this report,
but will be available upon request.
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7Jerry Morris VP Bus. Dev. Strategic Planning
8Organizational Overview
Organizational Overview
Southern Star is wholly owned by AIG Highstar
AIG Highstar
Southern Star
Central Pipeline
Western Frontier Pipeline Company, LLC
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9Operational Overview
Operational Overview
Overview
Southern Star Central Pipeline Map
- Southern Star Central Pipeline is a
FERC-regulated interstate natural gas pipeline
company providing transportation and storage
services in seven states in the central U.S.,
including major metropolitan areas in Kansas and
Missouri - Transportation capacity of approximately 2.3
Bcf/day - On-system working gas storage capacity of 43 Bcf
- Assets
- 6,076 miles of mainline, branch, and storage
pipelines - 41 compressor stations 223,916 HP
- 8 on-system storage fields
- 31 Pipeline Interconnects
- Headquartered in Owensboro, Kentucky
- 457 total employee complement
- 15 Operating Districts
- 330 field employees
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10Organizational Overview
Organizational Overview
Southern Star is wholly owned by AIG Highstar
AIG Highstar
Southern Star
Central Pipeline
Western Frontier Pipeline Company, LLC
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11 S O U T H E R N S T A R C E N
T R A L G A S P I P E L I N E
- Western Frontier History
- Filed with FERC October 2001
- Design 540,000 Dth/day
- Cheyenne Hub to Mid-Continent
- 400 Mile 30 Pipeline
- Financial Distress of Previous Parent Forced
Project to be Shelved - FERC Filing Withdrawn in June 2002
- AIG Highstar Acquired Southern Star Central
Western Frontier in November 2002 - Financial Capabilities now Stronger than Ever
- Open Season Announced August 18th 2003
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1299 Years of Continuous Quality Service
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- Reasons For Suspending the Project
- Recession
- Cautious Capital Markets
- Enron debacle
- Williams Communications demise
- Williams overall financial woes
- Current Status
- Western Frontier is Back
- Financially Capable of Implementing Project with
Market Support
13Challenges
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- Drilling Timing - Environmental Constraints
- Issuance of Drilling Permits originally a 75
day process currently taking 175 days - Producers Subscribing to Capacity in todays
market for 10 year terms - State Commissions
- Lack of Risk Management Services
- FERC Certification Process
14Opportunities
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- Wyoming Pipeline Authority (WPA)
- Production Aggregator
- Risk Management
- State of Wyoming
- 700-750 MMcfd Royalty Gas Potential
- State Lands (2 Section in Every Range)
- 50 of all Federal Royalty
- Severance Tax In-Kind (Legislative Action
Required) - AdValorem Tax In-Kind (State Constitutional
Amendment Required) - Competitive Pipeline Alternative in the Rockies
- Gas Price Volatility Nation Wide
- Declining Supply Deliverability in the
Mid-continent Canada - Tremendous Production Growth Potential in the
Rockies - Substantial Work Already Completed on Western
Frontier
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Dont Let This be the Quote of the Future!
Energy Information Administration Natural Gas
Monthly October 2000 Quote for Rocky Mountain
Region
Expanding coal-bed methane production has
outpaced the development of long-haul capacity to
carry the gas to end-use markets. Capacity
constraint problems exiting the production areas
have resulted in the region having the lowest
average natural gas spot prices in the nation.
16Donny King Project Manager Business Development
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18Rockies Production Growth
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- Production in Wyoming totals about 4.2 Bcfd now
and if environmental and regulatory delays can be
cleared, could grow to in excess of 6 Bcfd over
the next 5 years - Wyoming state budget is heavily dependent upon
revenues received from mineral production
produced from state federal lands. During the
past 5 years, natural gas production has grown
almost 50 in the state, with limited additions
to the infrastructure to export growing
production
Source WPA GD 7/9/03
19Major Natural Gas Producing Basins and Pipeline
Transportation Corridors to Market Areas
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Source Energy Information Administration,
GasTran Gas Transportation Information System
2010 annual decline
215 annual decline
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- Mid-Continent Production
- Richard Sharples, President of Anadarko Energy
Services on the status of Mid-continent supplies
- The Mid-continent is so mature that it doesnt
matter how much you drill, you wont increase
production - From Gas Daily Friday, February 16, 2001
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24- 540-1,000 MDth/day
- Cheyenne Hub to Mid-Continent
- 400 Mile P/L
- Targeted In-Service date 2006-2007
- Mid-continent Hub 6.8 Bcfd of interstate takeaway
capacity -
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25 S O U T H E R N S T A R C E N
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- 540,000 - 1,000,000 Dth/day
- Cheyenne Hub to Mid-Continent
- 400 Miles 30-36 P/L
- 30,000-60,000 HP
- 100 LF Rate Range to pipeline hub is 0.25-0.35
- Anticipated Fuel at 1 or Less
- Targeted In-Service 2006-2007 Timeframe
- Mid-continent Hub 6.8 Bcfd of interstate takeaway
capacity -
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- Project Activities Completed
- Pipeline Route Established
- Aerial Photography
- Detailed Land Survey
- Biological and Archeological Study
- Over 26 of Right-of-Way Acquired
- Station Site Acquired
- Project Activities Underway
- Project Engineering Review and Estimate
Refinement - Non-binding Open Season August 18th- October 10th
- Western Frontier Website Available
www.sscgp.com/westernfrontier
27- 540,000 Dth/day
- Echo Springs/Wamsutter to Cheyenne Hub
- 186 Miles 30 P/L
- 41,000 HP
- Greater Green River Takeaway Capacity
- Targeted In-Service Date of 2006-2007
28Conclusions
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- Gas Market will Remain Tight in Near Term
- Leaves Market Vulnerable to Price Volatility
- If Environmental Regulatory delays can be
cleared Wyoming Production could Grow from the
current 4.2 Bcfd to in excess of 6 Bcfd over the
next 5 years - New Infrastructure will be required to get this
gas to Market - New Infrastructure should help stabilize cash
flow for funding producer drilling investments
and the State of Wyoming budgeting activities. - Western Frontier Project Situated to meet Market
Needs Quickly Efficiently with Market Support
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- Why Western Frontier?
- Mid-Continent Supply Basins Declining
- Anadarko 5 Annually
- Hugoton 7-10 Annually
- Supply Diversification Necessary
- Rockies Supply Prolific needs Additional Market
Access - Basin Diversification
- Cheyenne Hub
- Denver Julesburg (DJ) Basin
- Average Differential Between Rockies-Cheyenne Hub
and Mid-Continent Inception to Present 0.80 - Dynamic Operating Hub - Additional Infrastructure
Needed out of Cheyenne Hub - Diverse Market Access Providing Liquidity
- Market Growth
- Oklahoma Intrastate Market
- Southwest Missouri
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- Contact Information
- Jerry Morris (270) 852-4660
- Jerry.L.Morris_at_SSCGP.com
- Donny King (270) 852-4663
- Donny.W.King_at_SSCGP.com
- Dale Sanders (270) 852-4666
- Dale.T.Sanders_at_SSCGP.com