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06/29/09 0414PM Bentek Holiday ScheduleIn observance of the July 4th holiday, Bentek will not be publishing reports on Friday, July 3rd. If you have any questions, please contact Bentek directly at (303)988-1320.

06/29/09 1046AM Canaport LNG Received Its First Cargo Ship on Saturday, June 27thOn Saturday, at Midpec Beach, there was a crowd of about 100 people to welcome the Bilbao Knutsen, a tanker carrying Canada’s first shipment of LNG to be delivered to the new Canaport facility. Repsol, owner of the Bilbao Knutsen and 75% partner in the Canaport facility, plans to sell between 200 MMcf and 400 MMcf of the 1 Bcf per day capacity at the Canaport terminal. It is anticipated that at least one boat a month will dock at the Canaport terminal with more in the winter to serve higher demand. This particular boat is expected to remain docked at the Canaport terminal for approximately 12 days. Although the first shipment has officially arrived and is being celebrated, it is a commissioning cargo and commercial deliveries can be expected later in July.

06/29/09 0948AM Stingray - Targa Stingray Processing Plant OutageTarga has informed Stingray Pipeline Company, L.L.C. that Targa has taken the Targa Stingray Processing Plant out of service today Monday, June 29, 2009 for repairs. The repairs are estimated to take 4 to 5 days. As this outage will potentially alter the make up of the gas quality, scheduled volume and flow changes may be necessary at each of Stingray’s downstream interconnects, based on the gas quality composition the downstream interconnects are willing to accept. All PTR nominations should be taken to zero starting with Gas day 29 until further notice. The Stingray Pipeline delivery capacities as of June 29, 2009 are listed below. Tennessee Point ID 25167 107,000 MCF/day Bridgeline (LRC) Point ID 6469 Determined by Bridgeline operations ANR Point ID 25166 120,000 MCF/day NGPL Point ID 5433 200,000 MCF/day Subject to NGPL operating conditions Targa Barracuda Point ID 8019 180,000 MCF/day Subject to Targas operating conditions Additional information concerning this outage will be posted as it is made available. For questions concerning this notice, please contact Naleesha Roberts at 832-214-5761 or Ken Kaase at 832-214-5762.

06/29/09 0639AM Critical - PG&E - Low Inventory OFOPacific Gas and Electric Company OFO/EFO Outlook Gas Day Activity Tolerance Stage/Noncompliance Charge Reason 06/30/2009 System Wide OFO in Effect 5% Stage 2 at $1.00/Dth Low Inventory

06/26/09 1256PM PSO - El Paso - Emergency - Unscheduled Outage Line 1102 (8259)El Paso Natural Gas - Notice Notice Number: 8259 El Paso Natural Gas Company Emergency - Unscheduled Outage Line 1102 June 26, 2009 Line 1102, due south of the Plains compressor station, must be taken out of service immediately to repair a gas leak. Based on the information we have at this time, capacity at Plains South to Eunice will be taken from a normal capacity of 450 MMcf/d to 175 MMcf/d effective Cycle 4, Gas Day June 26. El Paso will provide an updates as soon as possible. For scheduling questions, please call your Scheduling Representative at (800)238-3764. For operational and capacity information, call Ronnie Ford at (719)667-7710. For press inquiries, please call Media Relations at (713) 420-6828. Ronnie Ford Gas Control

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