Hurricane Gustav Situation Report \# 6

**September 4, 2008 (10:00 AM EDT)**

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######### Summary

> ![](media/image1.wmf)Total state customers are based on 2006 EIA
> Customer Data.
>
> Note: due to a large number of service providers, including investor
> owned utilities and cooperatives, the number of customer outages
> reported may not be comprehensive.
>
> **Source:**
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> Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production Data from Minerals Management
> Service.
>
> Refinery Status confirmed by company or on company web site and
> through various trade press sources.

######### \* % capacity out represents percent of production capacity in the Gulf of Mexico.

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######### Highlights:

-   In the States of Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi, as of
    approximately 8:30 AM EDT September 4, 2008, there are 1,029,503
    customers reported without power, including 925,963 in Louisiana,
    37,408 in Mississippi, and 66,132 in Arkansas. This represents a
    decrease of 192,556 customers without power since yesterday\'s 3:00
    PM EDT Situation Report #5 when 1,222,059 customer outages were
    reported. Since that report, power has been restored to 163,000
    customers in Louisiana, over 23,000 customers in Arkansas, and 6,000
    customers in Mississippi.

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-   The damage to the Entergy system is extensive and it is the largest
    damage to have ever occurred in the Baton Rouge area. Entergy is
    continuing to assess damage in order to estimate when electricity
    will be restored to specific locations. The "islanded" portion of
    the transmission system in southeast Louisiana, south of Lake
    Pontchartrain, was reconnected to the Entergy system by restoring
    transmission line connections to the east and west. In some areas
    where the damage is the most extensive or where access is the most
    difficult, it could be several weeks before necessary repairs are
    completed and customers are restored.

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-   The LOOP reports that they have several days of normal throughput in
    storage and will begin moving that crude oil when power is restored.
    Damage to Entergy's coastal transmission system is delaying power
    from reaching the LOOP and its offshore facilities. LOOP officials
    are starting up generators once transportation and communications
    logistics improve.

-   As of 11:30 PM EDT September 3, 2008, Entergy's Waterford 3 and
    River Bend nuclear power plants remain shut down. Entergy reports
    personnel at both plants have completed site assessments and are
    working closely with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Federal
    Emergency Management Agency to complete all necessary regulatory
    requirements in order to start up the plants.

-   As of 6:00 PM EDT September 3, 2008, the following Strategic
    Petroleum Reserve (SPR) facilities are operational: Bryan Mound, TX
    and Big Hill, TX, and West Hackberry, LA. The SPR facility in Bayou
    Choctaw, LA, remains shut down due to lack of commercial power.

-   As of 17:30 EDT September 3, 2008, conditions have improved at
    Mobile, AL, port with ship up to 35 feet draft permitted to exit the
    port. The Coast Guard is working on a case-by-case basis allowing
    vessels to enter the ports of Pascagoula, MS and New Orleans, LA.
    Over 200 miles of the Mississippi River from Harvey Canal Lock in
    New Orleans to Baton Rouge and the Gulf Inter-coastal Waterway from
    New Orleans to Pensacola remain closed, with the exception of
    shallow draft vessels. The Coast Guard and U.S. Army Corps of
    Engineers expect to complete all surveys and open the Lower
    Mississippi River to all traffic later today, September 4.

######### ESF 12 Actions:

-   ESF-12 personnel are staffing the FEMA Region VI Regional Response
    Coordination Center (RRCC) in Denton, TX, FEMA Region VI Joint Field
    Office (JFO) in Baton Rouge, LA, the FEMA Region IV RRCC in Atlanta,
    GA, the FEMA Region III RRCC in Philadelphia, PA and the National
    Response Coordination Center (NRCC) in Washington, DC. The FEMA
    Region VI Austin Interim Operation Facility has been demobilized.

-   U.S. Department of Energy ESF-12 assisted Entergy in gaining the use
    of aircraft capable of making the much needed damage assessments of
    transmission lines.

**Situation Report Detail**

**Petroleum & Gas Information**

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**Source:** Minerals Management Service

-   As of 12:30 PM EDT, September 3, 2008, the Minerals Management
    Service (MMS) reports 6,777 million cubic feet per day of the Gulf's
    natural gas production remains shut-in, equivalent to 91.6 percent
    of the Gulf production. MMS reports 1,245,708 barrels/day of the
    Gulf's crude production remains shut-in, equivalent to 95.8 percent
    of the Gulf's crude production. A total of 559 production platforms,
    or 83.5 percent of the Gulf's 717 manned platforms, have been
    evacuated. Personnel from 91 rigs, representing 75.2 percent of
    those operating in the region, had been removed.

-   Shell, ExxonMobil, and other operators report that they have
    redeployed personnel on September 3 to most production and drilling
    assets in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) not in the direct path of Gustav.
    Restart and production ramp up procedures will commence at most
    locations today and into the weekend. Timing of production ramp up
    at each facility will vary.

-   As of 9:00 AM EDT September 4, 2008, there is minor improvement in
    the status of the refineries impacted by Gustav. Three refineries in
    reduced runs have returned to normal operations: ExxonMobil in
    Baytown, Valero in Houston, and Valero in Texas City. See table
    below.

-   Plantation pipeline is working on procuring generators for their
    Baton Rouge facility which remains shut down due to lack of power.
    The pipeline is currently on reduced flows. In addition, Centennial
    pipeline remains shutdown due to maintenance unrelated to the
    hurricane.

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-   Colonial\'s main distillate line between Houston and Greensboro
    resumed service Tuesday morning after being idle for several hours
    due to a lack of supply. The main gasoline line continues to operate
    at reduced rates as do stub lines on the Colonial system. Colonial
    reports that there have been supply improvements as they have begun
    product injections from Lake Charles. Visual inspections of the
    three pumping stations without power in central Louisiana \-- Krotz
    Springs, Baton Rouge and Felixville -- find them to be in good
    condition.

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**Note:** The table does not include all refineries in the PADD III,
Gulf Coast Region.

**Sources:** Confirmed by company or on company web site. Various trade
press sources.

-   As of September 4, 2008, twenty-two major natural gas processing
    plants that were shut down have reported no major damage to their
    facilities.

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-   The Yscloskey, Toca, and Larose processing plants have reported that
    they have no significant damage to their facilities but have no
    power to start up operations. Enterprise, which owns or has some
    ownership in nine plants that shut down in LA has also reported no
    damage but the loss of power represents the biggest challenge to
    commence operations.

-   The Venice processing plant reports that personnel can not reach the
    plant to conduct inspections due to debris.

-   Three processing plants have reported the plants are ready to
    commence services: the Cameron Meadows, Mobile Bay (Williams) and
    Markham.

-   Duke's Mobile Bay plant reported no damage but will remain shut down
    to complete scheduled maintenance to their facility and anticipates
    work will be completed by September 10, 2008.

**Electricity Updates:**

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  **Louisiana:**                                                      

  **As of:**       9/4/2008 8:00 AM EDT                               
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> ![](media/image4.wmf)Total state and utility customers are based on
> 2006 EIA Customer Data; Electric Cooperative customer totals provided
> by Louisiana Public Service Commission.
>
> Note: due to a large number of service providers, including investor
> owned utilities and cooperatives, the number of customer outages
> reported may not be comprehensive.

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  **Mississippi:**                                                      

  **As of:**         9/4/2008 8:30 AM EDT                               
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> Total state and utility customers are based on 2006 EIA Customer Data.
>
> Note: due to a large number of service providers, including investor
> owned utilities and cooperatives, the number of customer outages
> reported may not be comprehensive.

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  **Arkansas:**                                                      

  **As of:**      9/4/2008 8:00 AM EDT                               
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**Restoration Updates:**

-   The damage to the Entergy system is extensive and it is the largest
    damage to have ever occurred in the Baton Rouge area. Entergy is
    continuing to assess damage in order to estimate when electricity
    will be restored to specific locations. The transmission damage
    across the Entergy system includes 168 transmission lines and 120
    substations. The company has a team of 11,000 workers from more than
    25 states assisting in the restoration

-   Damage to electric cooperatives in the region was extensive. Crews
    from across the country are being called in to assist in
    restoration. Full restoration is expected to take several weeks

-   CLECO has secured more than 2,500 line mechanics, tree trimmers and
    transmission line crews to assist after the storm.

-   The Southwest Louisiana Electric Membership Corporation (SLEMCO)
    reports that most of its feeders are on and house-to-house repairs
    will begin in many areas today, September 4.

-   Mississippi Power has completed restoration in its service area.

-   Restoration is near complete for Southwestern Electric Power
    customers in Louisiana and Arkansas.

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-   SERC Reliability Corporation is reporting that one 115kV line
    remains out and one 500kV line is open but not operating for
    reliability reasons. Both electrical islands that were caused by the
    storm were reconnected, including the island where Waterford Nuclear
    power plant is located.